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President Obama’s speech in Cairo
June 5, 2009The following is a text of President Obama's prepared remarks to the Muslim world, delivered on June 4, 2009, as released by the White House.
Read moreOAS votes to readmit Cuba after 47 years
June 4, 2009SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — The Organization of American States voted Wednesday to revoke the 1962 measure suspending communist Cuba, overturning a landmark of the Cold War in the hemisphere. 'The Cold War has ended...
Read moreIsraeli lawmaker asks to join Gaza war crimes probe
June 4, 2009TEL-AVIV, Israel — A member of Israel’s Knesset (Parliament), Dr. Afo Agbaria, from the left-wing Hadash coalition, wrote to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today, asking that he be allowed to assist the UN investigation on...
Read moreChange begins now, says El Salvador president
June 3, 2009San Salvador, Jun 1 (Prensa Latina) The new president of El Salvador, Mauricio Funes, said today he would be loyal to the oath taken, guiding his steps by national interest and the effort to serve the...
Read moreEgypt: Cyber insurgency rattles regime
June 3, 2009CAIRO, Jun 2 (IPS) - Egyptian cyber-dissidents are becoming increasing vocal in their online criticism of President Hosni Mubarak's regime, utilising a widening repertoire of Internet networking and publishing tools to expose government abuses. 'The media...
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