Erdogan speaks of brotherhood at rally |
- Erdogan speaks of brotherhood at rally
- U.S. demands answers in death of Iranian dissident
- 'Virginity tests' and the abuse of Egypt's women
- Many questions remain in Pakistani journalist's death
- Hopes fade for peaceful Arab transition to democracy
- OAS readmits Honduras to its ranks
- Several wounded by Baghdad bombs
- Report: Syrian abuses could be 'crimes against humanity'
- NATO extends Libyan campaign, official says
- Bahrain lifts emergency laws
| Erdogan speaks of brotherhood at rally Posted: 01 Jun 2011 04:50 PM PDT At a campaign rally Wednesday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan tried to draw parallels between the oppression and persecution Turkey's largest ethnic minority has faced and the pressure he himself faced under Turkey's former secularist leaders. |
| U.S. demands answers in death of Iranian dissident Posted: 01 Jun 2011 03:22 PM PDT The State Department called on the government of Iran Wednesday to investigate the death of a human rights activist this week, reportedly after security forces got into a confrontation with mourners at her father's funeral. |
| 'Virginity tests' and the abuse of Egypt's women Posted: 01 Jun 2011 02:39 PM PDT Back in March, Amnesty International began reporting that the Egyptian military had subjected 17 women protesters at a Tahrir Square demonstration to "virginity tests." The women told Amnesty that they had been handcuffed and beaten, stripped searched and photographed by male soldiers, then restrained by female soldiers while a man in a white coat performed a virginity check. |
| Many questions remain in Pakistani journalist's death Posted: 01 Jun 2011 02:35 PM PDT I never met Pakistani journalist Sayed Saleem Shahzad, but we exchanged e-mails about his work for Asia Times Online, and his remarkable scoops in interviewing some of the world's most wanted terrorists. |
| Hopes fade for peaceful Arab transition to democracy Posted: 01 Jun 2011 11:27 AM PDT the promise of a peaceful Arab Spring appears to be yielding to the reality of a long, violent summer as dictators across the Middle East and North Africa draw a line in the sand and fight to maintain control of their countries. Protesters, meanwhile, are showing no sign of backing down. |
| OAS readmits Honduras to its ranks Posted: 01 Jun 2011 11:24 AM PDT The Organization of American States voted Wednesday to readmit Honduras into the regional body. |
| Several wounded by Baghdad bombs Posted: 01 Jun 2011 10:55 AM PDT Two people were injured when a bomb struck a government convoy in a west-central neighborhood of Baghdad on Wednesday, Interior Ministry officials told CNN. |
| Report: Syrian abuses could be 'crimes against humanity' Posted: 01 Jun 2011 09:25 AM PDT The Syrian regime has carried out a "systematic" series of abuses against protesters that could "qualify as crimes against humanity," and the United Nations must hold the government accountable, a leading humanitarian watchdog organization said Wednesday. |
| NATO extends Libyan campaign, official says Posted: 01 Jun 2011 10:53 AM PDT NATO has decided to extend its mission in Libya by 90 days, continuing a campaign that began in March, the alliance announced Wednesday. |
| Posted: 01 Jun 2011 11:03 AM PDT Bahrain lifted state of emergency laws Wednesday that had allowed for a crackdown on political leaders and journalists, but at the same time continued its crackdown on the country's major Shiite political opposition movement and stifled the latest street protests. |
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