stable but critical condition after being stabbed in the abdomen. far right paul titian was attacked while campaigning in the city of. i believe that iraq's parliament will be convening an emergency session saturday to discuss the situation in the city of basra demonstrators there's a fire to a government building despite a curfew imposed by authorities people there protesting for days over collapsing infrastructure power cuts and corruption. also north korea prepares to mark its seventieth anniversary this weekend defectors are speaking out about the health risks involved in goosestepping participation in north korea's huge parades are seen in the military as a ticket to promotion but exiled north koreans say that the training regime named at perfecting this marching style has left some in physical agony.