East Asia

Taiwan: 100,000 march against nuclear power

Some 100,000 across Taiwan marked the three-year anniversary of the Fukushima disaster by taking to the streets to demand an end to nuclear power in the island nation.

Greater Middle East

Amnesty accuses Syria government of war crimes

Amnesty International accused Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's forces of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity on Palestinian refugees at the Yarmouk camp.

Palestine

Ukraine and Palestine: geography denial

Zionist settlers in Hebron raise a banner reading “Palestine never existed!” This perverse denialism is alas mirrored in much that the “left” is saying about Ukraine.

North Africa

Saadi Qaddafi extradited from Niger to Libya

Saadi Qaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, was extradited from Niger back to Libya to stand trial for crimes allegedly committed during his father's rule.

Europe

Crimea: Hizb ut-Tahrir in crosshairs

Newly appointed Crimean security chief Petr Zima announced new measures against Hizb ut-Tahrir, an Islamist organization with a following among the Tatars.