Afghanistan: misery awaits returned refugees

Pakistan: US strikes are "helping the terrorists"
Days after a US missile strike reportedly killed 20 in Pakistan's northwest, Islamabad's Foreign Ministry warned that such attacks are "are helping the terrorists." [more]

Iraq: Christians flee sectarian terror in Mosul
Attacks in the Iraqi city of Mosul have forced nearly 1,000 Christians, or some 500 families, to flee their homes over the past week. Several have been killed in the wave of violence, and Christian homes blown up. [more]
Recovered arrows evidence of Amazon cleansing

100 Somalis dead in smuggler atrocity
Around 100 Somalis are believed dead off the coast of Yemen after being forced overboard by smugglers. According to the UNHCR, about 32,000 people have arrived in Yemen this year after making the dangerous voyage aboard smugglers' boats. At least 230 people have died and an estimated 365 remain missing, including from the latest incident. [more]

Benedict backs Pius XII beatification, bestirring Judeo-backlash
With Pope Benedict XVI calling for the beatification of World War II-era pontiff Pius XII, Jewish organizations are calling on the Vatican to open its secret wartime archives. [more]
East Timorese demand justice
RAWA issues emergency appeal for expelled Afghan refugees
NATO sends warships against Somali pirates
Sudan: fashion police sweep sexy in south
Middle East gastro-wars push limits of absurdity
Egypt: town riots after police kill woman
Jews, Arabs clash in Acre on Yom Kippur

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