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Thursday,
04 December 2008
Nations sign landmark cluster bomb treaty
OSLO (AFP) - Ninety-three countries have signed a landmark treaty banning cluster bombs, seen as one of the biggest international humanitarian agreements clinched in the past decade, host country Norway said Thursday.
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Thursday,
04 December 2008
Masked men abduct, beat Darfur aid workers
By Andrew Heavens KHARTOUM, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Masked men armed with an AK-47 and hand grenade abducted and beat up six aid workers on the road to a volatile camp in Sudans war-torn Darfur region on Thursday, peacekeepers said.
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Thursday,
04 December 2008
Berkeley Mourns Mumbai Terrorist Attacks
By Riya Bhattacharjee By Riya Bhattacharjee More than 100 UC Berkeley students gathered on the steps of Sproul Plaza Wednesday evening for a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Mumbai terrorist attacks.
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Thursday,
04 December 2008
Israel opens Gaza border to foreign journalists
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel on Thursday lifted a four-week ban on international journalists entering Gaza and temporarily eased a blockade on shipments of goods to the coastal strip.
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Thursday,
04 December 2008
Europe DNA ruling resonates in UK
By Danny Shaw The European Court of Human Rights has spoken with a strong and clear voice - retaining indefinitely the DNA and fingerprint records of unconvicted suspects is unlawful.
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Thursday,
04 December 2008
China pressures Sarkozy not to meet Dalai Lama
AP AND AFP, BEIJING AND BRUSSELS China sent another strong warning to France yesterday, hinting that a planned meeting between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the Dalai Lama could have a broad effect on ties between the two...
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Thursday,
04 December 2008
Forensic experts: Several Jews slain in Mumbai attacks strangled
By CORKY SIEMASZKO AP The scene of destruction at the Nariman House, Mumbai headquarters of the Chabad Lubavitch movement, after last weeks terrorist attack.
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