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Honduras' deposed leftist president, Manuel Zelaya, said on Thursday that democracy in the country was "dead" after lawmakers who backed his ouster in a June coup voted to block his return to power.
Washington, 4 December (WashingtonTV)—Amnesty International on Friday called on the Iraqi authorities to immediately stop the sentences of more than 900 people on death row.
LIMA, Peru – One of the top Native leaders in Peru, co-chief of the 70,000-member Awajun Tribe which took the brunt of the damage in the deadly June clashes against police, said the investigations into the death of 33 people appears headed in the wrong direction, but Natives still hope for a fair result.
Community Foundation seeks grant proposals HOLLISTER - The Community Foundation for San Benito County is accepting letters of intent from local organizations and nonprofits for grant proposals.
The Gulag State
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 4, 2009) - Two of Canada's dedicated volunteers were recognized today as the Honourable Marjory LeBreton, Leader of the Government in the Senate and Minister of State (Seniors), honoured Ms. Wendy M. Cecil, recipient of the Therese Casgrain Volunteer Award in the lifelong commitment category, and Mr. Gerjon (Gary) Kalaci, the first-ever recipient of the Award ...
Chrysler has launched a new 30-second ad for its 300 sedan, and we have to say: it's pretty impressive. No, the copy's not the best on record, and the theme comes out of left field, but the clip delivers a strong emotional wallop. And best of all: it says practically nothing about the car itself. See, here's a little secret from the marketing ..
CARBONDALE - Illinois gubernatorial Green Party candidate RichWhitney says President Barack Obama 's call to send 30,000 U.S.soldiers in Afghanistan is illegal under international law.
During Israel's war on Gaza, only 5 of 535 congressional members dissented on pro-Israeli resolutions.
U.S officials are talking with Pakistan about the possibility of striking in Baluchistan for the first time — a controversial move since it is outside the tribal areas — because that is where Afghan Taliban leaders are believed to hide. The White House has authorized an expansion of the CIA’s drone program in Pakistan’s lawless tribal area.
SCOTT SHANE The White House has authorized an expansion of the C.I.A.'s drone program in Pakistan's tribal areas, paralleling the president's decision to send more troops to Afghanistan.
A Far Rockaway woman whose Ozone Park daughter and her unborn grandson were murdered went to Albany last week where she picked up the support of the state Right to Life Committeefor a bill that would treat killing a pregnant woman as two separate murders.
Amnesty International reported today that China's Supreme Court must carefully review the death sentences imposed on five individuals by a court in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of northwest China.
Amnesty International today called for an independent investigation to ensure that those responsible for human rights abuses during the recent political crisis in Honduras are brought to justice and that victims are given reparations.
China’s supreme court must carefully review reported death sentences imposed today on five individuals by a court in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of northwest China, Amnesty Inte
Amnesty International has condemned the deliberate targeting of civilians at graduation of medical students in a district of the capital Mogadishu.
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