The women Greece blames for its HIV crisis
Prostitutes have been rounded up and jailed as new cases soar
The women glare into the camera, their humiliated, pale faces smeared with make-up and tears. Glazed eyes stare out under lurid headlines warning of "the nightmare of Aids" with "infected prostitutes" posing a "death trap for hundreds of people".
It was early May, just days before bitterly fought elections in Greece, and another health crisis was brewing in the cash-strapped nation. New figures showed an astonishing rise in new HIV infections. Health workers blamed deep cuts to social programmes, but on the lookout for easy votes, officials instead turned their wrath on the city's sex workers.
The Endgame in SyriaAssad's Bloody Battle to Cling to Power
By Christoph Reuter
President Bashar Assad is losing his grip on power in Syria and he has responded by visiting death and destruction on his opponents. With momentum shifting in favor of the rebels, he seems capable only of intensifying the violence.
It's become very quiet. The cicadas and the birds have been silenced, and all you can hear is the sound of the wind rustling through the trees -- only occasionally interrupted by the clattering of tattered metal shutters and signs riddled with bullet holes. But human voices, the sound of cars and all the other sounds one associates with a city are gone.
Tsvangirai: Mugabe will accept his loss
Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says the country's long-time ruler Robert Mugabe is ready to give up power if he loses the next election.
Tsvangirai made the comments on Wednesday in New Zealand, part of a tour to ask numerous countries toend limited sanctions against Zimbabwe. He said he's confident free elections will be held within 12 months, after a new Constitution was drafted on Friday.
Tsvagirai said Mugabe will accept the result, noting the leader wanted to protect his legacy and would abide by the result of the scheduled ballot.
"I'm sure he will accept the result," Tsvangirai told reporters during an official during the trip.
US, China threaten Southeast Asian peace
By Brendan O'Reilly
The Chinese government is taking a dual approach to consolidating its territorial claims in the South China Sea. A recent softening of the country's diplomatic line amid a simultaneous deployment of military assets reveals a nuanced carrot-and-stick approach.
Meanwhile, the ties that bind the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have become dangerously frayed. China's rising power and Washington's tacit aim of forming an anti-China alliance in the region may exacerbate longstanding rivalries to the general detriment of Asian stability.
Meanwhile, the ties that bind the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have become dangerously frayed. China's rising power and Washington's tacit aim of forming an anti-China alliance in the region may exacerbate longstanding rivalries to the general detriment of Asian stability.
Ichiro Suzuki: How Japanese fans react to Yankees uniform
Ichiro Suzuki is arguably the most famous athlete in Japan. He is revered for his stoicism, perseverance, and attention to detail. What do Japanese fans say about Ichiro Suzuki's move to New York?
By Jim Armstrong, Associated Press
Japan reacted to the news that Ichiro Suzuki has been traded to the New York Yankees with surprise and anticipation that the move might lead to a World Series ring.
The Yankees acquired the star outfielder from Seattlein a trade for two young pitchers, bringing a close to Suzuki's 11 1/2-year career with the Mariners.
Suzuki is the most recognizable athlete in Japan, where he is revered for his stoicism, perseverance, and attention to detail.
All the major Japanese newspapers splashed the move on the front pages of their Tuesday evening editions, with photos of Suzuki in his Yankees uniform, and it was the top item on the noon news for public broadcasterNHK.
Al Qaeda's hand now detected in Syria conflict
By ROD NORDLAND
It is the sort of image that has become a staple of the Syrian revolution, avideo of masked men calling themselves the Free Syrian Army and brandishing AK-47s — with one unsettling difference. In the background hang two flags of Al Qaeda, white Arabic writing on a black field.
“We are now forming suicide cells to make jihad in the name of God,” said a speaker in the video using the classical Arabic favored by Al Qaeda.
The video, posted on YouTube, is one more bit of evidence that Al Qaeda and other Islamic extremists are doing their best to hijack the Syrian revolution, with a growing although still limited success that has American intelligence officials publicly concerned, and Iraqi officials next door openly alarmed.
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