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US slams rights abuses in Sudan, Congo and Nigeria (AFP)

11.03.2010 17:12   0 views   0 comments
Tags: United, States, United States, African, January, Nigeria, Republic, Democratic, Conan

Refugees sit in a makeshift shelter in Dongou, 55 kms from Imfondo, northern Congo in January 2010. The United States on Thursday highlighted flagrant human rights abuses in 2009 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Nigeria and Sudan, three conflict-ridden African countries.(AFP/File/Guy Gervais Kitina)AFP - The United States on Thursday highlighted flagrant human rights abuses in 2009 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Nigeria and Sudan, three conflict-ridden African countries.


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Putin in India for visit dominated by arms deals (AFP)

11.03.2010 17:07   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Corp, Prime, February, Minister, India, Prime Minister, Russian

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, pictured in February 2010, arrived in India Friday where he is slated to sign a series of multibillion-dollar arms deals with Moscow's old Cold War ally.(AFP/Pool/File/Alexey Druzhinin)AFP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived in India Friday where he is slated to sign a series of multibillion-dollar arms deals with Moscow's old Cold War ally.


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Early Iraq results: PM battling secular challenger (AP)

11.03.2010 16:56   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Hall, Shiite, March, Prime, Iran, Minister, Early, Prime Minister, First, Iraqi

Iraqi journalists and representatives of Iraqi political blocs and entities look at a screens showing the partial preliminary results from four of 18 provinces in Iraq in Baghdad, Thursday March 11, 2010, which showed the secular coalition led by former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi has the lead in the former insurgent strongholds of Diyala and Salahuddin, north of Baghdad, and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was ahead in two mainly Shiite provinces in southern Iraq.(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - First results from Iraq's parliamentary election showed the prime minister and his secular rival locked in an extremely tight contest Thursday amid fraud allegations by rival parties and a chaotic, unpredictable vote count.


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Despite Biden's plea, outlook shaky for Mideast peace talks (McClatchy Newspapers)

11.03.2010 16:56   0 views   0 comments
Tags: President, Israel, Israeli, Newspapers, McClatchy Newspapers, McClatchy, Palestinian, Vice, Despite, Biden, Vice President, Jerusalem, Joe Biden

McClatchy Newspapers - TEL AVIV, Israel — Vice President Joe Biden left Jerusalem on Thursday with a final plea for Israeli and Palestinian leaders to begin peace talks without delay, but Mideast officials acknowledged that the atmosphere for talks was "shaky and uncertain." Read more »

Haiti: Kidnappers release 2 European aid workers (AP)

11.03.2010 16:55   0 views   0 comments
Tags: European, Swine

AP - Kidnappers have freed two Swiss women snatched off the streets of Haiti's capital and held for five days, officials said Thursday. Read more »

Greek Austerity Measures Spark Rising Protests (Time.com)

11.03.2010 16:45   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Green, Greece, Rising, Spain, Anger

Time.com - Anger is rising in Greece a week after leaders announced a new austerity package to rein in the deficit, with protesters taking to the streets and workers walking off the job Read more »

Pope's Brother in German Catholic Church Abuse Scandal (Time.com)

11.03.2010 16:45   0 views   0 comments
Tags: German, Catholic

Time.com - The Vatican faces a growing scandal as allegations have emerged that priestssexually and physically abused students in a choir run by the Pope's brother, Georg Ratzinger Read more »

Stricken trainer Roach says Pacquiao should go out on top (AFP)

11.03.2010 16:44   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Camp, Wins, Clip

Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao listens to his trainer Freddie Roach (L) before a practice session at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California, in 2009. Roach and Pacquiao have never spoken about Roach's battle with Parkinson's disease but there is a candid conversation the trainer and boxer expect to have one day.(AFP/File/Gabriel Bouys)AFP - Freddie Roach and Manny Pacquiao have never spoken about Roach's battle with Parkinson's disease but there is a candid conversation the trainer and boxer expect to have one day.


