Venezuela President imposes mandatory visas for US citizens
Palestine: 3 kidnapped by Israeli forces in W Bank
Palestine: Israeli forces destroy protest camp for 10th time
Iraq: 41 killed in bomb attacks and clashes across Iraq
Somalia: Two die in car explosion in Mogadishu
Egypt sentences 4 Brotherhood members to death
Iraq: Bombs and rockets on Baghdad kill eight
Yemen’s Hadi meet UN Envoy in Aden
US spy chief: Fighting ISIS not Turkish priority
Afghanistan: Death toll of snowfall, avalanches rise to 216
Palestine: Dancing children attacked by Israeli forces
Palestine: Many injured effects of tear gas inhalation
Palestine: Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque again
Palestine: Israeli settlers spray-paint racist graffiti on Nablus school
Palestine: 5 Palestinians kidnapped near Ramallah, one near Jenin
Kerry: Netanyahu “was wrong” on opposing Iran nuclear talks
Palestine: Israeli settlers attack Palestinian shop in Hebron
Palestine: Israeli settlers uproot 100 Olive saplings in Hebron
Palestine: 3 Palestinians kidnapped in W Bank, one in Gaza
Palestine: Israeli extremists open fire on Palestinian homes in Bethlehem
Ghana: Over 3,000 Ghanaian children die annually from diarrhea
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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
Bahrain strips three citizens of their nationality ahead of elections
A court jailed three Bahrainis on Thursday and stripped them of their nationality for allegedly planning an attack against the Bahraini police, a judicial source said, a few days ahead of parliamentary elections. The men were jailed for … Continued
India: Delhi University girl killed by parents after inter-caste wedding
[Photo: Bhawna Yadav died three days after she married Abhishek Seth New Delhi, (Hindustan Times): November 16 was the day Abhishek and Bhawna’s friends had planned to celebrate the couple’s union. Instead, they spent the day searching for Bhawna only … Continued
FIFA files criminal complaint over World Cup bids
[Photo: Blatter has filed a criminal complaint in connection with the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 to Russia and Qatar] FIFA’s World Cup bid corruption case has taken a surprising turn, with President Sepp Blatter filing … Continued
UAE: Amnesty reports activists’ ‘ugly reality’ in UAE
Amnesty International on Tuesday accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which is hosting a Formula One race this weekend, of repression it said is the “ugly reality” behind the glitz and glamor of the event. In a report … Continued
India: Doctor arrested for Bilaspur sterilisation deaths
By Pavan Dahat The Hindu: “I am being blamed for the deaths, which is incorrect. They should arrest the Chief Medical Officer of Bilaspur and District Health Officer,” Dr. R.K. Gupta said after his arrest. The doctor who conducted … Continued
Pakistan says will help China fight Xinjiang Muslims
[PM of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif and PM of China Li Keqiang] BEIJING, (APP | Reuters): Pakistan will help China with its fight against extremists that Beijing says are active in its unruly far western region of Xinjiang, Prime … Continued
Palestine: Despite calling it a “war crime,” ICC won’t prosecute Israeli attack on Mavi Marmara
The International Criminal Court (ICC) will not launch a prosecution over Israel’s raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla in 2010 in which 10 Turkish activists died, despite a “reasonable basis” to believe war crimes were committed, the chief prosecutor … Continued
Pakistan: Gujrat policeman kills Shia Muslim in custody alleging blasphemy
By Zaheer Abbas Sial GUJRAT, (Dawn): A police officer on Wednesday night murdered a detained man with an axe, later alleging that the man had committed blasphemy. 45-year-old Jhang resident Syed Tufail Haider was arrested a day … Continued
Pakistan: 50 villagers held over burning of Christian couple to death
[Shama and her husband Shahzad Masih burnt to death by villagers] Afzal Ansari KASUR, (Dawn): Police arrested on Wednesday 50 villagers who were part of a mob which reportedly burnt alive a Christian couple in a brick kiln in Kot … Continued
Germany: UK threatening foundation of EU
Is it a storm in a teacup or a real problem? Britain is struggling with the question of immigration from other EU states. A media report over alleged comments by Chancellor Merkel has heated up the debate. In … Continued
Bahrain: Activist Nabeel Rajab released, says: ‘I will not stop’
A Bahraini court Sunday freed prominent activist Nabeel Rajab but barred him from travel until his trial resumes over Tweets that were critical of state institutions, a judicial source said, as Rajab vowed to continue the fight for human rights … Continued
Iran: Ayatullah Rafsanjani calls for punishment of acid attackers
Tehran, (IRNA): Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Sunday called for punishment of acid attackers. He made the remarks in a mourning ceremony of Moharram al-Haram. Rafsanjani said that the security forces are expected … Continued
France: Violent protests erupt in France after activist killing
Demonstrators in France have clashed violently with police in the wake of the killing of a 21-year-old environmental activist last week. Remi Fraisse’s death was the first during a protest in mainland France since 1986. Violent protests erupted Saturday … Continued
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