28 Oct
Events of Interest and Analyses, A Foreign Perspective
News
News
Syrian jets ‘bombard’ Damascus suburbs
Activists say government forces continue air raids in the Syrian capital in breach of a truce violated by both sides.
Last Modified: 28 Oct 2012 12:55 GMT
Middle East
UN calls for action to end Myanmar violence
World body says more than 22,000 people have been displaced after a flare-up in fighting between Muslims and Buddhists.
Last Modified: 28 Oct 2012 12:50 GMT
Asia-Pacific
Poll finds fresh increase in US racism
Associated Press poll says anti-black sentiment has grown since Barack Obama’s historic election victory in 2008.
Last Modified: 28 Oct 2012 04:48 GMT
Americas
Izzeldin Abuelaish: ‘Armed with love’
Talk to Al Jazeera
27 Oct 2012 11:07 GMT
The Palestinian doctor whose three daughters were killed by Israeli shells explains why hatred is not an option for him.
Palestine olive farmers cultivate resistance
By Dalia Hatuqa
28 Oct 2012 12:49 GMT
Attacks against Palestinian farmers by Israeli settlers have been on the rise since the olive harvest began in October.
Zainab Salbi: Why I cried for Uncle Saddam
She has just been named Woman of the Year and is a leading human rights activist, but her father was a trusted aide of the Iraqi dictator………”I cried, for the part of me that had known him as Uncle Saddam,” she tells me. “Yes, he tormented my family, divided us, broke my mother; he was like a poisonous gas that leaked into our rooms and our kitchen. We breathed him in slowly and died slowly, but also there was a part of me who saw him as uncle. And I cried for that.”……………
Salbi’s memoir, Between Two Worlds, was published seven years ago, and dubbed by Publishers Weekly “the most honest account of life within Saddam’s circle so far”…………
Accusations against generals cast shadow over US army
28 October 2012 08:52 AM
The accusations leveled against three Army generals over the past six months are as varied as they are striking, the highest-profile of a growing number of allegations of wrongdoing by senior military officials.
How US drones forge as many foes as they kill
Sunday 28 October 2012
World View: The enhanced use of unmanned attack planes is at the heart of American foreign policy
The week in wildlife – in pictures
A hungry chameleon, colourful sea slug and an ancient tree are among the picks of this week’s images from the natural world
