Bhutto's widower goes from prison to presidency

Bhutto's widower goes from prison to presidency

09.06.08 posted by jason 8 views no comments
Asif Ali Zardari has completed a traumatic journey from prison to the presidency of Pakistan. Regarded as a polo-playing playboy in his youth, the catalyst for Zardari's rise was the assassination last December of his wife, the two-time prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
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China quake death toll soars past 50,000

China quake death toll soars past 50,000

05.22.08 posted by chab13 70 views 1 comment
The death toll from the devastating earthquake in southwestern China has leaped to 51,151 -- an increase of almost 10,000 -- government officials reported on Thursday.
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Post-quake challenge: 5 million homeless

Post-quake challenge: 5 million homeless

05.21.08 posted by eguda 69 views 2 comments
The Chinese government is grappling with the next urgent task in the aftermath of last week's 8.0-magnitude deadly earthquake -- how to shelter up to 5 million residents in Sichuan Province who are now homeless. The following efforts including immune and psycho-support may be more important than early time.
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FEMA gives away $85 million of supplies for Katrina victims

FEMA gives away $85 million of supplies for Katrina victims

06.11.08 posted by pondy 47 views no comments
CNN conducting an investigation that found, FEMA gave away about $85 million in household goods meant for Hurricane Katrina victims. For the past 2 years, those goods have been sitting in a warehouse. Once again this proves Katrina continues to be a man made and not natural disaster.
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China races against time to drain 'quake lake'

China races against time to drain 'quake lake'

05.31.08 posted by chab13 59 views no comments
Chinese soldiers and engineers were urgently trying to dig a spillway from an earthquake-created lake Saturday that is threatening to burst its banks in the central Chinese county of Beichuan.
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Zimbabwe Gov't Claims Opposition Supporters Attack Army Camp, 1 Killed in Shootout

Zimbabwe Gov't Claims Opposition Supporters Attack Army Camp, 1 Killed in Shootout

04.28.08 posted by jason 98 views 1 comment
Zimbabwe's government said one man was killed and two others were injured when opposition supporters tried to attack an army training camp. It's hard to believe that civilians would attack a military encampment and expect anything good to come of it. The Mugabe gov't continues to peddle the notion that its the opposition who are causing the problems, not the other way around.
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Zimbabwe Crackdown Begins

Zimbabwe Crackdown Begins

04.03.08 posted by jason 145 views no comments
Police officers loyal to Robert Mugabe struck back at the opposition on Thursday, raiding its offices and arresting at least two foreign journalists covering the disputed presidential election, including a correspondent for the NY Times. An opposition spokesman said, "It is quite clear he has unleashed a war."
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China Sentences Human Rights Activist to Jail

China Sentences Human Rights Activist to Jail

04.03.08 posted by pondy 142 views 1 comment
Hu Jia, one of China's most prominent human rights advocates, was given 3 1/2 years in prison for "inciting state subversion." The evidence against Hu included five Internet articles he wrote and two interviews he gave to foreign media. Hu had been under house arrest for the past 7 months.
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Tibetans Mark Deaths of Protesters in China

Tibetans Mark Deaths of Protesters in China

04.28.08 posted by jason 94 views 6 comments
Thousands of Tibetan exiles in India and Nepal, including their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, marked the deaths of protesters during last month's violent upheaval in Tibet with prayers and traditional funeral rituals. China lashed out at the Dalai Lama again, accusing him of manipulating opinion and governments in the West. What do you think?
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Myanmar Holds Election for New Constitution Despite Cyclone Chaos

Myanmar Holds Election for New Constitution Despite Cyclone Chaos

05.10.08 posted by jason 84 views no comments
What do you do when you are a ruling military junta and your country is in the midst of its greatest natural disaster ever? If you are the rulers of Myanmar you hold an election. On Saturday a new army-drafted constitution went before the voters, ignoring calls from the outside world to postpone the vote amid the devastation wreaked by Cyclone Nargis.
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Zimbabwe War Veterans Seize White Owned Farms

Zimbabwe War Veterans Seize White Owned Farms

04.06.08 posted by jason 135 views no comments
A campaign of intimidation is underway in Zimbabwe where the high court is set to rule shortly on if the government must release the full election results. Militant supporters of Robert Mugabe descended on some of Zimbabwe's last white-owned farms in an orchestrated campaign. Tensions have reached a new high in the country as the election outcome remains in doubt.
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