Libya: UN team to start probe of human rights abuses A UN team is due to arrive in Tripoli to investigate allegations of human rights violations in Libya since the start of the conflict in February. The team was appointed by the UN Human Rights Council... (photo: AP) BBC News Human Rights Libya Photos UN Wikipedia: 2011 Libyan civil war |
US storms leave at least five dead Rescue crews resumed work yesterday after violent storms carved out damage three miles wide in Arkansas, leaving at least two residents of a... (photo: AP / Mark Humphrey) The Independent Arkansas Photos Storm Weather Wikipedia: Tornado |
Tanks, troops escalate Syria's suppression BEIRUT - The Syrian Army stormed the restive city of Daraa with tanks and soldiers, and helped detain dozens in towns across the country yesterday in an escalation of the crackdown on Syria's... (photo: AP) The Boston Globe Mideast Photos Protest Syria Wikipedia: 2011 Syrian uprising |
Bus bombings kill 4 in Pakistan's biggest city KARACHI-Bombs planted by the roadside tore through two Pakistani navy buses taking employees to work on Tuesday, killing four people and wounding more than 50 others. The blasts took place roughly 15... (photo: AP / Shakil Adil) The Boston Globe Bomb blast Pakistan Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: Terrorism in Pakistan |
Sri Lanka war crimes: Main allegations A thin strip of land in northern Sri Lanka was the brutal theatre of war during the closing phase of Sri Lanka's 26-year civil conflict. Thousands of civilians were hemmed in as the government battled... (photo: AP / Sanjeewa Bandara) BBC News Photos South Asia Sri Lanka War Crimes Wikipedia: Sri Lankan Civil War |
Heavy fighting in Misrata and Libyan mountains TRIPOLI - Libya's rebel-held city of Misrata won no respite from two months of bitter siege as Muammar Gaddafi's forces bombarded the city and battled rebel fighters, despite pulling out of the city... (photo: AP) Khaleej Times Libya Nato Photos War Wikipedia: 2011 Libyan civil war |
Jefferson Would Not Have Made Education a Crime Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. "If a nation expects to be ignorant and freed, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." -Thomas Jefferson One... (photo: AP / Bebeto Matthews) WorldNews.com Education Photos Politics US Wikipedia: Catherine Ferguson Academy |