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Hamas Fires Rockets Into Israel

Hamas Fires Rockets Into Israel

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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Myanmar Hit with Violent Cyclone, Death Toll 'at 351'

Myanmar Hit with Violent Cyclone, Death Toll 'at 351'

05.04.08 posted by jason 133 views no comments image
A tropical cyclone has killed at least 351 people in Burma and damaged thousands of buildings, according to state television. "I have never seen anything like it," one retired government worker told Reuters. "It reminded me of when Hurricane Katrina hit the United States." Packing winds of 120 miles per hour when it hit, Cyclone Nargis devastated the area.
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Zimbabwe President Rails Against England

Zimbabwe President Rails Against England

04.18.08 posted by jason 150 views no comments image
Robert Mugabe accused England of trying to recolonize the country and of paying off his own people to turn against him. "Down with the British. Down with thieves who want to steal our country. Zimbabwe will never be a colony again. Never shall we retreat," Mugabe told a crowd of supporters. 3 weeks after the election Mugabe refuses to release the results.
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U.N. appeals for $187 million for aid for Myanmar

U.N. appeals for $187 million for aid for Myanmar

05.09.08 posted by jason 125 views no comments image
The United Nations appealed on Friday to its 192 member states to provide $187 million in aid to help 1.5 million victims of cyclone-ravaged Myanmar, despite the ruling military junta's delays in allowing relief in. Less than two hours after the launch of the appeal, initial pledges totaled around $77 million.
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Myanmar Holds Election for New Constitution Despite Cyclone Chaos

Myanmar Holds Election for New Constitution Despite Cyclone Chaos

05.10.08 posted by jason 123 views no comments image
What do you do when you are a ruling military junta and your country is in the midst of its greatest natural disaster ever? If you are the rulers of Myanmar you hold an election. On Saturday a new army-drafted constitution went before the voters, ignoring calls from the outside world to postpone the vote amid the devastation wreaked by Cyclone Nargis.
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China 'Remains a Land of Torture and Repression'

China 'Remains a Land of Torture and Repression'

04.30.08 posted by pondy 126 views 9 comments image
As China marks the 100 day countdown to the Olympics, Shao Jiang, an organizers of the pro-democracy protests in Tienanmen Square discusses the brutality that existed in China and still exists. Shao looks at the crackdown in 1989 and the recent one that took place in Tibet as signs that China has not changed its human rights policies over the last 19 years.
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Election official: Zimbabwe Runoff will be Delayed, Perhaps up to 1 Year

Election official: Zimbabwe Runoff will be Delayed, Perhaps up to 1 Year

05.11.08 posted by jason 121 views no comments image
Zimbabwe's presidential runoff cannot take place in the time allotted by law, according to the head of the electoral commission. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has insisted the vote should be held within 21 days of the May 2 announcement of the results from the initial vote. However, Zimbabwean government officials have said the electoral commission has up to a year to hold the runoff.
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Afghan President Karzai Escapes an Assassination Attempt

Afghan President Karzai Escapes an Assassination Attempt

04.27.08 posted by jason 138 views no comments image
President Hamid Karzai survived an assassination attempt at a military parade in central Kabul on Sunday, when suspected Taliban insurgents fired mortars and bullets at the dignitaries assembled in the spectator stand. One person was killed and 11 injured in the incident.The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack and said that it could carry out an attack anywhere in Afghanistan.
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Photographer's Journal: Iraq

04.11.08 posted by jason 160 views no comments video
Getty Images photographer Spencer Platt was in Baghdad February, 2008. Platt's vivid images and the voices in this dramatic video montage, drive home what is is like being a solider on the ground in Iraq.

Suvivors Recall Terror as Sudan Plane Burst into Flames

Suvivors Recall Terror as Sudan Plane Burst into Flames

06.11.08 posted by pondy 84 views no comments image
Many of the survivors of yesterday's plane crash in the Sudan are telling stories of terrified passengers struggling to escape the plane moments after it landed and burst into flames. While no cause has yet to be determined, their first hand accounts should help authorities determine what went wrong moments after the plane touched down on the runway.
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US and EU Turn Up Pressure on Iran

US and EU Turn Up Pressure on Iran

06.10.08 posted by pondy 84 views 1 comment image
The United States and the European Union sought to turn up the pressure on Iran to drop its nuclear enrichment program, saying they were ready to go beyond a latest round of U.N. sanctions. "I leave behind a multilateral framework to work on this issue," President Bush told a news conference.
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