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Syrian soldiers executed for refusing to target activists | World news | The Guardian
Seeded on Sat Sep 10, 2011 8:51 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
Protesters claim deaths happened at Damascus barracks as analysts report increasing number of troop defections
BBC News - Syria unrest: Protesters call for international help
Seeded on Fri Sep 9, 2011 7:30 PM EDT (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
Syrian protesters have taken to the streets in their thousands following Friday prayers, calling for international protection from the security forces. Some called for international observers be sent in a monitoring role. According to the UN, more than 2,200 people have been kil …
Wanted: Interpol issues Gaddafi arrest notice for 'crimes against humanity' as loyalists given 24 hours to leave last strongholds
Seeded on Fri Sep 9, 2011 12:17 PM EDT (the Mail online)
Interpol has issued red notices for the arrest of Colonel Gaddafi, his son Seif al-Islam and the country's ex-head of military intelligence, Abdullah al-Senussi. The men are wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity. Interpol said it had tran …
Bahrain job purges linger as protest flashpoint
Thu Sep 8, 2011 11:25 AM EDT
One afternoon in May, police in Bahrain led away security guard Mahdi Ali from his job at the Gulf kingdom's state-controlled aluminum plant. He claims he was blindfolded and beaten so severely that the bruises still have not healed.
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Arab League chief in Syria for talks with Assad
Thu Sep 8, 2011 5:37 AM EDT
The head of the Arab League met with Syrian President Bashar Assad Saturday to discuss ways of ending the bloodshed in the country, even as activists reported at least five people killed in the government's crackdown on a 6-month-old uprising.
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Four UN peace keepers accused of rape in Haiti
Wed Sep 7, 2011 9:49 PM EDT
When the people assigned to protect you assault you, then you know something is terribly wrong. Such is the case with MINUSTAH, better known as the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti.
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The Criminal Use of Depleted Uranium Munitions
Wed Sep 7, 2011 11:48 AM EDT
I received the terrible news that a close friend of mine has cancer. He is only 32. There will be no cure for him. It's a death sentence. His cancer is caused by the radiation he was exposed to from depleted uranium weapons. My friend lives in Belgrade, Serbia.
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Community answers the call to help support area Fire Fighters. One story from a Texas community ravaged by wildfires
Tue Sep 6, 2011 11:02 PM EDT
I live in a county in East Texas that has been ravaged this week by wildfires. The community outpouring I have seen has been incredible.
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Palestinian Statehood: Top Adviser Says U.S. Pressure Will Not Change U.N. Bid Plans
Seeded on Tue Sep 6, 2011 9:06 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinians on Tuesday said they would not give in to American pressure to drop their bid for statehood at the United Nations, taking a tough position ahead of a meeting with a senior U.S.
What is the Plan for Re-building Swat Valley?
Mon Sep 5, 2011 3:15 PM EDT
After three years of bloodshed and destruction by Taliban militants in Swat Valley, the Pakistan Army, understanding that more than force was needed to defeat extremists, held a conference on de-radicalisation.
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