Jan 7th, 2009 · Israel is under growing pressure to end its military operations in Gaza, following the terrible bloodshed that occurred in the territory over the past 24 hours. However, Israeli leaders are discussing whether to expand military operations in Gaza. That would be a significant escalation of the assault and would inevitably bring even greater casualties among the civilian population.
Feb 28th, 2008 · Kenya's political rivals have signed a power-sharing agreement aimed at ending weeks of bloodshed sparked by a disputed presidential election in December. More than 1,000 people died in the unrest; more than a quarter of a million were displaced. The agreement creates a prime minster's post for opposition leader Raila Odinga.
Feb 8th, 2008 · Kenya's battling political factions were discussing details of a possible joint government after weeks of bloodshed over disputed elections that resulted in the deaths of more than 1,000 people, a lawmaker said Friday. But former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who is acting as a go-between, said no agreement had yet been reached.
Oct 1st, 2007 · The government says order has been restored in Myanmar, following a crackdown on recent anti-government demonstrations. But some say the bloodshed has made security forces squeamish about using violence to quell any future protests.
Sep 7th, 2007 · China's envoy on Darfur is in Washington, responding to critics who accuse the fast-rising Asian power of turning a blind eye to bloodshed in the Sudanese region out of economic self-interest. In particular, China has been bloodied by a Hollywood campaign to re-label the 2008 Olympics as the "Genocide Games." China says the Western critics are hypocrites who have exploited oil resources globally but now condemn Beijing for its oil exploration.
Aug 18th, 2007 · The hijacking Saturday of a Turkish airliner carrying 136 passengers from northern Cyprus to Istanbul ended without bloodshed. After a five-hour standoff at a Turkey's Antalya airport, the hijackers, said to be a Turk and a Syrian, surrendered.
Apr 21st, 2007 · Novelist Dinaw Mengestu's debut work, The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears, explores the intense loneliness felt by African exiles, many of whom have fled bloodshed and turmoil in their homelands.
Apr 18th, 2007 · In Baghdad today, at least five car bombs killed as many as 170 people and left 200 more injured. The bloodshed posed new questions about the two-month-old U.S.-led security crackdown in that city, which was supposed to prevent such attacks.