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US genocide resolution is an ignorant stunt
Definitions of genocide are difficult but one thing is clear: the US Congress has no business ruling on the Armenian claim
Greece asks US to help crackdown on speculators
The Greek prime minister has called on the US to help crack down on the financial speculators he blames for exacerbating his country’s debt woes. George Papandreou said he wanted to see the US impose stricter regulations on hedge funds and currency traders. The com…
Iraq vote turnout figures released
More than 60 per cent of Iraqis voted in parliamentary elections despite numerous attempts to disrupt the vote, officials have said. The independent electoral commission, IHEC, said on Monday that roughly 11.7 million voters had cast their ballots on election day. T…
Karadzic: Serbs tried to avoid war
Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader, has told judges at his genocide trail in The Hague that Serbs made several attempts to avoid war in the run-up to the Bosnian conflict. He said on Tuesday that Serbs had been prepared to give up their own political assembly…
Chile curfew extended as troops fail to grasp control after quake
Chilean authorities today extended a night curfew to midday as thousands of troops struggled to contain worsening looting and crime in the wake of the devastating earthquake.
Obama has failed to kick the habit
As early as 2006 Michelle Obama secured a promise from her husband that he would give up smoking if he ran for President. Four years on he has the job, but he has still not quit
Chile President Michelle Bachelet steps up quake rescue
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has announced emergency measures to deal with the destruction caused by Saturday’s massive earthquake. The 8.8 magnitude quake – one of the most powerful recorded – devastated central parts of the country, killing more than 700 people.
Civilians die in Afghanistan blasts
Five Afghans, including a police officer, and one Nato soldier have been killed and several people wounded in two attacks in the southern province of Kandahar. The police officer died when a car bomb exploded outside the police headquarters in Kandahar city on Monday, Sard…
Israel in a Vortex of Anger
It can be said that Israel is experiencing its most difficult days since its establishment in 1948.
Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua returns home
Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua has returned home after three months’ treatment in Saudi Arabia, officials say, but his condition is unknown. A plane from Jeddah landed at Abuja airport in the early hours, where an ambulance was waiting on the tarmac. Earlier thi…