Japan likely to return opposition to power TOKYO -- The Japanese voters who Sunday will elect a new government are loyal to no party and frustrated with each of the recent leaders to hold power. They are political pessimists facing a choice... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Asia Japan Photos Politics Wikipedia: Japanese general election, 2012 |
20 Schoolchildren, 8 Others Dead in Connecticut Massacre Newtown, Conn. Twenty schoolchildren were slaughtered by a heavily armed gunman who opened fire at a suburban elementary school in Connecticut on Friday, ultimately killing at least 27 people... (photo: AP / Newtown Bee, Shannon Hicks) Jakarta Globe Connecticut Crime Wiki: School shootings in the United States shooting Photos |
Divided Egypt votes on new constitution Egyptians vote Saturday on a new constitution supported by the ruling Islamists but bitterly contested by a secular-leaning opposition that failed to scupper the referendum with mass protests. Polls... (photo: AP / Hassan Ammar) Khaleej Times Constitution Egypt Election Photos |
Syrian Scud Missiles Land Near Turkish Border, NATO Official Says Posted: December 14, 2012 Several Scud missiles that were fired at rebels by the Syrian government landed “fairly close” to the Turkish border, according to NATO’s top military commander. The comments... (photo: AP / Manu Brabo) The Inquisitr Missiles Photos Syria War Wikipedia: Syrian civil war |
DR Congo fighting 'sees refugee numbers rise' Humanitarian workers have warned of a sharp rise in refugees in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo as a result of recent fighting. The charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)... (photo: UN / Sylvain Liechti) BBC News Africa Congo Photos Refugee Wikipedia: 2012 East D.R. Congo conflict |
In Syria, hunger spreads as war intensifies BEIRUT: Desperation for food is growing in parts of Syria, where fist fights or dashes across the civil war front lines have become part of the daily struggle to secure a loaf of bread. Conditions are... (photo: AP / Muhammed Muheisen) The Times of India Human Rights Photos Syria War Wikipedia: Syrian civil war |
Walmart's horrific treatment of workers is too big to ignore Former President Bill Clinton, President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, meet 55-year-old Martha Sellers. For the past nine years, Sellers has worked as a Walmart... (photo: AP / Nick Ut) Al Jazeera Economy Photos US Wikipedia: Criticism of Walmart Human Rights |