Top EU diplomat meets deposed Egyptian leader Mursi
<!– google_ad_section_start –> The European Union’s top diplomat, who met deposed Egyptian president Mohammed Mursi on Monday, said he was well. She also said she had impressed on all those she...
View ArticleTurkey court sentences ex-army chief to life in coup trial
<!– google_ad_section_start –> A Turkish court on Monday sentenced a former army chief and other top brass to life in prison in a high-profile trial of 275 people accused of plotting to overthrow...
View ArticleChina provokes anger as it ‘restores’ Dalai Lama’s ancestral home
<!– google_ad_section_start –> The Chinese town where the Dalai Lama was born is undergoing huge redevelopment, and behind a mountain the exiled spiritual leader’s family home has received a...
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Embassy apology after Egypt rape
A British woman who was raped in Egypt receives an apology and £1,000 in compensation from the Foreign Office after it failed to provide proper support to her. See original here: Embassy apology after...
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Orange Revolution Redux
Ukraine is seething with its biggest protests since the 2004 uprising, and protesters say they aren’t going home until President Viktor Yanukovych resigns. Visit link: Orange Revolution Redux The post...
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Video: Times Minute | Feeding Ukraine’s Uprising
Also on the Minute, how fracking may cause earthquakes and cell phones on airplanes. Read the original: Video: Times Minute | Feeding Ukraine’s Uprising The post Video: Times Minute | Feeding Ukraine’s...
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A Ukrainian Uprising Fueled by Outrage (and Salted Pork Fat)
Heaping bowls of buckwheat, steaming helpings of borscht and other meaty and fatty fare have been sustaining the pro-European demonstrators in Kiev. Go here to read the rest: A Ukrainian Uprising...
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Japanese envoy hurt in Yemen attack
A Japanese diplomat is wounded in a reported failed kidnap attempt by armed men in Yemen. See original here: Japanese envoy hurt in Yemen attack The post Japanese envoy hurt in Yemen attack appeared...
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Morsi to Stand Trial for Role in Prison Escape
An Egyptian judge ordered ousted President Mohamed Morsi to stand trial on charges that he worked with foreign militants to free prisoners during the 2011 uprising. Continued here: Morsi to Stand Trial...
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Syria accused of systematic torture
There is evidence Syria has tortured and executed about 11,000 detainees since the start of the uprising, a report by ex-war crimes prosecutors says. See the article here: Syria accused of systematic...
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