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In Mexico, gay couples celebrate historic weddings (AP)

11.03.2010 16:42   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Hall, March, City, Later, Mexico

Gay couples kiss after getting married at City Hall in Mexico City, Thursday, March 11, 2010. The couples wed under Latin America's first law that explicitly approves gay marriage. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)AP - Two glowing brides in matching white gowns and four other same-sex couples made history in Mexico City on Thursday as they wed under Latin America's first law that explicitly approves gay marriage.


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Mummy of Egypt's monotheist pharaoh to return home (AP)

11.03.2010 16:39   0 views   0 comments
Tags: March, Park, Queen, Egyptian

A stela at the Egyptian museum in Cairo is seen Thursday, March 11, 2010 , Egypt, showing Pharaoh Akhenaten, his Queen Nefertiti and their children worshipping the sun in the more natural artistic style of the time. The identification of Akhenaten's mummy through DNA tests could be a step toward filling out the picture of a time 3,300 years ago when Akhenaten embarked on history's first experiment with monotheism. (AP Photo/Paul Schemm)AP - The DNA tests that revealed how the famed boy-king Tutankhamun most likely died solved another of ancient Egypt's enduring mysteries — the fate of controversial Pharaoh Akhenaten's mummy. The discovery could help fill out the picture of a fascinating era more than 3,300 years ago when Akhenaten embarked on history's first attempt at monotheism.


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Vatican criticizes condom machines in Rome school (AP)

11.03.2010 16:39   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Italian, March, Rock, Catholic

Students make their way to Keplero's high school in Rome, Thursday, March 11, 2010. The high school has incurred the ire of the Catholic Church after its decision to install condom-vending machines for students. Cardinal Agostino Vallini, the pope's vicar for Rome, has criticized the decision as trivializing sex, while the Italian bishops' newspaper said Thursday, March 11, 2010 that sex was being reduced to 'mere physical exercise.' The Keplero high school said it would go ahead with its plan to install six vending machines as part of its efforts to educate students in sexuality and HIV protection. The Vatican opposes artificial contraception. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - The decision by a Rome high school to install condom vending machines has set off a storm in Italy, with the Catholic Church charging the move will encourage young people to have sex and Rome's mayor saying it sends the wrong message.


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More quakes hit Chile as new president takes over (AP)

11.03.2010 16:39   0 views   0 comments
Tags: President, China, March, Move

Chile's newly inaugurated President Sebastian Pinera, waves the the crowds after his swearing-in ceremony in Valparaiso, Chile, Thursday, March 11, 2010.(AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez)AP - The earth shook and shook Thursday as dignitaries walked in for the swearing-in of Sebastian Pinera as Chile's president. It shook some more as they waited for him to join them.


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UN food agency welcomes any probe into Somalia aid (AP)

11.03.2010 16:25   0 views   0 comments


AP - A U.N. food agency said Thursday it will cooperate with any independent probe into its food operations in Somalia, after a report found that up to half the food aid intended for the nation's hungry people does not reach its destination. Read more »

More quakes hit Chile as new president takes over (AP)

11.03.2010 16:18   0 views   0 comments
Tags: President, China, March, Move

Chile's newly inaugurated President Sebastian Pinera, waves the the crowds after his swearing-in ceremony in Valparaiso, Chile, Thursday, March 11, 2010.(AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez)AP - The earth shook and shook Thursday as dignitaries walked in for the swearing-in of Sebastian Pinera as Chile's president. It shook some more as they waited for him to join them.


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Vatican criticizes condom machines in Rome school (AP)

11.03.2010 15:47   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Italian, March, Rock, Catholic

Students make their way to Keplero's high school in Rome, Thursday, March 11, 2010. The high school has incurred the ire of the Catholic Church after its decision to install condom-vending machines for students. Cardinal Agostino Vallini, the pope's vicar for Rome, has criticized the decision as trivializing sex, while the Italian bishops' newspaper said Thursday, March 11, 2010 that sex was being reduced to 'mere physical exercise.' The Keplero high school said it would go ahead with its plan to install six vending machines as part of its efforts to educate students in sexuality and HIV protection. The Vatican opposes artificial contraception. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - The decision by a Rome high school to install condom vending machines has set off a storm in Italy, with the Catholic Church charging the move will encourage young people to have sex and Rome's mayor saying it sends the wrong message.


