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Violence in Bangladesh as ex-PM evicted from home (Reuters)

November 13th, 2010

Reuters - At least three people were killed in a suicide bomb attack in Bangladesh Saturday, and over 100 protesters were injured as officials evicted the leader of the opposition…

Barricades in front of Suu Kyi’s home removed: witness (Reuters)

November 13th, 2010

Activists speak under portraits of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the office of the her National League for Democracy (NLD) in Yangon November 12, 2010. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunReuters - Myanmar authorities removed barricades in front of the home of Aung San Suu Kyi, the detained leader of the pro-democracy movement in the army-ruled country, raising speculation of…

Five years comatose, Israel’s Sharon taken home (Reuters)

November 12th, 2010

Reuters - Israel’s comatose former prime minister, Ariel Sharon, was moved back to his desert ranch on Friday, leaving the secure hospital ward that has been his home for almost…

Five years comatose, Israel’s Sharon moves home (Reuters)

November 12th, 2010

Reuters - Israel’s comatose former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was moved back to his desert ranch on Friday, leaving the secure hospital ward that had been his home for almost…

3 Japanese freed by China arrive back home (AP)

October 1st, 2010

One of three Japanese, center, who had been detained by Chinese military and released today, is escorted by company's officials upon arrival at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai Thursday Sept. 30 2010. China on Thursday released three Japanese detained after allegedly entering a restricted Chinese military zone, as tensions over a maritime dispute began to unwind. (AP Photo)AP - Three Japanese held by China for allegedly entering a restricted military zone arrived back home Friday as tensions over a territorial dispute eased. But Tokyo continued to press…

In Gulf work camp, jobless begin glum journey home (AP)

September 8th, 2010

A laborer packs his bag as the others check their travel documents in the Al Sajaa camp in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Saturday Sept. 4, 2010. The hidden face of the Emirates' economic crunch is in places such as Industrial Zone 18 and the ramshackle compound for about 700 migrant workers within. For more than six months, they have lived on charity, fought off rats and slept amid piles of trash after a construction company abruptly closed and left them jobless.(AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)AP - The hidden face of the Emirates’ economic crunch is in places such as Industrial Zone 18 and the ramshackle compound for about 700 migrant workers within. For more…

Mobs attack home of Iranian opposition leader (AP)

September 3rd, 2010

** CORRECTS DATE OF ATTACK ** FILE - In this June 9, 2009 file photo, Iranian opposition leader Mahdi Karroubi attends a press conference in Tehran, Iran. Pro-government militiamen attacked the home of Iranian opposition leader Mahdi Karroubi with homemade bombs and beat one of his bodyguards unconscious Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, an opposition website reported, in an apparent attempt to keep him from attending the annual state-sponsored rally known as Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)AP - Pro-government crowds swarmed outside the battered home of a key Iranian opposition leader Friday after militiamen attacked with firebombs and beat a bodyguard unconscious in a brazen message…

Iranian opposition leader’s home attacked (AP)

September 3rd, 2010

** CORRECTS DATE OF ATTACK ** FILE - In this June 9, 2009 file photo, Iranian opposition leader Mahdi Karroubi attends a press conference in Tehran, Iran. Pro-government militiamen attacked the home of Iranian opposition leader Mahdi Karroubi with homemade bombs and beat one of his bodyguards unconscious Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, an opposition website reported, in an apparent attempt to keep him from attending the annual state-sponsored rally known as Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)AP - Pro-government militiamen attacked the home of an Iranian opposition leader with homemade bombs and beat one of his bodyguards unconscious, an opposition website reported, in an apparent attempt…

Crowds attack home of Iranian opposition leader (AP)

September 3rd, 2010

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran./p<br /></a> pIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves as he takes part in the Jerusalem Day demonstration in Tehran September 3, 2010.  REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS)AP - Pro-government militiamen attacked the home of an Iranian opposition leader with homemade bombs and beat one of his bodyguards unconscious, an opposition website reported, in an apparent attempt…

Russian nursing home fire kills 9 people (AP)

August 30th, 2010

AP - A blaze at a Russian nursing home killed nine people early Monday, and emergency officials said it may have been started by a resident setting himself on fire.

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