Iran opposition leader vows to stand by protesters Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:40 pm PDT AP - Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has vowed he will stand by the protesters whose week of defiance has deeply shaken the country, but says he won't allow their lives to be put in peril and says the security forces that bloodied them are their comrades. Full Story | Top | NKorea threatens to harm US if attacked Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:09 pm PDT AP - North Korea boasted of being a "proud nuclear power" and threatened Monday to harm the U.S. if attacked as tensions mounted over a possible crackdown on exports of suspected missile parts from the North. Full Story | Top | Ingush president wounded in bomb attack Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:32 pm PDT AP - A car bomb exploded as the president of the troubled Russian region of Ingushetia passed by in his convoy Monday morning, critically wounding him and killing or wounding several others, officials said. Full Story | Top | New evidence disrupts Canadian Taser inquiry Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:01 pm PDT Reuters - An inquiry into the death of a Polish immigrant at the hands of Canadian police fell into disarray on Friday when the government admitted it failed to disclose potentially damaging evidence. Full Story | Top | Australia car dealer political row escalates Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:54 pm PDT AFP - Australia's political leaders traded furious accusations in parliament on Monday over a scandal that has put their jobs on the line, as an email at the centre of the row was reported as a fake. Full Story | Top | Tehran demonstrations smaller but met with violence Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:37 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - Iran descended further into chaos Saturday, as security forces used guns, tear gas and metal batons against defiant protesters, protesters fought back and the toll of dead and injured mounted in the country's escalating post-election crisis. Full Story | Top | Iran's Khamenei throws down hard line with protesters Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:00 am PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Iran's supreme religious leader threw his weight behind the disputed landslide victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday, calling the vote "God's blessing," ruling out any fraud, and ordering an end to massive street protests. Full Story | Top | Immigration Reform Move Launches at Black Church Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:23 pm PDT OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Jun 19 (New America Media) - Today, on Juneteenth, a date steeped in the rich symbolism of freedom for African Americans, community organization ACORN intends to raise the banner of comprehensive immigration reform by announcing the launch of The Black Leadership Immigration Project from the pulpit of a Phoenix, Ariz., church. Full Story | Top |
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