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VIDEO President Obama on Guantanamo and security
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Islamists pull back from Swat fighting
May 26, 2009Original source: Islamists fighting the Pakistani government have pledged to avoid combat in the Swat Valley city of Mingora in order to reduce civilian casualties. The army immediately hailed the announcement as a sign that the...
Read moreU.S. appreciates JCP letter on elimination of nuclear weapons
May 26, 2009Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo on May 19 made public a letter he received from the U.S. government in response to his April 28 letter calling on U.S. President Obama to take the initiative for...
Read moreSwine flu cases appear in Egypt, Kuwait, UAE
May 26, 2009DUBAI, 25 May 2009 (IRIN) - Confirmed cases of A(H1N1) influenza, commonly known as swine flu, have been reported in new countries in the Middle East. Hitherto only Israel had reported cases of the new influenza...
Read moreClass prejudice and Ireland’s report on child abuse
May 25, 2009Last week Ireland's Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse released a 2,575-page report detailing horrific conditions tens of thousands of children faced in Catholic-run institutions with government collaboration. The report chronicles 'endemic and repeated' sexual, physical...
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