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Rape risk rise for Cambodia women

date: 2010-03-08 02:41:27

The Cambodian government must tackle the rising incidence of rape in the country, says Amnesty International.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Palestinians back new peace talks

date: 2010-03-07 17:58:47

Palestinian leaders back a new round of indirect peace talks with Israel, more than a year after they last broke down.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Swiss reject animal lawyer plan

date: 2010-03-07 17:22:36

The Swiss vote by a large majority against a proposal to give animals the constitutional right to be represented in court.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Sparklehorse singer Linkous dies

date: 2010-03-07 15:22:49

Singer Mark Linkous, frontman for the US band Sparklehorse, takes his own life, according to his family.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Spaniards rally against abortion

date: 2010-03-07 15:10:56

Thousands of people march through Spanish cities to oppose a bill that makes it easier to have an abortion.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Karzai hears Marjah grievances

date: 2010-03-07 15:03:35

Afghan President Karzai visits Marjah for the first time since it was taken from the Taliban, and hears a list of complaints.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Geldof challenges BBC aid claim

date: 2010-03-07 14:59:30

Bob Geldof challenges the BBC to substantiate its report that millions raised for Ethiopia aid paid for arms.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Iraq vote defiance toll at 26

date: 2010-03-07 14:28:00

BAGHDAD: Insurgents bombed a polling station and lobbed grenades at voters Sunday, killing 26 people in attacks aimed at intimidating Iraqis participating in an election that will determine whether the country can overcome jagged sectarian divisions that have plagued it since the 2003 U.S.-led ...

source: article.wn.com

Election day attacks in Iraq kill 26; voters defy violence in hopes of national reconciliation

date: 2010-03-07 12:52:00

BAGHDAD - Insurgents bombed a polling station and lobbed grenades at voters Sunday, killing 26 people in attacks aimed at intimidating Iraqis participating in an election that will determine whether the country can overcome jagged sectarian divisions that have plagued it since the 2003 U.S.-led ...

source: article.wn.com

UK kidnap boy officers suspended

date: 2010-03-07 11:42:05

Four officers are suspended in Pakistan for not initially responding to an emergency call about the kidnap of a British boy.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Taliban clashes with rival Afghan militants kill 60

date: 2010-03-07 09:28:00

At least 60 militants have been killed in fighting between the Taliban and a rival Islamic group, Hezb-e-Islami, in northern Afghanistan, police say. The...

source: article.wn.com

Shooting an Elephant and Why the U.S. Must Win in Iraq and Afghanistan

date: 2010-03-07 07:59:00

Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. In "Shooting an Elephant," George Orwell wrote that, "When the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys." What led Orwell (George Orwell was actually the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair) to realize this was being born in ...

source: article.wn.com

Iraq PM seeks high vote turnout

date: 2010-03-07 04:16:59

Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki calls on voters to turn out in large numbers for national elections, as polls open.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Mass Rome rally backs Italian PM

date: 2010-03-20 22:59:23

Tens of thousands of people rally in support of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in Rome, ahead of key regional elections.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Sandstorm shrouds Beijing in dust

date: 2010-03-20 21:30:43

Beijing officials warn residents to stay indoors and issue a level-five pollution warning as the city is hit by a severe sandstorm.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

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UN chief says settlements illegal

date: 2010-03-20 16:54:48

UN chief Ban Ki-moon - beginning a Mid-East trip - reiterates international demands for a halt to Israeli settlement building.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Russians protest against PM Putin

date: 2010-03-20 16:46:10

Dozens of people are arrested at a banned rally in Moscow - one of several anti-Putin protests in Russian cities.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Pope apology for Irish sex abuse

date: 2010-03-20 16:30:58

Pope Benedict XVI apologises to victims of child sex abuse by priests in Ireland and says bishops made "serious mistakes".

source: news.bbc.co.uk


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Swiss vote on animal rights

date: 2010-03-07 03:44:50

A nationwide referendum is taking place in Switzerland on a proposal to give animals the constitutional right to be represented in court.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Swiss vote on lawyers for animals

date: 2010-03-07 03:44:50

A nationwide referendum is taking place in Switzerland on a proposal to give animals the constitutional right to be represented in court.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Iceland rejects bank payback deal

date: 2010-03-07 02:05:00

Icelanders have rejected a deal to pay Britain and the Netherlands billions for their losses in the collapse of the Icesave bank, the government said after partial referendum results. Some 93.1 per cent of ...

source: article.wn.com

Rove regrets weak defence of Bush

date: 2010-03-07 01:55:46

Strategist Karl Rove says he regrets not doing more to reject claims his boss President George W Bush lied about WMDs in Iraq.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Iceland rejects bank payback plan

date: 2010-03-07 01:20:44

Voters in Iceland overwhelmingly reject a plan to repay debts to the UK and the Netherlands in the wake of the Icesave collapse.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Indian writer accepts talks role

date: 2010-03-06 23:27:38

Indian writer Arundhati Roy says she is ready to be an observer at any government talks with Maoist rebels.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Gang robs Berlin poker tournament

date: 2010-03-06 22:25:04

Armed robbers storm a luxury Berlin hotel hosting a poker tournament and make off with an undisclosed sum, police say.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

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