Newspapers in Egypt are grappling with the impact Pope Shenouda’s death will have on national unity at a time of rising tensions between religious faiths. from (author unknown) via http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-17433645
AMMAN 19 March 2012 (IRIN) – The crisis in Syria has left many at a loss as to how best to respond. Several countries have floated the idea of a humanitarian corridor. On 16 March, Turkey’s prime minister said he was considering intervening as far as 10km into Syria to…
ISINGIRO 19 March 2012 (IRIN) – Congolese refugees in Oruchinga camp, southwestern Uganda, have welcomed the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) guilty verdict [ http://www.icc-cpi.int/NR/exeres/A70A5D27-18B4-4294-816F-BE68155242E0.htm ] against former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rebel leader Thomas Lubanga. Some of the refugees are survivors of attacks by Lubanga’s forces. On March 14,…
KABUL, Afghanistan — Sometime before midnight Saturday, a pair of rights groups — one Afghan, the other American — quietly posted online a repor… Read more: World News from The Huffington Post News Team via http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/19/us-still-sending-detainees-to-afghan-jails_n_1363026.html
The U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in a shooting spree in southern Afghanistan earlier this month is to meet his lawyer for the first time on March 19. from (author unknown) via http://www.rferl.org/content/us_soldier_afghan_killings_lawyer/24520727.html
A German-Afghan man whose information sparked terrorism warnings across Europe in 2010 went on trial in Germany on charges that he was a member of terrorist groups. from RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan via http://www.rferl.org/content/german_afghan_man_goes_on_trial_for_al_qaeda_links/24520731.html
Capitulation by Western leaders in the face of pressure or bullying from Islamic leaders who, with their misguided actions, betray a great world religion, is bad for the West and bad for Islam. Read more: Afghan War, Karzai, Afghanistan War, Hamid Karzai, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Afghan President Hamid Karzai,…
The grisly search for thousands of people missing from the conflict from (author unknown) via http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-17429113
Prime minister echoes Tony Blair as he pledges to follow footsteps of Victorian pioneers to rebuild infrastructure The White House really does have an intoxicating effect on visiting British prime ministers. Still heady from his reception on the South Lawn of the White House five days ago, the prime minister…
Pakistan has called off the search for three mountain climbers who went missing in the country’s northeast some 10 days ago. from (author unknown) via http://www.rferl.org/content/pakistan_calls_off_search_for_missing_mountain_climbers/24520594.html