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Thursday,
04 December 2008
Slightly ill Thai king fails to make speech
By Ed Cropley BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailands revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej has a throat infection and is on a drip, his daughter said on Thursday after he failed to make his traditional birthday eve address amid a crippling political...
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Thursday,
04 December 2008
Zimbabwe seeks help for growing cholera epidemic
HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwes government pleaded for international help Thursday after declaring a cholera epidemic that has killed more than 560 people a national emergency and admitting that hospitals are no longer working.
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Thursday,
04 December 2008
Jenin: A model for the West bank
By Heather Sharp Sirens blare as four patrol cars crammed with khaki-clad Palestinian security men speed through the streets of central Jenin.
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Thursday,
04 December 2008
India’s Airports on Alert, Rice Seeks Pakistan Action (Update2)
By Jay Shankar and James Rupert Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- India put airports in New Delhi and elsewhere on alert after a terrorist threat as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice increased pressure on Pakistan to act against the suspects in...
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Thursday,
04 December 2008
UPDATE 1-Canada PM set to ask for Parliaments suspension
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected on Thursday to take the unprecedented step of seeking the suspension of Parliament so he can avoid defeat at the hands of the opposition.
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Thursday,
04 December 2008
Zimbabwe: When Will This Mugabe-Made Disaster End
Yes, Zambia has problems - but thank God, were not Zimbabwe! Ive heard this remark several times recently and even repeated it myself.
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Thursday,
04 December 2008
India tightens airport security
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Indian authorities stepped up security at the nations airports on Thursday after receiving intelligence reports that terrorists might be planning an air attack.
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