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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World response to Darfur is "anemic": U.S. envoy

World response to Darfur is "anemic": U.S. envoy

04.03.08 posted by chab13 82 views no comments
The U.S. envoy for Darfur increased the pressure on the United Nations and U.N. member countries on Thursday, saying the world's response to the crisis in western Sudan had been "anemic."
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Bhutto bomb suspect freed

Bhutto bomb suspect freed

03.26.08 posted by chab13 90 views no comments
A man with suspected links to a suicide bombing that killed 150 people at a rally last year for Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was ordered freed from custody Wednesday for lack of evidence, an investigator said.
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Pakistani Nuclear Scientist Denies Selling Secrets

Pakistani Nuclear Scientist Denies Selling Secrets

05.30.08 posted by chab13 34 views no comments
Abdul Qadeer Khan, the founder of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program, was reported on Friday to have withdrawn an admission that he sold nuclear technology to Iran, North Korea and Libya, saying that he had made it under pressure from President Pervez Musharraf.
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Carter says Condoleezza Rice "Not Telling Truth"

Carter says Condoleezza Rice "Not Telling Truth"

04.23.08 posted by pondy 63 views no comments
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Wednesday accused Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice of not telling the truth about warnings she said her department gave Carter not to speak to Hamas before a Middle East trip. Carter's much discussed trip has been heavily criticized by the US and Israel.
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Tsvangirai Returns to Zimbabwe Despite Plot Fears

Tsvangirai Returns to Zimbabwe Despite Plot Fears

05.24.08 posted by pondy 37 views 1 comment
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai returned to Zimbabwe Saturday for the first time since leaving the country shortly after the controversial March 29 election. Tsvangirai, who really won the election earlier this year, returned despite what his party said was a plot by the country's military to assassinate him and other party leaders. He has escaped assassination 3 times earlier in his career.
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US Official: Mugabe Trying to Steal Election

US Official: Mugabe Trying to Steal Election

04.24.08 posted by pondy 61 views no comments
The US Envoy to Africa said today that Robert Mugabe is trying to steal the Zimbabwe election. Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer, said that the opposition party won the election and Mugabe should step down. Since the election was held, Mugabe has done everything in his power to remain in office.
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China says 35 arrested in Olympics bomb plot

China says 35 arrested in Olympics bomb plot

04.10.08 posted by chab13 74 views no comments
Islamic terrorists planned to attack Beijing, Shanghai and other Chinese locations with poisonous gas and explosives to sabotage the Summer Olympic Games, China announced Thursday.
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Mugabe, Ahmadinejad Criticized for Attending UN Hunger Summit

Mugabe, Ahmadinejad Criticized for Attending UN Hunger Summit

06.02.08 posted by jason 30 views 1 comment
The participation of the presidents of Zimbabwe and Iran in a U.N. summit in Rome to combat hunger triggered outrage Monday, a day before world leaders meet to map strategy in the face of skyrocketing food prices that are causing civil unrest and widening malnutrition. Australia's foreign minister decried as "obscene" Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's participation.
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Huge Chunk of Antarctic Ice Collapses

Huge Chunk of Antarctic Ice Collapses

03.25.08 posted by jason 90 views no comments
A chunk of Antarctic ice about seven times the size of Manhattan suddenly collapsed, putting an even larger portion of glacial ice at risk, scientists said. Global warning is being blamed for the dramatic occurrence.

Kenya Opposition Clash with Police

Kenya Opposition Clash with Police

04.09.08 posted by jason 73 views no comments
All is not well in Kenya. The fragile peace accord that was struck last month, following 6 weeks of bloodshed is now teetering on falling apart. Talks on the power sharing agreement have been indefinably suspended, and supporters of the opposition party took to the streets. That's when police used tear gas to breakup a large crowd of protesters in Nairobi's large Kibera slum.
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