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Abortion provider was accustomed to threatsUSA TodayBy Jamie Oppenheimer, The Wichita Eagle, via AP By William M. Welch, USA TODAY George Tiller , who was murdered in his church Sunday, had aborted tens of thousands of fetuses since the 1970s and believed in what he was doing.Video: Abortion Doc Gunned Down at Church The [...]
Indian Express
INSTANT VIEW: GM to file bankruptcy MondayReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) – General Motors Corp will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday at the US Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York before markets open, according to US government sources with direct knowledge of the …GM to head into bankruptcy [...]
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Susan Boyle 'admitted to clinic'BBC NewsBritain's Got Talent's star Susan Boyle has been admitted to a private London clinic, it is being reported. The Sun said the Scottish singer has been admitted to the Priory clinic with exhaustion a day after she was runner-up in ITV1 talent show final.Susan Boyle in clinic after collapse: [...]
Boston Globe
Suu Kyi's health improves, ready for verdictReutersBy Aung Hla Tun YANGON, May 30 (Reuters) – Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's health has improved and she is ready to face a verdict that could see the Nobel laureate jailed for up to five years, her lawyers said on Saturday.Burmese Dissident: 'No Grudge' Toward [...]
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US journalists' trial begins in NKorea this weekThe Associated PressSEOUL, South Korea (AP) – As global powers debate how to punish North Korea for its nuclear defiance, two American journalists seized nearly three months ago face a trial this week in Pyongyang on charges that could land them in one of the country's …N. Korea's [...]
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Obama Confident in Sotomayor's RecordWashington PostBy Michael D. Shear President Obama warned against "attempting to draw old battle lines and playing the usual political games" during the consideration of his nominee to the Supreme Court, urging Congress to begin considering the nomination without …Obama Says Efforts to Scuttle Sotomayor Will Fail Wall Street JournalToo [...]
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Pakistani cities are new battleground for TalibanLos Angeles TimesDisplaced Pakistanis grab for ice in the Chota Lahore relief camp in Swabi. The refugees have fled Swat, Buner, and Lower Dir and face searing heat in the overcrowded camps.Video: Sikhs fleeing Swat struggle to find shelter – 30 May 09 Al JazeeraTaliban recruits teenage suicide bombers [...]
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Suu Kyi trial dashes chance US will ease sanctionsReutersBy Paul Eckert and Arshad Mohammed – Analysis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Myanmar's surprise trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has dashed already slim chances that President Barack Obama's administration would ease US sanctions against the …UN Security Council Urges Burma to Release All Political [...]
Sydney Morning Herald
We want real contrition for our abuseguardian.co.ukThere is nothing surprising in the obtuseness of the Most Rev Vincent Nichols's remarks on the report about child sex abuse in Ireland's Catholic institutions (Clergy who admit abuse 'courageous' – archbishop, 21 May).Church pays little of Ireland's child-abuse bill The Associated PressWorld Briefing | Europe Ireland: [...]
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Three hanged in Iran mosque bombingLos Angeles TimesAP Blood is seen on the ceiling inside the mosque after an explosion in Zahedan, Iran. Local TV broadcast images of the execution.US condemns 'terrorist attacks' in Iran AFPIran Hangs 3 Over Thursday Mosque Bombing Voice of AmericaReuters - PRESS TV - United Press International - CNNall 1,416 news articles [...]
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Sotomayor would be first Latina on US Supreme CourtCNNBy Rachel Rodriguez (CNN) — Sonia Sotomayor could be the first Latina to serve on the Supreme Court. And as we learn more about her, the more questions centered on her ethnic background abound.Video: Obama nominates Sotomayor to Supreme Court UPISotomayor getting a break from bench to [...]
Telegraph.co.uk
North Korea Test-Fires Short-Range MissileWashington PostBy Blaine Harden TOKYO, May 29 — North Korea rattled its neighbors again Friday when it fired a short-range missile off its east coast, the sixth such firing since the secretive country conducted an underground nuclear test on Monday, …Video: Not All Nukes Are Equal RTSatellite spots activity at North [...]
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Calls for war crimes inquiry over 20000 civilian deaths in Sri LankaTimes OnlineSri Lanka faced new calls for a war crimes inquiry today after an investigation by The Times revealed that more than 20000 civilians were killed – mostly by the army – in the latter stages of the war against the [...]
