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The human rights branch of the Organization of American States issued a blistering 300-page report Wednesday morning against one of its members, Venezuela, saying that the oil-rich country run by President Hugo Chávez constrains free expression, the rights of Venezuelans to protest and the ability of opposition politicians to function. Read more
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The World Health Organization announced Wednesday that it was too early to declare that the H1N1 pandemic had peaked and urged nations around the world to remain vigilant. Read more
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More than eight years after the Taliban was toppled from power, the number of U.S. military fatalities in the war in Afghanistan is nearing 1,000, a grim milestone in a resurgent conflict that is claiming the lives of an increasing number of troops who had survived previous combat tours in Iraq. Read more
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ATHENS (Reuters) – A one-day general strike crippled Greece’s transport and public services on Wednesday but is unlikely to halt government austerity measures to tackle a debt crisis that has rocked the euro zone. Read more
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. transport official labeled recalled Toyota Motor Corp vehicles “not safe” as the Japanese automaker’s president waited to be grilled by lawmakers about recent safety lapses. Read more
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FROM OTHER NEWS SITES AFP via Yahoo! Ailing Nigerian leader returns home but not to power - 1 hr ago New York Times Nigerian President Is Back, but Deputy Stays in Power - 1 hr ago Washington Post* Nigeria: Ill president returns; VP remains leader - 2 hrs ago [...]
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Play Video Reuters  – Fuel shortage and strikes in Greece Slideshow:Greek protests Play Video Video:Mohamed Measures Greece CNBC Related Quotes Symbol Price Change ^DJI 10,368.64 +86.23 ^GSPC 1,103.21 +8.61 ^IXIC 2,235.17 +21.73 AP – Police clash with protesters in Athens on Wednesday Feb. 24, 2010. Police fired tear gas and clashed … By DEREK GATOPOULOS, Associated Press Writer Derek [...]
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Video:FILE – In this Wednesday July 29, 2009 file photo, Nigeria’s President Umaru AP Play Video Hillary Clinton Video:Family Of Officer Killed In Clinton Motorcade Sues CBS 11 Dallas Play Video Hillary Clinton Video:Clinton condemns N. Irish bomb Reuters AP – FILE – In this Wednesday July 29, 2009 file photo, Nigeria’s President Umaru Yar’Adua attends an [...]
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IT IS the row that refuses to go away. Gordon Brown was delicately attempting to draw a fragile line under the “bullying” controversy at Downing Street yesterday when one of his ministers dismissed a charity chief as “this prat of a woman”. Read more
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The Tory leader was incredulous about the Prime Minister’s denial that he was involved in the smear operation after Mr Darling predicted – correctly – in 2008 that the recession would be the worst for 60 years. Read more
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The news stories that shaped the first decade of the new millennium, from terrorism to natural and humanitarian disasters. (Note: These are not ranked in order of importance.) Read more
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When faults let loose with a mighty rumble, the reverberations are felt across the globe. As Mother Nature takes lives and property with such minute warning, super temblors anywhere in the world remind those in quake-prone zones of the vulnerability of great metropolitan regions and remind us to be prepared with good building codes and [...]
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In case you missed it, Report: Interchange Fees Impede Economic Growth, Job Creation in yesterday’s Convenience Store News touches on a subject that was top of mind for me when hearing about all the new changes in credit card law: Read more
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8:33am UK, Wednesday February 24, 2010 Tom Bonnett, Sky News Online Tensions over British plans to drill for oil off the Falkland Islands continue to increase as Argentina’s foreign minister prepares to [...]
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Rex Features Underworld director Len Wiseman has reportedly signed to direct the pilot for the remake of Hawaii Five-O. Wiseman will helm the project, penned and produced by Star Trek scribes Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, reports IESB. Moonlight star Alex O’Loughlin is set to star in the show as Det. Steve McGarrett while Lost [...]
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An opposition political activist imprisoned since 2003 died Tuesday after a lengthy hunger strike, members of Cuba’s human rights community said. Read more
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Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, D-Baldwin Vista (Los Angeles County), gave what was billed as her final press conference today at her capitol office, as she is turning over the post to Assemblyman John Pérez, D-Los Angeles, starting Monday. Read more
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It is jokingly dubbed ‘the most expensive B&B in the world’. Then again the trailer camp is the only ‘bed and breakfast’ that also provides lunch, dinner, a gym, 24-hour Internet access and a relatively secure place to stay in Basra.Situated within the newly-acquired American military base in this southern-Iraqi province, the B&B provides private [...]
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By Jack Hill Anthony Loyd and I have set off for Afghanistan and Pakistan to follow up on a series of stories we did here back in 2008. First stop Karachi: Â Colourful chicks in the bird market offer a hint of a vibrant and buzzing atmosphere. From a photographic point [...]
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An ad hoc group of the International Whaling Commission suggested Monday that the commission condone commercial whaling for the first time in nearly 30 years in exchange for reducing the number of whales killed each year. Read more