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Repression In Belarus Concerns London
LONDON, Aug. 1 (UPI) — In a human rights report, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office said political repression was a contentious issue in Belarus in 2011. The U.N. Human Rights Committee said it had information to suggest that two men accused of murder in Belarus were executed despite an ongoing review of their cases […]
Afghan Reporter’s Death Raises Questions
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 1 (UPI) — The BBC is seeking an inquiry into the killing of one of its reporters in Afghanistan last week. Ahmed Omed Khpulwak, 25, of the broadcaster’s Pashto language service, was among the dead when a TV and radio station was attacked in the town of Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province […]
Afghan Reporter's Death Raises Questions
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 1 (UPI) — The BBC is seeking an inquiry into the killing of one of its reporters in Afghanistan last week. Ahmed Omed Khpulwak, 25, of the broadcaster’s Pashto language service, was among the dead when a TV and radio station was attacked in the town of Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province […]
Man Booted From Mass Over Outburst
NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (UPI) — A parishioner who interrupted a mass to criticize the hiring of a Catholic school principal was charged with disorderly conduct, New York officials said. Police were called to Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Fordham Sunday after Juan Varela, 54, of Brooklyn, interrupted the mass to criticize the hiring […]
Iraq To Scale Back Cabinet
BAGHDAD, Aug. 1 (UPI) — A Kurdish lawmaker in Iraq said he received a letter from the country’s prime minister on the size of the Cabinet but lingering, and basic, concerns remain. A 46-member Cabinet for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was approved in December after a lengthy political fight following parliamentary elections in March […]
Long, Hot Days A Challenge During Ramadan
HOUSTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) — Houston’s heat wave, a trial for all residents, will be a special challenge for Muslims observing Ramadan, which began Monday. During the holy month, food and drink, even water, is forbidden during daylight, which is 14 to 15 hours because it is midsummer. Ramadan follows a lunar calendar and moves […]
ID Thieves Target Pittsburgh City Staff
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 1 (UPI) — Identity thieves have stolen information from at least 29 Pittsburgh city employees, police say. Detective Christopher Jordan informed Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and other officials of the breach in an e-mail over the weekend, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. The workers, who were not identified, got PayPal bills for purchases they never […]
Lifeguard Truck Hits Sunbather
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Aug. 1 (UPI) — A Kansas woman sustained head injuries when she was struck by a truck driven by a Daytona Beach lifeguard, officials in Florida said. A nursing supervisor at Halifax Health Medical Center said Erin Joynt, 33, of Wichita, Kan., was in stable condition Monday, the Daytona Beach (Fla.) News-Journal […]
Police, Protesters Clear Tahrir Square
CAIRO, Aug. 1 (UPI) — Military personnel, helped by civilians, broke down tents and dispersed protesters to clear Tahrir Square in Cairo to traffic Monday, officials said. Witnesses said army forces fired warning shots in the air and protesters responded by hurling stones before the square was cleared, al-Masry al-Youm reported. Local business owners cheered […]
Critical Decisions Needed In Yemen
SANAA, Yemen, Aug. 1 (UPI) — It’s time for all parties to the conflict in Yemen to make the decisions necessary to end the country’s political crisis, a U.N. special envoy said. Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has faced international pressure to resign for much of the year. Convalescing in a Saudi hospital since an […]
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