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Greater attention needed for safe childbirths UN urges on inaugural Day to end obstetric fistula
23 May 2013 150 The prevalence of obstetric fistula - a preventable and treatable condition linked to women's reproduction - among women and girls in developing countries is a denial of their human rights, senior United Nations officials today said urging global action to make childbirth safer. "The persistence of fistula is a result of human rights denied and a reflection of human rights ...
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South Sudans President Says Never to ICC
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN South Sudan President Salva Kiir said Thursday that he would "never acceptrdquo; the International Criminal Court. He spoke during a visit from new Kenyan president and ICC indictee Uhuru Kenyatta, who pledged the creation of roads, rail and pipelines to deepen economic ties between Kenya and the new nation. It was Uhuru Kenyatta's first visit to South Sudan since ...
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Syrias Civil War Fuels Violence in Iraq
Ominous ties are emerging between skyrocketing sectarian violence in Iraq and Syria's civil war. Analysts say al-Qaida-linked militants are flowing back and forth from both countries and are seeking to use religious differences to bring down the government, not only in Damascus, but also in Baghdad. Iraqis are witnessing the worst violence to rock their country in five years. ...
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D.W. Wilsons Ballistics is man’s book about a man’s world
, "have the strange power to remind us that our past is real." It would not be much of a leap to imagine this line issuing from the mouth of Archer Cole, one of the pivotal characters in expatriate author D.W. Wilson's debut novel. Archer is a deserter from the U.S. army who winds up in the eastern B.C. area of Invermere during the height of the Vietnam War, where his presence has ...
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Hezbollah EU making big mistake
BEIRUT -; Hezbollah's deputy chief says the European Union would be making a "big mistake" to label the Lebanese Shiite militant group ...
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IMF chief named key witness in French payoff case
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde arrives for a second day of the court hearing at a special court house, in Paris, Friday, May 24, 2013. Lagarde faced questioning at a special Paris court Friday over her role in the 400 million euro ($520 million) pay-off to a controversial businessman when she was France's finance minister. (AP Photo/Thibault ...
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Rivaroxaban Gains Approval In Europe For ACS Indication
) has been approved in Europe for the prevention of atherothrombotic events (cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction or stroke) following an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The drug was approved at a dose of 2.5 mg twice-daily and should be used in combination with standard antiplatelet therapy. Rivaroxaban is now the only oral anticoagulant to receive an ACS ...
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French troops stage Niger raid jihadists threaten new attacks
French special forces and local troops raided an army base Friday in northern Niger, ending a hostage seizure by Islamist fighters who had staged twin suicide bombings that killed at least 20 ...
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Taliban attack international compound in Kabul
Source: Reuters Taliban militants have launched a large-scale attack involving the United Nations in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul, sparking a five-hour battle with security forces. A plume of smoke hung over Kabul after the attack was launched, with the sound of .50 calibre heavy machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and sniper fire clearly audible throughout the city centre as ...
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IMF searches soul blames Europe
paper released Thursdayon sovereign-debt restructurings . The study contains the strongest repudiation yet of some of the policy choices the fund helped make over the last three years. The paper, under the yawn-invoking title "Sovereign Debt Restructuring — Recent Developments and Implications for the Fund's Legal and Policy Framework," is everything but boring (at least to ...
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IMFs Lagarde escapes formal investigation in French case
PARIS (Reuters) - French magistrates decided on Friday not to place IMF chief Christine Lagarde under formal investigation over her role in a 285-million-euros ($368.5 million) arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas ...
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Green Globe recertifies Cosmo Hotel Hong Kong and Mongkok
LOS ANGELES, California - Green Globe announces re-certification of the Cosmo Hotel Hong Kong and Cosmo Hotel Mongkok, located in Hong Kong, SAR. True to their motto "Love Travel, Love our Globe," both properties have integrated innovative environmental practices into the core of the business, and established a socially responsible policy second to none. "We are delighted to be ...
