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Our World

Three injured after car is attacked in Sousse

An unknown group of people attacked a passing car, throwing large stones, which led to the damage of at least eight other vehicles and injured...

by med amine ben aziza in Tunisia on 24/04/2012

Society

Abducted seven month old girl rescued - Dhaka

Police rescued a seven-month-old baby girl from the capital’s Mirpur area one day after she was abducted by robbers from her Khilgaon residence.

by firoz ahmed in Bangladesh on 22/04/2012

Society

Man rushed to hospital after West End assault

A man is taken to Sunnybrook Regional Trauma Centre after being discovered unconscious by police, laying in the middle of Dundas Street. The man...

by Victor Biro in Canada on 10/04/2012

BREAKING NEWS

24/04/2012 - Three injured after car is attacked in Sousse - Tunisia - An unknown group of people attacked a...
22/04/2012 - Abducted seven month old girl rescued - Dhaka - Bangladesh - Police rescued a seven-month-old baby...
10/04/2012 - Man rushed to hospital after West End assault - Canada - A man is taken to Sunnybrook Regional...
08/04/2012 - Bangladeshi youth 'huffing Danti' shoe glue as drug use rises - Dhaka - Bangladesh - Drug addiction is increasing among the...
21/03/2012 - 16-year-old boy kidnapped and sexually assaulted in Bahrain - Bahrain - In Bahrain, Sixteen year old Ali...
18/03/2012 - Protest against the murder of an LGBT activist - Mexico City - Mexico - Activists, friends and defenders of the...
07/03/2012 - Tunisian protester violently assaulted by Salafists - Tunisia - FILE PHOTO: A girl identified in media...
03/03/2012 - Million Women Rise march - London - United Kingdom - Around one thousand women from all...
29/01/2012 - Tim Pool assaulted during Occupy Wall Street march - Manhattan - United States - Tim Pool, who made a name for himself...
17/12/2011 - Florence marches against racism - Italy - Thousands march in Florence after...

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Rape and murder of indigenous girl Sujata Chankma sparks protest

Society

Rape and murder of indigenous girl Sujata Chankma spark...

Indigenous Civil Society, CHT Hill Student Council (PCP), Hill Womens’ Federation and Bangladesh Indigenous Student Action Forum protest the rape and murder of indigenous girl Sujata Ch...
by firoz ahmed, on 12th of May 2012
Investigators at the scene of a stabbing in St. Albans

Society

Investigators at the scene of a stabbing in St. Albans

A man in his 30's was stabbed in St Albans. The Air Ambulance was called and he was transferred to Watford to be stabilised before being transferred to a London Hospital. The attac...
by Craig Shepheard, on 11th of May 2012
Moscow nationalists Stage May Day March

Politics

Moscow nationalists Stage May Day March

Russian nationalists held a march to mark May Day in Moscow. Russia has experienced a surge of racist assaults, xenophobia and neo-Nazism in the years since the Soviet collapse.
by Chernavskiy Alexander, on 1st of May 2012
Save Jeju as Island of World Peace - London

Politics

Save Jeju as Island of World Peace - London

A protest at the Korean Embassy demanded a halt to the building of a naval base for US ballistic missiles aimed at China at Ganjeong on Jeju Island, a fishing village in one of the ...
by Peter Marshall, on 9th of May 2012
Downtown stabbing sends man to hospital - Toronto

Society

Downtown stabbing sends man to hospital - Toronto

A man was transported to St. Michaels Trauma Centre after a stabbing at 251 Sherbourne Street, north of Dundas.
by Victor Biro, on 6th of May 2012
Jerusalem’s first Slut Walk fails to shake Temple foundations

Society

Jerusalem’s first Slut Walk fails to shake Temple found...

