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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International Pressure Mounts on Zimbabwe as Election Nears

International Pressure Mounts on Zimbabwe as Election Nears

06.21.08 posted by pondy 27 views no comments image
England's Gordan Brown called Zimbabwe's government a "criminal cabal," as Europe considers more aggressive sanctions against the ruling regime. A leader of the opposition party was formally charged with treason by a court and faces the death penalty for falsely announcing in March that President Robert Mugabe had lost the election. There are only 6 days until the Presidential runoff.
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Hundreds of Taliban Occupy Afghan Villages

Hundreds of Taliban Occupy Afghan Villages

06.17.08 posted by jason 34 views no comments image
The impact from the jail break in Afghanistan is reverberating around the country. Hundreds of Taliban fighters have taken over several villages in the same southern Afghanistan province where about 400 Taliban militants recently escaped from prison, local officials and police said. 400 to 500 Taliban militants were seen streaming into the Arghandab district of the Kandahar province.
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Burma accused of 'crime' against its people

Burma accused of 'crime' against its people

05.12.08 posted by chab13 128 views no comments image
The Burmese military Government has been accused of unleashing "crimes against humanity" on its people by keeping is borders closed to foreign disaster relief experts.
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China Sharply Raises Energy Prices

China Sharply Raises Energy Prices

06.19.08 posted by pondy 29 views no comments image
The Chinese government unexpectedly announced sharp increases in regulated prices for gasoline, diesel and electricity. In theory this should curb the nations huge usage of energy. World oil prices immediately dropped more than $4 per barrel.
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Nepal King Given 15 Days to Vacate Palace

Nepal King Given 15 Days to Vacate Palace

05.29.08 posted by jason 74 views 1 comment image
Nepal's King Gyanendra has been given 15 days to vacate his palace in Kathmandu after the country's new constituent assembly abolished the monarchy and declared Nepal a republic." All the privileges enjoyed by the king and royal family will automatically come to an end," the declaration says, noting that May 29 will from now on be celebrated as "Republic Day".
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US, China and Russia Singled Out For Human Rights Failures in Report

US, China and Russia Singled Out For Human Rights Failures in Report

05.28.08 posted by jason 73 views 2 comments image
Human rights and freedom of the press in China, the detention of terrorist suspects by the United States and Russia's treatment of political dissent are the focus of scrutiny in Amnesty International's annual report, released Wednesday, which looks at the state of human rights around the world. Read the full report and learn about violations that are taking place all over the world.
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Pakistani May Have Delivered Nuclear-Weapons Designs to Iran and North Korea

Pakistani May Have Delivered Nuclear-Weapons Designs to Iran and North Korea

06.16.08 posted by pondy 35 views no comments image
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that, "The Bush administration and Western governments are voicing renewed fears that advanced nuclear-weapon designs may have been provided to Iran and North Korea through the smuggling network run by Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan. These fears have been stoked by evidence obtained by Swiss authorities.
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Blogflict: A Loss For Zimbabwe

Blogflict: A Loss For Zimbabwe

06.22.08 posted by pondy 24 views no comments image
The events of today are the end of one campaign but should also serve as the catalyst for another - the international campaign against Mugabe. It's a campaign that must be won, or Zimbabwe will be lost. Change, real change for Zimbabwe seemed to be only days away. But now, that is not going to happen and as long as Mugabe is in charge, it never will.
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France's Sarkozy May Boycott Bejing Olympics

France's Sarkozy May Boycott Bejing Olympics

04.05.08 posted by jason 280 views 3 comments image
A first major power is stepping up to warn China that there could be consequences for the Olympics should China not properly address the situation in Tibet. France's leader, Nicolas Sarkozy's, will boycott the opening ceremony Beijing Olympics if China doesn't engage in talks with the Dalai Lama, end th violence in the region and release the political prisoners.
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Is Bin Laden moving on from Iraq?

Is Bin Laden moving on from Iraq?

05.21.08 posted by pondy 97 views no comments image
"My talk to you addresses the main root of conflict... I would like to stress here that the Palestinian question is my nation's top issue," Bin Laden said in his most recently released tape. This has led to a theory among some western intelligence analysts that al-Qaeda accepts it is in trouble in Iraq and is looking for a new rallying cry.
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