South Asia
Judge among 11 dead in attack on Pakistan court
Militant group Ahrar-ul-Hind, demanding implementation of Sharia law, claimed a suicide blast at a court complex in Islamabad that left 11 dead and 25 injured.
Southern Cone
Argentina: piqueteros press wage, service demands
Unemployed and contingent worker groups are again blocking roads, just as they did in the run-up to Argentina's 2001 economic collapse.
The Caribbean
Haiti: islanders protest tourism project
The Haitian government has sent police to deal with peasants who object to having their small island turned into a resort for wealthy foreigners.
The Caribbean
Cuba: one of the ‘Five’ returns from US prison
One of the "Cuban Five" walks free after serving out his sentence; three remain in prison—while right-wing bomb expert Posada Carriles is getting medals.
Central America
Nicaragua: electoral violence on Caribbean coast?
A family was massacred during regional elections on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast, but National Police said they were victims of score-settling between criminal gangs.
Europe
Russia: hundreds arrested in anti-war protests
Moscow police arrested hundreds protesting against military intervention in Ukraine, after President Putin won approval from senators to send troops into the neighboring country.
East Asia
China blames Kunming attack on Uighur ‘terrorists’
Authorities in Kunming, Yunnan province, say a deadly mass knife attack at the city's main rail station was "orchestrated by Xinjiang separatist forces."
The Andes
Peru: Sendero harass pipeline project
A worker was wounded when presumed Sendero Luminoso guerillas fired on a camp of the Camisea pipeline consortium in the rainforest of Peru's Cuzco region.
Europe
Israeli-trained militia fights for Ukrainian fascists?
A startling Jewish Telegraphic Agency report tells of a "Jewish-led militia force" that fought in the Ukrainian revolution—under command of the far-right Svoboda party.
Greater Middle East
Syria: ISIS destroy Sufi shrine, impose jizya tax
Qaeda-aligned insurgent group ISIS destroyed a Sufi Muslim shrine in Syrian Kurdistan and announced a "jizya" tax on non-Muslims in their zones of control.
Europe
Crimean Tatars at issue in Ukraine crisis
With pro-Russian gunmen occupying Crimea's parliament and Moscow threatening intervention, the Tatars have emerged as a dissident voice opposing union with Russia.
Greater Middle East
UK: ex-Gitmo detainee in Syria terror bust
British counter-terrorism forces arrested Moazzam Begg in his hometown of Birmingham, along with three other individuals on terrorism offenses related to the war in Syria.