Japan Nuclear-Free for First Time since 1970
For the first time in more than 40 years, Japan is producing no nuclear power. The BBC reports that with the shutdown of the third reactor..
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NATO Airstrike Kills Afghan Mother and Her 5 Children; Separate Coalition Strike Kills Up To 14 More Civilians in Bala Murghab
A NATO airstrike in Afghanistan has killed a mother and her five children. The Los Angeles Times reports that the deadly attack happened..
Blind Chinese Activist Chen Guangchang “Very Dissapointed” in US; Says American Embassy Lied & Manipulated Him to Leave
Weighed against US-China relations and a host of other political considerations both foreign and domestic, Chen Guangcheng didn’t..
Indian Teen Laxmi Sargara Annuls ‘Marriage’ Arranged at Age 1
In what is believed to be the first case of its kind in India, a young woman has legally annulled a marriage that was arranged when she was..
US 82nd Airborne Soldiers Posed for Photos with Body Parts of Dead Afghan Resistance Fighters
Troops from the renowned US Army 82nd Airborne Division posed for photos with the mangled remains of Afghan resistance fighters, the latest..
“Triumph of the People”: Aung San Suu Kyi, NLD Win Burma Parliamentary Elections in Historic Landslide
In an historic day for Burma, former political prisoner and Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy..
‘The Moral High Ground’: Rhode Island National Guard Sgt. Dennis Weichel Dies Saving Afghan Girl’s Life
A US Army sergeant with three children of his own gave his life saving the life of an Afghan child. ABC News reports that Dennis Weichel, a..
Tibetan Exile Jampa Yeshi Sets Himself on Fire during Anti-China Protest Ahead of Hu’s India Visit
A Tibetan exile living in India set himself ablaze in New Delhi on Monday during an anti-China protest ahead of a visit by Chinese..
1,000 Pakistani Women & Girls Murdered in ‘Honor Killings’ in 2011
Nearly 1,000 women and girls were the victims of “honor killings” in Pakistan in 2011, the country’s leading human rights..
Troops Wearing ‘Pork-Eating Crusader’ Patches in Afghanistan
In what began as a satirical expression of frustration over Afghans’ refusal to embrace military forces that invaded and occupied..
