World News Project » world http://worldnewsproject.org Everything You Need to Know About What's Happening in the World Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:07:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 The Lede: Protests Expand in Brazil, Fueled by Video of Police Brutality http://worldnewsproject.org/1261241/the-lede-protests-expand-in-brazil-fueled-by-video-of-police-brutality/ http://worldnewsproject.org/1261241/the-lede-protests-expand-in-brazil-fueled-by-video-of-police-brutality/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:34:15 +0000 By ROBERT MACKEY http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/18/protests-expand-in-brazil-fueled-by-video-of-police-brutality/ Protests in Brazil against the high cost of living and lavish spending on soccer stadiums ahead of next year’s World Cup have intensified as images of police brutality against peaceful protesters spread on social networks.
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]]> http://worldnewsproject.org/1261241/the-lede-protests-expand-in-brazil-fueled-by-video-of-police-brutality/feed/ 0 The Lede: Iran’s President-Elect Confronted With Plea for Detained Opposition Leader’s Freedom http://worldnewsproject.org/1261028/the-lede-irans-president-elect-confronted-with-plea-for-detained-opposition-leaders-freedom/ http://worldnewsproject.org/1261028/the-lede-irans-president-elect-confronted-with-plea-for-detained-opposition-leaders-freedom/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:36:46 +0000 By ROBERT MACKEY http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/irans-president-elect-confronted-with-plea-for-detained-opposition-leaders-freedom/ At a news conference broadcast live on Iranian state television, a man called on Iran’s president-elect, Hassan Rowhani, not to forget the detained opposition leader Mir Hussein Moussavi.
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]]> http://worldnewsproject.org/1261028/the-lede-irans-president-elect-confronted-with-plea-for-detained-opposition-leaders-freedom/feed/ 0 The Lede: Latest Updates on Election Day in Iran http://worldnewsproject.org/1260216/the-lede-latest-updates-on-election-day-in-iran/ http://worldnewsproject.org/1260216/the-lede-latest-updates-on-election-day-in-iran/#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:40:05 +0000 By ROBERT MACKEY http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/latest-updates-on-election-day-in-iran/ The Lede is following developments in Iran, where voters went to the polls on Friday in the first presidential election since the disputed contest in 2009.
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]]> http://worldnewsproject.org/1260216/the-lede-latest-updates-on-election-day-in-iran/feed/ 0 The Lede: After Long Night of Counting, Post-Election Celebrations in Iran http://worldnewsproject.org/1260530/the-lede-after-long-night-of-counting-post-election-celebrations-in-iran/ http://worldnewsproject.org/1260530/the-lede-after-long-night-of-counting-post-election-celebrations-in-iran/#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:15:34 +0000 By ROBERT MACKEY http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/15/after-long-night-of-counting-post-election-celebrations-in-iran/ The Lede followed developments in Iran on Saturday, where Hassan Rowhani, a moderate cleric supported by the country’s reformist movement, was declared the winner of Friday’s presidential election.
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]]> http://worldnewsproject.org/1260530/the-lede-after-long-night-of-counting-post-election-celebrations-in-iran/feed/ 0 The Lede: As Putin Tries to Charm World Expo Voters, Protesters March Again in Moscow http://worldnewsproject.org/1259738/the-lede-as-putin-tries-to-charm-world-expo-voters-protesters-march-again-in-moscow/ http://worldnewsproject.org/1259738/the-lede-as-putin-tries-to-charm-world-expo-voters-protesters-march-again-in-moscow/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:43:38 +0000 By ROBERT MACKEY http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/as-putin-tries-to-charm-world-expo-voters-protesters-march-again-in-moscow/ As protesters returned to the streets of Moscow on Wednesday, the Kremlin unveiled video of President Vladimir Putin speaking, in English, in support of the nation’s bid to host the 2020 World Expo.
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