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Chechen president under fire ahead of murder trial (AP)

November 15th, 2010

AP - An Austrian human rights lawyer says she hopes a trial concerning the slaying of a refugee will help bring about the prosecution of Chechnya’s president.

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Burma under military control

November 11th, 2010

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Crisis-hit Greece votes under threat of snap poll (AP)

November 7th, 2010

AP - In a major test of support for austerity measures, voters in crisis-hit Greece will cast ballots in local elections Sunday that could force the Socialist government to call…

China dissidents under lockdown as Nobel tensions linger (Reuters)

October 29th, 2010

Reuters - Dozens of Chinese dissidents and human rights activists remain under house arrest as a wary government seeks to stifle support for jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo,…

American visits Iran blast site under freedom deal (AP)

October 17th, 2010

Iranian-American businessman Reza Taghavi, 71, speaks at this home a day after he was released from Evin prison in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010. Taghavi said Sunday he spent more than two years in a Tehran prison despite being innocent — simply for handing over $200 in cash to a man in Iran that an acquaintance in the United States had given him. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)AP - An Iranian-American businessman freed after more than two years in Tehran’s main prison visited survivors of a deadly 2008 mosque bombing as a condition of his release in…

Historic political meeting under way in NKorea (AP)

September 28th, 2010

In this image made from 1980 file television footage, Kim Jong Il applauds while attending the Workers' Party of Korea convention, in Pyongyang, North Korea. The official Korean Central News Agency announced last week the ruling Workers' Party would hold a conference Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010, to select its 'supreme leadership body.'  (AP Photo/APTN)AP - North Korea said Tuesday its biggest political gathering in 30 years was under way and crucial developments were expected, hours after leader Kim Jong Il appointed his youngest…

Commonwealth Games at risk with under 2 weeks left (AP)

September 22nd, 2010

An Indian man looks at the collapsed bridge near Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010. A footbridge under construction near the Commonwealth Games main stadium collapsed on Tuesday, injuring people, police said. The games are scheduled to be held from Oct. 3-14. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)AP - Less than two weeks before it begins, one of the world’s biggest sports events is in jeopardy as organizers struggle to cope with unfinished buildings, a filthy athletes’…

Mideast talks reopen under tough conditions (AP)

August 30th, 2010

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds up a glass of wine after speaking to his Likud party members in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. The U.S. re-launches Israeli-Palestinian talks this week, its third push over the past decade to solve one of the world's most intractable conflicts, and this time under some of the most difficult conditions yet. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)AP - The U.S. relaunches Israeli-Palestinian talks this week, its third push over the past decade to solve one of the world’s most intractable conflicts — and this time under…

Why WikiLeaks Is Under Fire From Rights Groups (Time.com)

August 12th, 2010

Time.com - It’s not only the Pentagon that has a problem with the release of names of Afghan civilians said to be helping NATO forces

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Suriname under scrutiny as ex-dictator returns (AP)

August 12th, 2010

In this photo taken July 19, 2010, a supporter of Desi Bouterse holds a poster with his picture while celebrating his presidential election at the National Assembly in Paramaribo, Suriname.  Bouterse, a former coup leader, convicted drug trafficker and accused murderer will be sworn-in as president of Suriname on Thursday Aug. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Edward Troon)AP - A former coup leader, convicted drug trafficker and accused murderer is being sworn in as Suriname’s president Thursday, and shop owner Sunil Oemrawsingh is so appalled he can’t…