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Nigerian police officers stand guard in the area were the military are battling gunmen in Kano, northern Nigeria, Wednesday April 18, 2007.
Boko Haram   Nigeria   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Nigerian Sharia conflict		  DNA India 
Nigerian army kills 30 in militant bastion: Witnesses
Nigerian troops shot dead at least 30 people during raids in the northeast city of Maiduguri, bastion of the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram, witnesses and hospital staff said on Friday. Boko Haram... (photo: AP / George Osodi)
In this frame grab from amateur video taken Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, and provided by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights via AP video, captured soldiers lie on the ground in Saraqeb, northern Syria. Later in the video, alleged rebels appear to kill the group of captured soldiers, spraying them with bullets as they lie on the ground.
Photos   Syria   UN   War   Wikipedia: Syrian civil war		  Chicago Tribune 
U.N. says Syria video killings appear to be war crime
GENEVA (Reuters) - A video that appears to show Syrian rebels killing soldiers who had surrendered probably constitutes a war crime that should be prosecuted, the United Nations human rights office... (photo: AP / Syrian Observatory for Human Rights via AP video)
Tibetans in exile with their colorful national flags and banners, protesting to against Chinese rule after 24 self-immolations carryout in Tibet, many of them died and most of them called more freedom for their homeland and the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, the capital of India, 08th February 2012.  The New York Times 
U.N. Rights Official Faults China on Tibetan Suppression
GENEVA — The United Nations’s top human rights official took China to task on Friday over suppression of the rights of Tibetans, which she said had driven them to “desperate forms of... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
China   Human Rights   Photos   Tibet   Wikipedia: Human rights in Tibet
The awning over the delegates’ entrance at UN Headquarters is torn off as part of widespread damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy earlier this week. The storm affected a vast swath of the eastern United States, in particular the northeast and the New York metropolitan area, forcing the UN’s offices to close for three days.  Deccan Chronicle 
Sandy causes ‘major damage’ to UN complex
The United Nations headquarters overlooking the East River here suffered “major damage” as the megastorm Sandy caused heavy flooding in the world body’s complex, the UN security chief has said. The... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
Hurricane   Photos   Storm   UN   Wikipedia: Hurricane Sandy
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Hurricane Sandy passed to the west of Haiti on 25 October, causing heavy rains and strong winds, flooding homes and overflowing rivers. Residents of an island off the south west coast of Haiti rush to gather aid goods dropped off by a humanitarian mission of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Xinhua
Food insecurity major concern after Hurricane Sandy strikes Haiti: UN official
People walk on a flooded street after hurricane Sandy hit Port Au Prince, Haiti, on Oct. 25, 2012. (Xinhua/Andres Martinez Casares) UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- A... (photo: UN / Logan Abassi)
Food   Haiti   Hurricane Sandy   Photos   Wikipedia: Hurricane Sandy
A private security officer tries to avoid an insect in front of the Madrid Arena indoor venue in Madrid, Thursday Nov. 1, 2012. CNN
3 killed in Madrid Halloween party stampede
November 1, 2012 -- Updated 1224 GMT (2024 HKT) Spanish police officers pictured near the entrance of the Madrid Arena on November 1, 2012. (CNN) -- Three young women are... (photo: AP / Paul White)
Killing   Madrid   Photos   Police   Wikipedia: Madrid Arena
FEMA and federal partners continue to support areas in aftermath of Sandy The Examiner
FEMA and federal partners continue to support areas in aftermath of Sandy
Related topics Hurricane SandyFEMAFederal Emergency Management Agency Advertisement At the direction of President Obama, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)... (photo: US DoD / Donnie Brzuska)
Emergency   FEMA   Hurricane   Photos   Wikipedia: Federal Emergency Management Agency
This aerial photo shows burned-out homes in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough New York after a fire on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. The New York Times
Iran Offers to Send Emergency Aid Team to Stricken New York
TEHRAN — Iranian rescuers and aid workers are on standby to fly to New York City to provide assistance to those affected by Hurricane Sandy, the head of... (photo: AP / Mike Groll)
Aid   Iran   New York   Photos   Wikipedia: Effects of Hurricane Sandy in New York
Survival and Dignity in an Afghan Winter CounterPunch
Survival and Dignity in an Afghan Winter
“Mirwais, son of Hayatullah Haideri. He was 1½ years old and had just started to learn how to walk, holding unsteadily to the poles of the family tent before flopping... (photo: USMC / Pete Thibodeau)
Afghanistan   Children   KAbul   Photos   Wikipedia: Afghanistan
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Feminism
On Election Day, women should think about rape Review Journal
Iran urged to probe abuses on female inmates Gulf News
A'ibom Gets Female D'Governor-Designate All Africa
Equality
Gruesome video raises concerns over Syrian rebels' human-rights abuses Denver Post
Syrian Rebels committed war crime: UN Human Rights Zeenews
North Korea says proud of its human rights record The Himalayan
Morality
Edited transcript of interview with President Michael D Higgins Irish Times
An economist's seven rules for raising kids Fox News
Brave, outspoken Fr D’Arcy may be a hero, but heroes are human, too Belfast Telegraph
Abortion
Michele Bachmann at the Tea Party Express rally in Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota April 8, 2010 The national tour of the Tea Party Express visited Minnesota and held a rally outside the state capitol building. U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann was the special guest speaker. The Tea Party Express announced their endorsement of Michele Bachmann at the event. Michele Bachmann Describes Herself As Bipartisan, 'Independent Voice' In Campaign Ad Huffington Post
President Barack Obama listens to a question during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. Why Obama Will Win Huffington Post
Barack Obama in New Hampshire Obama fights for female voters he may have lost The Charlotte Observer
Immigration
Indian-Americans back Obama in a big way Al Jazeera
Border agents in contact before deadly shooting STL Today
Israel's crackdown on illegal African migrants draws critics The Independent
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