Pakistan has begun looking into the “honor” killings of five women who were beaten, shot, then buried while still breathing. “Honor” refers to family honor, or rather the loss of it when women choose marital partners families do not approve of, or become pregnant outside of marriage, etc. Pakistani officials estimate there are hundreds of honor killings in Pakistan each year. These killings occur in many other Muslim countries, too, as well as in Muslim enclaves in non-Muslim nations (in Europe, for example).
BBC Middle East- November 21st 2008
Iraqis protest against troop deal
Supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr stage protests in Baghdad against a deal to allow US troops to remain in Iraq. - November 21st 2008
Security increase in tense Hebron
Israel increases security in the West Bank city of Hebron ahead of a Jewish pilgrimage there by an expected 20,000 people. - November 21st 2008
Shoot-out in north Lebanon city
One person is killed and three are wounded in a shoot-out in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, security forces say. - November 20th 2008
Security draws Iraqi doctors home
Improved security in Iraq has led to 800 doctors returning so far this year, a senior health ministry official says. - November 18th 2008
Iraq leader defends US troop deal
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki defends a deal on the presence of US forces in Iraq, saying it preserves Iraqi sovereignty. - November 21st 2008
Gaza activists 'on hunger strike'
Three human rights activists detained with Palestinian fishermen off Gaza by Israel say they have gone on hunger strike. - November 21st 2008
US global dominance 'to wane'
US dominance is likely to weaken by 2025 as India and China grow stronger, a new Washington intelligence report says. - November 21st 2008
Lockerbie families claim victory
The families of US victims of the 1988 Lockerbie Pan Am bombing claim victory in their quest for justice. - November 20th 2008
US convicts Syrian arms dealer
A Syrian-born arms dealer is convicted by a US court of conspiring to sell weapons to left-wing Colombian rebels. - November 20th 2008
Somalia 'to become pirate magnet'
Somalia must be helped by the international community to stop it becoming a "magnet for pirates," a senior Egyptian official has said.
- November 21st 2008
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