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Clan rallies after Edward Kennedy seizure
Times Online - 1 hour ago
EDWARD KENNEDY, one of America’s most prominent liberal politicians, was rushed to hospital in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, last night after a seizure.
Video: Senator Ted Kennedy Has Been Hospitalized AssociatedPress
Edward Kennedy taken to hospital after seizure Independent
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Tsvangirai calls off return after 'credible' assassination warning
Independent - 2 hours ago
By Raymond Whitaker Zimbabwe's opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, yesterday called off his scheduled return home because of what his party declared a "credible" assassination plot against him.
Zimbabwe Opposition Alleges Tsvangirai Assassination Plot Voice of America
Mugabe men in plot to kill Tsvangirai Times Online
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Junta'lays on show' for world
Independent - 2 hours ago
By Nina Lakhani Burma yesterday denied it had turned away any international aid after Cyclone Nargis hit the country 15 days ago, and flew foreign diplomats to parts of the disaster zone in an attempt to show the world it was in control of the ...
Myanmar cyclone: Burma junta is killing its own people, says West Telegraph.co.uk
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Thousands flee China quake area over flood fears
The Associated Press - 55 minutes ago
DONGHEKOU, China (AP) - Two rivers blocked by landslides threatened to flood towns shattered by China's massive earthquake, sending thousands of survivors fleeing Saturday in a region still staggering from the country's worst disaster in 30 years.
Japanese rescuers spend restless 24 hours in Chinaquake-hit area Xinhua
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The Southern Ledger

Bush tries to convince Arab sceptics on peace push
Reuters UK - 1 hour ago
By Matt Spetalnick SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, May 18 (Reuters) - US President George W. Bush will try on Sunday to convince a sceptical Arab world that his outspoken support for Israel does not mean he is blind to the Palestinians' aspirations for ...
Bush castigated by leading Palestinian Independent
Barak, Livni to meet Mubarak PRESS TV
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India issues new suspect sketches
BBC News - 15 May 2008
Police in India have issued three more sketches of men whom they want to question in connection with the attacks that hit the city of Jaipur this week.
Terror returns Times of India
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Venezuela protests Colombian troop 'incursion'
Reuters - 1 hour ago
CARACAS, May 17 (Reuters) - Venezuela accused 60 Colombian troops on Saturday of entering just inside its territory in what it said was a provocation by a warmongering government seeking to destabilize the region.
Venezuela protests alleged Colombian cross-border incident AFP
Venezuela's President Chavez says he will reach out to new US ... TMCnet
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Pakistan army takes issue over US missile attack
Reuters - 16 hours ago
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistan army has taken issue with coalition forces in Afghanistan over a missile attack launched by a US drone aircraft that killed 14 people, an army spokesman told Reuters on Saturday.
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Kuwaitis elect new parliament
The Associated Press - 3 hours ago
KUWAIT CITY (AP) - Kuwaitis voted Saturday for a parliament that could include women for the first time and which many hope will end two years of political wrangling that has created widespread disgust with politics.
Kuwaitis seek fresh start as they choose new parliament AFP
Kuwaitis Vote in Landmark Parliamentary Elections Voice of America
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EU, Latin America leaders struggle with trade talks
AFP - 5 hours ago
LIMA (AFP) - EU and Latin American leaders held talks Saturday on free trade deals that had become bogged down over differences between some South American countries.
Andean Community, EU Agree on `Flexible' Trade Talks (Update1) Bloomberg
Rights activists in Peru condemn corporations The Associated Press
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Kidnapped Pakistan diplomat back home
Radio Australia - 1 hour ago
The Pakistani ambassador to Afghanistan has returned home after being freed by suspected Islamic militants who kidnapped him three months ago.
Militants in Pakistan Free Diplomat New York Times
Taliban releases Pakistan envoy Hindu
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Voice of America

