BBC reports that Tunisian opposition party leader Mohamed Brahmi has been shot dead in the capital, Tunis, in the country’s second political killing this year. Protesters have gathered in Tunis and other cities across the country calling for the government to resign. Tunisia’s largest trade union has called for a general strike on Friday and Tunisair has cancelled all flights to and from Tunisia for that day. Read article
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Globalpost.com reported that, hundreds of protesters built barricades around Bulgaria’s parliament, effectively trapping over 100 lawmakers, ministers, and journalists in the building for more than seven hours on Tuesday following a brief scuffle with police. Read Article
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Stuff.co.nz reports that a British journalist working for Bloomberg News in Sudan says security agents detained and beat him for covering the country’s biggest anti-government protest in years. Sudan’s information ministry could not be reached for comment, but a senior official in the ruling party condemned the security action as ”unacceptable”. Read article
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Al Jazeera reports that at least 25 Indian children have died and dozens left in a critical condition needing hospital treatment after apparently being poisoned by a school meal. The incident has triggered violent protests and angry allegations of blame. The children aged four to 12 fell ill on Tuesday after consuming a lunch of […]
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As reported by Gulfnews.com, Saudi Arabia has deported several Syrian doctors after it said they raised funds for the regime of President Bashar Al Assad. “The decision to expel them was taken to put an end to their activities after they were found guilty of raising funds allegedly to support the Syrian revolution,” sources told […]
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As reported by France24.com, a leading gay rights activist was tortured and killed just weeks after he issued a public warning about the threat posed by “anti-gay thugs” in Cameroon, a rights group said. Eric Lembembe’s body was found Monday by friends in the capital Yaounde. Read Article
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Debka.com reported that, the man, aged 30, is in serious condition from a knife attack by two Palestinians Tuesday night as he left the Old City of Jerusalem through Damascus Gate after praying at the Western Wall. He was stabbed six times in the chest and back. Read Article
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Alarabiya.net reports that supporters of the Tunisian ruling party Ennahda assaulted Al Arabiya television’s crew in Tunis on Saturday, while the crew was covering a march organized by the movement opposing “the military coup against democracy in Egypt.” The attackers beat up the cameraman, verbally assaulted the rest of the crew and prevented them from […]
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According to globalpost.com, seven police officers were injured on Saturday in a second night of rioting by loyalists in Belfast. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) described the unrest as “isolated serious disorder” as rioters threw gas bombs, bricks, bottles and other objects at officers in the same northern area of Woodvale that saw […]
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Edmontonjournal.com reported that, Iraqi officials say a bomb has exploded inside a crowded coffee shop in the ethnically disputed northern city of Kirkuk, killing 19 and wounding 26. A police official who provided the casualty toll says the blast happened around 10 p.m. Friday in the Classico Cafe in the south of the city as […]
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