ABD'de Şubat 2012'de Trayvon Martin'i hırsız zannederek öldüren mahalle bekçisi George Zimmerman'ın beraatinin ardından Florida'da başlayan protestolar Los Angeles'a ulaştı. Oakland şehrinde polis göstericilere biber gazıyla müdahale etti.
Bugün sabah saatlerinden itibaren Libya’dan gelen haberler çatışmaların başkent Trablus’tan ülkenin doğusuna doğru kaydığı yönünde. İlk haberlerde Trablus’un merkezinde ve diğer noktalarında silah sesi duyulduğu belirtilirken El Cezire 61 kişinin hayatını kaybettiğini bildirdi.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Diplomatic efforts to restore Manuel Zelaya to Honduras' presidency shifted back to Washington on Tuesday, as supporters of the ousted leader threatened to escalate protests and disrupt business across the poor Central American nation.
ISTANBUL - Blood money is compensation murderers or their families pay to their victims’ families in order to prevent blood feuds between them. Although this tradition prevents many vendettas, it does not offer an escape from law suits in Turkey. On the Arabian Peninsula, it differs
ANKARA - Military officials object to new legislation that sets the rules governing the functioning of the military judiciary, saying it runs counter to the Constitution. In a statement sent to the president’s office, officials argue civilian prosecutors pursuing military cases will lead to interference by civilian forces and pave the way for politics to enter the barracks.
WIMBLEDON, England - Sisters Venus and Serena may be planning to stage an all-Williams final at Wimbledon, but they need to prevail as winners in their semifinal clashes against solid Russian players in Dinara Safina and Elena Dementieva, who are both eyeing their first Grand Slam victories. Titleholder Venus is the slight favorite of the final four, and says she feels invincible
BEIRUT - The leader of the Western-backed alliance that won this month's Lebanese parliamentary election, Saad Hariri, has held talks with his defeated rival, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, on the makeup of a new government, an aide said on Friday. "The discussions focussed on the political situation ... following the elections," the rivals said in a joint statement following the Thursday night meeting.
ISTANBUL – Turkey's main opposition party and the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, held a meeting over a constitutional amendment that will pave the way to bring the leaders of the military coup in 1980 before the courts. (UPDATED)
TEHRAN - Iranian police attack hundreds of protesters with tear gas and fire live bullets in the air to disperse a rally in Tehran. Fresh violence comes after the country’s most powerful security force threatens to crush any further protests over the disputed vote, warning a ’revolutionary’ response