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CNN Tue 19 Jun 2012 Author: Focus on clean water, not global warming This week, hundreds of world leaders and tens of thousands of environmentalists are convening in Rio de Janeiro for the U.N.'s Conference on Sustainable Development. Bjorn Lomborg, author of “The... (photo: UN / Nicole Algranti) Leaders Photos Rio Water Wikipedia: Global warming |
Huffington Post Mon 18 Jun 2012 Mitt Romney Doesn't Understand the Arab Spring or Its Implications for America As part of his argument that President Obama deserved an "F" on foreign policy, Mitt Romney recently said, "the Arab Spring has become the Arab Winter." This seasonal metaphor, with its implied... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak) America Arab Photos Politics Wikipedia: Mitt Romney |
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The Star Sun 17 Jun 2012 U.S. may have less Mideast clout, uses it with care WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Events in Egypt, Bahrain and Syria illustrate the limits of U.S. influence in the Middle East following the Arab Spring and a U.S. reluctance, at... (photo: US DoD / Glenn Fawcett) Egypt Mideast Photos US Wikipedia: Pentagon |
Independent online (SA) Sat 16 Jun 2012 Saudi Crown Prince Nayef dies Riyadh – Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, next in line to rule the world's top oil exporter, has died just eight months after becoming heir... (photo: AP / Hassan Ammar) Arab world Death Photos Saudi Arabia Wikipedia: Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud |
Al Jazeera Fri 15 Jun 2012 China apologises to woman forced to abort China has apologised to a woman who was forced to undergo an abortion seven months into her pregnancy and suspended three officials responsible for the act, state... (photo: AP) Abortion China Photos Wikipedia: One-child policy Womens rights |
The Guardian Thu 14 Jun 2012 Bahrain convicts 9 medics of protest ties; 9 freed MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — A defense lawyer in Bahrain says a court has sentenced nine medical professionals to prison terms ranging from five years to one month in a retrial... (photo: AP / Hasan Jamali) Bahrain Photos Politics Protest Wikipedia: Bahraini uprising (2011–present) |
United Nations Tue 12 Jun 2012 Ban urges Arab media and civil society to promote Israeli-Palestinian peace Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. UN Photo/Mark Garten12 June 2012 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today hailed the dedication and courage of journalists, activists,... (photo: UN / Mark Garten) Arab Civil Photos Society Wikipedia: Peace process in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict |