Experts Skeptical As U.S. Blacklists Militant Group
Region: AfghanistanPakistan’s secret service, not its proxies, is the real problem, Afghan experts say. By Hafizullah Gardesh Experts in Afghanistan say the United States decision to ... more
Views: 987Outrage Ensues Across the Arab World Over Killing of US Ambassador
Region: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
By Amira Al Hussaini Arab netizens have condemned the cowardly attack on the United States Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last night (Tuesday 11 September, 2012). Four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher St... more
Views: 944Uzbek Farmers Forced to Create Jobs
Region: UzbekistanBy News Briefing Central Asia Officials in Uzbekistan say the unemployment rate has fallen below five per cent, a figure disputed by other sources. In a report issued at the end of August, the State Sta... more
Views: 1012Egypt: Hunger Strikes Draw Attention to the Plight of Syrians
Region: EgyptBy Amira Al Hussaini Syrian activists and artists abroad have been on hunger strike for almost two weeks, to draw attention to the atrocities being committed by the Syrian regime against their people. In Cairo, s... more
Views: 897Bahrain's High Court of Appeals Upholds Life Imprisonment Against Opposition Leaders
Region: BahrainBy Amira Al Hussaini Bahrain's High Court of Appeals upheld [2] jail sentences against 20 opposition figures accused of plotting to overthrow the regime today [September 4, 2012]. While international human rights organ... more
Views: 1080Armenian Village Loses Its Population
Region: ArmeniaAs villagers vote with their feet, life becomes increasingly unsustainable for those left behind. By Lilit Arakelyan “We don’t want to leave, but w... more
Views: 1663Hurricane Isaac: Katrina, Part II
Region: United StatesAfter being in a heightened state of anxiety for most of the past ten days due to the 24/7 reporting on the approach and devastation surrounding Hurricane Isaac, I feel compelled to give my first person narrative as one wh... more
Views: 1600Credibility of JK State Govt reached to lowest ebb :Mufti
Region: India
Poonch/Jammu,September 1 (Scoop News) - Patron of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said prevailing chaos and uncertainty in the State were result of the failure of the present regime heade... more
Views: 1042Ethiopia: Official Information Shrouded in Secrecy?
Region: Ethiopia
By Markos Lemma Prior to official confirmation of the death of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on August 21, 2012, the Ethiopian government spokesman, Bereket Simon, had indicated that the Prim... more
Views: 4626NO PILGRIMS AT THIS SHRINE
Region: France
NO PILGRIMS AT THIS SHRINE I decided to brave the August sun, on two wheels no less, and set out for Nogent Sur Marne to catch up with the most provocative new sculpture in France, a cause celebre even befor... more
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