Obama's Fine Line.. NKorea Fires Missile.. Endangered Heritage

May 20, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Obama Walks Fine Line With Myanmar President's Trip WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will walk a fine line between fostering a U.S. ally in China's backyard and trying to defend human rights when the president of Myanmar becomes the first head of his country to visit the White House in 47 years on Monday.  Continue reading... North Korea Fires Sixth Missile Into Sea Afghan Bombing Kills 14 The 14 Most Endangered European Heritage Sites Report: Iran Executes Men Convicted Of Spying For U.S., Israel North Korea Fires Projectile Into Eastern Waters Gunmen Kill Prominent Female Politician In Pakistan Strong Earthquake Hits Off Coast Of Chile North Korea Fires Projectile Into Eastern Waters Strong Earthquake Hits Off Coast Of Chile The Surprising Good Smuggled Through Gaza's Tunnels Hiker Eaten By Vultures After Fall From Cliff JOHN FEFFER Voice to the Voiceless The media in East-Central Europe used to be idea-centric. The unofficial samizdat publications focused on the cruelties and inanities of the regimes, unearthed nearly forgotten history, and often featured philosophic meditations on politics and morality. Continue reading... REBECCA SOLNIT Too Soon to Tell The despairing of May 2003 were convinced of one true thing, that we had not stopped the invasion of Iraq, but they extrapolated from that a series of false assumptions about our failures and our powerlessness across time and space. Continue reading... JAMES ZOGBY A Bad Week, But Not That Bad I might suggest that we first take a deep breath and make an effort to put the events of the past week in some perspective, but I know it wouldn't do any good. There is blood in the water and in deeply partisan Washington, the struggle for advantage and power always trumps reality. Continue reading... HOSSEIN ALIZADEH 'The Other' and LGBT Rights in Turkey Dr. Toprak and her colleagues in parliament are great allies of the LGBT movement in Turkey. Their political fight for equal treatment of all citizens is a source of inspiration for human rights activists in Turkey who have been advocating for equal rights and protection of LGBT individuals. Continue reading... ENGY ABDELKADER Who Are the Rohingya Muslims, and Why Should We Care? The U.N. has long characterized the Rohingya Muslims, a religious and ethnic minority community numbering approximately 1 million in Myanmar, as one of the world's most persecuted minorities. 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