18 Dec
Events of Interest and Analyses, A Foreign Perspective
Peace will be a consequence of truth. Maria Montessori said: “Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.” Let us hope this is a turning point, and a way towards Palestinian freedom.
Dr Izzeldin Abuelaish
News
News
Battles rage in Damascus refugee area
Civilians flee Yarmouk camp as rebels and Palestinian fighters backing the Syrian regime continue to clash in capital.
Last Modified: 18 Dec 2012 16:11 GMT
Middle East
Stroke-hit Iraqi president rushed to hospital
Jalal Talabani in stable condition in intensive care unit, after suffering stroke and hardening of arteries.
Last Modified: 18 Dec 2012 12:21 GMT
Middle East
Anti-polio workers gunned down in Pakistan
At least six workers for government campaign to eradicate disease killed in separate attacks in Karachi and Peshawar.
Last Modified: 18 Dec 2012 14:23 GMT
Central & South Asia
Philippine Catholics oppose birth-control law
Church leaders vow to overturn legislation that will make sex education and contraceptives more widely available.
Last Modified: 18 Dec 2012 16:37 GMT
Asia-Pacific
In Pictures: The misery of migrant workers
Tanya Kaur Bindra 18 Dec 2012 09:08 GMT
Overseas workers from the Philippines continue to face abuse and hardship as the UN marks International Migrants Day.
Officer Jeff Atherly, left, and Corporal David Gogian were shot and killed in Topeka, Kansas, on 16 December 2012. Photograph: Handout/Reuters/Topeka Police Department
By Martin Pengelly and agencies
Two police officers shot dead in Topeka, Kansas as US gun murders mount
Authorities report gun-related incidents in Kansas, California, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, Mississippi, Michigan and Illinois
Incidents of gun violence across the US, leading to deaths, woundings and arrests, continued to be reported on Sunday and Monday while the nation’s attention remained on Newtown, Connecticut, where 20 young children and six adults were killed by a gunman on Friday.
Pollution from car emissions killing millions in China and India
Study published by Lancet says surge in car use in south and east Asia killed 2.1m people prematurely in 2010
