Palestine: Israeli navy open fire on Palestinian fishing boats
Palestine: Israeli soldiers kidnap university student in Jenin
Palestine: Israeli forces destroy 1,000 Meter water pipe donated to Yezra
Palestine: Israeli soldiers kidnap 3 Palestinians in Jerusalem
EU foreign ministers to extend Russia sanctions over Ukraine
Egypt: Militant attacks in Sinai kill dozens
Iraq: Double suicide attack kills 6, wounds 28 in Baghdad
Iraq to investigates massacre in newly liberated Diyala
Lebanon: Spain blames Israel for UN Peacekeeper’s killing
Palestine: Israeli forces open fire on Gaza farmlands
Palestine: Israeli army expels 19 families for military training
Pakistan: Governor Punjab Sarwar resigns
Australia cafe siege victim killed by police bullet fragments
Bahrain opposition Chief goes on trial, rejects all charges
Jordan agrees to free female terrorist in exchange ISIS hostage
Israel attacks S Lebanon after Hizbullah targets army convoy
US executes man despite disability claim
Palestine: Israeli army kidnaps 3 Palestinians near Jenin
Palestine: Israel issues demolition orders, confiscates hundreds of dunams
Palestine: 3 Palestinians kidnapped by Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem
Bahrain: Prominent activist reveals Bahraini officers tortured activist
Al-Akhbar President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights Nabeel Rajab revealed Monday gruesome details of the torture endured by an activist in Thailand, where three Bahraini officers forced him on a plane back to the kingdom, online publication Bahrain … Continued
US: Former US VP Dick Cheney defends CIA interrogation techniques
In a television interview, former US vice president Dick Cheney has defended CIA interrogation methods used after 9/11. He said he ‘would do it again in a minute.’ Appearing on the NBC Sunday ‘Meet the Press’ program, Cheney … Continued
Pakistan: Five infants die in Larkana hospital due to lack of oxygen supply
By Shahid Tufail KARACHI, (Dawn): At least five infants died on Saturday in the Chandka Medical College Hospital children’s ward in Larkana due to lack of oxygen supply. Four infants were said to be new-born babies whereas one … Continued
US: CIA cites Israeli model to justify torture
[Cartoon by www.marxist.com] Ali Haydar (Al Akhbar): This is no joke. The United States relied on Israeli precedents and Tel Aviv’s violation of human rights to justify the torture of detainees by its own intelligence agencies, as was revealed in … Continued
Oman arrests human rights activist
[Human Rights activist Saed Jadad arrested] Omani authorities have arrested a human rights defender who led protests in the sultanate in 2011, a regional rights group said Friday. Security forces arrested Saed Jadad Wednesday at his home in … Continued
US: World reacts to CIA torture report with anger, apathy
A scathing US Senate report on the CIA’s torture of detainees as part of the so-called “War on Terror” spurred condemnation from US allies and enemies alike, and was seen by many as proof of American hypocrisy. The … Continued
Iran: Iranian human rights lawyer arrested in Tehran
Award-winning Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was arrested on Wednesday on unknown charges, her husband said, weeks after she was barred from practicing for three years. The couple’s car was surrounded by intelligence agents on a highway … Continued
US publishes CIA torture report
The US Senate has released a report detailing the CIA’s interrogation methods under the Bush administration. Some praised the importance of the report, while others doubted its truthfulness. After the release on Tuesday of a 500-page report illustrating in … Continued
UNICEF: 230 million children living in war-torn countries in 2014
[Israeli forces, including soldiers disguised as Palestinians, violently arrest a Palestinian child in occupied Jerusalem on October 24. Anadolu Agency / Salih Zeki Fazlıoğlu] The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF declared 2014 a devastating year for children on Monday with … Continued
Russia: Publishing house on fire in Grozny rebel clash
A building in Chechnya has been set alight hours after rebels killed three police officers. The North Caucasus republic still faces a Muslim insurgency more than two decades after a war between Moscow and separatists. More than six hours … Continued
US: Police make arrests in US protests over ‘chokehold’ death
A decision not to indict an officer implicated in the death of an unarmed black man in New York has prompted protests, followed by arrests. The US Attorney General has announced a federal civil rights investigation. The Wednesday grand … Continued
Bahrain: Prominent activist Maryam al-Khawaja sentenced to one year
A Bahraini court on Monday sentenced in absentia prominent rights activist Maryam al-Khawaja to one year in jail for assaulting police officers, her lawyer said. Mohammed al-Jishi told AFP that the verdict was announced in Khawaja’s absence, who said on … Continued
Algeria: two protesters killed in clashes with police
Two demonstrators were killed when clashes broke out late on Friday between riot police and residents demanding better living conditions in southern Algeria, residents and a hospital said. Riots over public housing and services are common but rarely … Continued
Ghana: Over 3,000 Ghanaian children die annually from diarrhea
ACCRA, (Xinhua): More than 3,000 children in Ghana die every year from diarrhea caused by a lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services, WaterAid Ghana said in a report. Globally, 500,000 children die every year from diarrhea … Continued
UN calls on US to comply with anti-torture treaty, stop ‘racial profiling’
[Photo: Heavily armed police advance through a cloud of tear gas during protests in Ferguson] The UN torture watchdog has lambasted the United States for police brutality and harsh prison conditions. A report said the country needed to improve … Continued
Bahrain jails 12 as authorities continue crackdown on protesters
A Bahraini court has sentenced two former inmates who escaped from Jau prison in April and four accomplices to up to 15 years in prison, Northern Governorate Attorney General Hussein al-Bouali said in a statement on Tuesday’s sentencing. … Continued
Egypt sentences 78 minors up to 5 years in jail
[Photo: Students of Cairo University march during an anti-coup protest in Cairo, Egypt on November 17, 2014. Anadolu / Stringer] An Egyptian court Wednesday sentenced 78 minors between two and five years in prison for taking part in … Continued
US: Ferguson braces for more protests as officer Darren Wilson speaks out
[Photo from a tweet: Paul Lewis ✔ @PaulLewis Follow Police car smashed up, windows smashed, sound of dogs barking, scuffles breaking out. #Ferguson 3:57 AM – 26 Nov 2014] Unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, is continuing for a second night, … Continued
Egypt: Building collapses in Cairo, revealing major flaws in Egypt’s housing sector
A building in Egypt’s capital in which two floors had been added illegally collapsed overnight, killing 15 people and burying seven more in the rubble, emergency services and officials said Tuesday. Last month, Egypt’s Housing Minister Mustafa Madbouly said Egypt … Continued
US: Looters set fire to buildings after grand jury decision
[Photo: Firefighters work on extinguishing the burning Little Ceasar’s restaurant in Ferguson on Monday night] Fires have broken out at several local shops in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. Violent protests began after a grand jury decision … Continued
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