BBC News - Morocco protest after raped Amina Filali kills herself

Moroccan activists have stepped up pressure to scrap laws that allow rapists to marry their victims - after a 16-year-old girl killed herself.

BBC News - Egyptian women's views: Verdict in virginity test case

There have been protests in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, after a military court acquitted an army doctor accused of carrying out forced virginity tests on women activists on Sunday.

10 best quotes about rising gas prices - POLITICO.com

Rising gas prices are weighing on the minds of Americans more than ever and poised to remain an important 2012 campaign issue.

Zvi Bar'el / The unsung heroes of the Syrian uprising - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

While the West mourns the death of two foreign journalists, it continues to ignore the Syrian citizens who risk their lives to show the international community what is happening in their country.  

Yemen holds presidential election with 1 candidate - CNN.com

Hundreds of voters voted Tuesday in Sanaa's old town section to replace Yemen's longtime ruler, Ali Abdullah Saleh, in an election marred by sporadic violence.

BBC News - Syria 'disintegrating under crippling sanctions'

One of Syria's leading businessmen says its economy is being crippled by foreign sanctions and that the government is slowly disintegrating.

German MPs back human rights activist as candidate to be next president | World news | The Guardian

Both left and right rally behind Joachim Gauck, 72, who grew up in East Germany and does not belong to any political party

Amnesty International report brands Libya's militias 'out of control'

Six months since the Libyan civil war ended in Muammar Qaddadi's death, a new report from Amnesty International says hundreds of militias remain active in the country, extorting money and killing their  enemies

Palestinian prisoner on 55th day of hunger strike - CBS News

In a high-stakes gamble, an imprisoned member of a Palestinian militant group has waged a hunger strike for almost two months, trying to draw attention to Israel's military justice system and its treatment of detainees who can be held without charge for lengthy periods.

Will The World Respond To Syria's Humanitarian Disaster? | Fox News

When Bashar al-Assad’s predecessor as Syria’s president, his father Hafez, sent tanks and troops into Hama 30 years ago, there was neither You Tube nor smart phones.

Israel's Mossad trained assassins of Iran nuclear scientists, report says - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

NBC news report cites U.S. officials as confirming earlier reports of a link between Israeli clandestine operations and People’s Mujahedin of Iran activists, adding that the U.S. had no direct involvement with the alleged attacks.  

The UN must find a Goldstone for Syria

The UN needs to send a direct message to Bashar Assad: A regime which resorts to war crimes will have to answer for them.  

Egyptian activists react with fury to criminal trial for NGO workers | World news | The Guardian

Civil society groups say trial of 43 NGO workers – including 19 Americans – is politically motivated

Russia may seek controlled exit of Assad in talks| Reuters

 Russia may be seeking a "controlled demolition" of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's rule to save its sole major foothold in the Arab world against Western rivals when its foreign minister and spy chief hold rare talks in Damascus this week.

Official: Missing woman's husband blows up house to kill himself, 2 sons - CNN.com

Minutes after locking out a social worker who'd brought his two sons for a visit, a man in Washington state blew up his house on Sunday -- killing himself and his boys, whose mother went missing more than two years ago, a sheriff's spokesman said.

Stop Assad - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

The only possible explanation for the conduct of China and Russia is the desire to prevent a Western 'takeover' of the Arab Spring, no matter the cost in human life.  

4 Kenyans Face Trial at Hague in 2008 Election Violence - NYTimes.com

Four prominent Kenyans, two of them presidential candidates, were ordered Monday to stand trial at the International Criminal Court at The Hague on charges of crimes against humanity in connection with the bloodshed and waves of violence following the disputed elections …

Medical News: Drug Slows Progress of Prostate Cancer - in Oncology/Hematology, Prostate Cancer from MedPage Today

Men with early prostate cancer had significantly less disease progression when treated with dutasteride (Avodart) than with placebo as part of active surveillance, results of a randomized trial showed.

Israel's legal 'abuse' of Arab minority is undemocratic - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

The call for international public opinion to raise its voice completes the struggle of the democratic forces here. This will make it clear to all that the right-wing establishment in Israel has crossed a line in the direction of apartheid.  

Statins may block the development of cancer - Health News - NHS Choices

A daily dose of statins has “been shown to block the growth and spread of tumours,” according to the Daily Express.

Human Rights Watch reports 'serious violations' in Israel, Palestinian territories - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

Annual report lists Israel's blockade of Gaza Strip, settlement expansion in West Bank, and home demolitions in East Jerusalem; report also accuses Hamas for carrying out judicial executions and for allegedly torturing detainees.  

Wikipedia Blackout: Websites Wikipedia, Reddit, Others Go Dark Wednesday to Protest SOPA, PIPA - ABC News

Do not try to look up "Internet Censorship" or "SOPA" or "PIPA" on Wikipedia, the giant online encyclopedia, on Wednesday. 

Hamas brutally assaults Shi'ite worshippers in Gaza - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

Assault is part of a broader crackdown on Shi'ite organizations, including charities, that was sparked in part by Hamas' fear of growing Iranian influence in Gaza.  

Israeli Arabs have never been equal before the law - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

The looming expulsion of thousands will be carried out with the silent agreement of enlightened members of society, because maintaining a Jewish majority is an ideological common denominator for the overwhelming majority of Israelis.  

Martin Luther King Jr.: 8 peaceful protests that bolstered civil rights

From 1955 until his death in 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was the dominant leader of the US civil rights movement. 

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