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Soldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace after a military coup in Bamako, Mali, Friday, March 23, 2012. Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali Wed 16 May 2012
Amnesty International has accused armed Tuaregs and groups fighting to impose Sharia law in northern Mali of carrying out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore) Al Jazeera
Human Rights   Mali   Military   Photos   Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état
File - A woman and her children are pictured on the outskirts of Fertait, a village in Jonglei, South Sudan, burned down during the recent escalation of ethnic clashes in this area, 7 January, 2012. Half of South Sudan facing food shortages, warns UN Wed 16 May 2012
More than half the population of South Sudan are facing food shortages due to the continuing conflict with Sudan, the UN is warning. It says fighting on the border... (photo: UN / /Isaac Billy) BBC News
Food   Photos   South Sudan   War   Wikipedia: South Sudan
Gov. Jerry Brown responds to a question while talking with reporters during a news conference held in his Capitol office in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011. Later in the day Brown will meet with the mayors of several of the state's largest cities to discuss his proposal to eliminate redevelopment agencies to help solve the budget deficit. Jerry Brown On California's Budget Deficit: 'Cutting Alone Really Doesn't Do It' Tue 15 May 2012
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Gov. Jerry Brown called on state lawmakers to embrace austere cuts and urged voters to approve tax hikes in outlining a revised budget.... (photo: AP / Rich Pedroncelli) Huffington Post
Business   Lawmaker   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Jerry Brown
Helen Zille, Cape Town city mayor and leader of the main opposition party, center, outside the court in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007. Zille appeared briefly in court in connection with a demonstration outside the houses of alleged drug dealers. Police say that Zille is encouraging self-style vigilantes to take the law into their own hands, whilst her supporters say the demonstrations reflect growing fury that drug lords are targeting children and ravaging entire communities with impunity. Zille speech interrupted Tue 15 May 2012
DA leader Helen Zille was interrupted while speaking at a protest against Cosatu over the youth wage subsidy when violence erupted in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Tension was... (photo: AP) Independent online (SA)
Johannesburg   Photos   Politics   Protest   Wikipedia: Helen Zille
File - Birds sit on the concertina wire overlooking detainees at Joint Task Force (JTF) Guantanamo, Cuba, as they observe morning prayers before sunrise inside Camp Delta Oct. 28, 2009. Guantanamo and Poetic Justice and Prophetic Judgment Tue 15 May 2012
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. The reason why chaos reigned for the five Guantanamo Prison Camp (GPC) suspects charged with the Sept. 11 retaliatory... (photo: US Navy file / Marcos T. Hernandez) WorldNews.com
Guantanamo   Human rights   Justice   Photos   Wikipedia: Guantanamo Bay detention camp
Palestinians hold up their flag as they rally along the Rafah border terminal between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip, on May 15, 2011, during a gathering to mark the 63th anniversary of the "Nakba" (catastrophe). Nakba means "catastrophe" in reference to the birth of the state of Israel 63 years ago in British-mandate Palestine, which led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who either fled or were driven out of their homes during the 1948 war over Israel's creation. (Photo By Ahmed Deeb/ WN) Palestinians march in annual mourning ritual Tue 15 May 2012
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians are marching in the West Bank to mark the anniversary of their uprooting during the war over Israel's creation.... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The Guardian
Israel   Palestinians   Photos   Protests   Wikipedia: 1948 Palestinian exodus
Quality Production Essential for Handicrafts Survival: Omar Quality Production Essential for Handicrafts Survival: Omar Tue 15 May 2012
Srinagar, May 14: Asking the Jammu and Kashmir trading and manufacturing fraternity to make quality benchmark of their production and commercial activities, Chief... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Kashmir Observer
Handicrafts   Kashmir   Photos   Trading   Wikipedia: Jammu and Kashmir
Labourers working for road development - India States sit on funds meant for labour welfare measures Tue 15 May 2012
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweet NEW DELHI: The claim of state governments of paucity of funds to take up labour welfare schemes now stands exposed. Several states including... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Times of India
Delhi   Fund   Labour   Photos   Wikipedia: Labour
Fat - Obese A Mathematical Challenge to Obesity Mon 14 May 2012
Carson C. Chow deploys mathematics to solve the everyday problems of real life. As an investigator at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney... (photo: WN / Yolanda) The New York Times