Hezbollah’s Actions Ignite Sectarian Fuse in Lebanon
New York Times - 5 hours ago
By ROBERT F. WORTH and NADA BAKRI MENIEH, Lebanon - For two and a half days, Hussein al-Haj Obaid lay on the floor of a darkened warehouse in west Beirut, blindfolded and terrified.
Lebanese ask Qatar to propose solution on Hezbollah arms AFP
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Dominican president faces toughest term, warns of economic slowdown
International Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
AP SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic: Dominican President Leonel Fernandez rode a wave of prosperity to an easy election win this week, but an economic storm from abroad may threaten that growth as his third term begins.
Dominican President Wins a Third Term New York Times
UPDATE 1-Election propels Dominican president to third term Reuters India
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Sri Lankan troops capture rebel position, 16 killed
Reuters India - 9 hours ago
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops have killed 16 Tamil Tiger rebels and captured a rebel-held position in the island's north, officials said on Saturday.
Significant gains made: Sri Lanka Hindu
Sri Lanka clashes leave 16 Tiger rebels dead: military AFP
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Sacrificial lamb
guardian.co.uk - 16 May 2008
The refusal yesterday of the head of Pakistan's ruling coalition to accept the resignations of nine ministers of Nawaz Sharif's party is a sign of the gravity of the situation facing the winners of Pakistan's recent elections.
Resolution on judges may be tabled by June GulfNews
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Is Israel breaking its own taboo on talks with Hamas?
Ha'aretz - 1 hour ago
By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent Participants at a recent inner cabinet meeting were listening to details of the Egyptian mediation initiative between Israel and Hamas on a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip recently, when a senior minister reportedly ...
Video: Raw Video: Aftermath of Israel Rocket Attack AssociatedPress
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Israel 60th anniversary: Palestinian families remain divided
Telegraph.co.uk - 15 May 2008
By Carolynne Wheeler in Burqeen, West Bank As a toddler, Firyal Salameh suffered a very personal loss in the war that followed Israel’s declaration of statehood.
Israel may ease grip in Tony Blair deal to get West Bank back on ... Times Online
Peace mission or costly PR stunt ... Just what has Blair delivered ... Daily Mail
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KEPR 19

Osama Bin Laden's birthday message of hate for Israel
Times Online - 16 May 2008
Osama bin Laden added his voice to the birthday messages accompanying Israel's 60th anniversary, vowing to fight on in the name of the Palestinian cause which he said was of primary concern to all Muslims.
Video: Bin Laden: Al-Qaida Will Continue Its Holy War AssociatedPress
Bin Laden: Al-Qaida Will Continue War Against Israel Voice of America
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Truce Holds in Sadr City Amid Iraqi Army Patrols
New York Times - 4 hours ago
By ALISSA J. RUBIN BAGHDAD - Iraqi Army troops moved a few blocks north of the fortified front line in Baghdad’s Sadr City district without incident on Saturday, signaling that a shaky truce with the cleric Moktada al-Sadr’s Shiite militia was holding.
Iraq detains 1000 in anti-al-Qaida crackdown The Associated Press
Iraqi Forces Detain More Than a 1000 Suspected Militants in Mosul Voice of America
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1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War by Benny Morris
Times Online - 16 May 2008
Between 1945 and 1948, the British government deployed 100000 troops in a hopeless struggle to arbitrate between Arab residents and Jewish settlers in Palestine, under the terms of a League of Nations mandate.
Palestinian-Americans mark 60 years displaced The Associated Press
Middle East Israel’s Mission WELT ONLINE
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TECHNOLOGY-CUBA: University Opens Doors to Free Software
HAVANA, May 17 (IPS) - After years of deliberation, the University of Havana has finally decided to switch over to free software on its network of computers, virtually all of which are running the Windows operating system, produced by United States software giant Microsoft.

TRADE-AFRICA: EPA Threatens to Tear Apart Oldest Customs Union
GENEVA, May 17 (IPS) - The fate of the world?s oldest customs union, the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), is hanging in the balance as a result of the economic partnership agreements that most SACU countries have signed with the European Union (EU).

