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Afghan shrines last resort for Afghan mentally ill
Afghanistan   Defence   Photos   War   Waste   Wikipedia: Afghanistan		  Herald Tribune 
Afghan shrines last resort for Afghan mentally ill
Wed 16 May 2012
JALALABAD, Afghanistan - The young man sits nearly naked in a small concrete room, a thick, heavy chain fastened around his ankle and bolted to the wall. Flies swarm around a wound on his wrist where... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod)
Soldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace after a military coup in Bamako, Mali, Friday, March 23, 2012.
Human Rights   Mali   Military   Photos   Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état		  Al Jazeera 
Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali
Wed 16 May 2012
Amnesty International has accused armed Tuaregs and groups fighting to impose Sharia law in northern Mali of carrying out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and using child soldiers. A report... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore)
Helen Zille, Cape Town city mayor and leader of the main opposition party, center, outside the court in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007. Zille appeared briefly in court in connection with a demonstration outside the houses of alleged drug dealers. Police say that Zille is encouraging self-style vigilantes to take the law into their own hands, whilst her supporters say the demonstrations reflect growing fury that drug lords are targeting children and ravaging entire communities with impunity.  Independent online (SA)  Tue 15 May 2012
Zille speech interrupted
DA leader Helen Zille was interrupted while speaking at a protest against Cosatu over the youth wage subsidy when violence erupted in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Tension was in the air as she took the... (photo: AP)
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File - Birds sit on the concertina wire overlooking detainees at Joint Task Force (JTF) Guantanamo, Cuba, as they observe morning prayers before sunrise inside Camp Delta Oct. 28, 2009.  WorldNews.com  Tue 15 May 2012
Guantanamo and Poetic Justice and Prophetic Judgment
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. The reason why chaos reigned for the five Guantanamo Prison Camp (GPC) suspects charged with the Sept. 11 retaliatory attacks can be found in Sami al... (photo: US Navy file / Marcos T. Hernandez)
Guantanamo   Human rights   Justice   Photos   Wikipedia: Guantanamo Bay detention camp
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Fat - Obese The New York Times Mon 14 May 2012
A Mathematical Challenge to Obesity
Carson C. Chow deploys mathematics to solve the everyday problems of real life. As an investigator at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney... (photo: WN / Yolanda)
Health   Obesity   People   Photos   Wikipedia: Obesity
Soldiers operate their Bradley armored fighting vehicle during an operation to search for weapons and munitions in areas of anti-Coalition activity along the Iraq-Syria border. The troopers are assigned to 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment. U.S. Otago Daily Times Mon 14 May 2012
Fighting kills 32 as Syria peace plan falters
Fighting in Syria has killed at least 32 people, activists said, and Saudi Arabia said stubborn violence was shredding the credibility of a U.N.-Arab League peace plan... (photo: U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Joseph Roberts)
Government   Photos   Politics   Syria   Wikipedia: Syria
A Sunni gunman, fires by his machine gun as he crosses a small alley during clashes, in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Monday May 14, 2012 Huffington Post Mon 14 May 2012
Syria Violence In Lebanon: Unrest Spills Into Tripoli, Lebanon
A Sunni gunman fires during clashes, in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Monday May 14, 2012. Street battles pitting Lebanese Sunnis who generally support the... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
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A Syrian rebel walks past destroyed shops at al-Bayada neighborhood in Homs, Syria, Thursday, May 10, 2012. A Syrian opposition leader said Friday the regime is trying to destroy a U.N.-brokered peace plan for the country. BBC News Mon 14 May 2012
Syrian clashes 'kill 23 soldiers' in Rastan
At least 23 soldiers have died in clashes in the central Syrian city of Rastan, according to activists. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said dozens were... (photo: AP)
Arab world   Human Rights   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011–present)
Syrian unrest spills into Lebanon Business Day Mon 14 May 2012
Syrian unrest spills into Lebanon
THE violence in Syria spread to neighbouring Lebanon yesterday with deadly clashes between Alawite supporters of President Bashar al-Assad and opponents, security... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
Lebanon   Photos   Syria   Unrest   Violence   Wikipedia: Syria
This screen grab taken from Bahrain TV shows troops arriving in Bahrain from Saudi Arabia on Monday, March 14, 2011. A Saudi-led military force crossed into Bahrain on Monday to prop up the monarchy against widening demonstrations, launching the first cross-border military operation to quell unrest since the Arab world's rebellions began in December. The Independent Mon 14 May 2012
Deal with Saudis to shore up Bahrain's repressive regime
Saudi troops leading a 1,500-strong force from the Arab Gulf states entered Bahrain in March last year as the Bahraini government began a campaign of brutal repression... (photo: AP / Bahrain TV via APTN)
Bahrain   Photos   Saudi Arabia   Troops   Wikipedia: Bahraini uprising (2011–present)


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Israeli group wins terror suit against Syria, Iran The Associated Press
"Terrorist Expertise" and the KLA: Russia Warns Against Training Syrian Rebels in Kosovo GlobalResearch
INDIA-GIRRAFEIndia Giraffe at Alipore Zoo in Kolkata in Eastern India City ----- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK Giraffes Die From Stress as Vandals Terrorize Polish Zoo Jakarta Globe
Israeli tourist take photos at an old abandoned Syrian army post from the 1967 Six Day War at Mt. Bental in the Golan Heights, on the border with Syria , Tuesday, June 5, 2007. Four decades after an underdog Israeli military campaign that captured the world's imagination, the people of Israel, the Middle East and the world are are still struggling to come to terms with it. The war tripled Israel's size and probably prevented its annihilation. But with victory came burdens, hatreds and many, many deaths for Israelis and the Palestinians in their newly-expanded territor Israel fears Assad fall may bring Al-Qaeda to Golan Khaleej Times
Amnesty International
Amnesty International report says Mali facing its worst crisis in 50 years Sacramento Bee
Amnesty Int'l: Mali suffering its 'worst crisis' Austin American Statesman
Mali faces its worst human rights crisis in years, Amnesty says France24
Captured LRA commander eligible for amnesty Independent online (SA)
Peace
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, second right, makes his first appearance at the Special Court in Freetown, Monday, April 3, 2006. Former Liberian President Charles Taylor pleaded not guilty Monday to war crimes and crimes against humanity, including sexual slavery, mutilation and sending children into combat. Charles Taylor accuses prosecutors of paying witnesses The Daily Telegraph
Empty land and grass with blue sky - climate - environment Climate Change: Its Effects On Migration, Conflict In Northern Ghana Joy Online
Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan waves as he arrives for his meeting with Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby at the Arab league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, March 8, 2012. Anan says his top priority as special envoy to Syria is to end the violence, deliver humanitarian relief and finally start a "political process" to resolve the one-year conflict there. Annan urges Syria to stop delaying humanitarian aid France24
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