Topic: International News

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: The fence: a ruling to mourn

Posted by admin on Monday, July 12, 2004 - 12:18 AM

	Every time a court gives judgment, justice itself is on trial. The court judges the parties, and the public judges the court. Read full article: 'The fence: a ruling to mourn'

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Articles: Test for Arroyo as Philippine trucker threatened with death in Iraq

Posted by admin on Monday, July 12, 2004 - 12:12 AM

	The Philippines was anxiously awaiting news of the fate of a kidnapped Philippine truck driver facing execution in Iraq, in what has become the first major test for the country's new government. Read full article: 'Test for Arroyo as Philippine trucker threatened with death in Iraq'

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Articles: Barrier Ruling Encourages Terror

Posted by admin on Monday, July 12, 2004 - 12:10 AM

	Prime Minister Ariel Sharon linked the world court's condemnation of Israel's West Bank separation barrier to a deadly bombing in Tel Aviv and ordered construction of the contentious complex of walls, trenches and fences to continue. Read full article: 'Barrier Ruling Encourages Terror'

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Articles: Japan's Koizumi Says He'll Keep Pursuing Reforms

Posted by admin on Monday, July 12, 2004 - 12:05 AM

	Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said that the economic reforms he has pursued have been effective and he will keep pursuing policies to change the world's second-largest economy. Read full article: 'Japan's Koizumi Says He'll Keep Pursuing Reforms'

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Articles: Officials 'won't bow to militants'

Posted by admin on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 07:09 AM

	Bulgaria and the Philippines say they will not bow to demands by suspected insurgents who kidnapped and threatened to kill their citizens in Iraq. Read full article: 'Officials 'won't bow to militants''

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Articles: Georgia Accuses South Ossetia of Provoking Conflict, Ifax Says

Posted by admin on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 07:05 AM

	Georgia accused the autonomous region of South Ossetia of seeking armed conflict after a group of Georgian soldiers was taken hosted by separatist militiamen, the Interfax news agency reported. Read full article: 'Georgia Accuses South Ossetia of Provoking Conflict, Ifax Says'

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Articles: Trying to get Guantanamo right

Posted by admin on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 06:27 AM

	In a hasty response to the Supreme Court decision granting the 595 Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees the right to challenge their imprisonment in federal court, the Bush administration plans to set up what it calls Combat Status Review Tribunals. Read full article: 'Trying to get Guantanamo right'

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Articles: Senate Report Due on Iraq Intelligence

Posted by admin on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 06:24 AM

	Differences remain over a Senate panel's report on intelligence before the Iraq war. Read full article: 'Senate Report Due on Iraq Intelligence'

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Articles: Kerry's Celebrity Fund-Raiser Is a Huge Bash

Posted by admin on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 06:22 AM

	A star-studded salute to Senators John Kerry and John Edwards Thursday night at Radio City Music Hall slid into an unsparing skewering of the Bush administration, with actors and comedians denouncing the president as a liar, making off-color jokes about his name, and accusing him of risking soldiers' lives for political gain. Read full article: 'Kerry's Celebrity Fund-Raiser Is a Huge Bash'

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Articles: Pressure Rises on Arroyo Over Philippine Hostage

Posted by admin on Friday, July 09, 2004 - 06:20 AM

	The family of a Filipino driver under threat of death in Iraq held prayers and begged President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to help him on Friday as the government faced mounting pressure to secure his release. Read full article: 'Pressure Rises on Arroyo Over Philippine Hostage'

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