EU-LATIN AMERICA: Rhetoric Crowns Fifth Summit
LIMA, May 16 (IPS) - The heads of state and government taking part in the Fifth European Union-Latin America and the Caribbean (EU-LAC) Summit in Peru signed the Declaration of Lima Friday, an 11-point document full of generic proposals and expressions of goodwill.

POLITICS: Burma Fears Politicisation of Humanitarian Crisis
UNITED NATIONS, May 16 (IPS) - The United Nations, which has accelerated its pace of humanitarian assistance to cyclone-devastated Burma (Myanmar), is making little or no progress in dealing with the country's military leaders -- both at a political and personal level.

POLITICS-US: Venezuelan Student Feted - and Faulted
NEW YORK, May 16 (IPS) - "Shame, shame," an angry crowd of protesters shouted from across the street as a group of affluent U.S. citizens wined and dined their Venezuelan friends at the Waldorf Astoria, one of Manhattan's most luxurious hotels.

EUROPE: Home to Roma, And No Place for Them
BUCHAREST, May 16 (IPS) - A Roma ghetto in Ponticelli neighbourhood of Naples, Italy, was burnt down May 14 by locals angry over a reported attempt by a Roma young woman to kidnap a baby. The incident shows that, when it comes to living together with the 10 million Roma, Europeans today have no better answer than the "Gypsy hunts" of the Middle Ages.

MIDEAST: Amid Rocket Attacks, Israel Ponders Peace
JERUSALEM, May 16 (IPS) - A rocket attack on the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon this week has again ignited calls in Israel for an invasion of Gaza, but Prime Minister Ehud Olmert still seems more inclined towards an Egyptian-mediated ceasefire proposal with Hamas in the coastal strip.

CLIMATE CHANGE-EUROPE: There's Money in Emissions
BRUSSELS, May 16 (IPS) - 'Cap and trade' has become one of the stock phrases that one is almost guaranteed to hear at any European conference on climate change these days.

US/IRAQ: Soldier Refuses Tour, Citing "Stomach-Churning Horrors"
WASHINGTON, May 16 (IPS) - A U.S. Army soldier who served as a military journalist in Afghanistan, Japan, Europe and the Philippines announced Thursday his intent to refuse orders to deploy to Iraq.

PERU: Women - The Guardians of Potato Biodiversity
HUAMA, Cuzco, Peru, May 16 (IPS) - In South America?s Andes mountain region, indigenous women have traditionally been responsible for selecting, conserving and managing seed potatoes from the countless native varieties of the crop, thus ensuring diversity and continued production while contributing to food security among their people.

POLITICS-US: Same-Sex Marriage Making a Comeback?
OAKLAND, California, May 16 (IPS) - Still not fully embraced by the religious right, Sen. John McCain, the Republican Party's presumptive presidential nominee, has been handed an opportunity to prove his loyalty to the party's most influential and powerful grassroots force.

ECONOMY-ARGENTINA: Manufactured Crisis?
BUENOS AIRES, May 16 (IPS) - The ongoing conflict between the Argentine government and the country?s rural associations has prompted growing numbers of savers to withdraw their bank deposits in pesos and change them for dollars, even though experts, pointing to the strong fiscal situation and high levels of foreign reserves, say there is no reason to worry.

SPAIN: Fight Against Domestic Violence only Strong on Paper
MADRID, May 16 (IPS) - While domestic violence in Spain is becoming more and more visible, the country?s laws and justice system are proving weak instruments to fight the phenomenon, according to experts from different fields who are demanding further legal reforms to address the issue.

POLITICS-US: Bush Comments Rally Dems Behind Obama
WASHINGTON, May 16 (IPS) - U.S. President George W. Bush's comments in Israel Thursday ignited a political campaign row back home as Democratic leaders decried his comparison of engaging enemies to Nazi appeasement.

PAKISTAN: Agitations Planned to Get Top Judiciary Reinstated
ISLAMABAD, May 16 (IPS) - Pakistan's ruling coalition is coming unstuck over the issue of reinstating 60 members of the higher judiciary dismissed by President Pervez Musharraf in November, ahead of a court decision on the validity his re-election for a second term.

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