JERUSALEM, July 2, 2009 (Reuters) — Amnesty International said on Thursday Israel inflicted "wanton destruction" in the Gaza Strip in attacks that often targeted Palestinian civilians during an offensive in December and January in the Hamas-run enclave. ... > full story
TEHRAN, July 2, 2009 (Reuters) — Iran has hanged six people for murder, but the lives of two others due to be executed at the same time were spared by the families of their victims, an Iranian newspaper reported on Thursday. ... > full story
BANGKOK, June 26, 2009 (Reuters) — Rights group Amnesty International urged Thailand on Friday to open the trial of a political campaigner charged with insulting the monarchy after it was closed for reasons of "national security." ... > full story
MOGADISHU, June 25, 2009 (Reuters) — The United States said on Thursday it had sent weapons to Somalia's government to help thwart Islamist insurgents, who cut hands and feet off thieves and paraded the severed limbs in the streets of Mogadishu. ... > full story
BEIJING, June 24, 2009 (Reuters) — One of China's best known dissidents, Liu Xiaobo, has been formally arrested on suspicion of inciting subversion, following his detention late last year for promoting a petition calling for an end to one-party rule. ... > full story
HANOI, June 19, 2009 (Reuters) — Vietnam has detained four people who local news reports said colluded with prominent lawyer Le Cong Dinh, arrested last weekend on charges of spreading propaganda against the state. ... > full story
HARARE, June 18, 2009 (Reuters) — Zimbabwe's government has failed to curb human rights abuses, Amnesty International said on Thursday, criticism that may discourage Western donors who want to see a democracy created before providing aid. ... > full story
BERLIN, June 16, 2009 (Reuters) — A parliamentary motion by Berlin's ruling parties says the trial of Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky is a test case for Moscow's justice system and President Dmitry Medvedev's vow to clean up the courts. ... > full story
BEIJING, June 16, 2009 (Reuters) — China's capital plans to use lethal injections in executions by the end of the year and firing squads will eventually be phased out across the country, state media on said on Tuesday, quoting law officials. ... > full story
ROME, June 10, 2009 (Reuters) — Libya's Muammar Gaddafi, on his first visit to Italy, brazenly wore a picture of a legendary resistance hero whom Italian occupiers hanged in 1931, but later hailed the former colonial ruler for apologizing for its past. ... > full story
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Newsweek reporter in Iran reportedly 'confesses' July 1, 2009 (CNN) — A reporter for Newsweek magazine who was arrested in Tehran has confessed to doing the bidding of Western governments, the semi-official Fars News ...
Berlusconi takes populist platform to placate voters June 10, 2009 (New Zealand Herald) — Foreigners look at Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, see a ridiculous old goat with megalomaniacal tendencies and a history of white-collar ...
Berlusconi no worse than predecessors June 9, 2009 (Financial Times) — Subscription page From Mr Bernardino Branca. Sir, I live in Italy and do not vote for Silvio Berlusconi. Nevertheless, I cannot see any evidence ...
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