Huffington Post Syria Violence In Lebanon: Unrest Spills Into Tripoli, Lebanon A Sunni gunman fires during clashes, in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Monday May 14, 2012. Street battles pitting Lebanese Sunnis who generally support the Syrian uprising, against Alawi... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) Lebanon Photos Syria Violence Wikipedia: Lebanon Wall Street Journal EU Imposes New Syria Sanctions By LAURENCE NORMAN | BRUSSELS—The European Union imposed a fresh round of sanctions on Syria on Monday because of the continued violence, while some officials expressed frustration with the leng... (photo: AP / Virginia Mayo) Photos Sanctions Syria Violence Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present) Top Stories 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... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) Arab Photos Syria UN Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present) Al Jazeera 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) Human Rights Mali Military Photos Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état BBC News Half of South Sudan facing food shortages, warns UN More than half the population of South Sudan are facing food shortages due to the continuing conflict with Sudan, the UN is warning. | It says fighting on the border betw... (photo: UN / /Isaac Billy) Food Photos South Sudan War Wikipedia: South Sudan Newstrack India India ranked 46th in trade logistics performance | Washington, May 16 (IANS) Global trade logistics performance slowed down over the last two years amid the global recession, but India and others that pursued aggressive... (photo: WN / prajkta) India Photos Trade Washington Wikipedia: Trade Al Jazeera 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) Afghan Nato Pakistan Photos Wikipedia: NATO logistics in the Afghan War The Daily Telegraph 'Rendition' Libyan commander Abdel Hakim Belhadj to form his own party Abdel Hakim Belhadj, a prominent Islamist commander suing MI6 over his alleged rendition by the CIA in 2004, is poised to emerge as a powerful political force in Libya af... (photo: AP / Francois Mori) Islamist Libya Photos Politics Wikipedia: Libyan civil war The Guardian Palestinians march in annual mourning ritual | RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians are marching in the West Bank to mark the anniversary of their uprooting during the war over Israel's creation. |... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Israel Palestinians Photos Protests Wikipedia: 1948 Palestinian exodus 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
