Week review

The major happenings in the last week included the following: Aleppo under siege by its government in a fight for power in Syria, a cultural tribal clash in Kenya left at least 48 people dead, Lance Armstrong will not fight the US anti-doping agency and will most likely have his Tour de France titles taken away from him, hurricane Issac hits the Caribbean and is approaching Florida, Apple wins a court case vs. Samsung and receives 1.05 billion dollars, and Neil Armstrong dies at age 82.

Here are some other events that didn't quite reach headlines but are still important news stories:

The punk band Pussy Riot members are sentenced to two years in jail after protesting in Russia's Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. Their punk prayer spoke out against Vladimir Putin's leadership in Russia. Here is an article from the Moscow Times showing how this event affects Putin:
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/guilty-verdict-puts-the-heat-on-putin/466827.html

Here's video of the actual event

Also in Russia this week it was noted that another billionaire has joined the Russian Parliament raising the total to 13. Article here: 
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/parliament-gets-13th-billionaire/466991.html

Myanmar got rid of a direct censorship law this week, not requiring news sources to send their work to the government before publishing their works. However, the country is still very oppressed and news members still face the threats if the government is unhappy with what they publish. News article here:
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/08/20128209322933398.html

Ethiopia's prime minister died this week, and was considered a large human rights activist in his country. Article can be found here:
http://mg.co.za/article/2012-08-22-ethiopias-late-leader-zenawi-returns-home

There is a major concern worldwide about a drought that has hit the middle of the US. Food prices are expected to rise, and corn has been hit especially hard. Here is an article on the expected rise in food price:
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2012-08/24/content_15702810.htm