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In this photo provided by the Politika Newspaper, Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, who was arrested Thursday, May 26, 2011, in Serbia after years in hiding.
Bosnia   Crimes   Photos   Serbia   Wikipedia: Ratko Mladić		  The Independent 
Bosnian Serb commander General Ratko Mladic faces war crimes trial in the Hague
Mladic will enter the United Nations' Yugoslav war crimes tribunal as a frail 70-year-old, a far cry from the swaggering general who commanded Serb forces during the war that left some 100,000 people... (photo: AP / Politika Newspaper)
File - Journalists take notes and record as they listen to the verdict of the trial against former Liberian President Charles Taylor, seen on the screen standing in the court room of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, near The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday April 26, 2012.
Africa   Liberia   Photos   War Crime   Wikipedia: Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)		  BBC News 
Sierra Leone trial: Charles Taylor set to address court
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is expected to address the international court that found him guilty of war crimes in Sierra Leone. It is his last chance to speak at the tribunal in The Hague... (photo: AP / Peter Dejong)
Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan waves as he arrives for his meeting with Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby at the Arab league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, March 8, 2012. Anan says his top priority as special envoy to Syria is to end the violence, deliver humanitarian relief and finally start a "political process" to resolve the one-year conflict there.  France24 
Annan urges Syria to stop delaying humanitarian aid
AFP - UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday urged Syria to stop delaying UN access to more than one million Syrians in need of assistance. The United Nations has been negotiating with President... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil)
Arab   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011–present)
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee take part in the party rally to mark the completion of one-year TMC Congress rule in the state , Kolkata on Sunday 13 May 2012  Zeenews 
Peace restored in Junglemahal: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who will complete a year in office on May 20, has claimed that her government has been able to restore peace in Junglemahal with not a single death... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Peace   Photos   Politics   West Bengal   Wikipedia: Mamata Banerjee
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Former Bosnian Serb Gen. Ratko Mladic removes his hat in the court room during his initial appearance at the U.N.'s Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, June 3, 2011. France24
Bosnia war crimes trial of ex-army chief Mladic to open
AFP - Bosnian Serb ex-army chief Ratko Mladic goes on trial Wednesday, accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in his campaign of ethnic cleansing and the... (photo: AP / Martin Meissner, Pool)
Massacre   Photos   Serbia   War Crimes   Wikipedia: Ratko Mladić
Tiger at Manila Zoo, Philippines The Times of India
India seeks $30 million fund to save tigers
Tweet NEW DELHI: India has sought assistance of $30 million under the Global Tiger Initiative, Keshav Varma, programme manager for the World Bank-led scheme, said here on... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Environment   India   Photos   Wikipedia: Project Tiger   Wildlife
File - The Iraqi police duty officer of the jail, orders inmates to move to the other side of the room as he prepares to walk inside the cell, during a walking tour of the Bab al Sheikh Police Station, in Eastern Baghdad, Iraq, May 27, 2008. The Guardian
Iraqis held illegally in 'closed' prison, rights group claims
Human Rights Watch accuses Iraqi security forces of 'grabbing people outside of the law' and putting them in secret jails Human Rights Watch claims troops controlled by... (photo: US Army file / Staff Sgt. Brian D. Lehnhardt)
Human Rights   Iraq   Photos   Prison   Wikipedia: Iraq War
UN Envoy Urges Serbia and Kosovo to Overcome Past Feuds Scoop
UN Envoy Urges Serbia and Kosovo to Overcome Past Feuds
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 3:57 pm Press Release: UN News UN Envoy Urges Serbia and Kosovo to Overcome Past Feuds and Seek Stability New York, May 14 2012 - The United Nations... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider)
Kosovo   Photos   Security Council   Serbia   UN   Wikipedia: Kosovo
In this photo taken on a government organized tour, soldiers and civilians gather in front of a burning official building following an airstrike in Tripoli, Libya, early Tuesday, May 17, 2011. The Independent
Nato defends its role over civilian deaths in Libya
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has published evidence that scores of ordinary civilians, many of them women and children, were wrongly targeted in a series of missile attacks... (photo: AP / Darko Bandic)
Human Rights   Libya   Nato   Photos   Wikipedia: 2011 military intervention in Libya
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Feminism
Imams' body to 'introspect' on giving Muslim women their due Indian Express
Half as many women die during pregnancy, childbirth as in 1990 The Christian Science Monitor
Army reviews whether women can go to Ranger school Tampa Bay Online
Equality
Coffee buzz: Java drinkers live longer, big study finds; regular and decaf are equally good Star Tribune
Brazil probing dictatorship human rights abuses The Guardian
German sues Macedonia in EU human rights court The Guardian
Morality
The Riddle of Gay Marriage Polling The New York Times
Facebook IPO Orders Stopped At Several Brokerages Huffington Post
Brooklyn's ultra-Orthodox Jews rally behind accused in child abuse case The Guardian
Abortion
President Barack Obama smiles before he speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic Senate candidate, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley at Northeastern University in Boston, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010. US election: Barack Obama urges women to fight for their right to contraception The Daily Telegraph
U.S. President Barack Obama addresses Service members during a visit to Bagram Airfield, Parwan province, Afghanistan, May 2, 2012. Obama's Support For Gay Marriage Reveals Voters' Pragmatism In Battleground State Huffington Post
File - Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks to workers at the Principal Financial Group during a lunchtime forum, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2006, in Des Moines, Iowa. Romney tries to reassure evangelical voters Independent online (SA)
Immigration
Violence Against Women Act needs strong reauthorization vote Chicago Sun-Times
Jewish group suggests ban on far-right Greek party The Associated Press
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials WPXI
UN
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