Jerusalem’s first, historic, Slut Walk takes place downtown. In spite of a low turnout and most participants modestly dressed, organizers believe it is a great achievement nonetheless i...
by Nir Alon, on 4th of May 2012
Three injured after car is attacked in Sousse

Our World

Three injured after car is attacked in Sousse

An unknown group of people attacked a passing car, throwing large stones, which led to the damage of at least eight other vehicles and injured passengers, at least three of them serious...
by med amine ben aziza, on 24th of April 2012
Abducted seven month old girl rescued - Dhaka

Society

Abducted seven month old girl rescued - Dhaka

Police rescued a seven-month-old baby girl from the capital’s Mirpur area one day after she was abducted by robbers from her Khilgaon residence.
by firoz ahmed, on 22nd of April 2012
Scene of the arrest of N-Dubz member Dappy in Guildford

Arts & Entertainment

Scene of the arrest of N-Dubz member Dappy in Guildford

The 24 year-old musician Dappy, whose real name is Costadinos Contostavlos, from the British band N-Dubz was arrested in Guildford, Surrey, during February 2012 after an alleged alterca...
by Paul Jerram, on 21st of April 2012
The Ghost Town of Monterano

Our World

The Ghost Town of Monterano

Monterano is an ancient feudal city, abandoned on top of a tuff plateau within the natural reserve of Canale Monterano. In 1799, following a dispute between the Monteranesi and the Tolf...
by Marco Zeppetella, on 21st of April 2012
Wales and Sheffield Utd footballer Ched Evans found guilty of rape

Society

Wales and Sheffield Utd footballer Ched Evans found gui...

Wales and Sheffield Utd striker Ched Evans was found guilty of rape today at Caernarfon Crown Court and jailed for five years. The court heard how he raped his 19-year-old victim at the...
by Geoff Abbott, on 20th of April 2012
Trial of Nesma TV concerning Persepolis Broadcast

Politics

Trial of Nesma TV concerning Persepolis Broadcast

The court of the first instance in Tunis will be put in the spotlight once again, for the most recent session of the trial concerning the airing of the movie Persepolis on Tunisian tele...
by med amine ben aziza, on 19th of April 2012
Free Syria Mock Air Strike At Embassy - London

Politics

Free Syria Mock Air Strike At Embassy - London

In a peaceful protest against the killing of Syrian civilians by the Assad regime, the Free Syria Air Force (UK Division) launched a thousand paper aeroplanes bearing the names of the d...
by Peter Marshall, on 18th of April 2012
NATO and EULEX troops back in the Northern Kosovo - Mitrovica

Politics

NATO and EULEX troops back in the Northern Kosovo - Mit...

The security situation remains fragile, in the ethnically tense city of Mitrovica. Some Albanian families have fled, but most of them remain in the north, and do not consider moving.
by Vedat Xhymshiti, on 16th of April 2012
Toronto Police Officer stabbed, suspect shot

Society

Toronto Police Officer stabbed, suspect shot

A Toronto Police Officer is recovering from a stab wound to his neck, and the suspect is recovering from a gun shot wound to the chest after an incident on Northmount Ave. Before midnig...
by Victor Biro, on 16th of April 2012
47 dead, 65 injured in multiple Taliban assaults - Afghanistan

Politics

47 dead, 65 injured in multiple Taliban assaults - Afgh...

Forty-seven people, including militants, were killed and 65 others wounded during a coordinated group assault in Kabul, Nangarhar, Logar and Paktia provinces, by Taliban forces, the int...
by Pajhwok Afghan News, on 16th of April 2012
Crossing the divide: Women and a better voice, the invisible barrier

Society

Crossing the divide: Women and a better voice, the invi...

In Mauritius and worldwide, women are working more hours, having fewer children and focusing on their professional careers as varying governmental statistics suggest.The case for women ...
by Linley Bignoux, on 15th of April 2012
Man rushed to hospital after West End assault

Society

Man rushed to hospital after West End assault

A man is taken to Sunnybrook Regional Trauma Centre after being discovered unconscious by police, laying in the middle of Dundas Street. The man suffered serious head injuries. An arres...
by Victor Biro, on 10th of April 2012
Bangladeshi youth 'huffing Danti' shoe glue as drug use rises - Dhaka

Society

Bangladeshi youth 'huffing Danti' shoe glue as drug use...

Drug addiction is increasing among the street children who live without a family, love and care. Bangladeshi youth are 'huffing' shoe glue, a drug locally called ‘Danti’, whic...
by firoz ahmed, on 8th of April 2012
BNP lawmaker Salauddin Quader Chowdhury on Humanity crimes

Politics

BNP lawmaker Salauddin Quader Chowdhury on Humanity cri...

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 charges BNP lawmaker Salauddin Quader Chowdhury in connection with crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
by firoz ahmed, on 4th of April 2012

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