International
Charging prisoners room and board?
March 22, 2009Lawyers and prison reform campaigners attacked plans on Friday to charge Scottish prisoners' rent to claw back compensation paid out to them for having to 'slop out.' SNP minority government First Minister Alex Salmond has said...
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Urine and blood tests? Now it’s Lance Armstrong’s hair
March 22, 2009PARIS: Lance Armstrong has undergone hundreds of urine and blood tests throughout his cycling career. This time, he was in for a surprise - a hair sample test.
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EU leaders reject further stimulus plan
March 22, 2009(Xinhua) European Union leaders rejected here on Thursday any new stimulus plans as the United States has urged recently, saying that the EU has done enough in this respect.
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UN brands Israeli acts crimes of war
March 22, 2009Original source: A top UN human rights official has described Israel's Gaza onslaught as a war crime and proposed that the security council should set up a tribunal to establish accountability. In a report submitted to...
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US-Iran: From ‘Axis of Evil’ to ‘Happy New Year’
March 21, 2009WASHINGTON, Mar 20 (IPS) - In an unprecedented move, President Barack Obama has reached out to both the people and the government of a leading U.S. adversary to wish them well in their upcoming Norouz, or...
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