Health   Obesity   People   Photos   Wikipedia: Obesity
Soldiers operate their Bradley armored fighting vehicle during an operation to search for weapons and munitions in areas of anti-Coalition activity along the Iraq-Syria border. The troopers are assigned to 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment. U.S. Fighting kills 32 as Syria peace plan falters Mon 14 May 2012
Fighting in Syria has killed at least 32 people, activists said, and Saudi Arabia said stubborn violence was shredding the credibility of a U.N.-Arab League peace plan... (photo: U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Joseph Roberts) Otago Daily Times
Government   Photos   Politics   Syria   Wikipedia: Syria
A Sunni gunman, fires by his machine gun as he crosses a small alley during clashes, in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Monday May 14, 2012 Syria Violence In Lebanon: Unrest Spills Into Tripoli, Lebanon Mon 14 May 2012
A Sunni gunman fires during clashes, in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Monday May 14, 2012. Street battles pitting Lebanese Sunnis who generally support the... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) Huffington Post
Lebanon   Photos   Syria   Violence   Wikipedia: Lebanon
Cow grazing near forest - animal - cattle Meatless Monday: Runner's High -- Animal Rights Advocate Runs For The Cause Mon 14 May 2012
Compassion Over Killing's Jaya Bhumitra won't take animal abuse lying down. She's been getting up before dawn to train for the Palos Verdes half marathon this Saturday.... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Huffington Post
Animal Rights   Food   Meat   Photos   Wikipedia: Meatless Monday
A Syrian rebel walks past destroyed shops at al-Bayada neighborhood in Homs, Syria, Thursday, May 10, 2012. A Syrian opposition leader said Friday the regime is trying to destroy a U.N.-brokered peace plan for the country. Syrian clashes 'kill 23 soldiers' in Rastan Mon 14 May 2012
At least 23 soldiers have died in clashes in the central Syrian city of Rastan, according to activists. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said dozens were... (photo: AP) BBC News
Arab world   Human Rights   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011–present)
Business chiefs react with anger at ministers' call to stop moaning about lack of growth ... Business chiefs react with anger at ministers' call to stop moaning about lack of growth ... Mon 14 May 2012
Backlash: Business leaders have snapped back at Foreign Secretary William Hague, who said they must stop blaming politicians for the poor state of the economy Two senior... (photo: EC / European Commission) The Daily Mail
Business   Economy   Leaders   Photos   US   Wikipedia: United States Department of Commerce
As foreign troops leave, Afghan refugees and poverty increase As foreign troops leave, Afghan refugees and poverty increase Mon 14 May 2012
MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Gulam recalls the evening she fled her home in northern Afghanistan on foot, running with her teen daughters under the cloak of... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) The Star
Afghanistan   Photos   Poverty   Refugees   Troops   Wikipedia: Afghanistan
Street children count the money which get from selling newspaper Economists list cheapest ways to save the world Mon 14 May 2012
Leading economists have ranked how to best and most cost-effectively invest to solve many of the world's seemingly insurmountable problems, a Danish think-tank said... (photo: WN / Emico Silalahi) Deccan Chronicle
Child   Economy   Photos   Poverty   Wikipedia: Malnutrition
Syrian unrest spills into Lebanon Syrian unrest spills into Lebanon Mon 14 May 2012
THE violence in Syria spread to neighbouring Lebanon yesterday with deadly clashes between Alawite supporters of President Bashar al-Assad and opponents, security... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) Business Day
Lebanon   Photos   Syria   Unrest   Violence   Wikipedia: Syria
Gold bangle-jewellery-India. Gold may rule at Rs 27,500 level in near term: Experts Mon 14 May 2012
Mumbai, May 14: Gold, which lost its sheen during last week due to weak global conditions, is likely to remain muted in the domestic market as well and rule in the range... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Siasat Daily
Economy   Gold   India   Photos   Wikipedia: Gold
India Bollywood Actor Shahrukh Khan Shah Rukh to kick start 'Chennai Express' without heroine? Mon 14 May 2012
Mumbai, May 14: Rohit Shetty’s next film 'Chennai Express' has Shah Rukh Khan playing the lead. The expectations from this film are high which will kick start and hit the... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) The Siasat Daily
Actor   Bollywood   Film   Photos   Wikipedia: Shahrukh Khan
Indian village in the Maharashtra - Konkan area - rural area Jairam Ramesh asks UNDP to suggest ways for ‘greening’ rural development Mon 14 May 2012
Tweet NEW DELHI: With an eye to mainstreaming sustainability, rural development minister Jairam Ramesh has reached out to the United Nations Development Programme to... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Times of India
Delhi   Development   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Rural development
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