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Pakistani army soldiers stand alert near the site of suicide bombing at a gate of Pakistan's ordinance factory in Wah
Suicide bombers strike Pakistani weapons factory as political tensions mount
Star Tribune Full News Article
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Twin suicide bombings at a massive weapons factory near Pakistan's capital left at least 46 people dead Thursday, dashing hopes for an end to turmoil following Pervez Musharraf's ouster as president. The ruling coalition government, made up of traditional rivals who were united primarily in their determination to force...

photo: AP

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<span dir="ltr" lang="en">It&#39;s getting harder to breathe</span>
It's getting harder to breathe
The Guardian Read Full Article
The Olympics have highlighted Beijing's poor air quality, but climate change is increasing...
<span dir="ltr" lang="en">Insurance for our planet</span>
Insurance for our planet
The Guardian Read Full Article
Spending money now to slow global warming can ensure that ruinous catastrophe never happens...
<span dir="ltr" lang="en">The baiting of Ms Obama</span>
The baiting of Ms Obama
The Guardian Read Full Article
American feminists who defended Hillary with passion and vigour must do the same for Michelle...
Iraq pullback deal drafted
U.S. Marines from Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Division move from point to point during an urban warfare training session as part of an exercise in the simulated town, known as combat town, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., on Aug. 12, 2008. DoD photo by Senior Chief Kevin Farmer, U.S. Navy. (Released)
Denver PostFull News Article
Under the accord, U.S. troops would leave Iraqi cities by next summer and move to bases. Iraqi soldiers Wednesday guard a cache of mortar rounds seized in a raid in Baghdad's Sadr City district. Arms caches have been found all around Iraq, some of...
photo: US DoD / Senior Chief Kevin Farmer
Iraq   Military   Photos   Troops   US
Dalai Lama accuses Chinese troops of opening fire on Tibet protesters, killing 140
People's Armed Police officers patrol the Square in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Friday, June 20, 2008. The relay, which was disrupted during several legs outside of China by protests against Beijing's policies in Tibet, was scheduled to be held in Lhasa on Saturday, June 21, 2008.
London Evening StandardFull News Article
The Dalai Lama has accused Chinese troops of opening fire on Tibetan protesters The Dalai Lama has accused Chinese troops of opening fire on a crowd of Tibetan protesters, killing 140. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader's accusations came as the...
photo: AP / Kyodo News, Takanori Sekine
Beijing   China   Human Rights   Photos   Tibet
Human rights groups left frustrated by reaction to China during Olympics
A drama based on true story of Tibetans in Tibet
CanoeFull News Article
By David Crary, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING - The Beijing Olympics have left the world's human rights groups frustrated and angry - convinced that China has been let off the hook for serious abuses, and adamant that future hosts like Russia must be...
photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang
 China   Groups   Human   Photos   Rights   Slideshow
Russians block Georgian city access
GEORGIA RUSSIA
CanoeFull News Article
By Bela Szandelzsky, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Georgians play backgammon outside Gori, northwest of Tbilisi, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. Russian forces on Wednesday dug foxholes and built a sentry post in a part of central Georgia far outside the security...
photo: AP / Sergei Grits
Military   Ossetia   Photos   Russia   Tbilisi
Mr. Mayor, do you hear cries for change?
Dalai Lama begins teachings for “Korean Dharma friends”
Seattle PostFull News Article
THEY BURIED Pierre LaPoint on Saturday, the latest young victim of gangs and guns in Seattle. The mayor, unlike other big city mayors who show up when bullets cut down the young, wasn't on hand to pay his respects, soothe the dead teen's crying...
photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang
 Gangs   Guns   Mayor   Photos   Seattle   Slideshow
China may have killed 140 Tibetans - Dalai
March to Tibet movement concluded
The AustralianFull News Article
CHINESE security forces opened fire on a crowd this week in eastern Tibet and may have killed 140 people, the Dalai Lama was quoted as saying in Le Monde daily today....
photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang
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Business
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Oil jumps $6 on US-Russia tensions, sliding dollar" The Miami Herald
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LG joins hands with Reliance Retail to sell new CDMA handsets" The Times of India
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New AT&T service offers installation and tech support" Business Journal
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Heinz 1Q profit rises 11 percent" The News Tribune
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Economic growth to moderate to 7.7% this fiscal: Citi" The Times of India
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Japan Special Fund, ADB to provide $1 mn for development in Bihar" The Times of India
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Oil rises on falling US gasoline supplies" Kansas City Star
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Don't cry for Doha" Asia Times
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Asia stocks, dollar drop as oil jumps" The Times of India
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Mandatory pre-shipment inspection of agri-exports planned" The News International
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Crude futures move higher on mixed supply report" CNN
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US dollar, gold rise in European trading" The Boston Globe
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Democracy
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Russia suspends military cooperation with Nato" The Guardian
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Musharraf not the problem, or solution" Asia Times
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Brown visits troops in Afghanistan" The Guardian
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A Nation-Fulfilled Prophecy?" WorldNews.com
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War or peace: GMA gives MILF ultimatum" The Philippine Star
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Sudan's president denies involvement in Darfur atrocities" The Guardian
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Afghans speak out against sexual violence" The Guardian
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New strategies for 'democratizing' China" Asia Times
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UN envoy fails to meet Suu Kyi" Dawn
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Britain admits having played a role in resignation" Dawn
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Mission Kashmir" The Times of India
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Fijian dictator Frank Bainimarama went too far: Kevin Rudd" The Australian
Sport
Science
Health
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Golf, Olympics don't really need each other" Scripps Howard
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Team USA tops Brazil in overtime for soccer gold medal" USA Today
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Fantasy Football proves that Liverpool striker Fernando Torres is the nation's favourite" The Daily Mail
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ALONSO CALLS FOR MINUTE'S SILENCE" Sporting Life
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Panel warns NASA is focused on short-term goals" New Scientist
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Research: Cervical cancer vaccine less cost-effective with age" The Press Democrat
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Stress-free pregnancy essential for baby" Independent online (SA)
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For mosquitoes, DEET just plain stinks" Independent online (SA)
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Pete Doherty plays gig spattered in blood... one day after being banned from a festival" The Daily Mail
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Medica Introduces Health Plan Targeting Large Uninsured Group: 50-64 Year Olds" Insurance Newsnet
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Health Tip: Monitor the Mercury in Your Food" Healthfinder
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Tainted meat recalled after one dies, dozens sick" Canada Dot Com
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