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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
Amnesty International places China on the top of its list of countries with most executions. In 2007 alone, Amnesty International reported at least 470 executions as a result of imposition of death penalty. Despite the world wide report of Amnesty International, China announced its affirmation to the issue ...
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Sunday, April 13th, 2008
An explosion in the southern Iranian mosque resulted to 11 deaths and 191 people with injuries after evening prayers. The initial report of local police said a homemade bomb exploded, but has appeared to be a case of careless handling of live munitions inside the mosque. However, the Iranian foreign ...
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Sunday, April 13th, 2008
Italians began voting Sunday in a snap general elections that could possibly bring back former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi into power. Balloting would continue until Monday to determine who would lead the country's 63rd government.
The 71-year-old Berlusconi is running against 52-year-old former Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni. Berlusconi and Veltroni are ...
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Sunday, April 13th, 2008
Kenya President Mwai Kibaki has announced opposition leader Raila Odinga as the new prime minister, after the two agreed the deal to end the long-running political crisis on Saturday. The crisis started during last year's presidential elections, which triggered violence resulting to 1,500 deaths. The deal was a result of ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
The World Bank yesterday has expressed concern over rising global food prices and urged the international community to fill the gap of about $500 million worth of food, which the United Nations' (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) said is needed to meet emergency needs.
Addressing reporters yesterday at the ongoing International ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
Villagers in Ranong, Thailand, who discovered a truck abandoned by its driver in sweltering heat found evidence of the brutal cost of human trafficking: 121 illegal immigrants from Myanmar jammed inside, 54 of them dead.
Police were searching Thursday for the driver and hints as to who set up the ill-fated ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
In Kathmandu's constituency number one, the Maoist candidate yielded results under 4,000 votes. The Nepali Congress candidate was victorious, securing more than 14,000 votes.
Analysts say that although this is an early first result, it provides an insight into the popularity of Maoists.
The popularity of the Maoist party is being observed ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
A nighttime strike by Israeli aircraft over the Gaza Strip killed two Hamas militants early Friday, a day after the prime minister of Israel threatened retaliation against the Islamic group for a deadly attack on a vital fuel depot.
The Israeli strike killed two Hamas men and wounded four others, the ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
Joseph Kony, the infamous, phantomlike leader of a brutal rebel army in Uganda, on Thursday delayed signing a landmark peace treaty once again, but Ugandan officials remained hopeful that peace was still close.
Mr. Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, said he needed more time to consult Ugandan elders ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
Gordon Brown is coming under pressure to reopen the Serious Fraud Office inquiry into the multi-billion pound arms contract between BAE and Saudi Arabia.
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said the investigation, which was suspended in 2006, must be permitted to continue.
The High Court ruled that the SFO acted not according ...
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