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Palestinian demonstrations in the Yarmouk Camp in Damascus

Syria: Palestinians and the Syrian Revolution

On 13-14 July, 2012 mass demonstrations erupted in the Palestinian Refugee Camp Yarmouk and Tadamon in Damascus. The Syrian regime’s brutal response led to seven deaths on July 13. The next day their funeral processions brought an even larger protest out, where four more people were killed.

World

Yemen: Abyan Governorate Emerges From War

Reconstruction can begin in Abyan, Yemen after the fierce clashes between government troops and Ansar al-Sharia militants over recent months

World

Afghanistan: Adultery Execution Video Sparks Outrage

An Afghan woman was publicly executed in a small village in the Parwan province after two local Taliban strongmen – both claiming that they had had some kind of relationship with her – accused her of adultery

Science

17-year-old Indian Girl Dies After Egg Donation

Almost two years after she died, no one involved in the death of 17-year-old Mumbai woman Sushma Pandey is facing charges. She was unmarried, working in a scrap depot, and had donated eggs three times in 18 months at an IVF clinic. Two days after the third donation, she complained of severe abdominal pain.

Food

Scallop, bacon and sea veg from Healthy Yummies

London Streating: Part 1 (that’s street food eating)

I’ve done a lot of this recently – eating on the street, that is. Whether it’s because I’ve been more choosy or whether the standards are just higher, I don’t know, but there has been some very good stuff recently. Here are some of my favourites.

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