Ukraine 'on brink of civil war' UKRAINE'S President has tried to placate demonstrators by accepting his Prime Minister's resignation and repealing new anti-dissent laws, but the heat remained on him as Moscow signalled it could revi... (photo: AP / Efrem Lukatsky) The Australian Anti-Protest Law Civil War Kiev Police Photos Wikipedia: 2014 Hrushevskoho Street riots |
Egypt charges 20 Al-Jazeera journalists with belonging to Muslim Brotherhood Journalists charged with fabricating news reports and tarnishing Egypt's reputation include ex-BBC correspondent Peter Greste and Mohamed Fahmy | Fire at al-Jazeera studio in Tahrir Square in 2012. Fo... (photo: AP / Khaled Dessouki, Pool) The Guardian Egypt Foreign Journalists Muslim Brotherhood Photos Wikipedia: Human rights in Egypt under the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces |
State of the Union 2014: Obama wants 'action' on income inequality President Barack Obama vowed to take action this year at the 2014 State of the Union on women’s rights, income inequality and ending the War in Afghanistan, according to a Jan. 28 report in the Chic... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak) The Examiner Economy of USA Income Inequality Photos Wikipedia: Income inequality in the United States Womens Rights in US |
Obama urges Guantanamo closure this year President Barack Obama told Americans that 2014 should be the year to finally close the US prison at Guantanamo Bay as the United States winds down its military role in Afghanistan and shifts away fro... (photo: US Navy / Photographer's Mate 1st Class Michael W. Pendergrass) Al Jazeera Barack Obama Guantanamo Detention Human Rights Photos Wikipedia: Guantanamo Bay detention camp |
Ukraine to debate amnesty for protesters Ukraine's parliament is due to debate a possible amnesty for scores of protesters arrested in anti-government demonstrations. | President Viktor Yanukovych has said he wants to make the amnesty c... (photo: AP / Sergei Chuzavkov) BBC News Euromaidan Photos Ukraine Protests Viktor Yanukovych Wikipedia: 2014 Hrushevskoho Street riots |
Tony Abbott attacks ABC for ‘taking everyone's side but Australia's’ Prime minister takes issue with national broadcaster’s reporting on asylum seeker claims and ‘traitor' Edward Snowden | Tony Abbott wants the ABC to show some 'basic affection for the home team'. ... (photo: AP / Saeed KHAN, Pool) The Guardian Asylum Seekers - Australia Australia Immigration Photos Tony Abbott Wikipedia: Asylum in Australia |