Tuesday, February 28, 2012

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UN Rights Chief Urges Cease-Fire as Syria Death Toll Mounts

Resolution accuses Syria of widespread human rights violations, persecution of anti-government activists and use of heavy weapons

Syrians gather in a neighborhood recently bombed by the Syrian Army in Idlib, in northern Syria, February 27, 2012.

Gunmen Kill 18 Shi'ites in Pakistan Bus Attack

Pakistani Taliban, a Sunni Muslim extremist group, has claimed responsibility for the attack

Gilgit-bound passengers wait for a bus as transporters suspend their service due to firing on their buses, at a bus terminal in Islamabad, Pakistan, February 28, 2012.

Senegal Observers See Presidential Run-Off

Country's electoral commission has yet to release official results from Sunday's poll

Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade during a press conference at the presidential palace in Dakar, Senegal, Feb. 27, 2012.

London Police Dismantle 'Occupy' Protest

Anti-capitalist activists had been camped out in St. Paul's Cathedral courtyard since October 2011

Riot police escort a detained protester to waiting police vans during the eviction of the Occupy encampment outside St Paul's Cathedral in London February 28, 2012.

World Bank Call for Chinese Reforms Elicits Rare Protest

Lone protester disrupts Beijing event where bank president, Robert Zoellick, was talking about new economic report

Du Jianguo, a protester claiming to be an independent economist and demonstrating against the World Bank's "China 2030 Report", is taken away, Feb 28, 2012

Sudan, China Discuss Oil Dispute

Beijing asked to help negotiate oil transport fees for newly independent South Sudan

Sudan's Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Karti speaks during an interview with Reuters in Khartoum January 18, 2012.

Nationwide Strike Targets India's Economic Policies

Number of key Indian economic sectors temporarily crippled Tuesday by strike

Workers from the National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR) shout slogans during a protest rally in Mumbai, February 28, 2012.

Young Woman in Yemen Among New Breed of Citizen Journalists

For Nadia Abdullah, now pursuing journalism career, protesters, citizen journalists brought down barriers for women as well

Citizen journalist Nadia Abdullah has been documenting Yemen's uprising, 20 February 2012.

China Laments Christian Bale Movie's Oscar Snub

Chinese dreams of taking home a golden statuette have once again "been shattered"

A scene from "The Flowers of War"

Off-Broadway Play 'The Agony and The Ecstasy of Steve Jobs' Hits a Nerve

Few playwrights can claim social impact for their work, but Mike Daisey is an exception

Writer-actor Mike Daisey
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