Egypt To Try 19 Americans Over NGO Funding
Egyptian official media reported Sunday that 40 people, including at least 19 Americans, have been referred to trial on charges they illegally provided foreign funding to non-governmental organizations in the country. Egyptian State TV and the state-fund Al Ahram newspaper reported that investigators ordered Egyptian and American activists to Cairo Criminal Court for prosecution. Those [...]
Russia’s Hottest Protest Song, Courtesy Of The Military Elite
An Internet hit is becoming the anthem for Russian protesters as they march against Vladimir Putin’s rule. In the few days since it was posted, more than 1 million people have watched the YouTube video for the song, catapulting its band into sudden stardom. Yet this is no ordinary story of the latest Web sensation. [...]
Employed But Not Paid, Some Greeks Voice Protest
The number of Greeks who are out of work has doubled in the last two years, as Greece has suffered its worst debt crisis in recent memory and a crippling recession. But the economy is so bad that even Greeks with jobs haven’t been paid for months. It’s a widespread problem that’s left thousands in [...]
For Reporter, Cruise Ship Disaster Is A Local Story
It rarely happens to a reporter that a major story breaks in her own neighborhood. And well, it’s not really a neighborhood, but the Tuscan archipelago, where a cruise ship crashed last month, is an area I know very well. I spend summers there, and just last August I was boating a few yards from [...]
Activists: Syrian Assault Leaves More Than 250 Dead
In Syria, the death toll is rising after what activists and opposition leaders are calling a massive offensive by pro-government troops in the city of Homs. Activists say at least 250 have been killed in what may be single most violent day since Syria’s anti-government uprising began in March. Activists say the government troops shelled [...]
In Ukraine, A Daughter Takes Up Her Mother’s Cause
Evgeniya Tymoshenko has her mother’s looks — minus the trademark blond braid that makes her mother, former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, quickly recognizable. But the younger Tymoshenko says she’s not a politician. She never imagined herself testifying on Capitol Hill, getting face time with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a prayer breakfast, or [...]
Russian Communists Court Discontented Youth
A snazzy new Communist Party poster shows two young, tech-savvy and attractive Russians. Both are smiling and dressed in red: The woman holds a red iPhone; the man holds a red laptop, his T-shirt emblazoned with a hammer and sickle. The slogan: “For the victory of the majority.” Roman Kononenko hopes the poster will attract [...]
Afghans View Peace Talks With Hope, Suspicion
The surprise announcement last month that the U.S. and the Taliban could soon begin peace talks in the Gulf state of Qatar may have increased the chances of a negotiated settlement in Afghanistan. But Afghans are treating the prospect with equal measures of hope and suspicion — perhaps more of the latter from the government [...]
Near Syria’s Capital, The Evidence Of Heavy Fighting
This story was written and reported by a GlobalPost correspondent in Damascus, whose name has been withheld for security reasons. When a team of foreign journalists entered the eastern Damascus suburb of Saqba last Friday, they were greeted by a sight that did not bode well for the Syrian regime. Rebel fighters from the so-called [...]
Officials: Two American Women Freed In Egypt
NBC News, al-Jazeera and al-Arabiya are reporting that police in Egypt say two American women and an Egyptian tour guide have been released by gunmen who kidnapped them earlier today near the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Update at 11:55 a.m. ET: NPR’s Soroya Sarhaddi Nelson, in Cairo, tells our Newscast Desk that she [...]
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