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Israeli-Palestinian problem at base troubles in Middle East says Jerusalem Patriarch
"There is no doubt that the Palestinian problem is the focus of all conflict in the Middle East for the last one hundred years. This is the truth that we cannot circumvent," said Latin-rite Patriarch Fouad Twal of Jerusalem. Speaking at a conference in Beirut on Christians in the Middle East, sponsored by the World Council of Churches, the Patriarch said that the Israeli-Palestinian ...
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2 arrested reportedly threatened to destroy plane en route to U.K.
LONDON Two passengers on a flight from Pakistan to England today allegedly threatened to "destroy the plane" after an argument with crew, according to a Pakistani official. The British military scrambled fighter jets to intercept the airliner, which was carrying more than 300 people, and it was diverted to an isolated runway at an airport outside London. The two British passengers who ...
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Afghanistan capital hit by deadly huge bombing
KABUL, Afghanistan A Taliban suicide car bomber and five heavily armed gunmen attacked an international aid group's guest house in the Afghan capital on Friday, killing two guards and setting off an hours-long battle with security forces in an upscale Kabul neighborhood, authorities said. The International Organization for Migration said four of its workers were wounded, including an ...
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Photos Dr. Beach Picks the Top 10 Beaches of 2013
1.Main Beach, East Hampton, N.Y. Main Beach is located on the east end of New York's Long Island. This idyllic beach is frequented by the rich and famous. This beach was heavily eroded by superstorm Sandy and subsequent winter storms, yet it has for the most part ...
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High Court Government didnt handle Iraq abuse case adequately
The British government's handling of allegations that British troops abused and killed Iraqi civilians was inadequate, a court ruled. Britain's High Court ruled that the Iraq Historic Allegations Team, an investigative team set up by the Ministry of Defense, did not fulfill the United Kingdom's human rights obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights, the BBC ...
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Syrian regime OKs peace talks amid skepticism
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria's government has agreed to attend a U.S.-Russian-brokered peace conference, according to Moscow. While this development might seem at first glance to be a step toward ending the civil war, strong skepticism persists on both ...
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Soldiers slaying prompts UK security review
Still, counter-terrorism officials said they are reviewing what - if any - lessons can be gleaned from the information they had leading up to the slaying ...
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Glow-in-Dark Roach Worlds Smallest Frog Among Top New Species
A cockroach that glows in the dark, a black fungus that's ruining prehistoric cave art and a frog smaller than a child's fingernail. These are three in a top-ten list of newly discovered species for 2012. An international committee of taxonomists announced their annual picks this ...
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World President fires army chief after leaked letter
Uganda's president has made a major change in the army, removing the chief of the armed forces to the interior ministry and replacing him with a generalin charge of land ...
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Fitz The Tantrums On World Cafe
. Undeniable songs and exciting concerts led the group to festival dates and other high-profile live appearances around the world. The band formed when L.A. studio engineer and musician Michael "Fitz" Fitzpatrick gathered friends such as fellow vocalist Noelle Scaggs to perform songs he'd written following a breakup. The core of the band convened again in 2012 to record the ...
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Iranian candidate vows to resist West
Tehran, Iran - Iran's top nuclear negotiator, a candidate in next month's presidential elections, vowed Friday he will pursue a policy of resistance against the West if ...
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Syrian rebels trapped in Qusayr army
Qusayr, Syria - Syrian troops have captured much of the rebel stronghold of Qusayr, in central Homs province, squeezing opposition fighters into the north of the strategic town, a military officer told AFP on ...
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London attack puts pressure on spooks
Tributes are seen near the scene of the attack on a British soldier in Woolwich, south-east London. The soldier was hacked to death on Wednesday by two men shouting Islamic slogans, in what Prime Minister David Cameron said appeared to be a terrorist ...
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Britain losing interest in leading?
Britain was once the most powerful country in the world, it ran an empire that was the envy of every other colonial power, and gave the world a number of modern institutions that are still widely used today, most notable in the realm of political systems and democratic checks and balances. But Britain today is a shadow of what it once was, some might say it is just another country, nothing special.
Perhaps it’s a little harsh to say there’s nothing special about the UK. The United Kingdom remains an influential country in international politics, especially throughout the Commonwealth, and the capital city, London, is headquarters to some of the world’s biggest companies and home to one of the largest stock exchanges in the world. Read more
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