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Among the U.S.-funded work the first lady featured was $40 million from USAID for the National Literacy Center in Kabul and $40 million to further support the American University of Afghanistan. Read more
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Hillary Clinton called time on her bid for the White House last night in a historic speech in which the first serious female presidential contender endorsed Barack Obama, America’s first black nominee. Read more
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A grieving eight-year-old boy has killed himself, following the deaths of his mother and grandfather within the last 12 months. Read more
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NICOSIA, Cyprus (June 7) – Marine archaeologists have salvaged ancient wine vases piled on the hull of a 2,350-year-old cargo ship lying on the seabed off Cyprus’ southern shore, the Mediterranean island’s Antiquities Department said Saturday. Read more
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Controversial actor Rupert Everett has accused British soldiers risking their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan of being “whining wimps”, it emerged today. Read more
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Marine archaeologists have salvaged ancient wine vases piled on the hull of a 2350-year-old cargo ship lying on the seabed off Cyprus’ southern shore, the Mediterranean island’s Antiquities Department said. Read more
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The trial of Michel Fourniret — who reportedly enlisted his wife’s help to seize virgin girls to rape and kill — began March 27, 2008, with Fourniet refusing to speak unless court went into closed session and refusing to let the press take his photograph. The Times of London reported the gory details: “The couple [...]
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The trial of Michel Fourniret — who reportedly enlisted his wife’s help to seize virgin girls to rape and kill — began March 27, 2008, with Fourniet refusing to speak unless court went into closed session and refusing to let the press take his photograph. The Times of London reported the gory details: “The couple [...]
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As if Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party didn’t already have enough on its hands — with a pending case under which they could be banned for undermining the republic’s secular principles — now the country’s Constitutional Court has blocked the government’s effort to lift the headscarf ban in universities. While a [...]
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The contest to find the Democratic presidential candidate is a bit like buses; you wait for one good contender and two come along at once. With Hillary Clinton expected to back Barack Obama on Saturday, it’s raised expectations that she could be the perfect running mate. But the web says no. The reasons vary but [...]
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Seven people have been killed and 14 injured in Japan after a man went on a stabbing rampage in a busy shopping district in Tokyo. The man drove a truck into a crowd of people before jumping out and attacking passers-by. Read more
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Rex Features Britain’s Got Talent winner George Sampson has sparked fears that he could be too young to cope with fame. The 14-year-old breakdancer has just started work on the three-week Britain’s Got Talent tour and is constantly accompanied by security guards who have been shielding him from overzealous fans. Sampson is also believed to [...]
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A mother who decided to abort her son because he may have inherited a life-threatening kidney condition is overjoyed that he survived the procedure. Read more
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June 7, 2008 — JERUSALEM – Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have agreed to start drafting elements of a proposed peace accord, the chief Palestinian negotiator said yesterday. Read more
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We’ve gotten an avalanche of emails from around the country this week in the wake of news that Sen. Hillary Clinton will be closing out her campaign Saturday. Read more
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Meanwhile, back in Pakistan, where the Bush gang has consistently backed the democracy-crushing dictatorship of President Pervez Musharraf, who reluctantly stepped down as the head of that country’s army only late last November after having held both head-of-state and head-of-the-military jobs at the same time, democracy is still trying to get back on its feet. [...]
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[Above is a photo-composite showing Burma's Senior General Than Shwe with ladies' underwear on his head (thanks to Burma Digest). Below is a serious news story about the kind of thing he has done in his time. You can read it in the newspaper here.] The leader of the Burmese junta, Than Shwe, personally ordered [...]
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En los últimos años la nueva — y bienvenida — autonomÃa de América Latina ha sido acompañada con demasiada frecuencia por la convicción de que Estados Unidos tiene ya poco que ofrecerle a la región. Tal como escribió el profesor de relaciones exteriores, Juan Gabriel Tokatlian, en una columna titulada “Adiós a Washington” en el [...]
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VENICE — Firmly back in power after a two-year hiatus, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will welcome President Bush to Rome this week by extending him a helping hand on Afghanistan and Iraq. But the conservative Italian leader will also be peering over his departing friend’s shoulder at who, and what, will come next from Washington. [...]