Saturday, September 4, 2010

Rights group: Iran orders 99 lashes for condemned woman

Rights group: Iran orders 99 lashes for condemned woman


Rights group: Iran orders 99 lashes for condemned woman

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 05:43 PM PDT

An Iranian woman already condemned to death for adultry may be facing another sentence of 99 lashes because it appears she was photographed without a head scarf. Foes of her execution say it is a case of mistaken identity.

Terror network broken up, Bahrain says

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 05:56 PM PDT

Bahrain says it plans to charge 23 people for plotting to overthrow the government and for belonging to what officials described as a sophisticated terrorist network, the Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported on Saturday.

Craigslist censors its adult section

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 03:18 PM PDT

Online classified service Craigslist's decision to censor its adult services section could be a model for other websites, a leader in the fight against prostitution ads said Saturday.

Earl lashes Canada after skirting U.S.

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 07:30 PM PDT

Tropical Storm Earl raked Canada's Nova Scotia on Saturday, and its winds grew stronger on Prince Edward Island, the National Hurricane Center said.

U.S. drone kills 4 militants, source says

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 01:05 PM PDT

An apparent U.S. drone strike killed four suspected militants in Pakistan near the Afghanistan border, two Pakistani intelligence officials told CNN on Saturday.

Opinion: Reporting Ariz. to U.N. correct

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 01:34 PM PDT

Since World War II, Democratic and Republican administrations alike have consistently held the United States out as a worldwide model for the protection and promotion of human rights standards.

Quake-hit N. Zealand city under curfew

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 06:42 AM PDT

Officials declared a state of emergency Saturday after a powerful predawn earthquake struck near Christchurch, New Zealand, sending people into the streets as windows exploded, water mains broke and buildings crumbled.

U.N. official pleads for aid for Pakistan

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 03:23 AM PDT

A United Nations representative on Saturday pleaded for more international aid to help the millions of Pakistanis displaced from flooding that has ravaged the country for more than a month.

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