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Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Updated 1:05 am CDT, Monday, September 24, 2018 FILE - In this May 11, 2018 file photo, an Iranian protestor clenches his fist behind a burnt representation of the U.S. flag during a protest over U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the nuclear deal with world powers, in Tehran, Iran. Ahead of the 40th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, the country’s government is allowing more criticism to bubble up to the surface. But limits still clearly exist in Iran’s Shiite theocracy and the frustration people feel may not be satiated by complaining alone. less FILE - In this May 11, 2018 file photo, an Iranian protestor clenches his fist behind a burnt representation of the U.S. flag during a protest over U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the ... more Photo: Vahid Salemi, AP In this Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018 photo, Faezeh … [Read more...] about Iran’s politicians under pressure, 40 years after revolution

Berlin -- Data and documents belonging to hundreds of German politicians have been hacked and posted online via Twitter, a German broadcaster reported Friday. The leak, which saw the data posted in daily batches before Christmas on a Twitter account that has been active since mid-2017, affects all parties in parliament except the far-right Alternative for Germany, public broadcaster RBB reported. It said there appeared to be no system to what was posted. Although it reportedly includes personal information such as cellphone numbers, addresses, internal party communications and in some cases bills and credit card details - some of the data years old - there seem to be no politically sensitive documents.Germany's daily newspaper Bild reported Friday, citing sources in the national security agency, that the government's secure internal computer network was not affected by the breach. The security source told Bild that the government's networks were not fending off any sustained attack.A … [Read more...] about Hack exposes German politicians’ data, but spares far-right party

Updated 1:37 am PDT, Sunday, June 9, 2019 In this Monday, June 25, 2012 photo Walter Luebcke, who was in charge of the Kassel area regional administration, talks to media in Kassel, Germany. Walter Luebcke was found dead outside his home Sunday, June 2, 2019, and a homicide investigation was opened. (Uwe Zucch/dpa via AP) less In this Monday, June 25, 2012 photo Walter Luebcke, who was in charge of the Kassel area regional administration, talks to media in Kassel, Germany. Walter Luebcke was found dead outside his home Sunday, June ... more Photo: Uwe Zucchi, AP Photo: Uwe Zucchi, AP Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Image 1 of 3 In this Monday, June 25, 2012 photo Walter Luebcke, who was in charge of the Kassel area regional administration, talks to media in Kassel, Germany. Walter … [Read more...] about Man detained in probe of German politician’s death released

Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Updated 6:26 pm CDT, Monday, July 15, 2019 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker speaks during a presidential candidates forum sponsored by AARP and The Des Moines Register, Monday, July 15, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker speaks during a presidential candidates forum sponsored by AARP and The Des Moines Register, Monday, July 15, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. Photo: Charlie Neibergall, AP Photo: Charlie Neibergall, AP Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Image 1 of 4 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker speaks during a presidential candidates forum sponsored by AARP and The Des Moines Register, Monday, July 15, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory … [Read more...] about Booker’s Iowa senior adviser leaves, citing personal reasons

Arif Jamal is a Pakistani journalist and South Asia expert based in America. His first book Shadow War analysed the Pakistan army's operations in Kashmir. Having researched the Lashkar-e-Taiba for his new book Call for Transnational Jihad, Jamal spoke with Aarti Tikoo Singh about challenges Pakistani politicians face in battling terror groups, dynamics between Nawaz Sharif and Narendra Modi, his view of the Pakistani military — and why he's a harsh critic of Imran Khan: After Nawaz Sharif became Pakistan's PM, there were hopes for stability. Yet, Pakistan's making news for terror strikes, blasphemy cases, persecuting journalists, etc — why? Well, i think Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif sincerely wants to create peace in Pakistan. However, he cannot achieve this goal without reining in the Pakistani military. While Islamist proteges of the Pakistani military kill their opponents, the military itself is involved in the indiscriminate murders of nationalists and secularists in … [Read more...] about Pak politicians want to resolve Kashmir — military won’t allow this: Arif Jamal