| Man jailed for killing pregnant sister A JORDANIAN man was condemned to death yesterday for killing his sister after he learned that she had become pregnant outside wedlock, but the sentence was later commuted to 10 years in jail. news.com.au |
Top Insurgents Escaped Prison Days After Iraq Took Over Members of a violent insurgent group were among a group that broke out of a maximum security prison, raising questions about the functionality of Iraq’s security system. nytimes.com |
Scantily Clad Dancers Are Nowhere to Be Found When Turkey Plays A dance squad from Ukraine, known as the Red Foxes, was pulled to avoid performing in front of Turkish government officials, but no one can agree as to why. feeds.nytimes.com |
Iraq's Kurds Hold Political Cards for Al-Maliki Kurdish lawmakers began Saturday to plot their course as Iraq's kingmakers with enough seats to secure a second term for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and press key demands, including a greater say over the oil riches in the country's north. feeds.nytimes.com |
The Lede: Reaction to the Release of U.S. Diplomatic Cables A Senator wants WikiLeaks shut down; front-page news in Pakistan; reverberations in the Arab world. feeds.nytimes.com |