Mali faces its worst human rights crisis in years, Amnesty says
MALI

Mali faces its worst human rights crisis in years, Amnesty says

A report released by Amnesty International on Wednesday accused the armed groups of Tuareg rebels and Islamists who seized northern Mali after a coup in March of being responsible for the country's worst human rights crisis in half a century.
Pakistan to attend NATO summit
PAKISTAN

Pakistan to attend NATO summit

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will attend a NATO summit in the US this weekend as the two countries looked set to reach a deal on reopening supply lines to Afghanistan, closed after a NATO air strike killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in November.
Annan urges Syria to stop delaying  humanitarian aid
SYRIA

Annan urges Syria to stop delaying humanitarian aid

UN-Arab League mediator Kofi Annan has urged Syria's government to allow the UN unhindered access to the more than one million people left in need of humanitarian aid after 15 months of conflict.
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Mexican author Carlos Fuentes dies at 83
OBITUARY

Mexican author Carlos Fuentes dies at 83

Author Carlos Fuentes died on Tuesday at a Mexico City hospital at the age of 83, the National Council for Culture and the Arts has confirmed. Mexico’s best-known novelist was celebrated for his writings on the failures of the Mexican revolution.
Rebekah Brooks charged over phone-hacking scandal
UK

Rebekah Brooks charged over phone-hacking scandal

Former News International chief executive and editor of the now-defunct "News of the World" tabloid Rebekah Brooks, her husband and four others have been charged with perverting the course of justice over a phone-hacking scandal.
Man self-immolates outside trial of Oslo shooter Breivik
NORWAY

Man self-immolates outside trial of Oslo shooter Breivik

A man set himself alight on Tuesday outside the court in Norway where Anders Behring Breivik is facing trial for attacks last July that left 77 people dead. The man, whose motivations remain unknown, was transported to a nearby hospital.
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