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5 Hostages Found Dead in Mumbai Jewish Center
11.28.08 posted by pondy
The bodies of five hostages have been found in the Mumbai Jewish center, an Israeli Foreign Ministry official said today. Police say they are in the final stages of wrapping up the operation at the center. At least 146 people, including eight foreigners, have been killed since gunmen sailed into Mumbai on boats on Wednesday and attacked nine locations.
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Zimbabwe on brink of collapse as outbreak of cholera spreads
11.24.08 posted by pondy
The situation in Zimbabwe may soon "implode" as a cholera outbreak spreads and basic services collapse, South African leaders and a group of international statesmen warned yesterday. About 6,000 people have contracted cholera in recent weeks, according to the UN, and almost 300 have died.
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China calls off EU summit over Dalai Lama row
11.26.08 posted by jason
China has called off a summit with the European Union scheduled for next Monday because of plans for Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, to visit European leaders and institutions, the EU said. Nicolas Sarkozy will go ahead and meet the Dalai Lama in Poland next month despite Beijing's displeasure.
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Dozens Reported Dead in India Attacks
11.26.08 posted by pondy
Coordinated terror attacks struck the heart of Mumbai, India's commercial capital, Wednesday night, killing dozens in machine-gun and grenade assaults on at least two five-star hotels, the city's largest commuter train station, a historic movie theater and a hospital. There were unconfirmed reports of hostages having been taken at one of the hotels.
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Chinese media calls Guns 'N Roses 'Chinese Democracy' an attack
11.24.08 posted by jason
New Tang Dynasty Television has posted a one-and-a-half-minute video report on the alleged ban of the new GUNS N' ROSES album, "Chinese Democracy", in China. Although rampant piracy will probably come into play, the album's content is not exactly music to the ears of the Chinese communist regime. Axl Rose praises followers of the persecuted Falun Gong in one song.
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Image from Attack in India
11.26.08 posted by pondy

In China, the "Beijing Internet Police" are Watching You
05.10.08 posted by jason
The images of the "Beijing Internet Police", one male and one female dressed in uniform and saluting, started appearing in September 2007 every 30 minutes on computer screens run by 13 major portals based in Beijing. Virtual police officers will soon begin visible patrols on Chinese Internet sites to warn surfers they are being monitored.
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The Change Candidates?
09.13.08 posted by pondy
Great job by Bill Schorr on this political satire.