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 Afghan shrines last resort for Afghan mentally ill
| 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 wher... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Herald Tribune
Afghanistan Defence Photos War Waste Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
 Shot soldier Aaron Deans hopes to return to Afghanistan
A soldier who was shot in the back in a Taliban ambush is hoping to return to the front line in Afghanistan. | L/Cpl Aaron Deans, 21, of Washington, was driving an armoured vehicle when it came under ... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) BBC News
Afghanistan Ambush Photos Taliban Washington Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
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 Annan urges Syria to stop delaying humanitarian aid
| AFP - UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday urged Syria to stop delaying UN access to more than one million Syrians in need of assistance. | The United Nations has... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) France24
Arab Photos Syria UN Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present) |
 Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali
| 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 u... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore) Al Jazeera
Human Rights Mali Military Photos Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état |
 Half of South Sudan facing food shortages, warns UN
More than half the population of South Sudan are facing food shortages due to the continuing conflict with Sudan, the UN is warning. | It says fighting on the border betw... (photo: UN / /Isaac Billy) BBC News
Food Photos South Sudan War Wikipedia: South Sudan |
 India ranked 46th in trade logistics performance
| Washington, May 16 (IANS) Global trade logistics performance slowed down over the last two years amid the global recession, but India and others that pursued aggressive... (photo: WN / prajkta) Newstrack India
India Photos Trade Washington Wikipedia: Trade |
 Pakistan president to attend NATO summit
| Pakistan has confirmed its president will attend a summit of NATO leaders this weekend in Chicago as negotiations with US to reopen supply lines into Afghanis... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) Al Jazeera
Afghan Nato Pakistan Photos Wikipedia: NATO logistics in the Afghan War |
 'Rendition' Libyan commander Abdel Hakim Belhadj to form his own party
Abdel Hakim Belhadj, a prominent Islamist commander suing MI6 over his alleged rendition by the CIA in 2004, is poised to emerge as a powerful political force in Libya af... (photo: AP / Francois Mori) The Daily Telegraph
Islamist Libya Photos Politics Wikipedia: Libyan civil war |
 Palestinians march in annual mourning ritual
| RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians are marching in the West Bank to mark the anniversary of their uprooting during the war over Israel's creation. |... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The Guardian
Israel Palestinians Photos Protests Wikipedia: 1948 Palestinian exodus |
 Iraqis held illegally in 'closed' prison, rights group claims
| Human Rights Watch accuses Iraqi security forces of 'grabbing people outside of the law' and putting them in secret jails Human Rights Watch claims troops controlled by... (photo: US Army file / Staff Sgt. Brian D. Lehnhardt) The Guardian
Human Rights Iraq Photos Prison Wikipedia: Iraq War |
