2 June 2011 | NYT – New York Times
Iraq
Village of Musayyib, South of Baghdad: 7 people killed and 15 others injured in a bomb blast targeting the wedding of a policeman; it was unclear who was behind the attack
World Briefing | MIDDLE EAST: Iraq: Blast at Policeman’s Wedding Kills 7 (Media Report, English)
2 June 2011 | NYT – New York Times
Afghanistan, Pakistan
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Shaltalo area of Upper Dir district: According to local police officials at least 28 Pakistani soldiers were killed after 2 days of fighting with militants who crossed the border from Afghanistan
Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Border Fighting (Media Report, English)
1 June 2011 | NYT – New York Times
Libya
City of Benghazi: An explosion destroyed 2 cars in a parking lot outside a hotel that is a central meeting place for rebel leaders; a rebel spokesman blamed an unidentified Gaddafi loyalist for the blast
Hotel Blast in Banghazi Is Attributed to Loyalist of Qaddafi (Media Report, English)
1 June 2011 | NYT – New York Times
Sudan
Abyei area: According to authorities, 116 civilians, including many children, have been killed in May when the Northern army seized the area; the figures do not include soldiers and policemen also killed in the fighting
Many Civilians Have Been Killed in Disputed Region of Sudan (Media Report, English)
1 June 2011 | NYT – New York Times
Syrian Arab Republic
Central Syria: According to human rights activists, military forces have killed 42 people in raids on a string of towns around the city of Homs as the government continued trying to crush a popular uprising against President Bashar al-Assad
Children Are Among Casualties of Syrian Military Raids After Demonstrations (Media Report, English)
1 June 2011 | NYT – New York Times
Egypt, State of Palestine
Days after Egypt opened its Rafah border permanently with the Gaza Strip, new restrictions have been imposed on Palestinians who want to cross; according to an Israeli human rights group, Egyptian authorities had told that crossings would be limited to 400 a day and that everyone now needed to clear their names a day in advance
Open Border at Gaza Is Not So Open, Palestinians Find (Media Report, English)
1 June 2011 | NYT – New York Times
Afghanistan, Pakistan
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province: According to authorities, at least one policeman has been killed in an attack on a police post carried out by up to 200 Afghan militants
Afghan Militants Attack on Border With Pakistan (Media Report, English)
1 June 2011 | NYT – New York Times
Russian Federation
Austrian court convicted 3 Chechen exiles in the killing of Umar S. Israilov, a bodyguard who had turned against his former employer, the Chechen leader Ramzan A. Kadyrov; Israilov had filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights against Kadyrov, who he said had participated in kidnappings, torture and killings
3 Men Convicted of Killing Opponent of Chechnya (Media Report, English)
31 May 2011 | NYT – New York Times
Armenia, Azerbaijan
Article on the ongoing conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh
‘Frozen Conflict’ Between Azerbaijan and Armenia Begins to Boil (Media Report, English)
31 May 2011 | NYT – New York Times
Sudan
According to the African Union (AU), Northern and Southern Sudanese officials have agreed to a preliminary arrangement on demilitarising the border between them; the country's internal North-South border has been the site of intense clashes in recent months
North and South Sudan Tentatively Agree to Demilitarize Disputed Border (Media Report, English)
