CIA Bribes Karzai: Millions In 'Ghost Money' Paid To Afghanistan President's Office, New York Times Reports April 29 (Reuters) - Tens of millions of U.S. dollars in cash were delivered by the CIA in suitcases, backpacks and plastic shopping bags to the office of Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai for more t... (photo: US Army / Publication or comercial use of this material is released by US Army Public Affairs Officer at Ft. Campbell.) Huffington Post Afghanistan Corruption Photos US Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) |
Darfur conflict: Sudan's bloody stalemate A decade after the disastrous war in Darfur began, there is no end to sight to the fighting. | The intensity of the conflict in Sudan's western region has diminished since its early years, but mo... (photo: UN / Albert Gonzlez Farran) BBC News Africa Darfur Human Rights Photos Wikipedia: War in Darfur |
Syria PM 'survives car bomb attack' Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi has survived a bomb attack that targeted his convoy in central Damascus, Syrian state media report. | "The terrorist explosion in al-Mezzeh was an at... (photo: AP / SANA) Al Jazeera Damascus Photos Syria Violence Wikipedia: Syrian civil war |
Greek parliament approves 15000 civil service job cuts The Greek parliament passed a bill on Sunday which will see up to 15,500 public-sector workers laid off by 2015. The job cuts are among conditions set by the EU and IMF in return for €8.8 billion in... (photo: AP / Kostas Tsironis) France24 Economy Europe Greece Photos Wikipedia: Greek government-debt crisis |
Dhaka building collapse: Hopes for rescue fade Rescue work on a collapsed building in Bangladesh has entered a sixth day, but officials say they no longer expect to find any survivors. | Heavy lifting gear is now being used to raise slabs of concr... (photo: AP / Ismail Ferdous) BBC News Bangladesh Death Photos Police Wikipedia: 2013 Savar building collapse |
Guantanamo and Sharp, Evil Eyes Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | Indefinite detentions are worse than death, for at least in death there is some type of finality and a sense of closure. For many of the "Indefinite" D... (photo: AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta) WorldNews.com Guantanamo Human Rights Photos US Wikipedia: Guantanamo Bay detention camp |