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Niger Army Admits Civilian Death! However not Genocide! BBC News!
source: BBC News World!(BBC article follows UP Article)Niger army admits civilian deathsBy, Uwe Paschen.Niger has admitted that the army killed seven Tuareg civilians at the weekend.The Government finally does admit... Summer strikes for unions
800,000 public sector workers, including school dinner ladies and council trash collectors, are going to stage a strike in the UK next month. The union, Unison, is just one of many that are threatening to stage a "summer of discontent" of strikes over the skyrocketing cost of... China 'frees Tibetan protesters'
China has now released over 1,000 people from jail that were involved in the unrest in Tibet earlier this year."The official Xinhua news agency quoted a senior official saying those freed had been held for minor... Indian inflation at 7-year high
Soaring to the highest level in seven years Inflation in India has become a big concern for ruling government. Indian government will be going for an election and it will find it very difficult to explain the rising... Lethal Force in SA Army Confrontation
For the first time since the apartheid era, South African soldiers have been deployed to stop the ongoing anti-immigrant violence. One person was killed in East Rand.""We unfortunately had an incident where a member... S Africa troops sent onto streets
There is no let up in attacks on foreigners in South Africa and government has ordered Army to be deployed to check the violence. Police has failed to contain attack on foreginers after it started few weeks back.... Food Crisis Rippling Out Like a "Tsunami"
"UNITED NATIONS - “A rolling tsunami of social unrest is underway as we speak — hungry people are desperate people capable of taking desperate actions. This tsunami is rapidly enveloping the global South, and it... Quake Mourning: Torch Relay Delayed
China has announced three days of mourning for victims of the recent earthquake, including a delay of the Olympic torch relay."The torch relay suspension will begin on Monday, the organising committee said in a... Tibetan Exiles, Chinese Authorities Give Conflicting Reports on Unrest in China
A day after China sentenced 30 protesters involved in both peaceful and violent protests, the Tibetan exiles and Chinese Government have both released separate reports detailing the incident, which left a country police chief and ringleader of a riot dead.The Indian-based... Two killed in Tibet-linked clash
China's state media is reporting that two people have been killed in western China when police moved to arrest an alleged pro-Tibet rioter."A policeman and the suspect were shot dead in the incident in Dari County,... Japanese temple rejects torch relay
You have to wonder if there'll be more dropouts to follow."A Buddhist temple has withdrawn from plans to host Japan's opening stage of the Olympic torch relay, officials say.Zenkoji Temple, in the city of Nagano, had been due to serve as the starting point for the parade on... Prison Cigarettes: $1,000.00 a Pack
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCanada's anti smoking ban may be the Prison reform needed to rehabilitate criminals who smoke. Die hard Convicts with a die hard cigarette habit may think twice next time...Haiti protests Food shortages, 5 dead
Haiti protests Food shortages, 5 dead"PORT-AU-PRINCE --Protesters angered by high food prices flooded the streets of Haiti's capital Monday, forcing businesses and schools to close as unrest spread from the...China Seeks to "Re-Educate" Tibet
In the face of continued public unrest in Tibet, Chinese officials are threaten to step up their campaign of "reinforcing patriotic education"."Efforts by authorities to "re-educate" monks at a monastery in Sichuan... US Finger In Tibetan Unrest Pie
"Opinion: Which country's interests are best served by an uprising in Tibet on the eve of the Beijing Olympics?The USA's, of course.The Bush administration has long been frightened of China's burgeoning rival...
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