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 Exclusive - Iran flouts U.N. sanctions, sends arms to Syria - panel
| UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria remains the top destination for Iranian arms shipments in violation of a U.N. Security Council ban on weapons exports by the Islamic Re... (photo: AP) The Star
Arms Iran Photos Syria Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present) |
 Chinese in bold call for official's removal
| A group of Communist Party veterans has written a daring open letter calling for the removal of China's top security official, in the latest sign of disunity ahead of B... (photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan) Al Jazeera
China Communism Photos Politics Wikipedia: Zhou Yongkang |
 Germany to give $190 mn to Afghanistan after 2014
Berlin, May 16: | Germany will give 150 million euros ($190 million) worth of cash aid to Afghanistan a year after international peacekeeping forces pull out on schedule ... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) The Siasat Daily
Afghanistan Berlin Germany Photos War Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
 Afghan shrines last resort for Afghan mentally ill
| JALALABAD, Afghanistan - The young man sits nearly naked in a small concrete room, a thick, heavy chain fastened around his ankle and bolted to the wall. Flies swarm ar... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Herald Tribune
Afghanistan Defence Photos War Waste Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
 Shot soldier Aaron Deans hopes to return to Afghanistan
A soldier who was shot in the back in a Taliban ambush is hoping to return to the front line in Afghanistan. | L/Cpl Aaron Deans, 21, of Washington, was driving an armour... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) BBC News
Afghanistan Ambush Photos Taliban Washington Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
 Veterans Deserve to Be Economically Empowered
| Sergeant Adam Widner had just finished nine months of personal-security detail in Afghanistan, where he was constantly on alert for those seeking to harm or kill him an... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Huffington Post
Afghanistan Defence Photos Security War Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
 Annan urges Syria to stop delaying humanitarian aid
| AFP - UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday urged Syria to stop delaying UN access to more than one million Syrians in need of assistance. | The United Nations has... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) France24
Arab Photos Syria UN Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present) |
 Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali
| 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 u... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore) Al Jazeera
Human Rights Mali Military Photos Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état |
 Half of South Sudan facing food shortages, warns UN
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 betw... (photo: UN / /Isaac Billy) BBC News
Food Photos South Sudan War Wikipedia: South Sudan |
 India ranked 46th in trade logistics performance
| Washington, May 16 (IANS) Global trade logistics performance slowed down over the last two years amid the global recession, but India and others that pursued aggressive... (photo: WN / prajkta) Newstrack India
India Photos Trade Washington Wikipedia: Trade |
 Pakistan president to attend NATO summit
| Pakistan has confirmed its president will attend a summit of NATO leaders this weekend in Chicago as negotiations with US to reopen supply lines into Afghanis... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) Al Jazeera
Afghan Nato Pakistan Photos Wikipedia: NATO logistics in the Afghan War |
 'Rendition' Libyan commander Abdel Hakim Belhadj to form his own party
Abdel Hakim Belhadj, a prominent Islamist commander suing MI6 over his alleged rendition by the CIA in 2004, is poised to emerge as a powerful political force in Libya af... (photo: AP / Francois Mori) The Daily Telegraph
Islamist Libya Photos Politics Wikipedia: Libyan civil war |
 Palestinians march in annual mourning ritual
| 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 |
 Iraqis held illegally in 'closed' prison, rights group claims
| Human Rights Watch accuses Iraqi security forces of 'grabbing people outside of the law' and putting them in secret jails Human Rights Watch claims troops controlled by... (photo: US Army file / Staff Sgt. Brian D. Lehnhardt) The Guardian
Human Rights Iraq Photos Prison Wikipedia: Iraq War |
 Iran hangs 'Israel spy' over nuclear scientist killing
A man convicted of killing an Iranian nuclear scientist in Tehran two years ago has been hanged, Iran's state media report. | Majid Jamali Fashi, 24, was convicted o... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) BBC News
Crime Iran Israel Photos Wikipedia: Masoud Alimohammadi |
 India may move troops to peacetime positions on Pakistan border
May 15: | India is likely to thin-out troops from wartime positions on the border with Pakistan, where they were deployed after the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, accordi... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) The Siasat Daily
India Pakistan Photos Troops Wikipedia: Troop |
 Palestinian prisoners, Israel make deal to end hunger strike
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 12:24 pm | Article: The Scoop Team | Palestinian prisoners and Israel make deal to end hunger strike | The Scoop Team | May 15, 2012 | An Egyptian a... (photo: AP / Majdi Mohammed) Scoop
Hunger strike Israel Palestinian Photos Wikipedia: Palestinian prisoners in Israel |
 Nato defends its role over civilian deaths in Libya
| Human Rights Watch (HRW) has published evidence that scores of ordinary civilians, many of them women and children, were wrongly targeted in a series of missile attacks... (photo: AP / Darko Bandic) The Independent
Human Rights Libya Nato Photos Wikipedia: 2011 military intervention in Libya |
 US-Pak have made considerable progress on NATO routes
| The US on Monday said it had made "considerable progress" with Pakistan in negotiations on the re-opening of the NATO supply routes to Afghanistan, on the eve of crucia... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) DNA India
Afghanistan Crucial Nato Pakistan Photos Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
 Fighting kills 32 as Syria peace plan falters
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 st... (photo: U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Joseph Roberts) Otago Daily Times
Government Photos Politics Syria Wikipedia: Syria |
