Inside the Capture of Karadzic

Inside the Capture of Karadzic

07.22.08 posted by pondy 7 views no comments image
Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader under indictment for war crimes, spent years disguised behind a flowing white beard and long hair, living and working in Belgrade as a practitioner of alternative medicine, and "freely walking in the city," the Serbian authorities said Tuesday. Wanting to join the EU, efforts of late were stepped up to find and capture the former strongman.
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Pakistan Political Leader Declares: 'Musharraf Should Be Hanged'

Pakistan Political Leader Declares: 'Musharraf Should Be Hanged'

06.14.08 posted by jason 45 views no comments image
Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief Nawaz Sharif steps up his verbal attacks against Pervez Musharraf, suggesting that he should be hanged. The crowd, officially estimated at up to 20,000, chanted "hang Musharraf" as it listened to the two time former prime minister's fiery speech. Sharif said, "Is hanging only for politicians? These blood-sucking dictators must be held accountable."
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Myanmar's new capital: Remote, lavish and off-limits

Myanmar's new capital: Remote, lavish and off-limits

06.23.08 posted by chab13 26 views no comments image
The bamboo forests and sugarcane fields that once covered the gently sloping hills here have been replaced by hulking government buildings, roads so long and straight they resemble runways and a vast construction site marked by a sign that could be read as a metaphor for the entire project: "Parliament zone. Do not enter."
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China's Tall Tale on Tibet

China's Tall Tale on Tibet

05.01.08 posted by pondy 177 views 20 comments image
As a triumphal symbol of its rule over Tibet, China is taking the Olympic torch through the "Roof of the World" to Mt Everest. The blunt fact is Tibet was part of China was under the Mongol Yuan dynasty, from 1279 to 1368, and the Manchu Qing dynasty, from 1644 to 1912, and thats all. Yet, revisionist history under communist rule has helped indoctrinate Chinese to think otherwise.
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Zimbabwe Leader Calls US Diplomat a Prostitue

Zimbabwe Leader Calls US Diplomat a Prostitue

05.26.08 posted by pondy 94 views no comments image
"You saw the joy that the British had, that the Americans had, and saw them here through their representatives celebrating and acting as if we Zimbabwe are either an extension of Britain or ... America. You saw that little American girl [U. S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer] trotting around the globe like a prostitute..." President Robert Mugabe said today.
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Sadr City blast kills 4 Americans

Sadr City blast kills 4 Americans

06.24.08 posted by chab13 22 views no comments image
A bomb exploded inside Sadr City's district council building Tuesday, killing 10 people, including four Americans working to restore local government and services in the former Shiite militia stronghold.
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Justices Rebuff Bush Again, Rule Terror Suspects Can Appeal

Justices Rebuff Bush Again, Rule Terror Suspects Can Appeal

06.12.08 posted by jason 47 views no comments image
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that the Guantanamo Bay prisoners there have a constitutional right to go to federal court to challenge their continued detention. Justice Kennedy wrote: "The laws and Constitution are designed to survive, and remain in force, in extraordinary times." Not everyone agreed. Justice Scalia predicted "disastrous consequences" from the decision.
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Did China Hack into US Lawmakers' Computers?

Did China Hack into US Lawmakers' Computers?

06.12.08 posted by pondy 48 views no comments image
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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51 Killed by Iraq Car Bomb

51 Killed by Iraq Car Bomb

06.17.08 posted by jason 36 views no comments image
A week ago the US announced deaths in Iraq had hit a four-year low. Today, a powerful car bomb exploded in a crowded market area of Baghdad yesterday, killing 51 people and wounding 75, in the deadliest attack in the Iraqi capital in months. When the bomb went off, the market was packed with shoppers buying food before returning home.
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China In Race Against Time to Fend Off 'Slurry Tsunami'

China In Race Against Time to Fend Off 'Slurry Tsunami'

05.28.08 posted by jason 86 views no comments image
China's scramble to drain the rapidly-rising quake lake at Tangjiashan before it can burst its banks is a nerve-jangling race against time. Some 1.3 million people are threatened by flooding if the banks are breached. It would unleash a wall of rock, soil and water about 20 meters (66ft) high tumbling down the valley.
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Taliban Routed in Kandahar

Taliban Routed in Kandahar

06.21.08 posted by pondy 29 views no comments image
Hundreds of Taliban fighters have been killed or wounded after the group's forces were driven from all the villages around Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar. About 800 Afghan government troops, backed by hundreds of mainly Canadian Nato soldiers, fought the Taliban who seized seven villages three days ago.
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