South Sudan independence referendum 'credible' say EU monitors Secession of southern Sudan a step closer after week-long poll is deemed 'well-organised' by international observers Southern Sudan referendum staff start to count ballots at a polling station in El... (photo: UN / Paul Banks) The Guardian Africa Ballots Photos Referendum Sudan Wikipedia: Sudan |
Iran suspends sentence to hang woman in stoning case Tehran: Iran has suspended a sentence to hang a woman at the centre of a global outcry about stoning, a member of parliament was quoted as saying on Monday. Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani's sentence to be... (photo: AP / Christophe Ena) Gulf News Iran Photos Stoning Wikipedia: Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani Woman |
MLK and America's Insufficient Economic Bill of Rights Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. By 1968, one has to wonder if Dr. Martin Luther King had understood why James Bevel complained, "You all turned my march into a picnic."(1) He... (photo: LoC, New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper / Dick DeMarsico) WorldNews.com Human Rights Photos Politics US Wikipedia: Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Israel's defence minister quits Labour party Occupied Jerusalem: Officials with Israel's Labour Party say leader Ehud Barak is leaving the party to form a new faction in parliament. The... (photo: AP / CTK, Jan Koller) Gulf News Defence Israel Photos Politics Wikipedia: Ehud Barak |
'Baby Doc' Duvalier back in Haiti after long exile PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti-Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier returned Sunday to Haiti after nearly 25 years in exile, a surprising and perplexing move that comes as his country... (photo: AP / Dieu Nalio Chery) The Boston Globe Dictatorship Exile Haiti Photos Wikipedia: Jean-Claude Duvalier |
Party leader Le Pen quits The leader of France's National Front, Jean-Marie Le Pen, has stepped down after four decades at the head of the anti-immigrant party which shook up French politics under his leadership. Le Pen's... (photo: AP / Jacques Brinon) NZ Herald France Photos Politics Resignation Wikipedia: Jean-Marie Le Pen |
Death toll from Brazil floods hits 600 Rains that devastated a mountainous region north of Rio de Janeiro have killed at least 611 people, Brazil's Civil Defense agency said today, as forecasts of more storms and fears of disease outbreaks... (photo: ABr / ABR) Irish Times Brazil Death Floods Natural Disasters Photos Wikipedia: Brazil |