News headlines in 2010, page 358

  1. PAKISTAN: Anger Seethes Over Siddiqi Verdict, Questions Remain

    - Inter Press Service

    A story from Inter Press Service, an international news agency

    Upon hearing that her daughter Aafia Siddiqi had been found guilty of shooting U.S. officers in Afghanistan in 2008, her mother Ismat distributed sweets in her home neighbourhood in this southern Pakistani city.

  2. JAPAN: Calls Rising for Stop to Discriminatory Work Laws

    - Inter Press Service

    A story from Inter Press Service, an international news agency

    A chorus of calls for changes in discriminatory work laws is spreading across Japan in the aftermath of a landmark lawsuit filed by short-contract workers.

  3. CLIMATE CHANGE: Amidst Global Warming Coldest Winter in 50 Years

    - Inter Press Service

    A story from Inter Press Service, an international news agency

    It was probably an irony that Europe's coldest winter in 50 years coincided with the U.N. climate change summit in Copenhagen last December, which failed to deliver a treaty to reduce global warming emissions.

  4. VIETNAM:: Hard Times Puts Lunar New Year on Hold for Children

    - Inter Press Service

    A story from Inter Press Service, an international news agency

    There will be no Tet (Lunar New Year) for Doan Hung this year. As festivities heat up for the Year of the Tiger, which starts on Feb. 14, the 12-year-old boy is busy selling lottery tickets on the streets.

  5. IRAQ: Govt Expels Former Blackwater Contractors

    - Inter Press Service

    A story from Inter Press Service, an international news agency

    The Iraqi government has ordered hundreds of private security contractors who previously worked for Blackwater Worldwide or its subsidiaries to leave the country within seven days or risk arrest for visa violations, Iraq's interior minister said Wednesday.

  6. U.S.: Gas Prices, Economy Raise Stakes for Cleaner Cars

    - Inter Press Service

    A story from Inter Press Service, an international news agency

    The Chinese auto industry surpassed the U.S. in car sales last year, according to a recent report, raising the question of whether this represents a bump in the road for the U.S. auto industry or a long-term shift to other means of transportation.

  7. SWAZILAND: Dating in a Time of HIV

    - Inter Press Service

    A story from Inter Press Service, an international news agency

    Jabulile Dlamini* is sweet sixteen and has never been kissed. And she is not expecting to be kissed any time soon or to even receive any gifts this Valentine’s Day.

  8. IRAN: Revolution's Anniversary Ratchets Up Tensions

    - Inter Press Service

    A story from Inter Press Service, an international news agency

    One day before the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, Iran is a country divided, with pro-government groups and Green Movement supporters each presenting their own narratives of what the highly symbolic day means and whom they represent.

  9. U.S.: Gas Prices, Economy Raise Stakes for Cleaner Cars

    - Inter Press Service

    A story from Inter Press Service, an international news agency

    The Chinese auto industry surpassed the U.S. in car sales last year, according to a recent report, raising the question of whether this represents a bump in the road for the U.S. auto industry or a long-term shift to other means of transportation.

  10. U.S.: Court-Martial for Soldier Who Wrote Angry Song about Stop-Loss

    - Inter Press Service

    A story from Inter Press Service, an international news agency

    Army Specialist and Iraq war veteran Marc Hall was incarcerated by the U.S. Army in Georgia for recording a song that expresses his anger over the Army's stop-loss policy. Now he waits to be shipped to Iraq to face a court martial.

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