Honduran attorney general says ousted president faces 20 years in prison if he returnsTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Hondura’s attorney general says ousted President Manuel Zelaya will be arrested “as soon as he puts a foot on Honduran soil.” UN backs outsted Honduran leader; replacement says he may face arrest back homeTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The U.N. General Assembly demanded the immediate restoration of Honduras’ ousted president on Tuesday, but the man who replaced him said Manuel Zelaya could be arrested if he returns home. Ousted president says he will return to Honduras; de-facto government says he may face arrestTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ ousted president, bolstered by international support, said he will return home this week to regain control. The man who replaced him said Tuesday that Manuel Zelaya could be met with an arrest warrant. Ousted president says he will return to Honduras; de-facto government says it may let himTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ ousted president, bolstered by international support, said he will return home this week to regain control. The government that overthrew him said Tuesday that Manuel Zelaya may be able to return — but only as a common citizen. Ousted president says he will return to Honduras; urges military to return to barracksTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ ousted president, bolstered by international support, said he will return home to regain control and he urged soldiers to stop cracking down on thousands of supporters who have protested his overthrow. Gay Pride Parade marks 40th anniversary of NYC Stonewall uprisingsNEW YORK — Decades after a riot at a Greenwich Village bar sparked a movement for equal rights, gay New Yorkers celebrated their gains at Sunday’s gay pride parade and lamented the state has not legalized same-sex marriage. American’s how-to guide for toppling dictatorships finds it way to Iranian protestersEDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. UN: Ugandan rebels this year killed 1,200 Congolese civilians, abducted 1,500GENEVA — Ugandan rebels this year have killed around 1,200 Congolese civilians and abducted 1,500, mostly children, in a remote region of northeast Congo, a U.N. official said Friday. Analysis: Iran’s twin pillars of rule _ the turban and the helmet _ tighten gripEDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. Police use tear gas and clubs to crush protest as Iranian leader says government won’t yieldEDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. Police crush hundreds who protest, Iranian leader says government won’t yieldEDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. No one in Iran wants to remember their once supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
CAIRO — Just a few weeks ago, they would have been virtually unthinkable acts of defiance in Iran: standing up to the supreme leader, ignoring his warnings to stay off the streets — then chanting for his death. But the boisterous opposition protests thrusting Iran into its worst civil unrest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution have broken the taboo against direct criticism of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Now some are talking about him as a casualty of the crisis — and wondering if the aloof cleric’s powerful office will survive after his eventual death. Iran’s ‘accidental’ opposition leader mixes messages while backers seek clear pathCAIRO — Mir Hossein Mousavi is still nominally the guiding force of the fury over Iran’s disputed election. But there are ample signs his rebel stature is being eroded by his hesitation to shift from campaigner to street agitator as his supporters challenge security forces. ‘Air of sadness’ sweeps Iran as regime issues sternest warning yet to election protestersCAIRO — Riot police cracked down anew on demonstrators in Iran’s capital on Monday hours after the feared Revolutionary Guard threatened to crush any further post-election protests. A witness described an “air of sadness” marked by people wailing prayers into the night. Gunfire, euphoria mark extraordinary week in IranA protest song from decades ago rings out from the green-clad crowds supporting Mir Hossein Mousavi. Motorcycles weave through Tehran with backers of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waving Iranian flags. Protesters run wildly from the sound of gunshots. Clashes intensifies in Tehran as police fire tear gas, water cannons at thousands of protesters
Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi demands presidential vote annulledTEHRAN, Iran — Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi is repeating his demand that Iran’s presidential vote must be annulled. Iran’s leader warns opposition: End street protests or be accountable for ‘bloodshed’TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader sought to end the deepening crisis over disputed elections with one decisive speech — declaring the vote will almost certainly stand and sternly warning opposition leaders to end street protests or be held responsible for any “bloodshed and chaos” to come. Tehran residents shout ‘God is Great’ from rooftops in defiance of Iran’s supreme leaderTEHRAN, Iran — Tehran residents are climbing to their roofs and crying “God is Great!” in open defiance of Iran’s supreme leader. Hundreds of thousands rally to mourn protesters killed in anti-government clashes in IranTEHRAN, Iran — Hundreds of thousands of protesters dressed in black and green flooded the streets of Tehran on Thursday in a somber, candlelit show of defiance and mourning for those killed in clashes after Iran’s disputed presidential election. The massive march — the fourth this week — sent a powerful message that opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has the popular backing to sustain his unprecedented challenge to Iran’s ruling clerics. Hundreds of thousands rally in Tehran to mourn dead, defy Iran’s highest powerTEHRAN, Iran — Hundreds of thousands of protesters wearing black and carrying candles filled the streets of Tehran again Thursday, joining opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi to mourn demonstrators killed in clashes over Iran’s disputed election. Many thousands of protesters rally in Tehran to mourn dead, defying Iran’s highest powerTEHRAN, Iran — Tens of thousands of protesters wearing black and carrying candles filled the streets of Tehran again Thursday, joining opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi to mourn demonstrators killed in clashes over Iran’s disputed election. Tens of thousands of protesters rally in Tehran to mourn dead, defying Iran’s highest powerTEHRAN, Iran — Tens of thousands of black-clad protesters filled the streets of Tehran again Thursday, joining opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi to mourn demonstrators killed in clashes over Iran’s disputed election. Mousavi supporters rally in Tehran to mourn dead protesters, defying Iran’s highest authorityTEHRAN, Iran — Supporters of Mir Hossein Mousavi rallied in the streets of Tehran again Thursday over the disputed presidential election, answering the opposition leader’s call to turn out dressed in black to mourn demonstrators killed in clashes, a witness said. Iran directly accuses US of meddling in deepening crisis over disputed presidential electionTEHRAN, Iran — Iran directly accused the United States of meddling in the deepening crisis over a disputed presidential election and broadened its media clampdown Wednesday to include blogs and news Web sites. But protesters took to the streets in growing defiance of the country’s Islamic rulers. As thousands march, Iran accuses US of role in deepening unrest; authorities extend crackdownTEHRAN, Iran — Iran directly accused the United States of meddling in the deepening crisis over a disputed presidential election and broadened its media clampdown Wednesday to include blogs and news Web sites. But protesters took to the streets in growing defiance of the country’s Islamic rulers. Key players in Iran’s disputed electionKey players in Iran’s disputed presidential election: Iran accuses US of meddling after disputed election; thousands march in Tehran againTEHRAN, Iran — Iran accused the United States on Wednesday of “intolerable” meddling in its internal affairs, alleging for the first time that Washington has fueled a bitter postelection dispute. Opposition supporters marched in huge numbers through Tehran’s streets for a third straight day to protest the outcome of the balloting. Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers try to pick up pieces after defeat, pledging nonviolenceCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels are trying to rise from the ashes of their devastating battlefield defeat, swearing off violence and pledging to transform their internationally shunned terror group into a democratic movement for Tamil statehood. Iran’s opposition stages another mass rally in Tehran over disputed electionTEHRAN, Iran — An amateur video shows another mass rally of opposition supporters in Tehran and state TV also reported the protest over disputed presidential election. |
Topics
Poll Loading ...Latest Friend FeedsRebellions And Revolutions
|
Iran’s Khamenei may be a casualty in vote crisis
Fierce Tehran clashes between police, protesters
