via AlJazeeraEnglish Turkey has become the latest in a line of countries to offer a plan to bring about a negotiated end to the conflict in Libya. But despite its humanitarian efforts to aid civilians under the guns of the Gaddafi regime, Turkey has angered opposition forces in the east by…
Apr 9 – At least 10 killed in refugee camp clashes; US calls for restraint. Andrew Raven reports.
via Euronews There has been an international outcry after bloodshed at an exiled Iranian opposition community based in Iraq. The People’s Mujahideen of Iran claims 33 of its number were killed by Iraqi forces who fired indiscriminately on defenceless people in Camp Ashraf about 65 kilometres north east of Baghdad. An…
via AssociatedPress Defence Secretary Robert Gates told US troops in Iraq they would stay past the withdrawl date, but only if the Iraqi government wanted them. He also talked about a possible US government shutdown, and the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” repeal. (April 8)
via presstv.ir/ Tens of thousands of Iraqis have taken to the streets of the capital Baghdad to protest the presence of US troops in the war-torn country. Shouting anti-US slogans and calling for unity among Shias and Sunnis in Iraq, the Iraqi demonstrators on Saturday urged the “immediate withdrawal of US…
via AlJazeeraEnglish More than two dozen people have been killed and some 320 injured in a crackdown on the MEK – an Iranian opposition group sheltered by Saddam Hussein which has refused to disband. Camp Ashraf in Diyala province is understood to be the last holdout of the group, many of…
via AlJazeeraEnglish It began with the burning of the Quran by an American pastor. President Barak Obama called it an act of extreme intolerance and bigotry. But the US president also criticised the violent protests in Afghanistan that were sparked by the incident. Anger spread to the main southern Afghan city…
via RussiaToday More than 250 injured Libyans have fled fighting in the western city of Misrata aboard a humanitarian ship. The victims of the ongoing clashes were transported to the opposition’s make-shift capital – Benghazi. As the U.S. agrees to support NATO during air strikes on Monday, the death toll across…
via linktv On the ‘Friday of Perseverance,’ Iraqi residents took to the streets to demand political reform, an end to corruption, and an improvement of public services. Iraq’s al-Rafidain TV interviewed writer and political analyst Dr. Abdul Karim al-Alluji to discuss the media blackout on the protests occurring in Iraq.…
via dartcenter.org When veterans come home, they bring their experiences back to their loved ones and communities. Veterans advocate Paul Sullivan and other experts talk about how local news media can best report this national story. Philadelphia Workshop on Veterans Targets Regional Journalists: A workshop for journalists on the coverage…