Exam Day at a Baghdad Girls’ School
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Slouched over her exam, Amna Ra’ad chews on her pencil eraser and looks out at a walled courtyard.
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Foreigners Attacked in S. Africa
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JOHANNESBURG, May 18 — Gangs of men armed with guns, clubs and threats have chased thousands of Zimbabweans and other foreigners from their homes in this nation’s poor townships over the past week, leaving at least 12 people dead and scores injured, according to news reports.
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Al Qaeda crackdown yields 100 “critical” militants
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi and U.S. forces have arrested about 100 suspects thought to be crucial to the operations of militant groups in al Qaeda’s last haven of north Iraq, the commander of U.S. forces in the area said on Monday.
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Fears of new quake prompt panic in Chinese town
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CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of panicked residents rushed into the streets of Chengdu in southwest China early on Tuesday, alarmed by a television report that predicted another powerful earthquake would hit the region.
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Venezuelan accuses US over airspace
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Venezuela has denounced an alleged violation of its airspace by an American military aircraft.
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China stands still to mourn quake victims (AP)
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The military was still struggling to reach areas cut off by the earthquake, with more than 10,000 discovered stranded in Yinxiu valley near the epicenter, China National Radio said Monday. There was no information on casualties there, and 600 soldiers were hiking into the area.
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Kennedy in recovery after mystery weekend seizure
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Edward Kennedy, the brother of former president John F Kennedy, is out of danger after collapsing with a seizure on Saturday.
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Prostitute in F1 boss orgy married to MI5 spy
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BRITAIN‘S MI5
was accused last night of failing to vet recruits properly after it emerged
that one of its surveillance officers was married to a prostitute who
exposed Max Mosley’s
(right) involvement in a sado-masochistic orgy.
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Bin Laden Lashes Out at Arab Leaders
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CAIRO, Egypt (May 18) - Osama bin Laden released a new message on Sunday denouncing Arab leaders for sacrificing the Palestinians and saying the head of the Shiite militant group Hezbollah did not really have the strength to take on Israel.
In his second audio message in three days focusing on the Palestinians, the al-Qaida leader […]
More than 200 relief workers buried in mudslide as China mourns earthquake victims
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The mudslide comes as flags flew at half-mast across China as the country’s 1.3 billion population observed three minutes of silence in honour of the victims of the earthquake.
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Crazed gunman kills 8, wounds 6 in Philippines
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MANILA - Philippine police say a man went on a shooting spree in a town south of Manila, killing eight people and wounding six others.
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Zionism
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Chatting With Klitschko About His Mayoral Fight
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I’ve come to the conclusion that boxers are well-suited to be politicians. After all, how many politicos have the luxury of going into elections with such pugnacious reputations? Really, who do you think would win between Nikolay Valuev and Dmitry Medvedev?
Being a boxing fan and a political junkie, I was especially stoked to have the […]
Time for a change at the city’s golf courses?
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Local duffers will be interested to know that the Chicago Park District is currently entertaining competing bids from private companies that want to manage Chicago’s six municipal golf courses.
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Doh! Sacked For Giving Away Doughnut
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Last night Martin was joined by Ashley Norris to discuss the big stories moving across the web. One story causing a stir in Canada was that of a woman being sacked from a doughnut store for giving away a 16-cent doughnut to a child. There seemed to be a fight back, with a lot of […]
Burma Cyclone: Southeast Asia In Disaster Talks
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Foreign ministers of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) were gathering in Singapore today over the crisis.
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In Pictures: This week’s celeb birthdays
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Neighbours: 5399: Susan collapses.Monday, 17:30 on Five.
Home & Away: 4613: Jack’s condition spirals out of control.Monday, 18:00 on Five.
Hollyoaks: 2301: Kieron ends his relationship with John Paul.Monday, 18:30 on Channel 4.
Emmerdale: Andy takes his anger out on Jo.Monday, 19:00 on ITV1.
Coronation Street: Michelle’s shocked to find Leanne behind the bar.Monday, 19:30 on ITV1.
EastEnders: Christian warns […]
World’s Poor Pay Price as Crop Research Is Cut
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The brown plant hopper, an insect no bigger than a gnat, is multiplying by the billions and chewing through rice paddies in East Asia, threatening the diets of many poor people.
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FLOOD FEAR IN QUAKE ZONE
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FLOOD FEAR IN QUAKE ZONE
AP
May 18, 2008 — BEICHUAN, China - Thousands of earthquake victims fled areas near the epicenter yesterday, fearful of floods from rivers blocked by landslides that followed last week’s powerful tremor.
The […]
Missouri Republican Rips “SF Values” in new TV Ad
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With Thursday’s California Supreme Court ruling regarding same sex marriage, we can expect a resurrection of one of the most shopworn political epiteths: San Francisco values.
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