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• Heads of state meeting begins in Addis

  31/01/2010 – African Union heads of state summit begins today in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Analysts say controversy over leadership of the union could overshadow talks on conflict resolution in the continent

  
  

• Iran execution provokes outrage

  29/01/2010 – Two activists have been executed in Iran in a trial linked to post-election violence in June. Arash Rahmanipour and Mohammad Reza Ali-Zamani, were convicted of being “Mohareb” or enemies of God. The executions are believed to be the first related to protests that erupted after June’s disputed presidential election – the largest demonstrations in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Davoud, Arash Rahmanipour’s father, has blamed Iran’s “mockery of a justice system” for killing his son (al-Jazeera English)

  
  

• Tough Question At Obama Town-Hall

  29/01/2010 – A University of South Florida student asked why President Obama has not paid enough attention to the plight of the Palestinians and remains sided with Israel and Egypt (CBS)

  
  

• French Seek Limit on Full Muslim Face Veil

  27/01/2010 – A report delivered to the French parliament recommends restrictions on the use of the full face veil for Muslim women in public. It suggests banning the veil in public facilities including hospitals, universities and mass transit (AP)

  
  

• Bombs Rock Baghdad As “Chemical Ali” Hanged

  26/01/2010 – Suicide blasts outside hotels popular with Westerners killed dozens of people in Baghdad Monday, according to Iraqi officials. The explosions hit just before the announcement came that Saddam Hussein’s cousin was hanged (AP)

  
  

• Gaza – The Cost of War – Part 2

  21/01/2010 – The Cost of War examines the longer term legacy of Israel’s war on Gaza.
  By following characters associated with buildings that were targeted in the war, the film explores the humanitarian and economic situation in Gaza and the impact of the war on human development (al-Jazeera English)

  
  

• Gaza – The Cost of War – Part 1

  21/01/2010 – The Cost of War examines the longer term legacy of Israel’s war on Gaza.
  By following characters associated with buildings that were targeted in the war, the film explores the humanitarian and economic situation in Gaza and the impact of the war on human development (al-Jazeera English)

  
  

• Inside Story – Sanctioning Iran

  20/01/2010 – World powers are struggling to reach an agreement on how to deal with the Iranian nuclear issue. Are sanctions the only way to go against Tehran? (al-Jazeera English)

  
  

• Afghanistan rocked by Taliban attacks on govt buildings in Kabul

  19/01/2010 – The Afghan president Hamid Kazai says security’s been restored to the capital, after Taliban militants launched a series of attacks on government buildings and the presidential palace. At least 5 people were killed and 38 injured after a gunbattle broke out near the Defence and Justice Ministries, and a luxury hotel used by westerners. Police sealed off a large part of the centre of Kabul, as explosions rocked the city. The militants struck as cabinet members were being sworn in (Russia Today)

  
  

• Iranian Mourners, Opposition Bury Slain Physicist

  14/01/2010 – Iranian mourners and opposition supporters have buried a physics professor killed in a bombing this week. Those taking part in the procession for Masoud Ali Mohammadi on Thursday were chanting slogans and waving banners (AP)