HuffPost World Daily Brief: Syria Double Blast.. Joseph Kony Hunt.. Blind Dissident's Escape..

Monday, April 30, 2012 Suicide Bombers Strike Near Hotel, Military Compound In Syria BEIRUT — Two suicide bombers blew up cars rigged with explosives near a military compound and a hotel in a city in northwestern Syria on Monday, killing at least nine people and wounding nearly 100, state media said. Bankrolled By Gaddafi? Former Israeli Prime Minister Warns Against Iran Strike U.S. Special Forces Assist In Hunt For Joseph Kony Blind Dissident's Escape Inspires Chinese Activists Pakistan Condemns U.S. Airstrike After Drone Ban BLOG POSTS Tom Doctoroff: The Saga of China's Blind Dissident: Let Obama Be Obama Our instincts are to cheer on Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng and use this case to dramatize the flagrant human rights abuses that occur in modern China. However, we must not sensationalize this affair. Jack Healey: Towards a Sustainable Peace: Demilitarization and Nonviolence in Burma How can we best support a transition towards full reform in Burma? How might we best support human rights there? The answers may not be simple, but there are certain steps that are. Caroline Gluck: Living in the Shadow of the LRA In the village of Bangadi, in Congo's northeastern Orientale province, you don't have to look hard to see the impact that the vicious rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army -- the LRA -- has had on the community. John Fleming: North Korea: George Orwell's Pyramid Looms Over Pyongyang I was in North Korea last week for the celebrations of the late Great Leader Kim Il-sung's 100th birthday. Michelle Chen: Labor Action and Inaction in Colombia Free Trade Deal While officials convened at the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena earlier this month, the White House put the finishing touches on another free trade agreement. The deal has faced vocal resistance from labor and human rights groups in both countries.

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