Breaking: New Riots And Ethnic Violence In Chinese City Of Urumqi
Following the violence of two days ago in the Chinese region of Xinjiang that left at least 156 people dead and 800 injured (according to the Chinese police) after clashes between Muslim ethnic groups and police, new riots have erupted in Urumqi.
Rich Countries Have Created Climate Crisis, Poor Ones Are Paying The Price
The organization Oxfam International says that climate change negotiations need to move much faster if a global deal is to be secured in time for the crucial December deadline agreed by all the world’s countries.
Moderate Clerics Denounce Iran’s Election
The pro-reform Clerics groups said in a statement that the Guardian Council, Iran’s top legislative body, no longer had the right to judge in the case.
The group, Assembly of Qom Seminary Scholars, said in a statement that some members of the Guardian Council had ” lost impartiality & credibility in the matter”.
Is Operation “Strike Of The Sword” The Right Strategy in Afghanistan?
Operation “Strike of the Sword” is the name of the massive offensive launched two days ago by US Marines in south Afghanistan’s Helmand province. About 4,000 Marines, as well as 650 Afghan troops are involved with logistic air support provided by NATO planes.
Mousavi Urges Supporters To Keep Fighting
Today, Mousavi urged his supporters to keep working for “the right of the people,” in his first statement since the Guardian Council validated the result of the contested election.
Mousavi is still under a De facto house arrest, and some close to him fear he could be arrested in a matter of days.
