Al Jazeera Two key candidates barred from Iran election Iran's electoral watchdog has barred former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and a close aide to president Mahmoud Ahadinejad from running in the June 14 presidential election, state media has repor... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) Election Iran Photos Politics Wikipedia: Iranian presidential election, 2013 Al Jazeera Fight for Somalia turns town to dust - In a town not far from Mogadishu, vehicles slow to a crawl to negotiate the potholes that dot the town's only tarmac road; ownerless donkeys wander about, scavenging for food; once-elegant villas wi... (photo: UN / TOBIN JONE) Amisom Mogadishu Photos Somalia Wikipedia: Mogadishu Top Stories The Independent The Photography Blog: ‘Control Order House’ by Edmund Clark – Photographing our response to terrorism (c) Edmund Clark | Recent events in Boston have served as a painful reminder of the threat posed by terrorism. In Control Order House, a book launched recently by Edmund ... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Family Law Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: Photography Khaleej Times End the ‘forever’ war There’s no point in engaging in a perpetual global war on terror | From both the left and the right, three common misper-ceptions have emerged about US foreign policy: Fi... (photo: US Navy / HMC Josh Ives) Photos Terrorism US War Wikipedia: War on Terror Al Jazeera Iraq death toll stirs fears of civil war The death toll in Iraq from four consecutive days of violence has reached at least 140 people, stirring fears that rising sectarian conflicts could lead the country ... (photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed) Iraq Photos Terrorism War Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal) Al Jazeera Texas to take BP and Halliburton to court Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others for their role in one of the worst oil spills in US history. | ... (photo: US Navy / MCS2 Justin Stumberg) Environment Oil Photos US Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill Al Jazeera Nations fight for Eurovision glory in Sweden Millions of viewers worldwide tuned in to watch weird and wonderful acts battle to win the Eurovision Song Contest, as flag bearers entered on stage to a special hym... (photo: Creative Commons) Eurovision Song Contest Music Photos Sweden Wikipedia: Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Al Jazeera US scolds Russia for sending arms to Syria The US has scolded Russia for sending missiles to the Syrian government, with plans for an international peace conference promoted by the two major powers ... (photo: AP / Misha Japaridze) Arms Photos Russia Syria Wikipedia: RussiaSyria relations WorldNews.com Granting Sanctuary, Gaining Amnesty Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | "I am flying on the wings of thought...And so, even in this cage, I know a greater freedom."(1) -Shaikh Abdurraheem Musli... (photo: US Navy / MCS3 Joshua Nistas) Guantanamo Human Rights Photos US Wikipedia: Guantanamo Bay detention camp Al Jazeera Cannes festival rocked by $1m jewellery heist Jewellery worth more than $1m which was due to be loaned to film stars has been stolen from a Cannes hotel in a pre-dawn heist. | An American female employee of Swis... (photo: Creative Commons / Prouzet) Film France Jewelry Heist Photos Wikipedia: 2013 Cannes Film Festival Al Jazeera Jordan to host 'world's largest refugee camp' Al-Zaatari refugee camp near Jordan's northern border with Syria is the second largest refugee camp in the world. On days when violence in Syria worsens, between 2,000-4,... (photo: UN / Mark Garten) Jordan Photos Refugee Syria Wikipedia: Syrian civil war
