Rwandan military officials say Hutu extremists based in eastern Congo crossed into Rwanda on Tuesday and launched attacks in several villages near the border. A military spokesman blamed the rebel Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda for the attack, which led to clashes with Rwandan military forces. However, Reuters news agency reports the FDLR, […]
Rwanda’s Military Battles Hutu Rebels
Posted November 27th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
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HRW Urges Pakistani Judges to Halt Criticism Bans
Posted November 27th, 2012 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
Human Rights Watch is urging judges in Pakistan to stop using their power to try to prevent the media from airing criticism of the judiciary. The group says that, in the past few months, the high courts in Islamabad and Lahore have issued orders directing the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to ensure anti-judiciary […]
Indian Police Officers Suspended For Facebook Arrests
Posted November 27th, 2012 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Officials in western India have suspended two senior police officers for arresting two women because of their Facebook posts. The women were detained for criticizing the shutdown of the country’s financial hub for last week’s funeral of right-wing politician Bal Thackeray. One woman said on Facebook that the city of Mumbai had come to a […]
Bangladesh Mourns Factory Fire Dead, Protests Continue
Posted November 27th, 2012 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
Garment workers in Bangladesh have held a second day of demonstrations, as the country observed a day of mourning for at least 110 people killed in a Saturday factory fire. About 1,000 workers, many carrying black flags, demanded justice for the victims as they protested Tuesday on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka. Factories were […]
Syrian Military Bombs Factory in North
Posted November 27th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say military warplanes have bombed a factory in the country’s north, killing at least 20 people and wounding dozens more. Activists say Tuesday’s attack targeted an olive press factory near the city of Idlib. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says violence across the country has killed more than 40,000 people since the […]
Arafat Remains Exhumed to Search for Clues on Mysterious Death
Posted November 27th, 2012 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
Palestinian officials say international experts have reburied the remains of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat after exhuming his body in order to search for additional clues to his death. Officials said the experts exhumed Arafat’s remains early Tuesday from the massive mausoleum in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Samples from the remains were […]
HRW Urges Pakistani Judges to Halt Criticism Bans
Posted November 27th, 2012 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
Human Rights Watch is urging judges in Pakistan to stop using their power to try to prevent the media from airing criticism of the judiciary. The group says that, in the past few months, the high courts in Islamabad and Lahore have issued orders directing the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to ensure anti-judiciary […]
Satellite Images Suggest N. Korea Preparing for Missile Test
Posted November 27th, 2012 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
A satellite imagery company is reporting increased activity at a North Korean launch site, suggesting a long-range missile test could take place in just weeks. The image released Monday by DigitalGlobe shows an increased level of personnel, trucks and other equipment at North Korea’s Sohae (West Sea) Satellite Launch Station. DigitalGlobe says if North Korea […]
Arafat Remains Exhumed to Search for Clues on Mysterious Death
Posted November 27th, 2012 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
A team of international experts has exhumed the remains of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat from his grave so they can search for additional clues to his death. Palestinian officials say the remains were taken Tuesday from the massive mausoleum in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Samples from the remains will be handed […]
Satellite Images Suggest N. Korea Preparing for Missile Test
Posted November 27th, 2012 at 1:40 am (UTC-5)
A sateliite operator says new images show increased activity at a North Korean launch site, suggesting a long-range missile test could take place in just weeks. The image released Monday by DigitalGlobe shows an increased level of personnel, trucks and other equipment at North Korea’s Sohae (West Sea) Satellite Launch Station. DigitalGlobe says if North […]
