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March 11, 2010 - 19:38

The Anti-Putin Manifesto

Increasingly, battle lines are being drawn in Russia. Yesterday, an online petition appeared calling for Prime Minister Vladimir Putins removal from power and it has been signed by virtually all ...
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March 11, 2010 - 19:38

Bosnian Courts Could Have Resolved Ganic Case Years Ago, Critics Say

As an extradition case continues in London against Bosnian Muslim wartime leader Ejup Ganic, his supporters have criticized Sarajevo for failing to investigate and resolve Serbias allegations of ...
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March 11, 2010 - 19:38

March 11, 1985 -- A Promise Of Communist Spring

This day in 1985 marked the ascent to power in the Soviet Union of Mikhail Gorbachev, a man who would set in motion a chain of events ending in the collapse of Communism.
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March 11, 2010 - 19:38

New Grassroots Effort to Pressure G8 to Fulfill Earlier Promises

At the Table Campaign targets June summit in Canada
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March 11, 2010 - 19:38

Polish PM Talks Economy In Georgia, Energy In Azerbaijan

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is in Georgia on a visit aimed at boosting economic ties, as he continues a tour of the South Caucasus.
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March 11, 2010 - 19:38

Zimbabwe struggles to attract foreign aid: Finance Minister

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe will have to rely on its own resources to revive its economy because foreign donors are unlikely to provide nearly enough help, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said on ...
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March 11, 2010 - 19:38

Skater takes heat for not thanking China first

Zhou Yang. Photo: CCTV Hsin-Yin Lee, a former associate producer at Worldfocus, is a news editor at the “China Times” in Taipei. China’s 18-year-old Olympic champion has recently learned ...
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March 11, 2010 - 19:38

Africa: Continent Still Hungry Despite Annual U.S.$3 Billion of Aid and U.S.$33 Billion of Food Imports - UN

One in three Africans is chronically hungry, despite $3 billion spent on food aid for the continent annually and $33 billion in food imports, the director of the food security at the United ...
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March 11, 2010 - 19:38

Congo customs snag will not affect debt review:IMF

KINSHASA (Reuters) - The suspension of a contract with a U.S. firm advising Democratic Republic of Congo on how to maximise its customs revenues will not affect the countrys access to credit, the ...
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March 11, 2010 - 19:38

Chile maintains tsunami alert, no big waves yet

Source: Reuters SANTIAGO, March 11 (Reuters) - Strong aftershocks in Chile on Thursday have not so far caused a tsunami, but officials are maintaining an alert in some coastal regions, the ...
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March 11, 2010 - 19:38

GLOBAL: The impact of grey literature on climate projections

Source: IRIN Most food crop cultivation in Africa is rain-fed, but climate change is affecting vital rainfall patterns and pushing up temperatures, diminishing yields that could halve in some ...
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March 11, 2010 - 19:38

Turkish Official: Ratifying Armenia Protocols Currently Almost Impossible

An official in Turkeys ruling party says Ankara is extremely unlikely to ratify its fence-mending protocols with Armenia at this juncture, RFE/RLs Armenian Service reports.
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March 11, 2010 - 19:38

Russian Soccer Fans End Hunger Strike After Players Are Paid

Fans of the Krylya Sovetov (Wings of the Soviets) soccer club in the Russian city of Samara have ended their hunger strike after the teams players received their unpaid wages, RFE/RLs Russian ...
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March 11, 2010 - 19:38

Gabon oil union threatens strike in govt dispute

LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Gabons main oil union said it may begin a strike as early as Saturday due to a dispute with the government over whether energy should be on a list of sectors required to ...
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March 11, 2010 - 19:38

S.Africa may face power cuts without loan

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa may need to enforce power cuts or raise electricity tariffs further if a disputed $3.75 billion loan from the World Bank is not approved, a senior government ...
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March 11, 2010 - 19:38

Heavy rains slow Rwanda-Uganda road transport

Source: Reuters * Most of Rwandas cargo moves by road * Road damage hits fuel transport KAMPALA, March 11 (Reuters) - Heavy rains have collapsed sections of a highway in southwestern Uganda ...
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March 11, 2010 - 19:38

Group Says DRC Mines Falling Under New Corrupt Hands

Global Witness says that former rebels now integrated into army have asserted mafia-style control over lucrative mining sites
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March 11, 2010 - 19:38

Guinea CBG union says suspends strike action

CONAKRY (Reuters) - The main union at Guineas CBG, the worlds top bauxite miner, suspended its strike on Thursday ahead of negotiations on grievances due next week.
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March 11, 2010 - 19:38

U.S. Says Serious Violations Of Human Rights Continued In 2009

The U.S. State Department says in its annual human rights report that many governments worldwide continued to perpetrate grave rights violations.
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March 11, 2010 - 19:37

Victims of violence against women must be supported, perpetrators punished - Ban

Violence against women devastates individuals and societies alike, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, calling for united action to demand accountability, end impunity and support the ...
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