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Former Gitmo Detainee Urges the Release of Innocents

Abu Bakker Qassim, a Chinese Uighur, now living in Albania has been urging the American government to release 17 of his compatriots from the offshore prison -- Gitmo.The debate about how to go about closing the...

Crisis in Caucasus to be the hot topic at Toronto summit

Crisis in Caucasus to be the hot topic at Toronto summit ...

Obama goes to the Races (NASCAR)

"Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) in the coming weeks may become the first Democratic presidential nominee to attend a NASCAR stock car race in 16 years, his campaign confirmed today. " Barack Obama may campaign at a...

Sunshine may be nature's disease fighter

Study shows that by spending more time in the sun could help your chances of fighting health problems from cancer to heart diseases. However on the contrary, by preventing certain health problems, you might need to worry about other problems such as skin cancer....

explosion in Albanian town of Gerdec ammunition depot kills 25 and injures hu...

Tirana, Ablania 16. March 2008 story and photos by: Agron DragajOn midday 15th March 2008. huge explosion stroke village of Gerdec 20 km north of Tirana. Five consecutive blasts were heard also in Kosova,...

Deadly bus crash in Spain kills 8 Finnish tourists

A seven-year-old girl is among eight Finnish bus passengers that have been killed in an accident near Spain's southern coastal town of Benalmadena. "Another 16 people on the bus were injured, some seriously, when it collided with another vehicle and overturned on the AP-7...

Nato Macedonia veto stokes tension

Macedonia has been denied entry into Nato. "Macedonia's bid was blocked by Greece because of a 17-year row over the country's name. "

DOJ defends detention of Uighur at Guantanamo

This is very interesting timing given that, just this week, Uighur Muslims in the northwestern region of China staged protests against Chinese rule."Lawyers for the US Department of Justice [official website]...

Nato denies Georgia and Ukraine

" Nato denies Georgia and Ukraine Nato has confirmed it will not offer membership to Georgia or Ukraine but agreed to review the decision on the ex-Soviet republics...

16 Killed After Boat Sinks in Albania

Rescue efforts are still underway, however, already 16 people have been confirmed dead in this horrible boat accident in Albania."TIRANA — A boat carrying partygoers celebrating the birthday of 5-year-old twins sank overnight in a lake near the capital, killing 16 people,...

KOSOVO.... FREE AT LAST

    Kosovo, occupied by Serbia prior to WWI,  is free at last! 

KOSOVO.... FREE AT LAST

    Kosovo, occupied by Serbia prior to WWI,  is free at last! 

KOSOVO.... FREE AT LAST

    Kosovo, occupied by Serbia prior to WWI,  is free at last! 

KOSOVO.... FREE AT LAST

    Kosovo, occupied by Serbia prior to WWI,  is free at last! 

Largest Human Trafficking Ring Ever Busted By Greek police

"Greek police said on Monday that it had succeeded in dismantling one of the largest and best organized rings in the people-trafficking and sex trade after a two-month investigation that culminated in a huge police operation on Sunday."

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