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A Bosnian Serb man holds a photo of former Gen. Ratko Mladic during a protest in Kalinovik, Bosnia, hometown of the Bosnian Serb wartime military leader, 70 kms southeast of Sarajevo, Sunday, May 29, 2011. Approximately 3,000 Bosnian Serbs, gathered to show support and anger after the arrest of Mladic. Prosecutors lay out Srebrenica genocide case against Ratko Mladic Thu 17 May 2012
On the second day of the 70-year-old's genocide trial, Yugoslav war crimes tribunal prosecutors will focus on the bloody climax of the 1992-95 Bosnian war, when Serb... (photo: AP / Amel Emric) The Independent
Bosnia   Crimes   Genocide   Photos   Wikipedia: Bosnian War
Fat - Woman - Obese - Health Richmond soda tax to fight obesity makes ballot Thu 17 May 2012
Richmond voters will decide this fall whether to impose what could be the nation's first municipal tax on soda and other sugary beverages - a penny-per-ounce surcharge... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) San Francisco Chronicle
Health   Obesity   People   Photos   Wikipedia: Obesity
Mladic instigated ethnic cleansing in Bosnia, UN court told Mladic instigated ethnic cleansing in Bosnia, UN court told Thu 17 May 2012
AFP - Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic went on trial accused of carrying out a brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing and Europe's worst massacre since World... (photo: UN / UN) France24
Bosnia   Court   Crime   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Former Bosnian Serb military commander Gen. Ratko Mladic is seen at the start of his trial at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday May 16, 2012. Mladic trial: Prosecution to focus on Srebrenica massacre Thu 17 May 2012
A war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic is to resume, with the prosecution focusing on the Srebrenica massacre in 1995. Gen Mladic is... (photo: AP / Toussaint Kluiters, Pool) BBC News
Crime   Massacre   Photos   Serbia   Wikipedia: Ratko Mladić
Chinese Vice Premier LI Keqiang, right, and LIu Yunshan, left, Director of Chinese Communist Party's Propaganda Department, clap while Zhou Yongkang, center, member of Chinese Communist Party Politburo Standing Commitee, is introduced during a conference to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of Chinese Communist Youth League at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, May 4, 2012. Chinese in bold call for official's removal Thu 17 May 2012
A group of Communist Party veterans has written a daring open letter calling for the removal of China's top security official, in the latest sign of disunity ahead of... (photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan) Al Jazeera
China   Communism   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Zhou Yongkang
Dramatic start to Mladic genocide trial Dramatic start to Mladic genocide trial Wed 16 May 2012
HE is no longer the swaggering general who held Sarajevo "in the palm of his hand" during Bosnia's 1992-95 war. Yet as his long-awaited genocide trial... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) The Australian
Dramatic   Genocide   Photos   Serbia   Trial   Wikipedia: Serbia
Anna Hazare with his team supporters Notices served to 14 corrupt central ministers: Anna Hazare Wed 16 May 2012
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweet BHANDARA : "Fourteen central ministers involved in corruption have been served notices. If they do not give a reply by June, we will launch an... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Times of India
Corruption   Delhi   Maharashtra   Photos   Wikipedia: Anna Hazare
Afghan shrines last resort for Afghan mentally ill Afghan shrines last resort for Afghan mentally ill Wed 16 May 2012
JALALABAD, Afghanistan - The young man sits nearly naked in a small concrete room, a thick, heavy chain fastened around his ankle and bolted to the wall. Flies swarm... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Herald Tribune
Afghanistan   Defence   Photos   War   Waste   Wikipedia: Afghanistan
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, second right, makes his first appearance at the Special Court in Freetown, Monday, April 3, 2006. Former Liberian President Charles Taylor pleaded not guilty Monday to war crimes and crimes against humanity, including sexual slavery, mutilation and sending children into combat. Charles Taylor accuses prosecutors of paying witnesses Wed 16 May 2012
Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president convicted of crimes against humanity, accused United Nations prosecutors of paying witnesses to testify against him and... (photo: AP / George Osodi) The Daily Telegraph
Court   Crimes   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)
Ukraine Dismisses EU Plea Over Jailed Tymoshenko Ukraine Dismisses EU Plea Over Jailed Tymoshenko Wed 16 May 2012
Kiev. Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov on Wednesday brushed aside Western concerns about his government’s treatment of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko as... (photo: European Community / EC) Jakarta Globe
Azarov   EU   Photos   Russia   Ukraine   Wikipedia: Mykola Azarov
In this photo provided by the Politika Newspaper, Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, who was arrested Thursday, May 26, 2011, in Serbia after years in hiding. Bosnian Serb commander General Ratko Mladic faces war crimes trial in the Hague Wed 16 May 2012
