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Clinton in Mid-East: U.S. will vigorously press two-state solution

March 4, 2009 By Susan Webb

During her visit to Israel this week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reaffirmed U.S. ties with Israel but said the Obama administration believes that working for a two-state solution is both inevitable and in Israel's best...

Russia communist leader slams ‘dirty’ local elections

March 4, 2009

Original source: Russian communist leader Gennady Zyuganov slammed local elections on Sunday as 'the dirtiest in the last 15 years' after the ruling United Russia Party won an average 66 per cent of votes. The Communist...

Global downturn threatens poverty goal

March 4, 2009

MANILA, 2 March 2009 (IRIN) - Vangie Kelseat joined the unemployed when the global financial crisis began taking its toll. After working 12 years at a car-seat cover manufacturing company in Manila, Kelseat was laid off...

Agnostic advertisements forbidden

March 4, 2009

Transated by Kristina Wischenkamper (l'Humanite) Italy isn’t Great Britain ; nor is it Spain. And Genoa isn’t London, Barcelona, Valencia or Madrid. Consequently you won’t see “God doesn’t exist, make the most of life” on the...

Vegetable-based drug could inhibit cancer

March 3, 2009

Compounds extracted from green vegetables such as broccoli and cabbage could be a potent drug against melanoma, according to cancer researchers. Tests on mice suggest that these compounds, when combined with selenium, target tumors more safely...