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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Dalai Lama Warns Don't Tell Protesters to 'shut up'

Dalai Lama Warns Don't Tell Protesters to 'shut up'

04.10.08 posted by jason 78 views no comments
The Dalai Lama is a supporter of the Olympics going to China. But that does not mean he believes the protesters who are against the games should be muzzled. "The expression of their feelings is up to them," he said. "Nobody has the right to tell them to shut up. One of the problems in Tibet is that there is no freedom of speech."
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Saudis Say No Need to Raise Oil Production

Saudis Say No Need to Raise Oil Production

04.21.08 posted by jason 68 views no comments
With oil prices souring to over $117 a barrel, there have been calls for oil producers to raise production. Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil producer, has said no to further increase long-term production capacity. The country has warned consumers it does not believe there is a need for further expansion, an assumption disputed by the world's biggest developed countries.
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Israeli army kills 8 Palestinians in Gaza fighting

Israeli army kills 8 Palestinians in Gaza fighting

04.11.08 posted by chab13 78 views no comments
Israeli forces killed four Palestinian militants and four civilians, including an 11-year-old boy, in assaults on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Friday, the Islamist faction and medical officials said.
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Blogflict: Bad Night for Obama, Worse Night for ABC

Blogflict: Bad Night for Obama, Worse Night for ABC

04.17.08 posted by jason 72 views no comments
Electing the next American President is of crucial importance to the US and the world. So how do you explain the debate last night? The overnight read on this debate was that it was the worst ever. Poor questions, odd commercial breaks and lack of substance left many wondering is this any way to elect a President?
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Did China Hack into US Lawmakers' Computers?

Did China Hack into US Lawmakers' Computers?

06.12.08 posted by pondy 27 views no comments
China dismissed accusations from two United States lawmakers that it had hacked their office computers as alarmist and unfounded. The computers that were targeted contained sensitive information about human rights in China. Congressman Christopher Smith, a New Jersey Republican, said he had "every reason to believe" the Chinese government was to blame.
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Bin Laden Threatens Europe Over Muhammad Cartoons

Bin Laden Threatens Europe Over Muhammad Cartoons

03.20.08 posted by jason 97 views no comments
In a new audiotape released Wednesday, Osama bin Laden warned Europeans that they will face a "severe reckoning" for repeatedly publishing cartoons of the prophet Muhammad in newspapers and magazines. The five-minute speech was the second time in four months that bin Laden has delivered threats to European countries.
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Mugabe Government Says Violence Claim Is Ploy for Intervention

Mugabe Government Says Violence Claim Is Ploy for Intervention

04.22.08 posted by jason 66 views no comments
The Zimbabwe government said the opposition's claim that President Robert Mugabe's administration is waging a violent campaign to remain in power is a ploy to encourage international intervention. It has been almost a month since the election was held in which most experts believe Mugabe lost. Yet he remains firmly in power.
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Zimbabwe State Paper Calls for Unity Government Mugabe

Zimbabwe State Paper Calls for Unity Government Mugabe

04.23.08 posted by pondy 65 views no comments
Robert Mugabe is looking to hold onto power by any means necessary. A Zimbabwean state newspaper called today for a transitional government of national unity under Mugabe. The Herald, which is seen not just as a mouthpiece for President Mugabe's party said that political tensions in Zimbabwe made it impossible to hold a run-off vote.
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Whites Under Siege in Zimbabwe Election Crisis

Whites Under Siege in Zimbabwe Election Crisis

04.14.08 posted by pondy 71 views no comments
Many white people are living in fear in Zimbabwe. President Robert Mugabe's government has lashed out at his nation's white community, calling his black opponents tools of former colonial master Britain and railing against white control of the economy. Mugabe in the past has seized white owned businesses and forced many to leave.
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US Death Toll in Iraq Reaches 4,000

US Death Toll in Iraq Reaches 4,000

03.23.08 posted by jason 96 views no comments
Four U.S. soldiers died in a roadside bombing in Iraq on Sunday, military officials reported, bringing the American toll in the 5-year-old war to the grim milestone of 4,000 deaths.
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