The conflict in Syria is intensifying and the UN is unable to agree on a solution to end the bloodshed. Meanwhile, US politicians are calling to arm opposition forces, amid suspicions the US may already be supplying weapons through its Arab allies.
In spite of the fears that providing anti-governmental rebels in Syria could lead to an irreversible escalation of the conflict and descent into civil war, US politicians are starting to put pressure on Washington.
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Egypt is mourning the victims of violence following a football game, which saw more than seventy people killed in post-match violence. Fans rushed onto the field in the seaside city of Port Said after the home team beat Egypt’s top club, setting off clashes and a stampede. Cairo-based writer Bel Trew thinks the events could in some way be linked to the fallout from revolution.
Jan 262012
Millions of new jobs, manufacturing back on track, the war in Iraq over and Bin Laden gone. Barack Obama has set out his stall for re-election – and using the annual State of the Union address to do it. Caleb Maupin of the International Action Centre tells us that America’s double standards on domestic and international policy were there for all to see during Obama’s speech.
Etta James dies at age 73 of Leukemia. The legendary singer had been suffering since she was diagnosed with Leukemia in 2010. R.I.P ETTA JAMES
Jan 192012
The Justice Department has indicted seven individuals and two companies behind the popular file sharing website Megaupload.com which has been touted by stars will.i.am, Kim Kardashian and Puff Daddy.
The indictment alleges that the website and a shell company associated with the website, Vestor Limited, caused an estimated half-billion dollars in copyright losses and made an estimated $175 million in proceeds. The website was established in 2005 and at one point ranked as the 13th most visited website on the Internet.
Jan 172012
The world’s most popular online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, is going on strike on Wednesday. The “knowledge blackout” is aimed at protecting the Internet – and the website’s very existence — from online censorship.
The Wikipedia community and the Wikimedia foundation decided on a global blackout of the English version of the website for 24 hours starting at 05:00 UTC on January 18.