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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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US Death Toll in Iraq Reaches 4,000

US Death Toll in Iraq Reaches 4,000

03.23.08 posted by jason 124 views no comments image
Four U.S. soldiers died in a roadside bombing in Iraq on Sunday, military officials reported, bringing the American toll in the 5-year-old war to the grim milestone of 4,000 deaths.
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U.N. police returning to Kosovo towns

U.N. police returning to Kosovo towns

03.19.08 posted by jason 126 views no comments image
United Nations police began returning to the Serb-dominated part of this divided town Wednesday after Serb leaders promised they would not be attacked, a U.N. spokesman said. The international police force pulled out of Mitrovica on Monday after the worst violence since Kosovo declared independence from Serbia a month ago.
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Darfur is in worse shape than four years ago, Ban says

Darfur is in worse shape than four years ago, Ban says

04.05.08 posted by chab13 112 views no comments image
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that the conditions in Sudan's war-torn western region of Darfur have worsened, four years after the UN Security Council first turned its attention on the ethnic conflict there.
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Did China Hack into US Lawmakers' Computers?

Did China Hack into US Lawmakers' Computers?

06.12.08 posted by pondy 58 views no comments image
China dismissed accusations from two United States lawmakers that it had hacked their office computers as alarmist and unfounded. The computers that were targeted contained sensitive information about human rights in China. Congressman Christopher Smith, a New Jersey Republican, said he had "every reason to believe" the Chinese government was to blame.
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Iran: We Are Not Interested in Nuclear Weapons

Iran: We Are Not Interested in Nuclear Weapons

06.03.08 posted by pondy 64 views no comments image
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has insisted it will continue its nuclear activities for civilian purposes only and will not manufacture nuclear weapons. The comments come a day after the UN's atomic watchdog urged from Iran "full disclosure" about its atomic work. Its report said alleged research into warheads was "of serious concern".
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Olympic Torch Reaches Top of Mt. Everest, is Carried by a Tibetan

05.08.08 posted by jason 82 views 1 comment video
Great video to view. A Tibetan woman took the Olympic torch the last steps to the top of Everest on Thursday, realizing "a dream of all Chinese people," but Tibetan exiles criticized Beijing for politicizing the Games. "Long live Tibet!" and "Long live Beijing!," the climbers, all wearing red, shouted joyously into a TV camera.

'Puppet President' Medvedev Takes Power in Putin Job Swap

'Puppet President' Medvedev Takes Power in Putin Job Swap

05.06.08 posted by pondy 84 views no comments image
Tomorrow is inauguration day in Russia, but how much will things change under new leadership? At his inauguration tomorrow Dmitri Medvedev, 42, will be unable to escape the shadow of his predecessor, Vladimir Putin. His first act as President will be to appoint his patron in a job-swap that allows Mr Putin to keep a firm grip on power.
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Japan Pledges to Double Aid to Africa

Japan Pledges to Double Aid to Africa

05.27.08 posted by jason 66 views no comments image
With its regional competitor, China, becoming more and more engaged in African affairs, Japan upped the ante today with a new pledge of economic support for Africa. n particular, Japan will provide up to $4 billion in flexible, low-interest "soft loans" to Africa over the next five years for infrastructure projects, something Africa is very much in need of.
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Zimbabwe State Paper Calls for Unity Government Mugabe

Zimbabwe State Paper Calls for Unity Government Mugabe

04.23.08 posted by pondy 95 views no comments image
Robert Mugabe is looking to hold onto power by any means necessary. A Zimbabwean state newspaper called today for a transitional government of national unity under Mugabe. The Herald, which is seen not just as a mouthpiece for President Mugabe's party said that political tensions in Zimbabwe made it impossible to hold a run-off vote.
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Kucinich introduces Bush impeachment resolution

Kucinich introduces Bush impeachment resolution

06.11.08 posted by pondy 58 views no comments image
Rep. Dennis Kucinich introduced a resolution to impeach President Bush into the House of Representatives. Most of the congressman's resolution deals with the Iraq war, contending that the president manufactured a false case for the war, violated U.S. and international law to invade Iraq, failed to provide troops with proper equipment and falsified casualty reports for political purposes.
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