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Asia: Thousands of Protesters Rally in Northern Japan Against G8 Summit
 | Protesters march through a street during a protest against the upcoming G8 summit in Sapporo, Hokkaido, 5 July 2008Thousands of... |
Saturday, July 5, 2008 10:14 AM
Mideast: At Least 5 Killed in Explosion in Northern Yemen
 | YemenOfficials say at least five people have been killed in an explosion in northern Yemen.The officials said Saturday's blast at... |
Saturday, July 5, 2008 9:16 AM
Mideast: Iranian Spokesman: Stance on Nuclear Program Unchanged
 | An Iranian technician works at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities (UCF), 420 kms south of Tehran (File)A government spokesman says... |
Saturday, July 5, 2008 8:20 AM
Europe: Colombia Defense Minister Denies Paying Ransom
 | Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos during a press conference in Bogota, 04 Jul 2008 Colombia's defense minister has denied... |
Saturday, July 5, 2008 8:18 AM
Asia: Gunmen Kill Lawmaker in Southern Afghanistan
Afghan officials say gunmen in southern Afghanistan have killed a member of the country's parliament.Authorities say Habibullah Jan was shot...
Saturday, July 5, 2008 8:16 AM
Americas: Colombia Defense Minister Denies Paying Ransom
| Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos during a press conference in Bogota, 04 Jul 2008 Colombia's defense minister has denied... |
Saturday, July 5, 2008 8:15 AM
Africa: Film by Prison Guard Shows Vote-Rigging in Zimbabwe
 | A former prison guard has smuggled a film out of Zimbabwe that allegedly shows how President Robert Mugabe rigged the... |
Saturday, July 5, 2008 8:12 AM
Americas: Colombian Military Releases Video of Hostage Rescue
 | Ingrid Betancourt sobs in video taken shortly after being told she has been rescued after six years of captivity by... |
Friday, July 4, 2008 10:13 PM
Africa: Zimbabwe Police Said To Be Seeking Opposition Parliamentarians
Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change said police are seeking to arrestseven newly elected members of parliament on charges they...
Friday, July 4, 2008 7:15 PM
Africa: Facing Suspension, Zimbabwe Cricket Withdraws From 2009 Tourney
Zimbabwehas withdrawn from the World Cup Twenty20 tournament to be held in England in 2009 under pressurefrom other members of...
Friday, July 4, 2008 7:13 PM
Africa: Experts Doubt Government of National Unity Viable In Zimbabwe
African leaders meeting in summit this week urged President Mugabe and opposition Leader Morgan Tsvangirai to forma government of national...
Friday, July 4, 2008 6:14 PM
Africa: Blood By The Tracks In Rural Midlands, Zimbabwe, As Violence Continues
Deadly political violence is continuing in Zimbabwe despite efforts by African Union leaders to encourage power-sharing between President Robert Mugabe...
Friday, July 4, 2008 6:14 PM
Africa: Back From AU Summit, Mugabe Sets Terms For Power-Sharing Talks
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, seemingly unfazed by African Union and international pressure to compromise with the opposition on power-sharing, said...
Friday, July 4, 2008 6:13 PM
Africa: Nigeria Expresses 'Strong Displeasure' at Zimbabwe Runoff
 | Nigeria has criticized Zimbabwe's presidential runoff poll, saying talks over the country's future should proceed as if the election never... |
Friday, July 4, 2008 5:13 PM
Europe: Polish PM Terms Unsatisfactory Latest US Offer on Missile Shield
 | U.S. Patriot missilePolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says the latest U.S. incentive for Poland to host part of a U.S.... |
Friday, July 4, 2008 4:15 PM
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Asia: Burma Imprisons 4 Activists for Campaigning Against Draft Constitution
Burmese authorities have sentenced four opposition members to prison for campaigning against the military government's new constitution.A spokesman for the...
