International
Bold move by Bolivia’s President Morales
May 23, 2009Original source: Bolivian President Evo Morales has approved a decree allowing the state to seize property from citizens suspected of terrorism or separatism. Mr Morales said on Wednesday that the measure is needed to dissuade right-wing...
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WORLD NOTES Afghanistan, Somalia, United Nations, Cuba, Great Britain, Mexico
May 22, 2009Afghanistan: Bombings lead to impasse President Hamid Karzai demanded recently that U.S. air raids against the Taliban cease. His nationally televised plea came after U.S. bombs earlier this month reportedly killed over 100 civilians in western...
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Obama stands firm on shutting down Gitmo
May 22, 2009WASHINGTON — At the National Archives here, standing in front of a backdrop depicting the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence, President Obama declared that operating the torture prison at Guantanamo set...
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Probe uncovers Catholic schools horror in Ireland
May 22, 2009Original source: An investigation into Ireland's Roman Catholic-run institutions has found that thousands of boys and girls were terrorised in workhouse-style schools for decades. It also revealed that government inspectors failed to stop the chronic beatings,...
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Agent Orange tribunal backs Vietnamese victims
May 21, 2009The U.S. government is guilty of crimes against humanity for using Agent Orange in Vietnam according to a ruling by the International People’s Tribunal of Conscience announced in Paris on May 18. The verdict, reached after...
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