Hard News
Two Afghan policemen killed by Nato occupation force troops: police:
Two Afghan policemen were killed and three wounded when Nato-led forces shot them at a checkpoint, a local police chief said Saturday.
Key Afghan meeting backs troop deal with US:
Their declaration at the end of the loya jirga stressed terms including that US nationals committing crimes in Afghanistan must not face immunity and that the US must side with Afghanistan if a third country tries to attack it.
Pakistani businessman says "coup" memo was dictated:
A Pakistani-American businessman said on Friday that Pakistan's ambassador to the United States had asked him in May to appeal to the Pentagon to help the civilian government ward off a coup by Pakistan's powerful military.
Report in Syria: Army deserters kill 4 air force soldiers:
Four intelligence soldiers from Syria's air force were attacked and killed by Syrian army defectors. The attackers opened fire towards the troops' car, which was on its way to the city of Homs.
Three killed in Syrian crackdown as Arab ultimatum nears:
'The security forces stormed the town of Deir al-Zour near the region of Hama and killed three protesters,' Omar Idlibi, an activist based in Beirut, told dpa
Iran to start air defence drill simulating Israeli attacks:
The Revolutionary Guards said in a statement that the drill was aimed at ensuring Iran was ready for any attacks on its nuclear facilities and other strategic sites.
IAEA Backs Resolution To Intensify Pressure On Iran Over Nuclear Program:
The text stops short of recommending a new sanctions regime against the Islamic republic.
Two killed in southern Yemeni violence:
Two civilians were killed in an overnight attack by Yemni forces on an opposition party in the southern city of Taiz, medical sources said on Saturday.
Yemenis condemn US support of regime:
Tens of thousands of Yemeni worshippers gathered in Sanaa for Friday prayers, demanding that Saleh be tried for ordering the killing of hundreds of protesters, AFP reported.
Egypt : 1 dead - 676+ Injured - Police and protesters clash in Cairo's Tahrir Square - :Video -
Trouble flared on Saturday after security forces broke up a sit-in at the square. People injured during the uprising at the start of the year and relatives of those killed camped out to demand that those behind the violence be brought to justice.
Bahrain: Hundreds Mourn After Boy Is Killed In Demonstration:
Hundreds of mourners gathered in Bahrain on Saturday for the funeral of a young protester killed by a police vehicle as security forces were dispersing Shiite demonstrators rallying against Sunni rulers near an American naval base.
Kenya asks U.S. for help with Somalia offensive:
Washington is considering the request to provide surveillance and reconnaissance as Kenyan troops become bogged down in their effort to go after the Al Qaeda-linked Shabab militia.
WikiLeaks: US warned Kenya against invading Somalia:
The existence of the cables undercuts Kenya's claim that the move had not been long planned.
Analysis: As Libyans wrangle, Qatar in wings:
With horse-trading over Libya's new government in its intense final days, foreign travel might not seem a priority for the interim leader, but when Mustafa Abdul Jalil jetted off to Qatar this week, few were surprised.
Bad Moon Rising over Great Sirte Bay: Franklin Lamb:
Huddled next to a camp fire with a congenial and bright group of still heavily armed "NATO rebels," I that the past eight months experiences for many Libyans who fought with or for NATO were rather different from what the western mainstream media portrayed. And what many of us who spent last summer in the Western Libya Gadhafi stronghold were inclined to believe about them
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi captured in Libya:
Fighters from the western mountain city of Zintan announced his capture on Saturday. The Zintan fighters, one of the militia factions still at large in the country, said they planned to keep him detained in Zintan until there was an administration to hand him over to.
War crimes tribunal tries Bush, Blair:
A War Crimes Tribunal in the Malaysian capital has begun its hearing against George W. Bush and Tony Blair, charging the former officials for the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan.
'Remains of US troops treated like trash':
According to three US mortuary workers, the remains of dozens of US soldiers who have died in Iraq or Afghanistan have been lost, burned, and even thrown away like garbage in the Dover Air Force Base's landfill in Delaware.
Portland pepper spray incident generates iconic Occupy photo:
The dramatic photo of a young woman getting a blast of pepper spray on her face during a mostly peaceful Occupy protest in Portland is destined to become an enduring image of the national movement.
"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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