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US lawmakers urge Obama to push for Mideast peaceAFPWASHINGTON (AFP) – More than 400 US lawmakers have signed letters urging President Barack Obama to step up efforts aimed at achieving Mideast peace, officials said Friday.Video: USA: Obama calls on Israel to stop sattlements France 24Analysis: Can Obama deliver on the Middle East? BBC [...]
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Suu Kyi trial dashes chance US will ease sanctionsReutersBy Paul Eckert and Arshad Mohammed – Analysis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Myanmar's surprise trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has dashed already slim chances that President Barack Obama's administration would ease US sanctions against the …UN Security Council Urges Burma to Release All Political [...]
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Sonia Sotomayor's mother tells News: I overcame odds to raise US …New York Daily NewsWhat do you think of Pres. Obama's pick of Sonia Sotomayor for the US Supreme Court? Love it. A Latina from the Bronx?! She'll bring needed diversity to the Court.Video: Who is Sotomayor? KRQE.comSotomayor no stranger to Senate confirmation process NewsdaySan [...]
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Taliban deputy claims responsibility for Pakistan bomb attackguardian.co.ukRescue workers and police help the injured from buildings that collapsed after the 100kg bomb was detonated in the middle of Lahore.Video: Pakistan: deadly blast rocks Lahore France 24Pakistan Taliban claims Lahore attack ReutersBBC News - Monsters and Critics.com - Los Angeles Times - AFPall 2,047 news articles
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Suu Kyi trial dashes chance US will ease sanctionsReutersBy Paul Eckert and Arshad Mohammed – Analysis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Myanmar's surprise trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has dashed already slim chances that President Barack Obama's administration would ease US sanctions against the …UN Security Council Urges Burma to Release All Political [...]
Sydney Morning Herald
We want real contrition for our abuseguardian.co.ukThere is nothing surprising in the obtuseness of the Most Rev Vincent Nichols's remarks on the report about child sex abuse in Ireland's Catholic institutions (Clergy who admit abuse 'courageous' – archbishop, 21 May).Church pays little of Ireland's child-abuse bill The Associated PressWorld Briefing | Europe Ireland: [...]
Telegraph.co.uk
Israel rejects US call over settlement workBBC NewsIsrael will continue to allow some construction in West Bank settlements despite US calls for a freeze on its work, a government spokesman says.Video: Inside Story – Identity and isolation in Israel – 26 May 2009 Al JazeeraIsrael rebuffs US call for total settlement freeze Jerusalem PostThe Associated [...]
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Court Nomination Creates a Puff of Pride, and Some Concerns, Among …New York TimesBy DAMIEN CAVE MIAMI – The lunch crowd at El Palacio de Los Jugos on Tuesday could not agree on the appropriate level of excitement.Video: Here Comes The Judge – New York Post New York PostFighting To Win the Sotomayor [...]
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Diplomatic Memo Leadership Mystery Amid N. Korea's Nuclear WorkNew York TimesBy MARK LANDLER WASHINGTON – In dealing with North Korea, American officials are reduced to studying two-month-old photographs of its reclusive leader, Kim Jong-il, to calculate how long he is likely to live.Video: Sec. Clinton Wants Quick Response to N. Korea The Associated PressSouth [...]
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UN Security Council Urges Burma to Release All Political PrisonersVoice of AmericaBy Margaret Besheer The UN Security Council has called for the release of all political prisoners in Burma, including opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and expressed its concern over her recent trial.UNSC concerned over impact of Suu Kyi's detention in Myanmar HinduMyanmar [...]
Washington Post
Top US official warns that war in Afghanistan strengthens Taliban …Telegraph.co.ukAmerica's top military official warned that the US offensive in Afghanistan could end up fuelling the conflict in Pakistan by pushing more Taliban fighters across the border.US to counter Taliban relocation with Pakistan in sight PRESS TVUS Has Clear National Security Interest Confronting Taliban: [...]
Straits Times
Obama Says Suu Kyi Faces 'Show Trial,' Demands Myanmar Free HerBloombergBy Edwin Chen and Daniel Ten Kate May 27 (Bloomberg) — US President Barack Obama described Myanmar's court case against pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi as a “show trial” and demanded the military regime release her immediately.Video: Burma – Trial: Aung San Suu [...]