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 Smoking ban imposed in public places in Bulgaria
Sofia, May 18: | After several failed attempts from restaurant owners, Bulgaria's Parliament has finally adopted a total ban on smoking in indoor public places. | The ban, which was approved today and... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) The Siasat Daily
Bulgaria People Photos Smoking Wikipedia: Bulgaria |
 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Why I won't be going to the London Olympics
| Iran's president stays away but other controversial national leaders will attend, causing a headache for David Cameron President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad applauded Iran's athletes but said he would not b... (photo: AP / Franklin Reyes) The Guardian
Iran London Olympics Photos Wikipedia: 2012 Summer Olympics |
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 Oil price still falling as supplies grow
| NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil continues to decline as supplies grow in the U.S. | Benchmark U.S. crude on Wednesday fell by 57 cents to $93.41 per barrel in New Yo... (photo: WN / RTayco) my SA
Economy Energy Market Photos Wikipedia: Price of petroleum |
 Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali
| Amnesty International has accused armed Tuaregs and groups fighting to impose Sharia law in northern Mali of carrying out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and u... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore) Al Jazeera
Human Rights Mali Military Photos Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état |
 Pakistan president to attend NATO summit
| Pakistan has confirmed its president will attend a summit of NATO leaders this weekend in Chicago as negotiations with US to reopen supply lines into Afghanis... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) Al Jazeera
Afghan Nato Pakistan Photos Wikipedia: NATO logistics in the Afghan War |
 Fighting kills 32 as Syria peace plan falters
Fighting in Syria has killed at least 32 people, activists said, and Saudi Arabia said stubborn violence was shredding the credibility of a U.N.-Arab League peace plan st... (photo: U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Joseph Roberts) Otago Daily Times
Government Photos Politics Syria Wikipedia: Syria |
 Peter Berg takes command of 'Battleship' action
| ABOARD THE USS SPRUANCE - On a clear, windless morning in January, director Peter Berg climbed from a U.S. Navy helicopter onto the deck of this 9,200-ton destroyer ste... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Torrey W Lee) The Charlotte Observer
Celebrity Hollywood Movies Photos Wikipedia: Peter Berg |
 Muslims not to tolerate new US threats: Hafiz Saeed
Nowshera, May 14: | Ameer Jammat-ud-Dawah Hafiz Saeed has said that the Ummah would not tolerate the threats to assault Mecca and Madina from the USA, which has imposed â... (photo: AP / K.M. Chaudary) The Siasat Daily
Military Pakistan Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: Hafiz Muhammad Saeed |
 Deal 'reached' on Palestinian hunger strikers
| An agreement deal that would end the hunger strike of some 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails has been reached in Cairo, a senior Palestinian official to... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Al Jazeera
Cairo Hunger Israel Palestinian Photos Wikipedia: Palestinian political violence |
 Deal with Saudis to shore up Bahrain's repressive regime
| Saudi troops leading a 1,500-strong force from the Arab Gulf states entered Bahrain in March last year as the Bahraini government began a campaign of brutal repression ... (photo: AP / Bahrain TV via APTN) The Independent
Bahrain Photos Saudi Arabia Troops Wikipedia: Bahraini uprising (2011present) |
