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Mining Stirs Tensions in Mexico
An influx of mining investments throughout Latin America is bringing badly needed investment, but is also causing tensions in some communities, notably in he Mexican state of Oaxaca.
wsj.com (2 hours ago)
Natasha Koifman: Fashion Should Be for Everybody
There can be no doubt that we women have a very complex and emotional relationship with our bodies and, as a consequence, with clothing. The world of fashion has, for the most part, done very little in breaking down those barriers. Most models are a size and shape that most of us are not. But this isn't only about...
huffingtonpost.com (2 hours ago)
Letters: Woolwich, UK foreign policy and integration
The savage killing of a British soldier in Woolwich has to be condemned without reservation by all Muslims (Report, 23 May). This murder fills us with revulsion, and our heartfelt condolences are extended to the victim's family. Last week, the British Muslim community was in the spotlight with the conviction of a...
guardian.co.uk (7 hours ago)
The State Worker: Column Extra: Where the $14.6 million for MyCalPays will go
Our column in today's fiber/cyber Bee looks at the how budget decisions regarding the failed MyCalPays project highlight the inherent tensions of governing.Click to Continue »
sanluisobispo.com (9 hours ago)
London knife attack boosts British far-right groups on social media
The suspects in Wednesday's brutal knife attack on a British soldier told a bystander that they wanted "to start a war in London tonight" -- and in some circles, they certainly have brought tensions to the surface. Britain's right-wing English Defense League, a controversial, anti-Islamic organization, is enjoying...
washingtonpost.com (9 hours ago)
Neighbors – review
From Bruce Norris's Clybourne Park to David Mamet's Race – soon to hit the UK – American theatre is currently much concerned with racial tensions. Like Clybourne Park, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's report from the frontline of neighbourly relations begins with anxieties around property. Richard, Jean and their teenage...
guardian.co.uk (9 hours ago)
Iran denies its drone violated Bahrain's airspace
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran denied on Thursday that one of its drones had violated the airspace of Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, Iranian media reported. Bahrain's Information Minister Samira Rajab told Reuters on Thursday that an unmanned spy drone was found in the Gulf waters between Bahrain and Saudi...
yahoo.com (11 hours ago)
America and South Asia: Infernal triangle
A friendly wave from Mr Sharif Avoiding Armageddon: America, India and Pakistan to the Brink and Back. By Bruce Riedel. Brookings Institution Press; 230 pages; $27.95 and £18.99. Buy from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.ukTHE recent election of a new government in Pakistan led by Nawaz Sharif seems to bode well for an easing...
economist.com (11 hours ago)
Killing of British soldier stirs tension in poor corner of London
By Andrew Osborn and Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - The gory killing of a British soldier at the hands of two suspected Islamist militants has shone a spotlight on Woolwich, the London district where it happened, stirring racial tensions in one of the most ethnically diverse parts of Britain. Tucked away inside a...
yahoo.com (12 hours ago)
Mosques targeted in far-right backlash
MOSQUES were attacked and anti-Muslim extremists clashed with police yesterday as tensions rose after the murder of a soldier in southeast London.
news.com.au (12 hours ago)
Malaysian charged with sedition, 3 more arrested
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Malaysian authorities detained three anti-government figures, charged a student activist with sedition and seized hundreds of opposition newspapers Thursday, raising political tensions after recent national elections triggered claims of fraud....
ap.org (14 hours ago)
Tensions running high in London
CNN's Matthew Chance reports on the unrest in the streets of London following a terror attack.
cnn.com (15 hours ago)
Tensions boil over in dispute between Lackawanna County administration, controller
Simmering acrimony between the Lackawanna County administration and Controller Gary DiBileo's office boiled over into a public shouting match Wednesday, with the participants angrily trading accusations of lying and dirty politics.
thetimes-tribune.com (17 hours ago)
Malaysian authorities crack down on opposition activists
Malaysian authorities have detained three anti-government figures, charged a student activist with sedition and seized hundreds of opposition newspapers, raising political tensions after recent national elections triggered claims of fraud. Opposition activists have staged numerous peaceful demonstrations since the 5...
