http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabian-court-orders-man-to-be-surgically-paralysed-in-eye-for-an-eye-punishment-8559869.html
A Saudi Arabian court has ruled that a man should be paralysed as punishment for a crime which resulted in the victim being confined to a wheelchair.
British Premier Says Nuclear Risks Highlight Need for Deterrent
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9972193/Cameron-fact-that-North-Korea-has-technology-for-nuclear-strike-against-the-UK.html
LONDON - Citing tensions with Iran and North Korea, Prime Minister David Cameron offered a strong defense of Britain's nuclear deterrent on Thursday, traveling to Scotland to challenge nationalists seeking independence who want to expel nuclear-armed ...
Jordan's assistance to rebels ratchets up tensions with Syria
http://world.time.com/2013/04/04/how-syrias-refugee-crisis-is-draining-jordans-scarce-water-supply/
AMMAN, Jordan - Jordan tightened security along its border with Syria, doubling the number of soldiers as President Bashar Assad's regime warned Thursday the kingdom is “playing with fire†by allowing the U.S and other countries to train and arm Syrian ...
Taliban leaders make mockery of Afghanistan peace efforts
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/taliban-attack-afghan-courthouse-leaving-53-dead/383040-2.html
NEW DELHI: What happened to the Taliban leaders released by Pakistan? According to sources, a number of them have rejoined the insurgency in Afghanistan, making a mockery of the entire reconciliation process.
US warns Egypt's transition may be backsliding
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/world/After+Mountain+Battle+between+Brotherhood+opponents+Egypt/8190662/story.html
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is warning that Egypt may be backsliding in its transition to democracy. Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S.
Moroccan Club Dancer Denies Having Sex With Berlusconi
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/04/04/woman_in_berlusconis_sex_trial_denounces_psychological_pressure_against_her_by_prosecutors.html
Karima El-Mahroug, the Moroccan club dancer at the center of under-age sex trial of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, staged a protest outside the court in Milan to reject claims that she had sex with the ex-premier in 2010.
Students plan Georgia high school's first-ever integrated prom
http://abcnews.go.com/US/georgia-teens-fed-segregated-proms/story?id=18880791
Wilcox County High School in Rochelle, GA became integrated only 30 years ago - but despite desegregation in the classroom, the school has continued to host separate proms for students of different races.
Witness recalls beheading at Rios Montt trial
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/witness-recalls-beheading-at-rios-montt-trial/article10791423/
Witness recounted a litany of horrors on Thursday in the trial of Guatemala's former U.S.-backed military strongman, telling judges about the shelling of villages, beheadings and body parts kicked around like soccer balls.
Philpotts case a 'classic example of domestic violence'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22029904
Mick Philpott has been jailed for life for killing six children in a house fire in Derby by a judge who said his relationships were marked by "control, aggression and fear".
Hamas criticises UN aid suspension in Gaza
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22036639
The UN says it is suspending all its food distribution centres in the Gaza Strip after protesters angered by aid cutbacks stormed one of its compounds.
The Secret Service Gets the Woman It Needs
http://rt.com/usa/secret-service-hackers-release-298/
A couple of months ago, I complained about President Barack Obama naming too few women to top-tier Cabinet posts in his second term.
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