The Politics of Toppling Statues Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Democracy in any real sense of the word is difficult to find in the Middle East, as it is in the United States. This was proven once again when... (photo: AP / Jerome Delay) WorldNews.com Democracy Mideast Photos US Wikipedia: 2010–2011 Middle East and North Africa protests |
Red Cross: 800 killed in Ivory Coast town ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — The International Committee of the Red Cross says that more than 800 people were killed in intercommunal violence in a town in western Ivory Coast. The town was the first... (photo: AP / Emanuel Ekra) The Guardian Ivory Coast Civil War Photos Violence Wikipedia: Second Ivorian Civil War |
Mob kills 8 U.N. workers in Afghanistan Officials say a crowd of up to 1,000 people attacked the United Nations compound in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif, killing eight guards believed to be from the Philippines. The attack was... (photo: AP / Mustafa Najafizada) The Los Angeles Times Afghanistan Killing Photos UN Wikipedia: 2010 Qur'an-burning controversy |
Showdown for Ivory Coast rivals Troops supporting the UN-recognised president of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, appear poised for a final push to oust his rival, Laurent Gbagbo, who refuses to give up the presidency. In the main... (photo: AP / Emanuel Ekra) Joy Online Africa Ivory Coast Photos UN Wikipedia: 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis |
Battles rage in Libya amid defections of key Gadhafi allies Libyan opposition leaders emerge Are you in Libya? Send your pictures, video to iReport. Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- As Moammar Gadhafi's inner circle showed possible signs of cracking Friday, heavily... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser) CNN Libya Photos Politics War Wikipedia: 2011 Libyan civil war |
Grim search for dead three weeks after Japan quake Tokyo: Thousands of Japanese and US troops launched an intensive air and sea operation on Friday to recover bodies of those killed in the huge earthquake and tsunami that ravaged northeast Japan three... (photo: USMC / Lance Cpl. Chance M. Hiser) Zeenews Disaster Earthquake Japan Photos Wikipedia: 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami |
Ivory Coast fighters descend on main city ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast-Fighters trying to install Ivory Coast's democratically elected president descended Thursday on its largest city and seat of power, poised for a final push to unseat the... (photo: AP / Emanuel Ekra) The Boston Globe Africa Ivory Coast Photos War Wikipedia: 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis |