Sean McAllister is a filmmaker with three children – he often faces danger in conflict zones and is sometimes away for months. How does it affect his family? Last autumn, Sean McAllister was snatched by the Syrian secret police, in possession of a lethal piece of equipment. A 46-year-old independent…

Card featuring Thatcher at Chequers was sent to Libyan and Iraqi dictators in sign of how foreign policy has changed Margaret Thatcher’s 1981 Christmas card list gives an insight into the way Britain’s view of the world has changed over 30 years. Foreign heads of state who received seasonal greetings…

American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in Kandahar identified as Staff Sergeant Robert Bales. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2012/03/201231622475184135.html

Clashes at a rally calling for a semi-autonomous region in Libya have left one person dead in the eastern city of Benghazi, reports say. from (author unknown) via http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-17411134

WASHINGOTON (AP) — A senior U.S. official says the soldier accused in the killing of 16 Afghan civilians is Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales. … Read more: Afghanistan Massacre, Robert Bales, Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, Afghanistan Shooter, Afghanistan, Robert Bales Afghanistan, Robert Bales Afghanistan Shootings, World News from The Huffington…

Even Dr Johnson would tire of modern London, where bigwigs welcome global scumbags and nobody else matters To be tired of London is to be tired of life, ran the famous declaration of Dr Johnson, who was denied the thrill of participating in an election that would anoint either Boris…

President Obama is surely negotiating U.S. troop withdrawal carefully so as to keep U.S. soldiers from facing unnecessary risks. He should take the same care with the lives of Afghans. Read more: Human Rights, Human Rights First, Afghanistan, Obama, Afghanistan Withdrawal Timetable, Indefinite Detention, Karzai, Detainees, Torture, World News from…

Diplomatic source says contact has been made between government and radical Islamist group through intermediaries. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/03/2012316154244455.html

US oil giant announces temporary stop to production after a “small new seep” found in same area of earlier spill. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/03/2012316153541112239.html

One demonstrator killed and at least five injured after armed group charges crowd calling for division of country. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/03/2012316194433278917.html