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Bahrain convicts medics for role in uprising
Last Modified: 14 Jun 2012 10:58 GMT
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Middle East
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Bahrain: Shouting in the dark
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Bahrain to drop charges against medics, or not
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Doctors targeted in Bahrain’
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Bahrain: From hospital to prison
Syria accused of organised attacks
Amnesty International claims government is committing crimes against humanity and calls for international response.
Last Modified: 14 Jun 2012 09:45 GMT
Middle East
‘US expanding spying network’ in AfricaUnmarked planes with sensors being flown between secret air bases and bush strips for surveillance, says report.
Last Modified: 14 Jun 2012 12:39 GMT
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Colorado wildfire forces evacuations as government is accused of slow response
As fires burn across nine states, experts say forest service has been slow to bring in resources to boost ageing fleet of air tankers
Michigan OKs anti-abortion bill
Rio+20 Earth summit: Amazon deforestation – in pictures
Although deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is down 80% since 2004, environmentalists fear recent changes to the forest code will lead to further destruction. About 20% of the rainforest has already been destroyed. Before this month’s Rio+20 Earth summit, the Brazilian Amazon, home to 60% of the world’s largest forest and 20% of the Earth’s oxygen, remains threatened by the rapid development of the country
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