Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Al-Obeidi struggles to start life anew

Al-Obeidi struggles to start life anew


Al-Obeidi struggles to start life anew

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 12:17 PM PST

Eman al-Obeidi, the woman who came to embody the cruelty of Gadhafi's regime in the midst of Libya's brutal civil war, lives every day with the scars of the rape she alleges was committed by Gadhafi's thugs.

5 dead, scores injured in Belgium grenade, gun attack

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 02:31 PM PST

A grenade and gun attack in this eastern Belgian city left five people dead, including the attacker, and 119 wounded Tuesday, authorities said.

Report: Iran says it can control drone

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 06:22 AM PST

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday his country can "control" the U.S. drone aircraft that Iran claims it recently brought down, Venezuelan state TV reported.

Activists: Defectors strike Syria convoy

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 11:35 AM PST

Syrian army defectors killed seven government security forces in an attack on a convoy Tuesday, a strike in response to the killings of 11 civilians, an activist group told CNN.

Yemenis capture six al Qaeda operatives

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 08:54 AM PST

Six al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operatives -- including one high-value target -- were captured by Yemeni security forces, the country's embassy in the United States said Tuesday.

Saudi woman beheaded for 'witchcraft'

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 10:17 AM PST

A woman was beheaded in Saudi Arabia for practicing witchcraft and sorcery, the kingdom's Interior Ministry said, prompting Amnesty International to call for a halt in executions there.

Video: Turkish woman slapped by police

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 01:31 PM PST

A high-ranking Turkish government minister is calling for the speedy punishment of several police officers who were caught on a police station camera, repeatedly slapping a detained woman in the face and pulling her hair even after she had been hand-cuffed.

Canada quits Kyoto climate pact

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 08:00 PM PST

Canada officially renounced the expiring Kyoto Protocol on Monday, a day after international negotiators agreed to extend the treaty's limits on carbon emissions blamed for a warming climate.

Tunisia swears in new president

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 08:22 AM PST

Tunisia has sworn in a new president, a milestone in the North African country that kicked off the dramatic year-long cry for freedom across the Arab world.

15 children killed in China bus crash

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 12:56 AM PST

A school bus accident in eastern China left 15 elementary students dead and eight others hurt, the latest in a series of deadly crashes involving children, local government officials said Tuesday.

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