guardian.co.uk (17 hours ago)
Air Force test-fires intercontinental missile
The U.S. Air Force launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile Wednesday from a California base, a month after the test flight was postponed because of tensions with North Korea.
htrnews.com (17 hours ago)
5 dead in Lebanon clash of Assad foes, backers
A Lebanese security official says five people have been killed in overnight gunbattles between opponents and supporters of the Syrian regime in the Lebanese city of Tripoli. The deaths bring to 16 the toll in Tripoli fighting since clashes erupted there Sunday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in...
foxnews.com (18 hours ago)
Malaysian charged with sedition, 3 more arrested
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysian authorities detained three anti-government figures, charged a student activist with sedition and seized hundreds of opposition newspapers Thursday, raising political tensions after recent national elections triggered claims of fraud.
yahoo.com (19 hours ago)
Malaysia Arrests Activists
Malaysian authorities detained two antigovernment figures and charged a student activist with sedition Thursday, raising political tensions after recent national elections triggered claims of fraud.
wsj.com (19 hours ago)
Malaysian charged with sedition, 2 more arrested
Malaysian authorities detained two anti-government figures and charged a student activist with sedition Thursday, raising political tensions after recent national elections triggered claims of fraud.
azstarnet.com (20 hours ago)
Malaysian charged with sedition, 2 more arrested
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-Malaysian authorities detained two anti-government figures and charged a student activist with sedition Thursday, raising political tensions after recent national elections triggered claims of fraud.
denverpost.com (20 hours ago)
Malaysian charged with sedition, 2 more arrested
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysian authorities detained two anti-government figures and charged a student activist with sedition Thursday, raising political tensions after recent national elections triggered claims of fraud.
boston.com (20 hours ago)
Malaysian charged with sedition, 2 more arrested
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Malaysian authorities detained two anti-government figures and charged a student activist with sedition Thursday, raising political tensions after recent national elections triggered claims of fraud....
ap.org (21 hours ago)
Malaysian charged with sedition, 2 more arrested
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysian authorities detained two anti-government figures and charged a student activist with sedition Thursday, raising political tensions after recent national elections triggered claims of fraud.
yahoo.com (21 hours ago)
Tensions running high in southeast London
CNN's Matthew Chance reports on the unrest in the streets of London following a terror attack.
cnn.com (23 hours ago)
Governor fed up with Peace Bridge stagnation
A defiant Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Wednesday pointed to the Peace Bridge as a Western New York symbol of economic stagnation while defending his aggressive and controversial approach to spur development on its U.S. plaza.During a meeting with editors and reporters of The Buffalo News, Cuomo for the first time...
buffalonews.com (1 day ago)
Tensions boil over in dispute between administration, controller
Simmering acrimony between the Lackawanna County administration and Controller Gary DiBileo's office boiled over into a public shouting match Wednesday, with the participants angrily trading accusations of lying and dirty politics. Wh
thetimes-tribune.com (1 day ago)
Far-Right descends on Woolwich after murder
Mosques were attacked and anti-Muslim extremists clashed with police amid simmering tensions last night after the murder of a soldier...
thetimes.co.uk (1 day ago)
Secret service wanted to ‘liquidise’ enemies as Cold War tensions rose
A chilling picture of how the gloves came off in the early Cold War against Moscow emerges today from newly declassified...
thetimes.co.uk (1 day ago)
Letters: Men, masculinity and matriarchal spaces
Jack O'Sullivan makes some very important points about the clear difficulty around discussing what men experience and how the post-feminist settlement leaves out matriarchal influences and power relations in the domestic space (A man walks out of a room, 21 May). For men, feminism has been a gift in how it has...
guardian.co.uk (1 day ago)
Israeli air force chief warns of Syrian attacks
Israel's air force chief warned Wednesday that tensions with Syria could escalate into a "surprise war" and that Israel needs to be ready.
azstarnet.com (1 day ago)
