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Annan Doesn?t Get Clear Vindication...
New York City :: NY :: USA | 1 year ago
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March 2005 An inquiry into the UN oil-for-food scandal yesterday failed to give Secretary-General Kofi Annan the clear vindication he wanted, even though the investigators did not accuse him of corruption. Annan interpreted the report as clearing him
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Sweden's child rights prize awarded
Stockholm :: Sweden | 1 year ago
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A majority of the some 2.5 million children around the world who took part in the selection of this year's winner voted to give the 2012 World's Children's Prize to Mollel "for her over 20-year struggle for children with disabilities in poor rural
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Corruption claims sour Timor party
Dili :: East Timor | 1 year ago
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Pamela Martin THE East Timorese political party headed by Prime Minister and former guerilla leader Xanana Gusmao has been accused of corruptly raising hundreds of thousands of dollars in political donations, as Mr Gusmao leads this weekend's
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Rwanda: Only Jobs Will Guarantee Social Order, Economic Growth
Kigali :: Rwanda | 1 year ago
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Only Jobs Will Guarantee Social Order and Economic Growth 14 May 2012 African leaders have been warned that despite rapid economic growth, rising levels of unemployment and hunger across the continent could bread social and political unrest that can
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Daughter of Cuban president leads gay rights march
Havana :: Cuba | 1 year ago
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42 a.m., May 12, 2012 South Africa's artist Steven Cohen marches in a parade marking the upcoming International Day Against Homophobia, in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, May 12, 2012. International Day Against Homophobia is celebrated globally on May 17
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Letters: Off-stage drama
London :: United Kingdom | 1 year ago
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Letters Off-stage drama The Bianca Jagger camera incident at the Einstein on the Beach premiere (G2, 12 May) has prompted talk about theatre etiquette. But when did it become acceptable for one member of the audience a male theatre critic, no less to
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Rwanda: United States Welcomes ICTR Verdicts
Kigali :: Rwanda | 1 year ago
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Gaspard Kanyarukiga, Aloys Ntabakuze, and Ildephonse Hategekimana...The three were sentenced to 30 years, 35 years, and life in prison, respectively. Ntabakuze and Hategekimana were both officers in the Rwandan Army (commander and lieutenant).
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Way back when: Today in history
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | 1 year ago
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Ethiopia invaded Benito Mussolini, intent on expanding his Italian empire, bragged he had conquered and annexed the African country Ethiopia and that Italy's King Victor Emmanuel would gain a new title, Emperor of Ethiopia...The League of Nations
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UN envoy warns of civil war in Syria
Damascus :: Syria | 1 year ago
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Syria International envoy Kofi Annan gave a bleak assessment of the crisis in Syria on Thursday, saying violence remains at "unacceptable levels" and warning that his peace plan is the country's last chance to avert a disastrous civil war. The Joint
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Latin music execs: Collaboration, creativity key
Miami :: FL :: USA | 1 year ago
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Latin music executives say industry leaders need to have more collaboration while doing a better job promoting new artists. Tomas Cookman who heads the nation's biggest independent Latin label, Nacional Records, spoke Tuesday at
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