March 2012
187 posts
Iranian candidates in final pitch for votes -... →
Candidates for Iran’s parliamentary election are wrapping up their week-long campaigning before the March 2 vote.
The election on Friday for the 290-seat Islamic Consultative Assembly is the first since the disputed presidential poll in 2009, which ignited eight months of protest against both President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s victory and the government.
The state carried out deadly...
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Ireland calls surprise referendum →
In a move that has sent shockwaves across Europe, the Irish government announced on February 28 that it plans to hold a referendum on the new European fiscal compact. In spite of a context of deep recession, high unemployment and growing resentment against the EU, the Irish press believes that there is no alternative but to vote Yes.
Ireland is on course to be the first and only country in the...
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WatchMore than 30,000 people took to the streets of Barcelona on Wednesday to demonstrate against cuts in education spending. Cars were burned and windows of banks smashed when the protests turned violent
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25 suspected Anonymous hackers arrested in... →
Twenty-five alleged hackers from the freewheeling, decentralized Anonymous protest movement have been arrested across Europe and South America in a massive sweep coordinated by Interpol, an agency based in France that links police around the world.
Suspects arrested in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Spain were believed to have carried out coordinated digital attacks against the Colombian...
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February 2012
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The Growing U.S.-Israel Divide Over Iran →
A flurry of meetings between the two countries reveal disagreements about when and whether to resort to force.
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WatchAt least 144 people were killed Monday across Syria, including 64 who died in a “horrifying massacre” at a checkpoint in Homs province, opposition activists said.
Those killed at a checkpoint in the Abel area were attempting to flee shelling in the Baba Amr neighborhood in the city of Homs, said the Local Coordination Committees of Syria, a network of opposition activists.
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“It’s comforting to believe that these violent protests and the obviously intense...”
– The Causes of the Protests in Afghanistan by Glen Greenwald
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WatchWhen Nelson Mandela was admitted to hospital, South Africans took a deep breath and prepared themselves for the worst. Despite the government issuing statements telling concerned citizens not to panic, they did. Mandela holds such a special place in South African’s hearts that they fortify themselves with the inevitable day when he takes his last breath.
At 93, many here are grateful the...
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EU’s highest court to rule on anti-piracy treaty |... →
After major opposition, Brussels has referred its anti-piracy treaty to the European Court of Justice to rule if it complies with the EU’s fundamental rights and freedoms. Critics have said the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA, will curb free access on the internet. Thousands protested across Europe earlier this month.
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WatchThe Australian foreign minister, Kevin Rudd, has announced his resignation during an official visit in Washington, citing his reasons for doing so as his lack of support from Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Rudd lost his position as prime minister to Gillard in June 2010 in an internal coup, and his resignation has now sparked rumours that he is preparing to challenge Gillard’s position as...
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Palestinian detainee ends hunger strike - Middle... →
A Palestinian detained by Israel, Khader Adnan, has agreed to end his 66-day hunger strike as part of a deal under which he will be released without charge, sources tell Al Jazeera.
Al Jazeera’s Nisreen El-Shamayleh, reporting from Adnan’s hometown of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, quoted officials as saying on Tuesday that “Adnan has informed his lawyers that he has...
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WatchFollowing protests in the Aysén region of Chile last week, thousands of protesters in Santiago have clashed with police. Supporters took to the streets to march in solidarity with the people of the remote Patagonian area after failed attempts to negotiate improved health care, education and cheaper fuel and food with the government where the cost of living is higher due to the remoteness of the...
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