Putin Anniversary.. Kerry In Russia.. NKorean Missiles

May 7, 2013 Subscribe · Forward On Putin's Anniversary, Human Rights In Russia At Dangerous Low Since his return to the presidency one year ago today, Vladimir Putin has stepped up fiercely against those who opposed his return to Russia's highest seats. His targets have included journalists and government whistleblowers, the protesters who filled Moscow's streets and the opposition leaders who helped organize them, balaclava-wearing punks, and non-governmental organizations that questioned his legitimacy.  Continue reading... Kerry Aims To Sway Russia Against Syrian Regime U.S. Officials: North Korea Moved Missiles Away From Launch Site LOOK: Billions In U.S. Aid Haven't Bought Peace In The Middle East Hiker Eaten By Vultures After Fall From Cliff An Atheist Muslim's Perspective On The 'Root Causes' Of Islamist Jihadism And The Politics Of Islamophobia Hiker Eaten By Vultures After Fall From Cliff An Atheist Muslim's Perspective On The 'Root Causes' Of Islamist Jihadism And The Politics Of Islamophobia Hundreds Of Mysterious Orbs Found Under Ancient Temple SHIGEKI MATSUURA Welcome to the Huffington Post Japan! HuffPost Japan hopes to be the place where we have an honest conversation about the future of Japan, and our editors will work to bring your voices and ideas onto our pages to achieve this. Continue reading... MALIK SIRAJ AKBAR Pakistan's Unfair Elections Mere elections will not put Pakistan on the path to democracy and the rule of law. Elections that do not provide equal space to all parties to contest will have no legitimacy and credibility. Continue reading... DAPHNE EVIATAR Terror Suspect Begs To Be Sent To Guantanamo to be Tried as "A Warrior"  Continue reading... EDWARD GOLDBERG Bombing, Sovereignty & Globalization Congress has just spent an agonizing several weeks debating background checks for gun purchasers and whether such checks would violate the second amendment. Yet at the moment there is no law to stop foreigners from electronically sending bomb-making instructions into the United States. Continue reading... PAUL BRANDEIS RAUSHENBUSH Face To Faith: Three Crucial Testimonies of Friendship Across Religious Divides Recently the Tony Blair Foundation ran an essay contest in which the young people were asked to write about their "Friend of a different faith or belief," what resulted were extraordinary essays from around the world. 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