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Could a peaceful and stable future for Lebanon be hammered out in the conference rooms of Doha’s Sheraton? Coming off a Thursday deal brokered by the Arab League, both Fuad Saniora’s government and the Hezbollah opposition agreed to “remove the roadblocks that have paralysed air traffic and shut major highways, and … stop using language [...]
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In the comment thread under Eight reasons why Obama should not choose Clinton as his running mate in `08, a reader raises an idea I”ve heard before:Â Hillary Clinton would not accept an offer to be Barack Obama’s running mate because she thinks he’ll lose in the fall and she wants to run again in [...]
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Tonight we’ll be joined by Zoe Margolis who will be telling us about some of the stories moving across the web. Click here to see all links to today’s mover stories and the best web videos. Read more
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At least £6m worth of British assistance has already reached 350,000 Burmese people, according to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC). Read more
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Rex Features Katie Price has confirmed that she has finally ended her feud with Victoria Beckham. The pair’s rivalry dates back to 2000 when Posh teamed up for a duet with Price’s ex-boyfriend Dane Bowers. Last year, they got involved in another war of words in the media, sparked by their rival attempts to launch [...]
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Flames from a ruptured fuel pipeline swept through homes and a school in a Nigerian village Thursday, killing about 100 people and injuring 20 others, a Red Cross official said. Read more
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OSAMA’S ISRAEL B’DAY DEATH WISH Post Wire Services May 17, 2008 — DUBAI – Osama bin Laden vowed in an audio tape marking Israel’s 60th anniversary to continue to fight the Jewish state and its allies in the West. The al Qaeda leader, who has placed growing emphasis on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, said it was [...]
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Pete Stark Endorses Obama; Other NoCal Superdelegates Stay Mum The Pride of Hayward, Rep. Pete Stark, jumped on the Obama Superdelegate Bandwagon Friday. In Pete’s own words* (*=as relayed by numerous spinmeisters): “Senator Barack Obama has captured the imagination of Americans in a way we’ve not seen for decades. He’s inspired millions of young people [...]
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More than 43,000 people have died as a result of Cyclone Nargis, the storm that hit Myanmar two weeks ago (that’s the government’s official figure) and, although the evidence suggests a different story, the dictatorial, military junta that runs the country now claims, in the words of its prime minister, Thein Sein: “We have already [...]
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Something really random just happened so I thought I would share.I was sitting in my office, which is actually a small room inside a suite inside a hotel in Baghdad, feeling rather blue – it happens every now and then.Truth be told, I was generally feeling sorry for myself. Pathetic, considering how bad other people [...]
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La advertencia de la Secretaria de EnergÃa de México, Georgina Kessel, al congreso mexicano la semana pasada, parecÃa suficientemente siniestra: si los legisladores no aprueban la reforma al sector petrolÃfero, el paÃs sufrirá una “severa crisis energética” dentro de una década. Read more
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SANAA, Yemen — Jaber Elbaneh is one of the world’s most-wanted terrorism suspects. In 2003, the U.S. government indicted him, posted a $5 million reward for his capture and distributed posters bearing photos of him around the globe. Read more
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He talked of grinding poverty and called it “a scandal” that democracy and capitalism have not delivered more to Latin Americans. The working poor need change, he declared. He invoked Simon Bolivar, the “great liberator,” and vowed to “complete the revolution” and bring true “social justice” to the region Read more
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CARACAS, Venezuela, May 15 — Interpol, the international police agency, said Thursday that computer files seized by Colombia’s army in a raid on a rebel camp belonged to a top guerrilla commander and had not been modified, falsified or forged. Read more
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MEXICO CITY, Sept. 2 — President Felipe Calderón, blocked from delivering the traditional state-of-the-nation address to Congress, called Sunday for changing the format of an annual rite that has become a chaotic embarrassment for Mexico. Read more
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CHAONA, Zimbabwe — President Robert Mugabe‘s post-election campaign of violence has reached a level and intensity not seen in Zimbabwe in 20 years, according to human rights workers struggling to track a surge of killings, torture, beatings, false arrests and arson attacks ahead of a presidential runoff. Read more
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 16 — Saudi leaders told President Bush on Friday that they are doing all they can to increase oil production, gently turning aside the president’s efforts to bring down prices more rapidly. Read more
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MARABA, Rwanda — Sun-kissed plantations ring this village, renowned in recent years for growing the rich arabica beans brewed and served in some of the world’s finest coffee houses. But the secret to success here has had far less to do with the idyllic climate and volcanic soil than with a group of people who [...]
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HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai restarts his campaign to oust Robert Mugabe at home on Saturday after seeking support abroad in his risky standoff with the president. Read more
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BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) – China struggled to bury its dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on Friday when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days after an earthquake thought to have killed more than 50,000. Read more