Nations outside the US signal their scepticism about White House plans for an international naval operation to re-open the Strait of Hormuz
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Saudis gone Wild
Saudi revelers put the “fire” in “celebratory fire”:
Japan on the Anniversary of Fukushima: Anger, Protests and Hope
On the two-year anniversary of the Fukushima disaster, 40,000 people rallied in downtown Tokyo against the current conservative government’s plans to start back up Japan’s […]
Karzai accuses Taliban of Serving US Interests, Slams (Non-Existent) US-Taliban Talks
Once again, the erratic president of Afghanistan, had US officials shaking their heads in disbelief after he gave a speech while Secretary of Defense Chuck […]
Pakistan: Violence against Christian Neighborhood rooted in Blasphemy Law, Union Contest
On Sunday, Pakistani police rounded up 70 suspects in the mass arson attacks on Saturday on the Christian neighborhood of Joseph Colony on Noor Road […]
Cairo Burning: The Great Soccer Riots of 2013 and the Revolution
Some two thousand angry youth in Port Said attempted to block ferries and sent speedboats into the canal zone, aiming at disrupting shipping in the […]
Humanitarian Catastrophe in Syria: Why don’t We Hear More, Do More?
Oxfam says that the Syrian refugee crisis is ‘spiraling out of control’; Amy Christian reports: The Real News Network interviews Omar Dahi on this humanitarian […]
Two Bombings Kill 18 As Hagel Arrives in Afghanistan
The Taliban appear to have strategized embarrassing new Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. As he arrived in Kabul on his first visit to Afghanistan, a […]
Overcoming Woman-Hatred in Afghanistan: 3 Stories
In honor of International Women’s Day, here is a short documentary on women in Afghanistan, focusing on three women who have achieved something in recent […]
Lebanese Soccer Team, Coach Assault Referees after Penalty Called (Video)
A Lebanese soccer/ football referee is quitting after having been assaulted for a call he made on the field at a match last weekend in […]
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