Iran test fires long range missiles, amid nuclear tensions | Iran test-fired long range missiles on Saturday during a naval exercise in the Gulf, the | semi-official Fars news agency said, following a threat by Iran to close shipping lanes if the West imposes... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) Ha'aretz Defence Iran Nuclear Photos Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran |
Arab League monitors pressurised by all sides in conflict | Demonstrations and violent exchanges reveal a country gripped by turmoil, writes MICHAEL JANSEN | MASS RALLIES erupted across Syria yesterday. In protest centres, regime opponents called for Presid... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman) Irish Times Arab League Photos Protest Syria Wikipedia: 2011 Syrian uprising |
Governance deficit, policy paralysis marred 2011: Narendra Modi | Governance deficit and policy paralysis marred the year for India in 2011, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said on his official blog on Friday. | "Protests took place in India as a distinct cha... (photo: AP / Ajit Solanki) DNA India Gujarat India Photos Politics Wikipedia: Narendra Modi |
Massive Syrian protest leaves 22 dead | In the largest protests Syria has seen in months, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in a display of defiance to show an Arab League observer mission the strength of the opposition ... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi) NZ Herald Photos Politics Protests Syria Wikipedia: 2011 Syrian uprising |
U.S. Welfare 'Reforms' Have Deepened Poverty, Led To Family Breakups Article by WN.com Guest Writer Sherwood Ross | The tougher welfare laws instituted by President Bill Clinton with great fanfare have only worked to keep the poor poverty-stricken longer, a former welf... (photo: AP / Damian Dovarganes) WorldNews.com Aid Photos Poverty US Wikipedia: Social programs in the United States |
Syrians hold biggest anti-government protests in months in show of defiance to Assad | BEIRUT — In the largest protests Syria has seen in months, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets Friday in a display of defiance to show an Arab League observer mission the stren... (photo: AP / SANA) The Washington Post Beirut Photos Protests Syria Wikipedia: 2011 Syrian uprising |