World
Calls grow for Israel-Hamas truce
March 8, 2008Calls are mounting for an end to the Israeli bombardment and lockdown of Gaza and for Israel-Hamas talks to end their armed confrontation. Egypt and other countries were reported to be working behind the scenes for...
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Calls grow for Israel-Hamas truce
March 6, 2008Calls are mounting for an end to the Israeli bombardment and lockdown of Gaza and for Israel-Hamas talks to end their armed confrontation. Egypt and other countries were reported to be working behind the scenes for...
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Cuba signs UN human rights pact
March 5, 2008Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque announced at a Feb. 28 press conference at UN headquarters in New York that he had just signed two human rights accords originally introduced in the world body in 1976....
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Okinawa rape provokes fury at role of U.S. base
March 5, 2008What would happen if there was a highly organized group of people in a U.S. state that was responsible for more than 100 crimes per year on average? What if a member of that group was...
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World Notes: Food aid, Iraqi health care, Agent Orange…
March 5, 2008United Nations: Food scarcity looms World Food Program Director Josette Sheeran told the BBC last week that without increased monetary support, her agency will soon be rationing food aid. As food prices have risen, she said,...
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