" At least 21 Indian police commandos have been killed in a Maoist attack in the impoverished east of the country, officials said. The attack in the state of Orissa on Wednesday came as top...
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According to a news from Peshawar, atleast 7 persons were killed in a landmine explosion in the Kurram Agency area.A pickup van bound for the central Kurram Agency hit the landmine. The dead include 2 Afghan...
UPDATE:Brown takes the lead in scrapping cluster bombs
The prime minister, Gordon Brown, said today that Britain would scrap its entire arsenal of cluster bombs and called on other countries to follow his...
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Khieu Samphan, former head of state for the Khmer Rouge, is seeking a release from custody.The Khmer Rouge's handiwork is still a part of everyday life in Cambodia, as landmines still seed the landscape,...
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 191 views | 5 recommendations | 3 comments
A pageant with a twist will take place in Angola tomorrow - womem will compete for the title of Miss Landmine Angola 2008.All the women participating have lost a limb after stepping on a landmine in their native...
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"A LANDMINE blew up in the home of a religious cleric in southern Afghanistan, killing the mullah, two of his sons and two other men who had been preparing an attack, police said today.
The cleric's wife...
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Fifteen years after the end of Mozambique's civil war, unexploded ordinance continues to pockmark the landscape. to the rescue come ... giant rats.Two years ago, a European demining firm touched upon training...
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"The mother of a paratrooper who lost both legs and suffered 37 injuries in Afghanistan when a landmine exploded last September is threatening to take the government to court over the amount of compensation awarded to her son.
Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson, 23, who will need...
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"#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media
Sources:
Buzzflash.com, July 18, 2005
Title: “Web of Deceit: How Internet Freedom Got the Federal Ax, and Why Corporate News Censored the Story”
Author: Elliot D....
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To help raise awareness of the landmine crisis worldwide, and the work
of Clear Path International, Rapp Collins of Singapore created frisbees
that look like landmines and volunteers are tossing them around the city.
created by james_cpi | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 734 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Many folks were interested in this photo when it first ran on NP. The photographs from the rest of the series are on display on Bainbridge Island, WA through mid-October.
created by james_cpi | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 966 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"Blackanthem Military News, BRUSSELS, Belgium - The one millionth landmine was destroyed today as part of an ongoing NATO Trust Fund project in Serbia. The ceremony to mark this important event was organized at...
Phnom Penh, May 2006. Standing at the intersection of Moniwong Boulevard and Charles de Gaulle I watch the traffic, oblivious of where I am. In the hot and sticky weather of this month of May I only want to cool...
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"AP - A powerful land mine ripped through a bus packed with commuters and schoolchildren in northern Sri Lanka on Thursday, killing at least 62 people, the army said. Sri Lanka's air force responded by bombing rebel-held areas in the northeast."b
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