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Hamas Fires Rockets Into Israel

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11.14.08 posted by pondy 26 views no comments image
Tensions between Hamas, the radical Palestinian rulers of Gaza, and Israel increased markedly on Friday after Hamas fired a barrage of rockets into southern Israel, sending 18 Israelis to the hospital with shock and mild injuries.
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Gore to speak on Democratic convention's final night

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08.19.08 posted by pondy 78 views no comments image
Former Vice President Al Gore has accepted a speaking role on the final night of the Democratic convention, appearing on the same stage that Barack Obama will officially receive the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. He will deliver his remarks before an audience that is expected to exceed 70,000 at Invesco Field.
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Russia could Hit Poland with Nuclear Strike over U.S. shield

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08.16.08 posted by jason 83 views no comments image
A top Russian general on Friday said Poland's deal with the United States to set up parts of a missile defense shield on Polish territory lays it open to a possible military strike. Col-General Anatoliy Nogovitsyn, deputy chief of the general staff, told Interfax that Russian military doctrine would allow for a possible nuclear strike.
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09.06.08 posted by jason 49 views no comments image
Sarah Palin's speech to the Republican National Convention may have received little attention in China, but the news of her choice as John McCain's running mate has attracted considerable interest. While Chinese media had appeared more curious about Barack Obama's presidential candidacy than Mr McCain's, Ms Palin has become one of the most popular keywords on Chinese search engines.
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Beijing Revokes Visa Of Activist Athlete

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08.06.08 posted by pondy 91 views 1 comment image
Chinese government revoked the visa of former Olympic speedskater Joey Cheek. Cheek is the co-founder of Team Darfur, a Washington D.C.-based group of athletes hoping to raise awareness about the crisis in the war-ravaged Darfur section of Sudan. Cheek has been outspoken about his concern that China might squelch political protest surrounding the games.
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Invisibility cloak 'step closer'

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08.10.08 posted by pondy 85 views no comments image
scientists in the US say they are a step closer to developing materials that could render people invisible. Researchers at the University of California in Berkeley have developed a material that can bend light around 3D objects making them "disappear". The materials do not occur naturally but have been created on a nano scale.
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China Halts Quake School Protesters

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06.03.08 posted by jason 233 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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Pakistan army ordered to hit back at U.S. forces

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09.14.08 posted by okami 36 views no comments image
TEHRAN (Press TV) -- The Pakistani Army has been given orders to retaliate against any unilateral strike by the Afghanistan-based U.S. troops inside the country.
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Musharraf cancels China trip amid doubts on future

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08.06.08 posted by jason 85 views 1 comment image
It takes a big development for a world leader to cancel plans to attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympics, but with impeachment looming Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf did just that. On Wednesday abruptly canceled his trip to the Beijing Olympic Games as local media reported that the ruling coalition had agreed on steps to remove him.
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iConflict Report on China's Golden Moment

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08.05.08 posted by jason 87 views no comments video
With the start of the Olympics just days away, China will soon be front and center on the world stage. But with issues like its polluted environment and human rights violations dominating the news, will the Games be clouded by China's failures, or will it instead be a proud coming-of-age moment for this rising world power? iConflict's Shaun Skolnick reports.

Nigerian Militants Hit Another Pipeline in 'Oil War'

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09.20.08 posted by pondy 29 views no comments image
Nigerian militants say they have attacked another pipeline in their so-called "oil war" in the southern Niger Delta. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta announced Saturday that its fighters destroyed an oil pipeline run by the local branch of Royal Dutch Shell in Rivers state late Friday.
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