Femen Trial.. Assad's New Weapons.. Soldier Admits Massacre.. Sewer Pipe Baby

May 30, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Tunisians Protest Outside FEMEN Activist's Trial KAIROUAN, Tunisia -- The trial for the Tunisian member of the Ukrainian feminist group Femen opened Thursday in the religious center of Kairouan amid protests accusing her of attacking Islam. Continue reading... Assad: Russian Missiles Have Arrived Soldier To Admit To Afghan Massacre Baby Born Into Sewer Pipe Released From Hospital Mother Of Trapped Baby Was Present For Rescue NSFW: Topless Protesters Call For Activist's Release In Tunisia And The Happiest Country In The World Is... And The Happiest Country In The World Is... Why Was Obama Surfing The Net In A Chinese Internet Cafe? LOOK: Firefighters Clash With Riot Police In Spain Mother Of Trapped Baby Was Present For Rescue And The Happiest Country In The World Is... TOM FRIEDEN, MD, MPH Arms Race -- Getting Ahead of Killer Microbes The basic tools of disease tracking and data analysis -- which CDC's disease detectives and others relied on to eradicate smallpox, identify Legionnaires' disease, and stop SARS -- remain essential. But they are no longer enough. Continue reading... NINA WEGNER As Belo Monte Dam Project Speeds Up, Indigenous Tribe Feels Pain For over 20 years, the indigenous tribes of the Brazilian Amazon have protested the world's third-largest dam, the Belo Monte. Today, the Belo Monte is reaching peak construction. Continue reading... VINCENT AUTIN Becoming France's First Gay Newlyweds (VIDEO) Our thoughts are with all those organizations, gay or straight, that rallied to make this possible, and with all the gay people who fought for their rights and who are unfortunately no longer here to live this celebration. It is with particular feeling that we say to them, "Thank you." Continue reading... JAMAL ABDI Obama Lifts Sanctions, Iranians Win, Regime Loses As Iran approaches another presidential election, and as Iran's government steps up its efforts to silence and impede free expression, the people of Iran will know that -- at least when it comes to access to communications tools -- the U.S. government will no longer be standing in their way. Continue reading... JEFFREY WASSERSTROM Environmental Protest in China: A Quick Q & A With Anthropologist Ralph Litzinger The last year has seen a dramatic uptick in press coverage of Chinese environmental issues. But what's missing? "Not enough attention to the moral geographies of polluted spaces," says anthropologis Ralph Litzinger. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003