Yemen: US drone attack kills 3 people in Shabwa
Palestine: Over 280 Palestinians kidnapped by Israeli forces in Feb
Palestine Israeli army storms W Bank
Palestine: Two young Palestinians shot in Duheisha Camp
Pakistan: Girls’ school damaged in Karachi bomb blast
South Sudan: UN fears 100s of children kidnapped
Egypt: Court lists Hamas as “terrorist organization”
Iraq reopens museum looted in US-led invasion
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
The Nethelands: Prosecution: Hariri’s killers stalked him for months
By Marc Abizeid Prosecutors in the trial of four Hezbollah members accused of orchestrating the 2005 assassination of Rafik Hariri laid out their evidence Thursday that allegedly shows the suspects stalking the former Lebanese premier in the months leading up … Continued
Afghanistan: President Karzai says US strike responsible for children’s death
Afghanistan’s president has said seven children were killed as a result of a United States military attack. The NATO-led coalition in Afghanistan, however, said the operation was under the supervision of Afghan forces. Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai said via a … Continued
Hariri murder trial opens in The Hague
Former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri was on his way home for lunch when a van full of explosives equivalent to 2.5 tons of TNT detonated as his armored convoy passed in downtown Beirut. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi) The … Continued
Britain rejects “systematic” torture of Iraqis by British forces
LONDON, (Xinhua): British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Sunday rejected accusations of “systematic” torture of Iraqis by the British armed forces in Iraq after lawyers and public interest groups made a formal complaint to the International Criminal Court (ICC), local … Continued
UK: Call for ICC probe into British ‘war crimes’ in Iraq
Two NGOs say they have asked the International Criminal Court to investigate allegations of abuse of prisoners in Iraq from 2003 to 2008. They say hundreds of former prisoners have complained. A German human rights group and a British … Continued
France: Top French court upholds ban against comedian Dieudonne for ‘anti-semitic remarks’
France’s top administrative court has upheld a ban against a comedian for using anti-semitic jokes. The top court’s decision came just hours before his opening night show in the western city of Nantes. France’s judges in the Council … Continued
UK: London jury vindicates police shooting
A British inquest jury has found that police lawfully shot dead a man in London’s Tottenham suburb more than two years ago. Fatal nationwide riots were sparked by the death of Mark Duggan in 2011. The family of Mark … Continued
China: 14 killed in mosque stampede
[An injured woman receives medical treatment at a hospital in Xiji Town of Guyuan, northwest China’s Ningxia region, injured in the stampede in a mosque. Photo: Li Ran, Xinhnua News Agency] [A stampede that occurred during an event at a mosque in … Continued
India: Building collapses in India, killing several people and trapping others
At least 14 workers have been killed after a building on a construction site in southern India collapsed. Dozens are feared trapped under the rubble, authorities say. A five-story building in the southern Indian state of Goa collapsed on Saturday, … Continued
Bahrain detains soccer teams and scores of players and athletes
By James M. Dorsey Bahrain has detained a soccer team as well as scores of other players and athletes since security forces squashed a popular uprising almost three years ago, according to human rights activists, journalists and officials. … Continued
India: Manmohan alleges Narendra Modi ‘presided over 2002 massacre’
PM Manmohan Singh blames Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi (below) of massacre of Muslims in 2002 New Delhi, (Hindustan Times): In a strongest ever attack on Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday … Continued
US: NSA seeking to develop ‘quantum computer’
The NSA is seeking to build a quantum computer capable of breaking most encryption codes, the Washington Post has reported. Encryption is used to protect sensitive information including banking and emails. The Washington Post cited documents leaked by former … Continued
Saudi Arabia: 60 women to work at local courts
[Women working at the headquarters are involved in all branches of the court dealing with employees’ affairs] RIYADH, (ARAB NEWS): Sixty Saudi women will begin work at local courts from Sunday, according to the Board of Grievances. Their duties … Continued
India: Muzaffarnagar camp deaths: Akhilesh slams UP home sec for ‘nobody dies of cold’ comment
New Delhi (Hindustan Times): A top Uttar Pradesh government official is under fire for his “nobody can die of cold” remark over the deaths of 34 children in relief camps for riot victims in the state. Ikhlaq lost his grandfather … Continued
Britain and US ‘targeted German government, top EU official’
The British and US secret services have been accused of bugging the telephone lines of German government agencies and ministries. London and Washington are also alleged to have spied on a top EU official. In the latest revelations over US … Continued
The Hague: ICC prosecutor seeks to delay Kenyatta war crimes trial
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has requested judges delay the war crimes trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, citing inadequate evidence against the former leader. ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said on Thursday that one of the prosecution’s key witnesses … Continued
US: Obama panel recommends NSA overhaul
A panel set up by US President Barack Obama to examine the vast surveillance programs of the National Security Agency (NSA) has recommended an overhaul. It includes new criteria for surveillance of foreign leaders. A report on controversial … Continued
Bahrain’s activists survive off the Island
By March Abizeid On-the-ground sources are running out fast in Bahrain. Those who have not been locked up or tortured for opposing the ruling monarchy are finding themselves with no option but exile. Thirty-one-year-old Yousif al-Muhafda is the latest activist … Continued
Saudi Arabia:King Khaled Foundation receives EU rights award
[Princess Banderi Abdulrahman Al-Faisal, director general of the King Khaled Foundation, receives the Chaillot Prize for Human Rights from Ambassador Adam Kulach, head of the European Union Delegation, in Riyadh. (AN photo by Khalid Al-Khamis)] By Ghazanfar Ali Khan … Continued
India: Delhi sees 125% jump in number of rape cases since December 16 rape case
By Jatin Anand New Delhi, (Hindustan Times): In the year since a brutal gang rape took the life of a young woman and made the entire country stand up and say enough is enough, there has been a 125% jump … Continued
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