World
Furor over Iranian leader speech at UN racism conference seen as diversion
April 22, 2009Controversy over characterizations of Israel have diverted attention from the important purpose of the United Nations conference on combating racism taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, U.S. lawmakers and others charge. The diversion was unhelpfully, but predictably,...
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Somali pirates began as volunteer coast guard
April 22, 2009Today's charging of Somali pirate Abduhl Wali-i-Musi along with the rescue of US ship captain, Richard Phillips, from Somali pirates has brought the world’s attention to Somalia once again, but the story of why Somali fishermen...
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Ecuador to repurchase its debts
April 21, 2009Ecuador's finance minister has confirmed that her country will buy back nearly a third of its foreign debt at a 70 per cent discount, ending months of speculation about a possible default. Minister Maria Elsa Viteri...
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Huge rally in Rome launches Communist and anti-capitalist campaign for European Parliament
April 20, 2009In a sea of red flags emblazoned with the hammer and sickle emblems of Italy's main Communist Parties, thousands gathered in Rome's Piazza Navona on 18 April to proclaim their unity and launch a campaign for...
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Expectation over Americas summit declaration
April 20, 2009Port of Spain, Apr 18 (Prensa Latina) The 5th Summit of the Americas, a gathering of all Hemispheric leaders, minus Cuba, entered its plenary session on Saturday in Trinidad and Tobago, where a lot of controversy...
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