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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Zimbabwe Gov't Denounces UN Sanctions as "Racist"

Zimbabwe Gov't Denounces UN Sanctions as "Racist"

07.10.08 posted by pondy 18 views no comments image
Zimbabwe has denounced calls for UN sanctions over disputed polls as "a colonial and racist campaign". Information Minister Sikhanyiso Ndlovu said the issue did not belong on the UN Security Council's agenda as Zimbabwe was not a threat to world peace.
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China Halts Quake School Protesters

China Halts Quake School Protesters

06.03.08 posted by jason 228 views 4 comments image
Angry parents whose children were killed in an earthquake-stricken school shouted "Oh, my child!" and "Tell us something!" when police forcefully removed them from a protest outside a courthouse. The police action was the clearest signal yet that authorities are hardening their stance against the impromptu displays of public anger over the collapsed schools that killed thousands of children.
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Zimbabwe rivals enter second day of talks in South Africa

Zimbabwe rivals enter second day of talks in South Africa

07.11.08 posted by runner 15 views no comments image
Zimbabwe's ruling party and opposition held a second day of talks in South Africa on Friday as the UN delayed a vote on fresh sanctions against Robert Mugabe's regime after his one-man election. The talks, aimed at laying the groundwork for fully-fledged negotiations to resolve Zimbabwe's political crisis, are the first since Mugabe won a sham re-election vote.
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Zimbabwe Citizens Forced to Vote in "Operation Show Us the Ink"

Zimbabwe Citizens Forced to Vote in "Operation Show Us the Ink"

06.26.08 posted by jason 66 views no comments image
Zimbabwe was braced for a presidential run-off election Friday that many and much of the outside world said would lack legitimacy given the withdrawal from the contest by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai due to widespread and deadly political violence and government manipulation of the electoral process. Many Zimbabweans faced the possibility they would be forced to cast ballots.
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United Nations peacekeepers killed in ambush in Darfur

United Nations peacekeepers killed in ambush in Darfur

07.10.08 posted by pondy 17 views no comments image
Gunmen killed at least seven United Nations peacekeepers in the Darfur region of Sudan. It was the deadliest clash since the world body formally took control of the beleaguered mission from the African Union in January. At least 22 peacekeepers were wounded in the attack, seven seriously. The dead soldiers were from Rwanda, Ghana and Uganda
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World Leaders Tackle Oil, Food Prices and Africa Aid at G8 Meeting

World Leaders Tackle Oil, Food Prices and Africa Aid at G8 Meeting

07.07.08 posted by pondy 25 views no comments image
Leaders of the world's richest nations Monday opened a summit aimed at battling skyrocketing oil and food prices, as pressure mounted on them to live up to their pledges to help Africa. Leaders including US President George W. Bush gathered in Toyako in northern Japan for a three-day session, with seven African leaders joining them on the first day to take up the plight of the continent.
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China's Golden Moment?

06.17.08 posted by chab13 108 views 5 comments video
iConflict reporter Shaun Skolnick met with people from all over the world to gauge their opinion on the Olympics being held in China. The motto for the Olympic Games is "swifter, higher, stronger," which might be a more fitting slogan to the host country than to the Olympics. One thing is clear the 2008 Summer Olympics will not be without controversy.

US Isn't Sure How Pakistan Spent $6 Billion

US Isn't Sure How Pakistan Spent $6 Billion

06.24.08 posted by jason 72 views no comments image
The US Government Accountability Office can't be sure the nearly $6 billion given to the Pakistani government to fight terrorism since 2001 was used for that purpose, meaning, they aren't really sure how or where the money was spent. You can do a lot, for good or for bad, with a sum like that.
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Even Queen Elizabeth is Feeling the Crunch as Royal Bill Soars

Even Queen Elizabeth is Feeling the Crunch as Royal Bill Soars

06.28.08 posted by pondy 56 views no comments image
The royal accounts showed that not even the Head of State is immune from the pressure of the credit crunch, with Royal Household costs rising at almost twice the rate of inflation, reversing years of real-term falls. The roofs will need work, some rewiring is badly needed - and then there is the asbestos problem. Apparently even Royalty are not immune to financial woes.
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15,000 Now Feared Dead in Massive Earthquake

15,000 Now Feared Dead in Massive Earthquake

05.14.08 posted by pondy 406 views 14 comments image
Rescuers struggled to reach some of the hardest-hit areas of China. The death toll, now at 12,000 is expected to rise. It might be days or even weeks before the full count is known. Heavy rain, collapsed bridges and damaged roads complicated efforts to get troops and aid workers to the worst-hit towns. The rain drove some people back inside homes even as more aftershocks rattled the region.
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