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U.S.: Rights Groups Denounce Dropping of CIA Torture Cases
Jim Lobe WASHINGTON, Sep 01 (IPS) – U.S. human rights groups have roundly condemned Thursday’s announcement by Attorney General Eric…
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Women Spend 40 Billion Hours Each Day Collecting Water
Thalif Deen STOCKHOLM, Sep 01 (IPS) – As the weeklong international conference on water concluded Friday, it was left to…
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Canada’s trade minister to make first trip to Myanmar
OTTAWA: Trade Minister Ed Fast will make the first visit by any Canadian official in his post to Myanmar on…
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55 Million Dollars to Help Eight Countries
IPS Correspondents UNITED NATIONS, Aug 10 (IPS) – The United Nations announced Thursday that eight countries, currently facing emergencies, will receive…
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China’s ‘Jackie O’ charged with murder
(CNN) — Funny, personable, attractive and charismatic are just some of the words used to describe Gu Kailai. The wife…
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Clashes intensify in Egypt
News from CNN Cairo (CNN) — Clashes intensified in Egypt’s North Sinai early Wednesday as Egyptian forces launched aerial strikes…
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Floating Islands: When a mega-yacht just won’t do
August 6, 2012, 10:55 am Islands and yachts may have been the “it” destination for high-end tourists for years, but…
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Gunman, six others dead at Wisconsin Sikh temple
By the CNN Wire Staff August 6, 2012 — Updated 0105 GMT (0905 HKT) Oak Creek, Wisconsin (CNN) — The…
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Putin urges court to go easy on Pussy Riot
AAP Updated August 3, 2012, 7:33 am Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticised the feminist punk rockers facing trial for…
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Man tried to eat child porn evidence, court hears
ABC Updated August 2, 2012, 3:42 pm A Hobart court has heard a man who took explicit photos of his…
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