06 Oct
Events of Interest and Analyses, A Foreign Perspective
News
News
Pope’s ex-butler jailed for documents theft
Vatican court hands down 18-month sentence to Paolo Gabriele and orders him to pay legal expenses for his trial.
Last Modified: 06 Oct 2012 13:42 GMT
Extradited terror suspects to face US courts
Abu Hamza al-Masri and four others sent from Britain to the US will appear in court on Saturday, officials say.
Last Modified: 06 Oct 2012 13:20 GMT
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Europe
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Opinion: Mockery of fair play
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Abu Hamza loses appeal
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UK jails Somali men
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UK detention plan rejected
Turkey fires back after new Syrian shelling
Turkish army fires mortar after Syrian round lands near village of Guvecci, second exchange of fire in as many days.
Last Modified: 06 Oct 2012 12:03 GMT
Middle East
Anti-drone protesters start march in Pakistan
Dozens of US activists join hundreds of Pakistanis led by Imran Khan on a march to restive tribal areas.
Last Modified: 06 Oct 2012 06:25 GMT
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Central & South Asia
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Propaganda of drone war
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Deaths reported in Pakistan drone attack
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Deaths after US drone strike in Pakistan
Venezuela contenders wrap up campaign
Hugo Chavez and Henrique Capriles make final appeals to voters before Sunday’s presidential election.
Last Modified: 05 Oct 2012 19:26 GMT
Americas
Al Khadra: Poet of the Desert
Artscape: Poets of Protest
06 Oct 2012 07:38 GMT
The Sahrawi war poetess is a vivid testament to three decades of the Sahara conflict.
Why Mrs Mitt Romney can’t bridge the gender gap
06 October 2012 12:00 AM
She was brought in to appeal to women, but Ann Romney’s homely appeal has failed to alter the balance
Middle East
Turkey returns fire after cross-border shelling
06 October 2012 10:29 AM
Another mortar shell from Syria struck Turkish territory today, prompting a fourth straight day of retaliatory artillery fire, and reviving fears that the crisis in Syria could spiral into a regional conflict.
Saudis protest after chicken prices soar
06 October 2012 01:00 AM
A social media campaign is encouraging shoppers in Saudi Arabia to stop buying chicken in protest at price hikes of up to 40 per cent.
Syria’s Kurds flock to Iraq to prepare for Assad’s onslaught
06 October 2012 12:00 AM
Secret training camps are revealed as Turkish forces open fire again
Jordan: Demonstrators call for boycott of election
06 October 2012 12:00 AM
Thousands of Jordanians took to the streets yesterday to call for a boycott of forthcoming elections. The protest was seen as a direct challenge to King Abdullah II, who hopes that parliament-led reform will stave off an Arab Spring-style uprising.
Erdogan: Testing Turkey would be a ‘fatal mistake’
06 October 2012 12:00 AM
Syrian warplanes and artillery pounded the central city of Homs yesterday, subjecting the rebel stronghold to its heaviest bombardment in months.
Shias clash with police in Bahrain
06 October 2012 12:00 AM
Riot police in Bahrain used water cannons and tear gas yesterday to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters trying to reach a heavily guarded site that was once the hub of their uprising.
