HuffPost World Daily Brief: Wide-Open Race.. Chemical Castration.. Deadly Drone Strike

Thursday, May 24, 2012 'No One Can Now Take This Right Away' CAIRO -- In a wide-open race that will define the nation's future political course, Egyptian voted Thursday on the second day of a landmark presidential election that will produce a successor to longtime authoritarian ruler Hosni Mubarak. Couple Accused Of Burying Woman Alive Death Penalty Sought In Tunisian Dictator's Trial Human Rights Crimes Taking Place In Syria, UN Reports Sex Offender To Be Chemically Castrated Drone Strike Kills 10 In Pakistan BLOG POSTS Michael Kugelman: What a 12-hour Twitter Ban Says About Pakistan's Fractured Society The Pakistani Twitterati's solidarity in opposing the Twitter ban is admirable. But let's not forget that this unified position merely confirms the divisiveness that prevails across the country on the whole. Sahar Aziz: To Stop Corruption, Egypt Needs a Freedom of Information Law For Egypt to achieve sustainable democracy, many reforms remain to be implemented, the most important of which is public access to information that permits meaningful government accountability. Andrew G. Lim: Will U.S. Investment Create a 'Ruby Republic' in Burma? There is absolutely no question that the international community must move towards investing in Burma -- but they must do so in a way that upholds the human rights of its people. Fernando Espuelas: We Can Free Cuba Now Fifty-two years after U.S. policy first sought to break the communist dictatorship with an economic embargo, the Castro regime is still in power, lording over the Cuban people, enjoying trade and diplomatic relationships with countries across the globe. Alaa Al Aswany: Are the Egyptian Elections Fair? Egyptians are in a situation they have never known before: for the first time they are taking part in a presidential election without knowing in advance who the next president will be. But the question remains: are these elections really fair?

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