On Eve of Sandusky’s Trial, Paterno Fans at Penn State Get Mad - Daily Beast
27 May 2012, 8:34 pm
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Four months after his death, Joe Paterno remains a martyred saint here. And the College Heights neighborhood where Penn State’s legendary football coach lived most of his 85 years is the heart of St. Joe’s holy land.

Minister opposes restoring rusticated SU students - Daily Times
27 May 2012, 4:16 pm
KARACHI: Senior Sindh Education Minister Pir Mazhar-ul-Haq has said that the restoration of admission of those students who were rusticated for their alleged involvement in creating law and order in Sindh University campus is equal to throwing salt on the ...

After Hula Syria loyalists bombard Homs, civilian victims - AGI Online
26 May 2012, 9:51 am
Now loyalist forces have once again inflicted intense bombardments on Homs, capital of the province of the same name, hammering in particular the districts of Jobar and Al-Qusayr, considered residual strongholds of the rebels of the martyred city in ...

Fate of 7,000 Iranian Martyrs in Iraqi-Imposed War Still Unclear - english.farsnews.com
26 May 2012, 2:27 am
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian foreign ministry announced that the fate of 7,000 Iranian soldiers martyred during the Iraqi-imposed war on Iran (1980-1988) is still unclear, and urged the Iraqi government to cooperate with Tehran in finding their corpses.

The right war, with al-Qaida - Times Union
25 May 2012, 6:56 pm
Death, the reasoning goes, martyred the leaders, thus immortalizing their ideas and appeal. Furthermore, the critics say, killing al-Qaida leaders has had little strategic effect because the group can quickly replenish its ranks with able deputies.

But, the Children: Save California Denounces Harvey Milk Day - San Francisco Weekly
22 May 2012, 5:05 pm
Sign up for the Weekly Newsletter: Our weekly feature stories, movie reviews, calendar picks and more - minus the newsprint and sent directly to your inbox. Last week the Sacramento-based anti-gay nonprofit group Save California demanded that ...

Pakistan wants apology for Nato air strike: Envoy - Hindustan Times
22 May 2012, 5:38 am
Islamabad was adamant on its demand for an apology for a Nato air strike at a border post in which 24 Pakistani soldiers were martyred, Pakistani ambassador to the US Sherry Rehman has said. The air strike on the Salala border post in November ...

Four militants killed, volunteer martyred in Khyber Agency clashes - Nation
21 May 2012, 5:32 am
At least four militants were killed and several others injured in clashes with security forces here in Bara on Monday. One volunteer of peace committee was also killed in the fire exchange. According to details, the security forces along with volunteers of ...

Two PAF light aircraft collided mid-air; 4 pilots martyred - Pakistan News Service
17 May 2012, 3:06 am
NOWSHERA: Two Pakistan Air Force (PAF) light aircraft collided mid-air on Thursday, killing four pilots on a routine training mission IN Rashkai area of Nowshera, police said. It was the sixth Pakistan Air Force crash in seven months and the second in a ...

Abbas: PA won't stay silent if prisoners harmed - Jerusalem Post
10 May 2012, 1:30 pm
"I do not wish that any prisoner in Israeli jails is martyred and so I demand that they implement international law in respect to the prisoners, who should be regarded as prisoners of war," he said. Palestinian human rights groups say up to 2,000 ...