Monday, April 1, 2013

[World] In Egypt, a satirist facing charges remains irreverent

In Egypt, a satirist facing charges remains irreverent
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/satirist-released-on-bail-as-egypt-row-flares-20130401-2h222.html
CAIRO - He arrived with a prankster's aplomb. Bassem Youssef, a popular Egyptian TV satirist often compared to Jon Stewart, appeared before a prosecutor Sunday on charges of defaming President Mohamed Morsi.

Commentary: Russia's Treasure Island
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mikhail-gorbachev-refuses-to-take-blame-for-soviet-union-breakup/1/260193.html
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AP Opens Full News Bureau in Myanmar
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ap-opens-full-news-bureau-myanmar-18851858
Share. 0. The Associated Press has become the first international news agency to open a bureau in Myanmar since a reformist government took power two years ago and began relaxing restrictions on the media for the first time in decades.

Kosovo and Serbia near accord to end ethnic partition
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/world/Serbs+divided+north+anxious+over+possible+deal+between/8177592/story.html
By Matt Robinson and Fatos Bytyci. MITROVICA, Kosovo | Mon Apr 1, 2013 8:07am EDT. MITROVICA, Kosovo (Reuters) - It's a dangerous job being a municipal clerk in the Kosovan town of Mitrovica, where the Ibar river forms a natural barrier between Serbs ...

'Mashaal re-elected head of Hamas Political Bureau'
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/world/PHOTOS+Palestinians+Gaza+turn+wood+into+charcoal+barbeque/8177393/story.html
Re-election still unconfirmed; would contradict earlier reports that Maashal would not run for chief of Islamist organization. Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal Photo: Screenshot CNN.

Pakistani Woman Makes History With Run in May Vote
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/pakistani-housewife-becomes-first-woman-to-run-for-parliament-from-conservative-tribal-region/2013/04/01/7dcc0c0a-9aad-11e2-9219-51eb8387e8f1_story.html
Share. 0. A 40-year-old Pakistani housewife has made history by becoming the first woman to run for parliament from the country's northwest tribal region, a highly conservative area that is a haven for Islamist militants.

Afghan teen fatally stabs US soldier in the neck, military officials say
http://www.news.com.au/world-news/afghan-teenager-fatally-stabs-us-soldier/story-fndir2ev-1226610529993
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan teenager killed an American soldier in eastern Afghanistan by stabbing him in the neck while he played with a group of local children, officials said Monday.

UK commander warns of 'dangerous' troop cut in Afghanistan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21992464
Cutting British forces in Afghanistan too quickly could "endanger" progress at a critical time, the UK's top commander there has told a paper.

Woman found dead in St. Louis-area home
http://www.kmov.com/news/crime/Jennings-woman-found-dead-in-home-200845231.html
JENNINGS, Mo. (AP) - A St. Louis County woman is dead, and police say her ex-boyfriend killed her in the home the woman shared with her six children.

Jordan's king swears in new Cabinet
http://www.google.com/hostednews/getty/article/ALeqM5jyTaiszMPvj4TuZ6WvJYAGpcwTIw?docId=165120901
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Jordan's royal palace says King Abdullah II has sworn in a new Cabinet led for the first time by a prime minister elected by lawmakers.

Bahrain upholds sentence in Iran spy case
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=57840
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) - Bahrain's news agency says an appeals court has confirmed a 10-year prison sentence against a man convicted of spying for Iran.



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