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Fidel Cedes Power |
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Written by Michael Hamel
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Wednesday, 20 February 2008 |
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Fidel Castro has officially given up power in Cuba, brother Raúl will be the interim president. While many don’t expect much to happen with this change in power, Raúl has been pushing for reforms opposed by Fidel for years. The new leader has pushed for private ownership of food markets, increased tourism. In the past he has noted that he likes the Chinese model which would expand private business, but maintain a strong government. To read more go to: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/19/AR2008021902962.html?hpid=topnews |
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Hezbollah Leader Killed |
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Written by CNN
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Wednesday, 13 February 2008 |
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Mughniyeh, in his late 40s, had been variously described as special operations or intelligence chief of Hezbollah's secretive military wing, the Islamic Resistance. Correspondents say his death will be a significant blow to Hezbollah, which battled Israel in the 2006 Lebanon war, with help from its Iranian and Syrian backers. Read more here:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7244072.stm |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 13 February 2008 )
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Russian bomber buzzes U.S. carrier |
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Written by Barbara Starr (CNN)
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Wednesday, 13 February 2008 |
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- American fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers, one of which buzzed a U.S. aircraft carrier in the western Pacific on Saturday, U.S. military officials told CNN Monday. A Tupolev-95 flies over the Izu Islands, just south of Tokyo on Saturday. Russia's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that there was no violation of flight regulations during the incident. A ministry official said the flights are standard operating procedure for air force training. For the full article, visit: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/02/11/russian.bomber/index.html |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 13 February 2008 )
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Clashes in Somolia |
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Written by AP
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Thursday, 29 March 2007 |
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Insurgents shot down a helicopter gunship in Somalia's capital and mortar shells slammed into a hospital Friday in the worst fighting seen in this beleaguered capital in more than 15 years. Dozens of people have been killed since Thursday, when the government and allied Ethiopian troops launched an offensive to quash an increasingly brutal insurgency by Islamic militants. A statement from the International Committee of the Red Cross said the people of Mogadishu are caught up in the worst fighting in more than 15 years. |
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Protests in Russia |
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Written by ANDREW E. KRAMER
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Saturday, 03 March 2007 |
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An unusually large and unruly protest against the government of President Vladimir V. Putin ended here Saturday in clashes with the police and the arrest of opposition leaders. Rally organizers and the police said more than 100 people were arrested after a midafternoon scuffle between marchers and riot police on the main street, Nevsky Prospekt, in the heart of the city’s tourist district. St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, is Mr. Putin’s hometown. |
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