07 Oct
Events of Interest and Analyses, A Foreign Perspective
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Venezuelans vote in presidential raceHugo Chavez faces strong challenge from opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, as he seeks re-election for third time.
Last Modified: 07 Oct 2012 14:35 GMT
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Rebels ‘cement gains’ in northern SyriaOpposition fighters reportedly seize Khirbat al-Joz near Turkey border but are pushed back in the province of Damascus.
Last Modified: 07 Oct 2012 11:30 GMT
Middle East |
Pakistan’s Khan leads rally against US drones
Dozens of US activists join Pakistani protesters led by Imran Khan as they attempt to march to restive tribal areas.
Last Modified: 07 Oct 2012 08:10 GMT
Central & South Asia
Is a Turkey-Syria conflict inevitable?
Inside Syria
07 Oct 2012 09:57 GMT
As the two countries exchange cross-border fire, we ask if it is in Turkey’s national interest to go into Syria.
The forgotten girls: By 2020, there will be 50m child brides under the age of 15
When 12-year-old Nargis was woken up, one morning in Bangladesh, by two women she did not know, she was confused. She did not understand when they told her she would be marrying their brother in just a few weeks, or that she would be leaving her parents’ homeThis week’s international ‘Day of the Girl’ offers governments, the UN, and charities an opportunity to address a shocking – and growing – trend
Republican congressman hits out at evolution as ‘lies straight from the pit of hell’
07 October 2012 07:42 AM
A Republican congressman said in videotaped remarks that evolution, embryology and the Big Bang theory are “lies straight from the pit of hell” meant to convince people that they do not need a saviour.
Turkey returns fire across Syria
At least six mortars fired from Turkey after Syrian shell hit several hundred metres from centre of Akcakale
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Syria ‘agrees to border buffer zone’
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UN condemns Syrian shelling of Turkish town
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Election day dawns in Venezuela
- Opinion polls suggest Chávez will be re-elected but challenger Henrique Capriles has genuine chance
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California gas prices at all-time high
State moves above Hawaii as most expensive place to buy gas, with some drivers paying $5 a gallon, as prices drop elsewhere -
Pakistanis rally against US drones
Nine-mile convoy led by Imran Khan heads towards South Waziristan as local officials say it will not be allowed to proceed -
Abu Hamza appears in US court
- Radical Islamist cleric Abu Hamza and four other terrorism suspects appeared in front of US judges Saturday, after their extradition from the UK
