Cuba's Raul Castro crushes dissent like Fidel: report
Published Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
Cuba's Raul Castro has kept the system his brother Fidel used to repress critics, refusing to free scores of people imprisoned years ago and jailing others for "dangerousness," Human Rights Watch said in a report issued on Wednesday.
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Israel angers U.S. by approving new West Bank homes
Published Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
Israel triggered a fresh rift with Washington over settlement building on Tuesday by approving the building of 900 homes for Jews on West Bank land it occupied in a 1967 war and annexed to its Jerusalem municipality. Read More |
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NATO chief confident of big Afghan troop increase
Published Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Tuesday he was confident the alliance would agree to increase substantially the number of troops battling Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan. Read More |
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Five sentenced to death over Iran vote unrest
Published Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
Five people have been sentenced to death and 81 have received jail terms of up to 15 years in connection with unrest after Iran's disputed election in June, state broadcaster IRIB reported on Tuesday. Read More |
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Honduran Congress to vote on Zelaya fate after poll
Published Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
Honduran lawmakers will wait until after a November 29 election to decide whether to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya, delaying a vote that had been expected earlier this month. Read More |
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South Sudan violence kills 12, injures minister
Published Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
Twelve people were killed and a government minister wounded in clashes in south Sudan, which is preparing for a referendum on whether to split off as an independent state. Read More |
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U.S. raises pressure on Pakistan over Taliban, al Qaeda
Published Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
The United States has stepped up pressure on Pakistan to expand its fight against Taliban and al Qaeda militants, the New York Times reported on Monday, as a suicide bomber killed four people in the latest militant attack. Read More |
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IAEA sees risk Iran hiding more nuclear activity
Published Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
The United Nations' nuclear watchdog is concerned that Iran's belated revelation of a new uranium enrichment site may mean it is hiding further nuclear activity, an agency report said Monday.
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Israeli soldiers protest razing of settler homes
Published Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
A group of Israeli soldiers disobeyed orders Monday to help in the dismantling of several structures that Jewish settlers had built without government authorization in the occupied West Bank.
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U.S. demands Kenya deliver Rwanda genocide suspect
Published Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
The United States wants Kenya to hand over a Rwanda genocide suspect it believes the east African nation has been harboring for years, President Barack Obama's war crimes envoy said on Monday.
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Afghanistan to form anti-graft unit as pressure grows
Published Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
Afghanistan will form a new anti-corruption unit to investigate high-level graft after widespread criticism and demands from Washington for it to do more amid a wider regional strategy review.
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Chavez asking Cubans to 'bomb clouds' amid drought
Published Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez says he will join a team of Cuban scientists on flights to "bomb clouds" to create rain amid a severe drought that has aroused public anger due to water and electricity rationing.
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Kosovo's statehood faces first test at local polls
Published Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
Kosovo held its first elections on Sunday since declaring independence from Serbia last year, with unemployment, corruption, poor infrastructure and low investment the biggest issues for voters.
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Palestinians aim to secure U.N. support for state
Published Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
The Palestinians plan to go to the U.N. Security Council in an effort to secure international support for an independent state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, officials said on Sunday.
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