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Al Jazeera Fri 11 May 2012 What is Obama risking by backing gay unions? Previously, Barack Obama, the US president, had supported civil unions for same sex couples, but he had not endorsed marriage. Since 2010 he has maintained that his views were "evolving" on the... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Government Obama Photos Politics Wikipedia: Barack Obama |
my SA Thu 10 May 2012 Gay marriage a distant dream around the world BANGKOK (AP) — China's government considered homosexuality a mental disorder until 2001. Mobs in Senegal have disinterred bodies of men they believe were gays and dragged them through the streets. In... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert) Activists Gays Marriage Photos Wikipedia: Homosexuality |
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Gulf News Sun 6 May 2012 Sudan's main obstacle to progress Why are the Sudanese political leaders driving their country from one failure to another, as if failure is an inevitable fate? Sudan, which gained independence on January... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) Africa Leaders Photos Sudan UN Wikipedia: Sudan |
Al Jazeera Sat 5 May 2012 Dyson moves in front at Spanish Open Gregory Bourdy's dreams of victory in the Spanish Open ended in dramatic fashion as Simon Dyson moved top of the leaderboard with a one-shot lead after the third round on... (photo: AP / Eric Risberg) Golf Photos Spain Sport Wikipedia: Simon Dyson |
Wall Street Journal Sat 5 May 2012 Egypt Army Says 300 People Held Over Defense Ministry Clashes CAIRO—Military prosecutors ordered the detention of 300 protesters on accusations of attacking troops and disrupting public order during violent clashes outside... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) Cairo Egypt Photos Police Arrest Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution |
Ha'aretz Fri 4 May 2012 By winning the elections, Netanyahu can enact his vision – doing nothing The big riddle is what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was thinking when he decided to move up the elections. Why not elections at the scheduled time? After all,... (photo: AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill) Elections Israel Netanyahu Photos Wikipedia: Benjamin Netanyahu |
Business Day Fri 4 May 2012 NICOLE FRITZ: The real value in pursuing justice is closure LAST month, the Special Court for Sierra Leone convicted former Liberian president Charles Taylor of crimes against humanity, war crimes and other violations of... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) Court Justice Photos Sierra UN Wikipedia: Justice |
Al Jazeera Tue 17 Apr 2012 Profile: Taur Matan Ruak Taur Matan Ruak, former defence chief of East Timor, appears set to become the next president of the half-island nation, according to preliminary poll results released on... (photo: UN / Martine Perret) Defence Elections Island Photos Timor Wikipedia: East Timor |