Scores missing in Bangladesh ferry sinking
• http://www.aljazeera.comDivers searching for bodies after ferry with about 200 passengers aboard sinks after collision on the Meghna River.
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Is India defying Western sanctions on Iran?
• http://www.aljazeera.comAs India explores trade opportunities with Iran we ask if it is hampering efforts to stop Tehran's nuclear programme.
Smog reaches unsafe levels in Thailand
• http://www.aljazeera.comPeople warned to stay indoors as hospitals become crowded with patients complaining of respiratory and eye problems.
French Highest Court Strikes Down Law Criminalizing Denial of Armenian Genocide
• http://jonathanturley.org, JONATHAN TURLEYPreviously we discussed the new French law making it a crime for citizens to deny or minimize the genocide of Armenians by Turks in the early 20th century.
Arrest Angelina Jolie For War Crimes: Kony 2012
• InfoWarsWhile Joseph Kony and his army disappeared six years ago, Ugandans are being killed and evicted in their thousands by western entities right now – but nobody is making ‘viral’ films about the crisis and celebrities like Angelina Jolie are tweeting th
Monsanto's Roundup threatens stability of global food supply
• by: Anthony Gucciardi Natural NewsMonsanto's reckless disregard for public health and the agricultural stability of the planet may be even more significant than previously thought.
Egyptian lawmakers don’t want US aid
• http://rt.comIn the wake of the NGO funding scandal the Egyptian parliament is to consider cutting more than $1 billion in US aid along with putting the military-appointed interim government to a vote of confidence.
Egyptian army doctor cleared over 'virginity tests' on women activists
• The GuardianAn army doctor has been acquitted of carrying out forced "virginity tests" on female protesters in Egypt last year, dealing a blow to activists and the women at the centre of the case. Ahmed Adel was found not guilty of public indecency by a milit
Bomb blast targets Pakistan funeral
• http://www.aljazeera.comAt least 15 people have been killed after a bomb exploded at a funeral in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, local police officials say.
Syrian forces assault Idlib amid peace talks
• http://www.aljazeera.comThe Syrian president has told Kofi Annan, the UN and Arab League envoy, that no political solution is possible in Syria while "terrorist" groups are destabilising the country.
Protest leaders weigh new tactics as anti-Putin rallies shrink
• ByFred Weir, Correspondent csmonitor.comThousands of Moscow residents rallied Saturday against Vladimir Putin. But crowds were smaller, and protest leaders say they need fresh ideas to counter disillusionment and divisions.
Gays reach high government offices in Latin America
• usatoday.com APTatiana Pineros is a man by birth and a woman by choice.
Fire ravages Peru education warehouse, destroying half million textbooks, 61,000 laptops
• Associated PressLIMA, Peru — A fire at Peru’s main state educational materials warehouse destroyed a half million textbooks, 61,000 laptop computers and 6,000 solar panels that had been destined for schools in poor rural communities. Education Minister Patricia Sal
Arabs ask Russia to back them on Syria crisis
• reuters.comArab League countries pressed Russia on Saturday to back their efforts to end violence in Syria at a meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo on Saturday attended by Russia's Sergei Lavrov.
Syria leader Bashar al-Assad firmly in control, U.S. intelligence officials say
• Washington PostA year into the uprising in Syria, senior U.S. intelligence officials described the nation’s president, Bashar al-Assad, on Friday as firmly in control and increasingly willing to unleash one of the region’s most potent militaries on badly overmatche
Pakistan prime minister names new spy agency chief
• Los Angeles TimesPrime Minister Yusaf Raza Gilani on Friday named a successor to Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha as the head of Pakistan’s powerful spy agency, ending speculation that Pasha’s term would be extended for the third year in a row. Lt. Gen. Zaheerul Islam,
Sensible, Creative and Sublime: Our Favorites From the 2012 Geneva Motor Show
• www.wired.comFor all the outlandish supercars and concepts on the show floor, there were many quiet, thoughtful ideas for making good, efficient cars. Easing our reliance on fossil fuels is an incredibly tough nut to crack.
Prosecutors: Prominent wine collector sold $1.3 million worth of counterfeit bottles
• By NBC News, msnbc.com staffAn Indonesian millionaire who was once known as one of the world's up-and-coming collectors and dealers of rare wines was arrested on Thursday and accused of trying to bamboozle other wealthy buyers.
Iran says Arabs putting mercenaries into Syria
• ReutersArab countries are sending mercenaries to Syria to thwart any chance of a negotiated settlement to end President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on a year-long uprising against his rule, Iran's ambassador to France said on Thursday.
Syria activists reject Annan's call for talks
• http://www.aljazeera.comOpposition members say ex-UN chief's emphasis on political settlement encourages Assad to "crush the revolution".
Western hostages killed in Nigeria
• http://www.aljazeera.comNigerian president blames deaths on radical Islamist group, after failed British-Nigerian rescue attempt.
Four more generals defect from Syrian army: rebels
• ReutersFour more high-ranking officers have defected from the Syrian armed forces and joined the year-old uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's rule, two rebel groups said
Stratfor leaks: NATO commandos in illegal special ops in Syria
• rt.comUndercover NATO troops are already in Syria despite denials from their parent governments, according to a leaked brief from a highly-placed analyst.
Kony 2012 documentary on Ugandan warlord is unlikely viral phenomenon
• Josh HallidayThe 30-minute film about guerilla leader Joseph Rao Kony has been watched more than 30m times in 48 hours.
Syrian crackdown ongoing despite high-level defection
• By the CNN Wire StaffShelling and explosions rocked several Syrian cities early Thursday, leaving at least eight dead, a day after a high-ranking official apparently resigned to join the uprising.
Colombia: Cuba to miss Americas summit
• ALJAZEERAColombian leader says island has agreed not to attend Cartagena meeting, averting showdown between US and leftist bloc
Gas stations in South America’s largest city running dry as truckers strike
• By Associated PressSao Paulo’s 2,000 gas stations are rapidly running out of fuel as a strike by truck drivers who haul gas in South America’s largest city completed a second day, according to business representatives.
Censorship comes to Australia
• By RobertAustralian judge calls for a Big Brother Super-Regulator to censor newspapers, TV, websites, personal blogs, even what you say on Twitter!
Dirty T-Shirt Defamation
• by Gene HowingtonIs an opinion defamation? Is it defamation if it is worn on a t-shirt?
Who Was Behind the Delhi Bombing?
• by Gareth PorterThe magnet bomb that exploded on an Israeli Embassy diplomat’s car in Delhi on February 13 seemed on the surface to be consistent with an Iranian-sponsored action.
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