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MariaThinks's JournalDutch woman jailed in Qatar after reporting rape may face charges
Source: CNN
Abu Dhabi (CNN) — A Dutch woman who reported being raped while on holiday in Qatar has been jailed since mid-March and could face charges of adultery, according to her lawyer.
The 22-year-old woman, whom CNN has identified only as Laura, was at a hotel bar having drinks with a friend, but then had a drink that made her feel "very unwell," according to Brian Lokollo, a lawyer who was hired by the woman's family.
She reportedly woke up in an unfamiliar location and realized "to her great horror" that she had been raped after her drink was spiked, Lokollo said.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/12/middleeast/qatar-dutch-woman-rape-report-held/index.html
A young man is skinned alive. A sign of new Taliban brutality?
Source: Washington Post
KABUL — In a remote area of Afghanistan, where thousands of years of hardscrabble tribal culture increasingly mixes with a resurgent Taliban militancy, this is how Fazl Ahmad allegedly died.
Local officials in Ghor province said one of Ahmad’s distant relatives was suspected of killing a former Taliban commander. In December, militants dragged Ahmad from his house and cut out his eyes in retaliation.
Ahmad was still alive and screaming when the attackers began carving the skin off his chest, leaving his heart exposed. Then they threw the 21-year old laborer off a 10-story cliff, officials said.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/a-young-man-was-skinned-alive-in-afghanistan-a-sign-of-new-taliban-brutality/2016/06/10/6b7592fa-2e8a-11e6-b9d5-3c3063f8332c_story.html
Protestors file petition with 11m signatures against Chinese dog-meat festival
Source: Times of India
BEIJING: Animal rights activists demanding end to the slaughter and eating of dogs at a Chinese festival today delivered a petition with 11 million signatures to authorities in Beijing.
The two dozen activists were accompanied by dogs and unveiled banners with pictures of the animals above the message "I'm not your dinner" as they presented the petition at the representative office of Yulin city, where the festival is held.
The annual festival, which is set to begin on June 21, sees residents of the southern city consume dog meat with thousands of dogs expected to be slaughtered.
Read more: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Protestors-file-petition-with-11m-signatures-against-Chinese-dog-meat-festival/articleshow/52689604.cms?
Islamic State stones woman to death
Source: Times of India
MOSUL: Militants from the Islamic State group stoned a woman to death for alleged adultery in the northern city of Iraq, aided by onlookers, local news site Aranews reported on Friday.
"Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Zahraa mosque in Mosul to witness the execution of the woman," media activist Abdullah al-Malla was quoted as telling Aranews.
The IS militants forced several civilians to take part in the stoning, Aranews cited an eyewitness as saying.
"They called on people to take part in the execution, saying we're in the holy month of Ramadan and we should show commitment to Allah's Sharia and that the woman deserved death for committing adultery," a witness said.
Read more: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/Islamic-State-stones-woman-to-death/articleshow/52692343.cms
Hindu monastery worker hacked to death in Bangladesh
Source: Times of India
DHAKA: A Hindu ashram worker was on Friday hacked to death by unidentified assailants while he was out for the morning walk, days after another priest was killed by suspected ISIS jihadists in the Muslim-majority nation which has seen a string of brutal attacks by Islamists on religious minorities and secular activists.
60-year-old Nityaranjan Pandey of Thakur Anukul Chandra Satsanga Paramtirtha Hemayetpurdham ashram was attacked by several assailants who hacked him in the neck, said ASP (Sadar Circle) Selim Khan.
Pandey, who was working at the ashram as a volunteer for the past 40 years, was attacked near the ashram in Pabna's Hemayetpur Upazila during his regular morning walk, Khan was quoted as saying by bdnews.
Read more: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Hindu-monastery-worker-hacked-to-death-in-Bangladesh/articleshow/52683741.cms
ISIS Video Shows Explosion Of A 3,000-Year-Old Assyrian Temple
Source: Huffington Post
BAGHDAD, June 9 (Reuters) - Islamic State insurgents have posted a video showing a 3,000-year-old temple being blown up at the Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq, in their latest assault on some of the world’s greatest archaeological and cultural treasures.
The United Nations confirmed in a statement on Wednesday evening that satellite imagery showed “extensive damage to the main entrance” of the temple of Nabu, the Babylonian god of wisdom.
Nimrud was a 13th century BC Assyrian city, located 30 km (20 miles) south of the modern city of Mosul, which the hardline Islamic State militants seized control of in June 2014.
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/isis-video-nimrud_us_57596a0ce4b0ced23ca717d2
12.8%. That's the margin Hillary won CA by. Remember those suspect polls that were
putting Bernie ahead by 10% the weekend before the race? They smelled bad and in fact were bad. Just like the polls that showed Romney would beat us in 2012.
The polls organizations have to stop lying.
Pakistani girl burned alive by mother over love marriage
Source: Times of India
LAHORE: A teenage Pakistani girl was doused in petrol and then burned alive on Wednesday in Punjab's Lahore allegedly by her mother and brother for marrying a man of her choice, in the latest case of so-called "honour killings" in the country.
Zeenat, 18, died on the spot, police said.
Read more: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Pakistani-girl-burned-alive-by-mother-over-love-marriage/articleshow/52657173.cms
Vote Hillary! Rest assured, the email problem is NOT an issue.
You see, it's not the private emails that were the problem (because everyone else was doing it). It was the fact that she had a private server. This is completely bogus and only raised because the first problem was refuted (just like the original witch-hunt focused on Benghazi). If private email was accepted, it makes no difference where the server was.
Hillary has been in some sort of public office most of her life now. Does anyone ever recall any issues with her handling of classified information before? And the real leaks in the past decade were not even through Hillary.
We fall into the GOP hands when we listen to their approach on trying to find issues to destroy candidates.
92% alignment with Bernie's positions, 90% with Hillary, 40% with Trump
Those were my scores on how my positions align with the leading candidates.
So for me, both Bernie and Hillary agree with me far more than they disagree.
Why would I, being of sane mind, ever consider voting for someone like Trump if my first Democratic pick isn't nominated. The other one is so close to my positions I would jump to support that candidate.
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