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Saud and Susya

I have a dream that Barack Obama or his successor will finally show some backbone...

(BETHLEHEM) - The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Nayef Al-Saud died at age 78.

Nayef was the Interior Minister known for his "efficient" crackdown on dissent and thus was praised by US administrators for dealing with "terrorism" (the same administrators who tortured and "rendered" subjects to be tortured).

Sri Lanka Accused Of Discriminating Against Women

These incidents are linked to the Prevention of TerrorismAct (PTA), which, the statement said, “makes it easier for police and military members to carry out body inspections and ‘searches’ without having to justify doing so.

(COLOMBO Sunday Leader) - A European human rights watchdog has accused Sri Lanka of violating a United Nations (UN) convention on discrimination against women.

The European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) in a recent media statement said that women and girls in the North and East are subject to harassment by police and military personnel.

Rodney King Dies at the Age of 47

There is no evidence of foul play.

(LOS ANGELES) - Rodney King, the man who became famous after his videotaped beating in 1991, is dead at the age of 47. He was reportedly found dead in his swimming pool. King’s fiancee Cynthia Kelly, called police at 5:25 am to report what she’d found.

King’s beating after a high-speed chase set the nation on fire, as well as much of Los Angeles. The four officers involved in the beating were acquitted, leading to a racial firestorm and debates for many years to come.

Nepal Privatized and Sororized

Report from Delhi, Indo-Nepalese border towns, Kathmandu and Dharamkot [Himachal Pradesh].

(DELHI) - Nepal’s leadership failed to draft a new Constitution. The mandate of 602-member Constituent Assembly [CA] elected in 2008 ended on 27th May, 2012 without a consensus as to how Nepal should be governed.

Eezham Tamils: Declare for Referendum in any Unity Meeting

Only the Tamil militancy was able to arrest the process for three decades, but genocidal Colombo is now given with a free licence to carry out colonisation in full swing.

(CHENNAI, India TamilNet) - All groups of Eezham Tamils in the island and in the diaspora, seeking various shades of political solution beyond the present constitution of Sri Lanka, should meet together to present a joint stand of them.

It is an opinion currently pressurising all of them, mainly the TNA, both the factions of the TGTE, GTF and the Country Councils in various Western countries.

Sergey Lavorov: `On the Right Side of History`

An article from Russia's Foreign Minister on the Syrian crisis.

(MOSCOW) - Over the last year or a year and a half, the events unfolding in North Africa and the Middle East have come to the forefront of the global political agenda.

They are frequently referred to as the most remarkable episode in the international life of the new 21st century.

Enforced Disappearance: JSMM`s Muzaffar Bhutto Was Found Dead After More than a Year

He was neither a terrorist nor a criminal, he was a qualified engineer and a political activist working for the rights of people living in Sindh.

(KARACHI) - Muzaffar Bhutto, who went missing on February 24, 2011, was found dead near Hyderabad on Tuesday 22 May 2012.

The 42-year-old’s bullet-riddled body, also bearing torture marks, was found at the roadside near Hatri and was taken to Civil Hospital, Hyderabad.

Protest Vigil in Susya

Israeli army forces are threatening to demolish the entire Palestinian village of Susya.

(TEL AVIV) - This week, demolition orders for approximately fifty dwelling structures were handed out, which add to numerous additional orders issued recently.

In addition, the Civil Administration has announced to the residents of Susya that it intends to implement six demolition orders issued in the 1990s and 2001.

The Plight of Indian Tamils in Sri Lanka

Statistics reveal a more than 50 per cent fall in the Indian Tamil population between 1971 and 1981.

(CHENNAI, India) - The Tamils in Sri Lanka can be classified into two groups.

Al, You Can Do Better Than This

The Republican platform promises to do better. I don’t think they've done so bad.
- Everybody’s broke but them. - Will Rogers

(SASKATCHEWAN) - I've pondered for a long time – oh say about the last 20 years – why my son Kevin can't buy a headline, let alone a feature story, in the mainstream media.