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Indonesia goes to the polls

date: 2009-07-02 17:49:45

Indonesians will head to the polls on July 8 in only the second direct presidential elections in the secular country with the largest Muslim majority in the world. Incumbent president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his ruling Democratic Party will be competing for a second five-year term against ...

source: article.wn.com

Amnesty: Israel killed hundreds of Gaza civilians

date: 2009-07-02 17:49:45

(CNN) -- Israeli troops killed hundreds of unarmed civilian adults and children, broke laws and committed war crimes during their winter offensive in Gaza, Amnesty International said in a scathing report released Thursday. The human rights group also pointed a finger at Hamas and other Palestinian ...

source: article.wn.com

Afghan rebels capture US soldier

date: 2009-07-02 14:50:03

A US soldier is captured by militants in eastern Afghanistan, as the US launches a major anti-Taliban offensive in the south.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

DR Congo troops accused of rapes

date: 2009-07-02 13:54:11

UN-backed government troops carry out more rapes in DR Congo than rebel groups, rights activists say.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Pet python strangles US toddler

date: 2009-07-02 11:35:42

A two-year-old girl is attacked and choked to death by a pet python at her home in Florida, police say.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Air crash survivor back in France

date: 2009-07-02 10:45:11

The 12-year-old survivor of the Yemenia air crash returns to Paris as the search for debris goes on.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Court decriminalises gay sex in India

date: 2009-07-02 10:02:51

An Indian court rules that homosexual intercourse between consenting adults is not a criminal act, overturning colonial law.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Thousands attend Kashmir protest

date: 2009-07-02 05:46:37

Thousands of people have taken part in anti-Indian demonstrations in parts of Indian-administered Kashmir despite a government-imposed curfew. The protests in the town of...

source: article.wn.com

Amnesty says Israel "wantonly" destroyed Gaza

date: 2009-07-02 05:46:37

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Amnesty International said on Thursday Israel inflicted "wanton destruction" in the Gaza Strip in attacks that often targeted Palestinian civilians during an offensive in December and January in the Hamas-run enclave. The London-based rights group, in a 117-page report on the ...

source: article.wn.com

Honduras leaders reject deadline

date: 2009-07-01 23:48:31

The newly installed government in Honduras rejects international calls to reinstate deposed President Manuel Zelaya.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Survivor speaks of Yemenia crash

date: 2009-07-01 18:39:24

A 12-year-old girl thought to be the only Yemenia air crash survivor tells how she fell into the ocean and saw her plane sink.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Heavy crackdown on monasteries in eastern Tibet: 10 arrested

date: 2009-07-01 17:45:30

By: Yeshe Choesang, WN correspondent Dharamshala: 01 June 2009 After deadly crackdowns by Chinese armed forces in all parts of Tibet last year, China continues to practice their harsh policy on Tibetans including arrests, shootings and other heavy punishments in Tibet. A source from Tibet said, 10 ...

source: article.wn.com

Honduras coup leaders get 3-day ‘ultimatum’

date: 2009-07-01 17:45:30

WASHINGTON - Honduran coup leaders have three days to restore deposed President Manuel Zelaya to power, the Organization of American States said Wednesday, before Honduras risks being suspended from the group. OAS Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insulza delivered what he called "an ultimatum" as OAS ...

source: article.wn.com

Indonesia goes to the polls

date: 2009-07-02 17:49:45

Indonesians will head to the polls on July 8 in only the second direct presidential elections in the secular country with the largest Muslim majority in the world. Incumbent president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his ruling Democratic Party will be ...

source: article.wn.com

Amnesty: Israel killed hundreds of Gaza civilians

date: 2009-07-02 17:49:45

(CNN) -- Israeli troops killed hundreds of unarmed civilian adults and children, broke laws and committed war crimes during their winter offensive in Gaza, Amnesty International said in a scathing report released Thursday. The human rights group ...

source: article.wn.com

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Afghan rebels capture US soldier

date: 2009-07-02 14:50:03

A US soldier is captured by militants in eastern Afghanistan, as the US launches a major anti-Taliban offensive in the south.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

DR Congo troops accused of rapes

date: 2009-07-02 13:54:11

UN-backed government troops carry out more rapes in DR Congo than rebel groups, rights activists say.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Pet python strangles US toddler

date: 2009-07-02 11:35:42

A two-year-old girl is attacked and choked to death by a pet python at her home in Florida, police say.

source: news.bbc.co.uk


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California misses budget deadline

date: 2009-07-01 16:06:34

The US state of California is on the brink of issuing IOUs instead of payments, after lawmakers fail to agree a budget.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Two shot at Ethiopia church site

date: 2009-07-01 15:23:37

Two Ethiopian Christians are killed by police as they helped build a church on a site claimed by Muslims, officials say.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

HK march calls for more democracy

date: 2009-07-01 13:26:19

Thousands in Hong Kong join a pro-democracy rally on the 12th anniversary of the handover to Chinese rule.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Italian train crash children die

date: 2009-07-01 11:00:14

Two children badly burned when a train exploded in an Italian town die of their injuries, taking the death toll to 16.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Deadline for Honduras over leader

date: 2009-07-01 10:50:41

The Organization of American States gives the current leaders in Honduras three days to restore ousted President Zelaya to office.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Guantanamo man left in Chad limbo

date: 2009-07-01 10:21:42

A Saudi-born man held at Guantanamo for seven years tells the BBC how he has been left in limbo in Chad since his release.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

UN begins Bhutto killing inquiry

date: 2009-07-01 06:34:09

A United Nations investigation into the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has begun.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

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