Security slipping in Iraq

Jack Dolan: Broken deals and repression of Sunni militias may be at root of new violence in Iraq

IGLHRC reports horrific torture of gay Iraqis by militias

The International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) claims reports of horrific torture of gay Iraqis by militias "are consistent with patterns of human rights violations being reported from within...

Ten killed in Brazilian slum raid

In a raid conducted by about 300 police officers in the slums using armed vehicles and a helicopter in search of drugs, weapons and stolen cars, Police in Brazil have killed at least 10 suspected drug dealers in operations in four slums in the city of Rio de Janiero. " Ten...

Islamists Overrun Somalia City as Ethiopians Leave

.Somalia may be a lost cause for anyone. With Ethiopia withdrawing likely no one else will try." Islamist insurgents took over the city that houses Somalia’s Parliament on Monday, just hours after Ethiopian...

U.S. and Afghans Plan to Recruit Local Militias

This could work but it will take timeand need more American troops whileit is being implemented.  President Obama may have to send more than the 20,000troops he has planned. " Taking a page from the...

Brazil poll result mixed for Lula

" Brazil's local elections have brought mixed results for President Luiz Ignacio da Silva's Workers' Party. Almost 130 million Brazilian voters went to the polls on Sunday to elect mayors and councillors. ...

Cyberwar fears grow after Georgia websites attacked

"Attacks that hit Georgian government and news websites after Russian tanks rolled across the border into South Ossettia last month have US officials concerned that bands of independent "cyber militias" will increasingly wield power over international relations. ...

Obama Concedes That Surge Didn't Go As He Expected

Sen. Barack Obama said it was "fair" to notice that he did not anticipate that the surge of U.S. troops into Iraq would be coincident with the so-called Sunni Awakening and the decisions of Shia militias to reduce...

Plan to send Mideast refugees to Sudan draws protest

Is Sudan the only place to save those refugee?! Is that the right choice?! Do UNCHR fully aware about the safety for those refugee?!"Palestinian refugees along the Iraq-Syria border are so desperate, they may...

Leaders to admit E Timor abuses

Finally truth has prevailed upon the leaders of Indonesia. After many years of Independence of Est Timor Indonesian leaders have have formally accepted to support militias with weapon , funding and operation help to target pro-independence supporters. This startling...

Iraqi Prime Minister: Government has Defeated Terrorism

Tune in to CNN, NBC or your local paper to see if you see this story.  Good news from Iraq not good for the media. The Prime Minister of Iraq says,  The Terrorists have been...

Tsvangirai rejects 'sham' ballot

Morgan Tsvangirai has described Zimbabwe's election run-off as "an excercise in mass intimidation". "Mr Tsvangirai, who boycotted the poll because of violence, said people across Zimbabwe had been forced to take...

Mugabe rejects poll delay calls

Ahead of  Presidential elections in Zimbabwe on friday President Mugabe has rejected all the calls of  calling off elections. He lambasted British government for its policy on Zimbabwe. "Zimbabwe's...

US to ignore Zimbabwe poll result

Taking strong exception of current political crisis in Zimbabwe United states will not accept final results of Presidential elections to be held this Friday. Washington has clearly made its mind of the eviction...

Nations rally to blast discredited Zimbabwe election

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYa know, Mugabe said only God could remove him from office, now perhaps there are some in this world, who feel they speak for God and are biding their time to show...

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