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Zimbabwe's Mugabe Says Cholera Crisis Over

Zimbabwe's Mugabe Says Cholera Crisis Over

12.11.08 posted by jason 0 views no comments image
What Cholera outbreak. Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe suggested today that the Cholera crisis was over. In fact, it is far from over. If ever there was a time for more international action against Mugabe's regime it is now. See this NYT article and judge for yourself
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Pakistani Nuclear Scientist Denies Selling Secrets

Pakistani Nuclear Scientist Denies Selling Secrets

05.30.08 posted by chab13 72 views no comments image
Abdul Qadeer Khan, the founder of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program, was reported on Friday to have withdrawn an admission that he sold nuclear technology to Iran, North Korea and Libya, saying that he had made it under pressure from President Pervez Musharraf.
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Olympic Torch Extinguished, Relay then Canceled in Paris

Olympic Torch Extinguished, Relay then Canceled in Paris

04.07.08 posted by jason 122 views no comments image
The Olympic torch has been extinguished by officials and put on a bus during the Paris leg of its relay amid heavy anti-China protests. Yesterday in London it was nearly extinguished by angry protesters. Police in France got word the protesters has planned "something spectacular" to during the torch relay.
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Official Days of Mourning for 134,000 Killed in Myanmar Cycle Begins

Official Days of Mourning for 134,000 Killed in Myanmar Cycle Begins

05.20.08 posted by pondy 82 views no comments image
Myanmar started three days of mourning on Tuesday for the 134,000 dead and missing from Cyclone Nargis as diplomats pressed the reclusive generals to speed up aid to 2.4 million survivors. Junta supremo Than Shwe made his first public appearance since the tragedy and was seen touring a hard hit area.
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New Riots Erupt In Tibet

New Riots Erupt In Tibet

04.04.08 posted by pondy 124 views no comments image
There are reports of fresh Tibetan rioting in China. Details are hard to ascertain since there are heavy reporting restrictions in place on foriegn journalists. Meanwhile, an envoy of the Dalai Lama urged the Chinese government to drop its provocative plans to carry the Olympic torch through Tibet on its relay run from Greece to China.
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Bhutto bomb suspect freed

Bhutto bomb suspect freed

03.26.08 posted by chab13 129 views no comments image
A man with suspected links to a suicide bombing that killed 150 people at a rally last year for Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was ordered freed from custody Wednesday for lack of evidence, an investigator said.
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China Stands Firm on Tibet Torch Relay

China Stands Firm on Tibet Torch Relay

04.09.08 posted by pondy 119 views no comments image
As San Fransisco prepares for protests as the Olympic Torch moves through its city, China has announced that it remains committed to bringing the torch to Tibet. China has vowed to "severely punish" all who try to obstruct the torch. A growing number of world leaders are now speaking out about China's need to a new policy route in Tibet, yet China has remained firm its in posture.
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Hamas Says Carter Giving them Legitimacy

Hamas Says Carter Giving them Legitimacy

04.17.08 posted by pondy 111 views no comments image
Hamas officials said Wednesday that Jimmy Carter's meetings with leaders of the Palestinian militant group will boost its legitimacy despite criticism by Israel and the U.S. government of the former president's personal peace mission. Is the lesson here that violence pays? Carter should know better.
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Zimbabwe Gov't Claims Aid Groups Helping Opposition, Relief Now Suspended

Zimbabwe Gov't Claims Aid Groups Helping Opposition, Relief Now Suspended

06.03.08 posted by jason 70 views no comments image
Considering all the good and important work that international relief agencies do in countries like Zimbabwe, today's news is most troubling. International aid agencies say Zimbabwe's government has ordered some groups to suspend their work because of alleged assistance they have given to the campaigning of the opposition party. Aid groups strongly denounced this charge.
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Petraeus Signals Iraq Army Isn't Ready as Battle Rages in Sadr City

Petraeus Signals Iraq Army Isn't Ready as Battle Rages in Sadr City

04.10.08 posted by jason 117 views no comments image
Fighting in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City killed 23 Iraqis on Wednesday,and the U.S. military reported five troop deaths, as April showed signs of becoming the worst month for U.S. forces in Iraq since September. During congressional testimony Gen. David H. Petraeus made clear there was still much work to be done and that tense times remained ahead.
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Action Needed Now on Gobal Food Crisis, World Bank Chief Says

Action Needed Now on Gobal Food Crisis, World Bank Chief Says

04.14.08 posted by jason 111 views no comments image
Prices for food are rising, and not surprisingly both hunger and violence are following. The president of the World Bank yesterday urged immediate action to deal with this crisis. He called for $500 million in emergency aid by May 1, and warned that what recently happened in Haiti, was only a harbinger of things to come in other countries unless action is taken now.
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