Monday, May 23, 2011

Rape as a weapon of war

Rape as a weapon of war


Rape as a weapon of war

Posted: 23 May 2011 08:48 AM PDT

In the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, Libya, the whispers and rumors about rape being used as a tool of war by Moammar Gadhafi's troops are coming from all corners of society.

NATO pounds Tripoli; government says 3 dead

Posted: 23 May 2011 05:54 PM PDT

The European Union's foreign policy chief is expected Monday to detail meetings with Libya's rebel leaders, a day after opening an office in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi in what is its clearest message that it recognizes Libyan opposition to Moammar Gadhafi's rule.

Palestinian PM has heart attack in Texas

Posted: 23 May 2011 04:17 PM PDT

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad suffered a heart attack while visiting the United States and was hospitalized for treatment, according to a spokesman from the Palestinian Authority on the West Bank.

Now, for Netanyahu's turn

Posted: 23 May 2011 02:22 PM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gets his chance Monday night to address the main U.S. Jewish lobby when he speaks to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in the wake of U.S. President Barack Obama's remarks to the group the day before.

U.S. hikers imprisoned in Iran phone home

Posted: 23 May 2011 07:24 AM PDT

The captors of Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, two Americans currently being held in Iran on suspicion of espionage, allowed them to telephone home over the weekend, according a statement released Monday by members of their families.

Exclusive: E-mail reveals sadness of ex-IMF head

Posted: 23 May 2011 03:59 AM PDT

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who resigned last week as head of the International Monetary Fund in the face of sexual assault charges, told the fund's staff of his "profound sadness and frustration in having to leave under these circumstances" in an e-mail obtained by CNN.

Is Taliban leader Mullah Omar dead?

Posted: 23 May 2011 06:53 AM PDT

Mullah Omar, the top leader of the Afghan Taliban, has disappeared in the past five days, said Lutfullah Mashal, a spokesman for Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security. Mashal said he "hopes" Omar is dead but cannot confirm it.

Chile exhumes remains of ex-president

Posted: 23 May 2011 12:44 PM PDT

Forensic experts exhumed the remains of former Chilean President Salvador Allende on Monday as part of an investigation into whether he killed himself or was assassinated during a 1973 military coup, the country's Justice Ministry said.

Gun battle at Pakistan naval base

Posted: 23 May 2011 08:37 AM PDT

The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for a deadly weekend attack on a naval base in Karachi.

'Bravest woman in Mexico' seeks asylum in U.S.

Posted: 23 May 2011 04:56 AM PDT

When the cell phone rang, the words "private number" flashed on the screen. Marisol Valles Garcia knew who was calling. The threatening, mysterious voice on the other end of the line had hounded her for almost four months.

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