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(Photo: Creative Commons)Remembering Howard Zinn
File - Historian Howard Zinn lecturing at the Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisconsin, May 2, 2009....Full Story

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(Photo: AP / Manu Brabo)Doctors Without Borders halts work in Misrata
File - A woman suspected of being a Gadhafi loyalist is seen behind bars inside a detention facility in Misrata, Libya, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011....Full Story

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Bellicose Romney rejects rival's 'repulsive' anti-immigrant claim
| After calling a Gingrich ad that attacked him on immigration "repulsive" during a debate in Jacksonville on Thursday, Mr Romney departed on a Friday tour first to a Latin Leaders conference in Miami and then to Orlando, an area with a concentration of Hispan...Full Story
Russia stands fast in support of Syrian regime
| In a rare show of unity, European and Arab powers are backing a new draft resolution reflecting Arab League demands that President Assad step aside to allow a political transition to a democratic, pluralist system of government. | But Moscow, which has shown almost un...Full Story
As Nations Line Up Against Syrian Government, Russia Sides Firmly With Assad
| MOSCOW — There are not many world capitals today where President Bashar al-Assad of Syria can count on unstinting support. But diplomats who passed through Moscow this week hoping to secure Russia’s help in forcing him from power were met with cold refusal...Full Story
Senegal Court Says President Can Run Again
| DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s elderly president can run for a third term next month, according to a ruling Friday night by the nation’s constitutional court, which also threw out the candidacy of the popular music star Youssou N’Dour. Related | Si...Full Story
Shares that will be winners at the summer Games
| But even with just 20 weeks to go, there are still some short-term opportunities for investors who are seeking a sprinkling of sporting gold dust on their returns. | "During the games, hundreds of thousands of visitors will arrive along with the substantial spons...Full Story
Flying the flag for an Australia free of racism
Australia Day is the day we celebrate the arrival of the First Fleet in Sydney Cove in 1788. According to the Australia Day website, at its core, it is a day driven by communities, and the celebration of what's great about Australia and being Australian. But what does i...Full Story
Two Florida Republicans say time to temper immigration rhetoric
| MIAMI (Reuters) - Two prominent Florida Republicans urged their party to tone down its rhetoric on illegal immigration or risk driving away Latino voters who may be a important bloc in this year's presidential election. | The appeals by Senator Marco Rubio and former ...Full Story
Children among 74 dead in 2 days of Syrian turmoil
| ZEINA KARAM | Associated Press= BEIRUT (AP) — Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people, including small children, as forces loyal to President Bashar Assad shelled residential buildings and fired on crowds in a dramatic escalation of violence, a...Full Story
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As Nations Line Up Against Syrian Government, Russia Sides Firmly With Assad
Children among 74 dead in 2 days of Syrian turmoil
Syria violence kills over 40
Suicide bomber kills 31 in Baghdad funeral procession
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UN says 384 children killed in Syrian unrest
UN Security Council discusses Syrian crisis
Clashes erupt as Senegal's Wade cleared for third term bid
Air Force sheep beating reflects normalized violence
INDIA: Censorship is a myopic world vision
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Syria violence kills over 40
The Star | AMMAN (Reuters) - Security forces killed over 40 people in Syria on Friday, activists and residents said, as people in Homs mourned 14 members of a family they said were slain by militiamen in one of the worst sectarian attacks in a 10-month revolt...
Suicide bomber kills 31 in Baghdad funeral procession
Irish Times | A SUICIDE bomber in a car packed with explosives attacked a funeral procession in a Shia neighbourhood of Baghdad yesterday, the latest in a wave of attacks on Shias across Iraq since the withdrawal of US troops last month. | There were conflicting...
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Irish Times | Compiled by PHIIP REID | Keane's conduct shows up Tevez | DOES ANYONE else get a sick feeling in the stomach when you see how much Carlos Tevez has lost - some Euro11 million - in wages, bonuses and fines since turning up his nose to the manager?...
Enemies of the States
Irish Times 12A RELIGIOUS AWAKENING? Esposito condemns the stereotypes that led us to ask: Is there something about Islam that accounts for the kind of regimes they have? PHOTOGRAPH: REUTERSA RELIGIOUS AWAKENING? Esposito (pictured) condemns the stereotypes that...
UN says 384 children killed in Syrian unrest
Your Middle East | At least 384 children have been killed during 10 months of violence in Syria and almost the same number detained, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday. | "As of January 7, 384 children have been killed, most are boys," Rima Sa...
UN Security Council discusses Syrian crisis
MSNBC | By ANITA SNOW | Associated Press | UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The Security Council began closed-door negotiations Friday on a new Arab-European draft resolution aimed at resolving the crisis in Syria, but Russia's envoy said he could not back the curren...
Romney, Gingrich focus on Hispanic voters in Fla.
Yahoo Daily News | DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney urged conservatives to back off aggressive anti-immigration policies as the Republican presidential candidates vied for Hispanic votes Friday, a day marked by heightened tensions entering the final...
Clashes erupt as Senegal's Wade cleared for third term bid
Jakarta Globe Protesters in Senegal clashed with police late Friday after a court approved President Abdoulaye Wade to seek a highly disputed third term, but barred music icon Youssou Ndour from running. | Anti-Wade protesters threw stones at police who responded ...
Air Force sheep beating reflects normalized violence
The Examiner | There has been a video circulating on the internet as of late that depicts some of the US armed forces engaged in unspeakable violence towards a sheep.   The sheep was beaten to death with a baseball bat while others looked on and cheered...
INDIA: Censorship is a myopic world vision
Scoop Saturday, 28 January 2012, 12:10 pm | Press Release: Asian Human Rights Commission | A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission | INDIA: Censorship is a myopic world vision | The authorities in India have to wake up to the reality that censor...
Côte D’Ivoire Must Ensure Secure Space
Scoop Saturday, 28 January 2012, 12:12 pm | Press Release: United Nations | Côte D’Ivoire Must Ensure Secure Space for Political Participation – UN Expert | New York, Jan 27 2012 2:10PM | A United Nations human rights expert urged Ivoria...
Police team off to Mumbai to track man in battered baby case
The Hindu A police team has been dispatched to Mumbai to track down Rajkumar, who is wanted in connection with the badly battered two-year-old baby girl now battling for life at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences' Trauma Centre here. | Rajkumar, a cab...
UN Security Council discusses Syrian crisis
The Guardian | ANITA SNOW | Associated Press= UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Security Council began closed-door negotiations Friday on a new Arab-European draft resolution aimed at resolving the crisis in Syria, but Russia's envoy said he could not back the current ...
UN Security Council discusses Syrian crisis
Sun Star | UNITED NATIONS — The Security Council began closed-door negotiations Friday on a new Arab-European draft resolution aimed at resolving the crisis in Syria, but Russia's envoy said he could not back the current language as it stands. | Ambassador ...
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