Candles in Warsaw, photo by Maria Seidel As we live through the first 24 hours of the tragedy of the Polish nation, social media present various reactions to this morning’s events, when Poland lost its President and 95 other important personalities. On Facebook, people are gathering in newly established groups: [*] for Poles who died [...]

Ali Hili, the leader of an Iraqi lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) group, has been told his asylum application will not be prioritized by the UK government, even though the UN High Commissioner for Refugees recommends “favourable consideration” for such “at risk”groups of people. Hili’s application, which has been outstanding for for three years, [...]

Jatuporn Prompan, a leader of the Red Shirt movement that contends the current government is illegitimate because it does not reflect the results of the last elections, said Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva’s hands were "bloodied" by the clashes. "Red Shirts will never negotiate with murderers," Jatuporn announced from a makeshift stage. "Although the road is [...]

KABUL – Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged Taliban insurgents on Sunday to lay down their arms and air their grievances while visiting a violent northern province, adding that foreign forces would not leave the country as long as fighting continued. In the country’s south, meanwhile, a bus carrying Afghans working for a U.S.-supported demining group [...]

WARSAW, Poland – The body of President Lech Kaczynski was returned to Poland on Sunday, where it was greeted by grieving dignitaries and thousands of Poles lining the route from Warsaw’s airport to the presidential palace. The plane carrying Kaczynski’s body arrived from the airport in Smolensk, Russia where had and 95 others had been [...]