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| Evidence Points to Civilian Toll in Afghan Raid |
(Mon, 08 Sep 2008)
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The Afghan government, human rights officials, and a U.N. investigation back up the account of villagers who say 90 civilians were killed in a U.S. airstrike.
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Category: Afghanistan |
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| Hurricane Ike Smashes West Through Caribbean |
(Sun, 07 Sep 2008)
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The new storm came on the heels of Gustav, raising the death toll and destruction across the waterlogged region.
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Category: Hurricane Ike |
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| Israeli Police Suggest Indicting Olmert |
(Mon, 08 Sep 2008)
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Israeli police on Sunday recommended indicting the prime minister, Ehud Olmert, on charges including bribe-taking, fraud and breach of trust.
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Category: Israel |
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| Venezuela Announces Early Plans for Military Exercises With Russia in Caribbean |
(Sun, 07 Sep 2008)
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Venezuela has gone out of its way to strengthen relations with Russia, welcoming Russian investment and emerging as a major buyer of Russian arms.
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Category: Venezuela |
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| A Mission to Moscow, Without High Hopes |
(Mon, 08 Sep 2008)
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A delegation from the European Union will meet with Russian President Dmitri A. Medvedev on Monday.
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Category: Sarkozy, Nicolas |
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| Prime Minister Chances Early Election in Canada |
(Mon, 08 Sep 2008)
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s opponents characterized the early vote as political manipulation.
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Category: Canada |
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| German Party Sees Shake-Up as Its Leader Steps Down |
(Mon, 08 Sep 2008)
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Kurt Beck, leader of the Social Democrats, stepped down and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was chosen to challenge Chancellor Angela Merkel in federal elections next year.
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Category: Germany |
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| Populists Gain Seats in Election in Hong Kong |
(Mon, 08 Sep 2008)
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Chinese national pride after the Olympics and growing distress over inflation combined to produce a leftward shift in Hong Kong legislative elections on Sunday.
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Category: Hong Kong |
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| 32 Dead Found, and More Feared, in Cairo Rockslide |
(Mon, 08 Sep 2008)
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Authorities were criticized for what many described as a slow government response to the cliff collapse, which some say may have buried at least 100 people.
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Category: Egypt |
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| Palestinians Seek to Overturn Judgment, but There’s a $192.7 Million Catch |
(Mon, 08 Sep 2008)
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In order for their case against the family of a U.S. victim of terrorism in Israel to be reexamined, Palestinians must post a bond for the amount of the initial judgment, a judge said.
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Category: Palestinians |
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| Abroad: A Caricaturist, but No Funny Stuff Here |
(Mon, 08 Sep 2008)
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An exhibition of the work of Arthur Szyk, a Jewish caricaturist, has opened at the Deutsche Historisches Museum in Berlin.
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Category: Art |
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| Right at the Edge |
(Sun, 07 Sep 2008)
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The Taliban and Al Qaeda have established a haven in Pakistan’s tribal areas along the Afghan border. This is where the war on terror will be fought and possibly lost.
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Category: Pakistan |
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| Memories of Containment: Coming to Grips With Russia’s New Nerve |
(Sun, 07 Sep 2008)
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A McGovern-era peacenik finds, in Georgia, a fear that Russia is no longer contained.
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Category: Georgia (Georgian Republic) |
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| The World: Two Colombias, at War and at Peace |
(Sun, 07 Sep 2008)
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As Bogotá revives, reminders of distant carnage dare to intrude.
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Category: Colombia |
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| Books of The Times: A Leader Beyond Denial, as War Plans Flounder |
(Sun, 07 Sep 2008)
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Bob Woodward paints a picture of an administration shrugging off bad news and postponing decisions as the crisis in Iraq deepened.
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Category: Woodward, Bob |
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| Chinese Characters |
(Fri, 05 Sep 2008)
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In these oral histories, Liao Yiwu records conversations with a feng shui master, a professional mourner, a safecracker and other denizens of Sichuan.
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Category: Books and Literature |
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| Memo From Tbilisi: Within a Russian-Infused Culture, a Complex Reckoning After a War |
(Sun, 07 Sep 2008)
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In Georgia, some see a conflict as a proxy battle between Russia and the United States.
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Category: Georgia (Georgian Republic) |
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| Reporter's Notebook: Rice, in North Africa, Visits a Tent and Many Tables |
(Sun, 07 Sep 2008)
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The man whom Ronald Reagan once referred to a a “Mad Dog of the Middle East” was a generous host to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during her historic visit.
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Category: Rice, Condoleezza |
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