U.S. Army Private First Class Manning is escorted into court for the second day of the sentencing phase in his military trial at Fort Meade, Maryland
U.S. Army Private First Class Bradley Manning is escorted into court for the second day of the sentencing phase in his military trial at Fort Meade, Maryland August 1, 2013. A military judge on Thursday will continue to weigh arguments on how long to imprison Manning for releasing a huge amount of classified U.S. data through the WikiLeaks website. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW MILITARY POLITICS MEDIA)
Italy's top court to issue verdict on Berlusconi fraud appeal
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NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, an analyst with a U.S. defence contractor, is interviewed by The Guardian in his hotel room in Hong Kong
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, an analyst with a U.S. defence contractor, is seen in this still image taken from video during an interview by The Guardian in his hotel room in Hong Kong June 6, 2013. Snowden, who is wanted in the U.S. on espionage charges, has left the Moscow airport, RIA news agency reported on August 1, 2013, quoting an airport representative. Snowden had received papers allowing him to leave the Moscow airport where he had been stranded for more than a month, Russia's Interfax news agency said. Picture taken June 6, 2013. MANDATORY CREDIT. REUTERS/Glenn Greenwald/Laura Poitras/Courtesy of The Guardian/Handout via Reuters (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS MEDIA HEADSHOT) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. THIS PICTURE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY. AN UNPROCESSED VERSION WAS PROVIDED SEPARATELY. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. MANDATORY CREDIT
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, an analyst with a U.S. defence contractor, is interviewed by The Guardian in his hotel room in Hong Kong
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, an analyst with a U.S. defence contractor, is seen in this still image taken from video during an interview by The Guardian in his hotel room in Hong Kong June 6, 2013. Snowden, who is wanted in the U.S. on espionage charges, has left the Moscow airport, RIA news agency reported on August 1, 2013, quoting an airport representative. Picture taken June 6, 2013. MANDATORY CREDIT. REUTERS/Glenn Greenwald/Laura Poitras/Courtesy of The Guardian/Handout via Reuters (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS MEDIA) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. THIS PICTURE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY. AN UNPROCESSED VERSION WAS PROVIDED SEPARATELY. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. MANDATORY CREDIT
European Union envoy, Bernardino Leon, attends a meeting with Arab League Secretary General Nabil El-Araby in Cairo
European Union envoy, Bernardino Leon, attends a meeting with Arab League Secretary General Nabil El-Araby (not pictured) in Cairo August 1, 2013. Germany urged Egypt to avoid "the appearance of selective justice" on Thursday amid a crackdown on deposed President Mohamed Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood, which remained defiantly dug in at a protest camp the police have orders to remove. Brotherhood spokesman Gehad El-Haddad posted a photo on Twitter of Bernadino Leon, the envoy, at the sit-in's media center. "This military coup is not accepted by a large segment of society," he said. "I think he (Leon) got the message." REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
The EU envoy, Bernardino Leon speaks with Arab League Secretary General Nabil El-Araby in Cairo
European Union envoy, Bernardino Leon (L), speaks with Arab League Secretary General Nabil El-Araby in Cairo August 1, 2013. Germany urged Egypt to avoid "the appearance of selective justice" on Thursday amid a crackdown on deposed President Mohamed Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood, which remained defiantly dug in at a protest camp the police have orders to remove. Brotherhood spokesman Gehad El-Haddad posted a photo on Twitter of Bernadino Leon, the envoy, at the sit-in's media center. "This military coup is not accepted by a large segment of society," he said. "I think he (Leon) got the message." REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
The EU envoy, Bernardino Leon speaks with Arab League Secretary General Nabil El-Araby in Cairo
European Union envoy, Bernardino Leon (L), speaks with Arab League Secretary General Nabil El-Araby in Cairo August 1, 2013. Germany urged Egypt to avoid "the appearance of selective justice" on Thursday amid a crackdown on deposed President Mohamed Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood, which remained defiantly dug in at a protest camp the police have orders to remove. Brotherhood spokesman Gehad El-Haddad posted a photo on Twitter of Bernadino Leon, the envoy, at the sit-in's media center. "This military coup is not accepted by a large segment of society," he said. "I think he (Leon) got the message." REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
What if Slacktivism Actually Could Feed a Hungry Child?
Online activism, much like the millennials known for it, suffers from a bad reputation. Dubbed “slacktivism,” social media activism — from “liking” an organization on Facebook to sharing a video on Twitter — often has been dismissed as pointless. Cynicism about slacktivism even inspired recent campaigns by Unicef Sweden and Crisis Relief Singapore in which the organizations ask for money, not Facebook love.
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Germany urges Egypt to avoid "selective justice"
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