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Greece hit by strikes, clashes over austerity plan (AP)

11.03.2010 15:47   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Green, March, Greece

A riot police officer tries try to avoid a petrol bomb, during clashes in central Athens, Thursday, March 11, 2010. Savage street clashes erupted between rioting youths and police in central Athens as more than 30,000 people demonstrated during a nationwide strike against the cash-strapped government's austerity measures. Hundreds of masked and hooded youths punched and kicked motorcycle police, knocking several off their bikes, as riot police fired volleys of tear has and stun grenades to disperse the rioters. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)AP - Clashes between riot police and rock-throwing, masked youths broke out during a demonstration Thursday in central Athens by tens of thousands of striking workers protesting austerity measures that the Greek government has said it has no choice but to implement.


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More quakes hit Chile as new president takes over (AP)

11.03.2010 15:47   0 views   0 comments
Tags: President, China, March, Several, People, Silver, Move

People react after a tsunami alert in Talcahuano, Chile, Thursday, March 11, 2010. Several aftershocks from last Feb. 27 earthquake rocked the country as President Sebastian Pinera was sworn into office. Pinera urged coastal residents to move to higher ground.(AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)AP - A series of strong aftershocks from last month's devastating quake rocked Chile on Thursday as a new president was sworn into office and immediately urged coastal residents to move to higher ground in case of a tsunami.


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Turkey recalls envoy to Sweden over Armenia vote (Reuters)

11.03.2010 15:26   0 views   0 comments
Tags: World, Reuters, Turkey, Swedish

Reuters - Turkey recalled its ambassador to Sweden on Thursday and canceled an upcoming summit between the countries after the Swedish parliament branded the World War One killing of Armenians by Ottoman forces genocide. Read more »

The price you pay for being romantic... (Reuters)

11.03.2010 15:23   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Reuters, German

Reuters - A German woman, fearful that a burglar was trying to break into her second storey apartment, called police after she heard someone climbing up to her balcony shortly after midnight, police said Thursday. Read more »

High school near Vatican installs condom machines (AP)

11.03.2010 15:02   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Italian, March, Rock, Hits, Catholic

Students make their way to Keplero's high school in Rome, Thursday, March 11, 2010. The high school has incurred the ire of the Catholic Church after its decision to install condom-vending machines for students. Cardinal Agostino Vallini, the pope's vicar for Rome, has criticized the decision as trivializing sex, while the Italian bishops' newspaper said Thursday, March 11, 2010 that sex was being reduced to 'mere physical exercise.' The Keplero high school said it would go ahead with its plan to install six vending machines as part of its efforts to educate students in sexuality and HIV protection. The Vatican opposes artificial contraception. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - The decision by a Rome high school to install condom vending machines has set off a storm in Italy, with the Catholic Church charging the move will encourage young people to have sex and Rome's mayor saying it sends the wrong message.


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Bosnia demands apology as ex-leader is released after Heathrow arrest

11.03.2010 17:01   0 wyświetleń   0 komentarzy
Tags: March, British, Former, Bosnian


Former president Ejup Ganic seized on extradition request from Serbia, which accuses him of war crimes A protester outside the British embassy in Sarajevo holds up a copy of Ejup Ganic’s book during a rally. Photograph: Elvis Barukcic/AFP/Getty Images A high court judge today released a former president of Bosnia accused of war crimes 18 years ago in a case that has inflamed the Balkans and revived claims of British anti-Bosnian partisanship. Ejup Ganic, an engineering professor and former president and vice-president of Bosnia, was arrested on 1 March while attempting to fly from Heathrow airport. He was seized on an request from , which accuses him of war crimes at the beginning of the...

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