Friday, July 4, 2008 4:14 PM
Africa: Zimbabwe Pulls Out of Twenty20 Cricket Tournament
 | Zimbabwe has pulled out of next year's World Twenty20 cricket tournament in England. The decision, announced after an International Cricket... |
Friday, July 4, 2008 3:16 PM
Africa: African Union Weakened by Summit Inaction on Zimbabwe
| Normal 0 The African Union's reputationsuffered a setback during the past week when its leaders faltered in the faceof Robert... |
Friday, July 4, 2008 3:15 PM
Mideast: Hamas Suspends Prisoner Exchange Talks With Israel
 | A Palestinian girl (left) holds a picture of her father who is jailed in Israel during a weekly protest calling... |
Friday, July 4, 2008 2:19 PM
Asia: Activists Disappointed By Bush Decision to Attend Olympics Opening
 | President Bush at Monticello's 46th annual Independence Day celebration and naturalization ceremony, in Charlottesville, Va., 04 Jul 20008Human rights activists... |
Friday, July 4, 2008 2:17 PM
Africa: Kenyan Finance Minister Continues to Defy Calls to Step Down
 | Kenya's finance minister continues to resist calls by lawmakers to stepdown over his role in the government's controversial sale of... |
Friday, July 4, 2008 2:16 PM
Africa: Former DRC Warlord Brought Before ICC Amid Doubts
 | Congolese warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba has made his first appearance before the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands. He is being... |
Friday, July 4, 2008 2:16 PM
Africa: Camel Herders in Mauritania to Receive Support from New US Government Programs
 | The United States African Development Foundation (USADF) hasannounced the launch of two special programs for Mauritania. The foundationwill provide funding... |
Friday, July 4, 2008 2:15 PM
Mideast: Iranian Media Say Tehran Responding to Nuclear Incentives Package
 | Iranian state media say Tehran has delivered its response to aninternational incentives proposal aimed at persuading Iran to suspend akey... |
Friday, July 4, 2008 1:16 PM
Africa: North-South Tensions Rising Again in Sudan's Abyei Region
 | Tension is mounting again in Sudan's oil-rich region of Abyei, following complaints from south Sudanese officials that northern troops have... |
Friday, July 4, 2008 1:14 PM
Africa: Ethiopia Says Troops Killed 71 Islamists in Somalia
 | Ethiopia says its forces have killed 71 Islamist fighters and leadersin Somalia in a joint operation with the Somali government.Statemedia... |
Friday, July 4, 2008 1:14 PM
Africa: Tanzanian Intensifies Campaign Against Avian Flu (Part 5/5)
| A seniorofficial of the Tanzanian ministry of health says the country will remainvigilant in the fight against avian influenza, especially... |
Friday, July 4, 2008 1:14 PM
Africa: Security Situation Worsens in Somalia
UN humanitarian officialssay the security situation in Somalia deteriorated dramatically over the pastweek. They say civilians, humanitarian workers and civil...
Friday, July 4, 2008 1:12 PM
Mideast: US Military: Coalition Troops Kill 2 Suspected Militants in Iraq
The U.S. military in Iraq says coalition forces have killed twosuspected militants and detained at least 10 others in operationsacross...
Friday, July 4, 2008 12:19 PM
Asia: China Will Use Drones to Monitor Olympic Sailing Venue
 | French Olympic catamaran sailors prepare for a practice session in front of a statue of the Chinese goddess of the... |
Friday, July 4, 2008 12:18 PM
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Moscow believes the US-Poland deal for a missile defense system makes it more vulnerable to a nuclear attack. By Liam Stack from the August 22, 2008 edition The United States and Poland signed a deal...
Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:57:03.562 AM
NATO: Russia halts military cooperation
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has halted all military cooperation with NATO, the Western alliance said Thursday, in the latest sign of East-West tension over the invasion of Georgia. Alliance...
Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:57:04.890 AM
Zambia: Like Sokoine, No-Nonsense Mwanawasa Will Be Missed
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(Kigali)COLUMN21 August 2008Posted to the web 21 August 2008Stetphen RwombohoKigali"Fellow countrymen, with deep sorrow and immense grief, I would...
Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:57:08.531 AM
Philippines, Muslim Rebels Peace Deal in Jeopardy
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Muslim rebels have rejected demands by the Philippine government to hand over two renegade commanders blamed for attacking several towns on the southern...
Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:57:09.781 AM
Russia Sets Firm Troop Withdrawal Date, Georgia Skeptical
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Russia says all of its forces in Georgia will be withdrawn by late Friday into a 'buffer zone' around the separatist region of South...
Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:57:11.421 AM
Russia military: no plans to boost Black Sea Fleet
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MOSCOW, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Russia's military has no plans to reinforce the Black Sea Fleet as it considers the current number of warships sufficient, a senior Russian military official said on Thursday....
Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:57:12.984 AM
Suicide Attack at Pakistan Arms Plant Kills 60 People
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The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on Thursday outside the largest military ordnance plant in Pakistan. Register for NYTimes.com. • Breaking news and award winning multimedia • New York Times newspaper...
Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:57:42.484 AM
Despite Yielding Ground, Russia Takes Critical Spots
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The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, said that Russia intended to keep 500 troops in a security zone surrounding South Ossetia. Register for NYTimes.com. • Breaking news and award winning multimedia • New York Times...
Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:16:22.906 AM
Moscow says pullback underway as troops dig in
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Nico Hines and Tony Halpin in Tskhinvali div#related-article-links p a, div#related-article-links p a:visited { color:#06c; } A single column of Russian tanks was seen leaving Georgia today, but while some troops pulled back others were reinforcing their stranglehold on the country’s...
Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:16:50.593 AM
Kamil Tchorek: Georgia has reawakened Poles' fear of Russian aggression
www.guardian.co.uk
This article was first published on on Thursday August 21 2008. It was last updated at 14:00 on August 21 2008....
Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:17:10.734 AM
Philippines' Uneasy Peace Broken
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A resident returns to find her house damaged by mortar explosion on Aug. 14 in the southern Philippines MARK NAVALES / AFP /...
Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:04:10.796 AM
Georgia refugees make home in ex-Russian army
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Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:33am EDT | | Share | | [] [] By Gareth Jones TBILISI (Reuters) - Leila Inauri laughed grimly at the irony of her situation. "The Russians have driven us from our homes...
Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:04:40.156 AM
Nuclear exporters to discuss India trade
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ban The Associated Press Published: August 21,...
Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:04:41.421 AM
Pakistan suicide bombers strike arms factory
www.guardian.co.uk
At least 50 have been killed in double attack outside main weapons factory as coalition threatens to unravel and agencies...
Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:04:56.046 AM
Russia digs in at Georgia's main port city of
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Poti The Associated Press Published: August 21,...
Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:14:10.140 AM
UPDATE 1-Two vessels seized by pirates off
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Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:35am EDT | | Share | | [] [] (Adds other piracy attacks) KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Two vessels, an Iranian bulk carrier and a Japanese-operated tanker, have...
Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:14:12.906 AM
Rice says troops deal
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Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:37am EDT | | Share | | [] [] By David Alexander and Peter Graff BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced...
Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:14:35.140 AM
Palestinian factions call for starting dialogue
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immediately 2008-08-21...
Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:14:37.734 AM
Zardari seen as likely Pakistan president
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Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:13am BST | | Share | [] [] By Augustine Anthony ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Assassinated Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto's widower emerged on Thursday as a likely...
Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:59:19.531 AM
U.S. and Poland sign missile defense deal
www.latimes.com
Secretary of State Secretary Condoleezza Rice and Polish President Lech Kaczynski during press conference after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw. Rice arrived in Warsaw to sign an agreement...
Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:59:20.968 AM
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