Mladic will enter the United Nations' Yugoslav war crimes tribunal as a frail 70-year-old, a far cry from the swaggering general who commanded Serb forces during the war... (photo: AP / Politika Newspaper) The Independent
Bosnia   Crimes   Photos   Serbia   Wikipedia: Ratko Mladić
File - Journalists take notes and record as they listen to the verdict of the trial against former Liberian President Charles Taylor, seen on the screen standing in the court room of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, near The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday April 26, 2012. Sierra Leone trial: Charles Taylor set to address court Wed 16 May 2012
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is expected to address the international court that found him guilty of war crimes in Sierra Leone. It is his last chance to... (photo: AP / Peter Dejong) BBC News
Africa   Liberia   Photos   War Crime   Wikipedia: Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)
Taxi driver patiently waits in traffic Around 50% CMS vehicles are taxis in Bangalore Wed 16 May 2012
The city police have unearthed vital clues on the armed gang that ambushed a bank vehicle carrying cash in RT Nagar and fled with more than Rs1 crore on Monday. An... (photo: WN / RTayco) DNA India
Bangalore   Photos   Transport   Vehicles   Wikipedia: Bangalore
Former Bosnian Serb Gen. Ratko Mladic removes his hat in the court room during his initial appearance at the U.N.'s Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, June 3, 2011. Bosnia war crimes trial of ex-army chief Mladic to open Wed 16 May 2012
AFP - Bosnian Serb ex-army chief Ratko Mladic goes on trial Wednesday, accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in his campaign of ethnic cleansing and the... (photo: AP / Martin Meissner, Pool) France24
Massacre   Photos   Serbia   War Crimes   Wikipedia: Ratko Mladić
Candle Light Vigil Against Corruption Candle Light Vigil Against Corruption Wed 16 May 2012
Srinagar, May 15 - A candle light vigil was today held on the banks of Dal lake in the city here to create awareness against corruption in the state. The... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Kashmir Observer
Corruption   Kashmir   Photos   Students   Wikipedia: Jammu and Kashmir
ice cream. Frozen desserts by Kwality Walls, Vadilal, Lazza, Cream Bell grab 40% share in ice-cream market Wed 16 May 2012
Tweet Ahmedabad: Frozen desserts, which look and taste like ice cream but are made out of vegetable fat, have silently grabbed a 40% share in India's 1,800-crore... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini) The Times of India
Ahmedabad   Business   Dairy   Photos   Wikipedia: Ice cream
Tiger at Manila Zoo, Philippines India seeks $30 million fund to save tigers Tue 15 May 2012
Tweet NEW DELHI: India has sought assistance of $30 million under the Global Tiger Initiative, Keshav Varma, programme manager for the World Bank-led scheme, said here on... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The Times of India
Environment   India   Photos   Wikipedia: Project Tiger   Wildlife
British Metropolitan Police Commander Ali Dizaei leaves Southwark Crown Court after his hearing on charges of perverting the course of justice, London, Monday, Jan. 11, 2010. Dizaei is one of the most senior Muslim police officers in Britain. Corrupt police chief Ali Dizaei loses his job for a second time following disciplinary tribunal Tue 15 May 2012
Dismissed: Dizaei arrives at court with wife Shy before he was convicted for misconduct and perverting the course of justice at a retrial in February Corrupt police chief... (photo: AP / Sang Tan) The Daily Mail
Corruption   Lawmaker   Photos   Police   Wikipedia: Ali Dizaei
Cate Edwards, daughter of Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., talks during an interview with the Associated Press at the Edwards for President Office in Manchester, N.H., Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007. "I think it helps to have a young person talk about the issues in a way that's relatable," Edwards said. "I feel more comfortable talking to them, and I think they feel more comfortable talking to me, because I'm not that well polished and because I'm just a regular 25-year-old." (js1)   Cate Edwards, Former Presidential Candidate John Edwards’ Eldest Daughter, Expected to Testify in her Father’s Trial Tue 15 May 2012
Posted: May 15, 2012 Cate Edwards, the eldest daughter of former U.S. senator and presidential candidate John Edwards, is all set to take the stand in her father’s... (photo: AP / Cheryl Senter) The Inquisitr
Lawmaker   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Cate Edwards   Women
File - Birds sit on the concertina wire overlooking detainees at Joint Task Force (JTF) Guantanamo, Cuba, as they observe morning prayers before sunrise inside Camp Delta Oct. 28, 2009. Guantanamo and Poetic Justice and Prophetic Judgment Tue 15 May 2012
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. The reason why chaos reigned for the five Guantanamo Prison Camp (GPC) suspects charged with the Sept. 11 retaliatory... (photo: US Navy file / Marcos T. Hernandez) WorldNews.com
Guantanamo   Human rights   Justice   Photos   Wikipedia: Guantanamo Bay detention camp
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