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Honduran vote to face legitimacy test

CNN - 1 hour 34 minutes ago

Hondurans will answer two questions Sunday when the troubled Central American nation holds elections: Who will win the presidency, and will voters heed calls for a boycott?

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Amnesty fears crackdown around Honduras polls
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 1:18 pm ET
Amnesty International expressed fears Friday of excessive use of force during post-coup elections in Honduras as international support grew for the polls that have divided the Americas.
Is Time Running Out to Dig Up South Korea's Mass Graves?
Time Magazine - Fri Nov 27, 5:39 am ET
South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission has been excavating 12 mass graves from the Korean War since 2005, but time may be running out
Tunisia jails journalist for six months
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 26, 2:48 pm ET
A Tunisian court on Thursday sentenced a journalist and vocal critic of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to six months in prison for assaulting a woman.
Iran: Investigate Suspicious Death of Medical Doctor Witness to Torture at Kahrizak
Payvand Iran News - Fri Nov 27, 2:11 pm ET
In a letter to Iranian authorities, human rights organizations expressed serious concerns about the recent suspicious death of Dr. Ramin Pourandarjani, a physician who worked at the Kahrizak detention center, and who reportedly witnessed grave human rights violations there.
Boom preceded Russian train derailment; 10 dead, 130 injured
EARTHtimes.org - 2 hours 29 minutes ago
Moscow dpa) - At least 10 people were killed and 130 passengers were injured Friday in a train derailment between Moscow and St Petersburg, the state press agency Ria Nowosti reported. At least three cars of the express train were derailed, according...
No goals in Bochum vs Cologne Bundesliga match
EARTHtimes.org - Fri Nov 27, 4:41 pm ET
Bochum, Germany - VfL Bochum and Cologne drew 0-0 on Friday night which helped neither of the troubled Bundesliga clubs. Adil Chihi came closest to scoring for visiting Cologne but was denied by the post in the 69th minute. ...
Amnesty International denounces intimidation in Honduran elections
EARTHtimes.org - Fri Nov 27, 4:41 pm ET
Tegucigalpa - Amnesty International (AI) denounced Friday an atmosphere of intimidation in the run-up to controversial general election in Honduras. In a statement, AI charged that the de facto government in Honduras has stockpiled anti-riot material...
Uli Hoeness elected Bayern Munich preisdent
EARTHtimes.org - Fri Nov 27, 4:41 pm ET
Munich - Uli Hoeness was elected Bayern Munich president on Friday night, moving on at the German Bundesliga football top club after three decades as their general manager. Hoeness, 57, received 4,458 of 4,490 votes at the annual members meeting to t...
Sex abuse report shames Irish Catholic Church
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 26, 11:14 am ET
The Catholic Church in Ireland covered up widespread allegations of sexual abuse of children by priests for decades, according to a damning report released on Thursday.
Syrian activist held incommunicado at risk of torture
Amnesty International - Fri Nov 27, 3:45 am ET
Yousef Dheeb al-Hmoud was arrested at his home on 15 November. The authorities have not revealed where he is being held, why he was arrested or whether he will be charged.
Tunisian journalist jailed after unfair trial
Amnesty International - Fri Nov 27, 3:45 am ET
Amnesty International has condemned the conviction of a dissenting Tunisian journalist who has been jailed for six months on trumped up charges after an unfair trial.
Conviction of Ben Ali critic draws fire
UPI - Thu Nov 26, 2:13 pm ET
TUNIS, Tunisia, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Amnesty International Thursday condemned the conviction of a vocal opponent of Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
CNN anchor speaks to Edina students
Edina Sun-Current - Fri Nov 27, 3:14 am ET
Edina High School students got a visit last Friday from a national anchor for CNN Headline News. He wasn't there to report on anything. Rather, he spoke to students about the investigative reporting he has done on underage sex slavery and human trafficking in Indonesia.
Midland sending large group to Model Organization of American States conference
Midland Reporter-Telegram - Fri Nov 27, 3:13 am ET
Women's rights, energy conservation, furthering democracy, quelling gang violence and fighting corruption are some of the topics nearly 50 Midland students will be debating and exploring during the upcoming Model Organization of American States conference in Washington.
Skyline Elementary announces World Children's Award
Rancho Santa Fe Record - Thu Nov 26, 5:56 pm ET
Skyline student Juliana Reidel opens the ceremony. Children rarely have a say in decisions of international importance except when it comes to name the World's Children's Prize Decade Hero award winner. For this prize, voters are required to be younger than 18. On Friday, this year's winners were announced at hundreds of conferences held around the world, including one at Skyline Elementary ...