Topic: International News

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Candidates trade barbs over running mates

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 06:48 AM

	A day after Sen. John Edwards joined the Democratic presidential ticket, testy exchanges between Republicans and Democrats highlighted the closeness and intensity of the race. Read full article: 'Candidates trade barbs over running mates'

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Articles: SARS claims political casualty

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 01:24 AM

	SARS has claimed its first political casualty here with the belated resignation of the physician-turned-politician who lost the public's confidence by mishandling the outbreak. Read full article: 'SARS claims political casualty'

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Articles: U.S. justice fails Canadian troops

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 12:40 AM

	Major Harry Schmidt, an elite American military pilot, "flagrantly disregarded a direct order" to hold fire in Afghanistan. Then he dropped a 220 kg. bomb from his F-16 warplane that killed four Canadian soldiers and wounded eight. Read full article: 'U.S. justice fails Canadian troops'

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Articles: Senator: CIA to blame for flawed intelligence

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 12:37 AM

	A Senate committee has determined that CIA analysts were primarily to blame for flawed U.S. intelligence assessments of Iraq's banned weapons programs, a Republican member of the panel said Wednesday. Read full article: 'Senator: CIA to blame for flawed intelligence'

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Articles: Catholics Puzzle Over a Bankruptcy Filing

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 12:35 AM

One day after the Archdiocese of Portland became the first archdiocese in the nation to file for bankruptcy protection because of the large sums it is being asked to pay in sexual-abuse claims, Catholics in this city expressed anxiety over what the move will mean and wondered about questions as simple as what to do with the offerings this Sunday.

Read full article: 'Catholics Puzzle Over a Bankruptcy Filing'

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Articles: Security Council Says It Will Step Up Pressure On Sudanese Government

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 12:33 AM

The United Nations Security Council today called for "sustained pressure" on the Sudanese Government to find a solution to the humanitarian crisis engulfing the Darfur region and reserved the right to take tougher action if Khartoum does not match its commitments to end the human rights abuses and restrictions on aid workers.

Read full article: 'Security Council Says It Will Step Up Pressure On Sudanese Government'

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Articles: Sri Lanka Bomb Blast to Strain, Not Shatter Truce

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 12:31 AM

	A suicide bomb blast in Sri Lanka's capital has strained a truce between the government and Tamil Tigers, but officials said on Thursday it was not likely to derail the bid to end the island's long civil war. Read full article: 'Sri Lanka Bomb Blast to Strain, Not Shatter Truce'

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Articles: Manila Halts Iraq Deployment After Hostage Report

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 12:28 AM

	Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ordered an immediate halt to the deployment of workers to Iraq after the reported hostage-taking of a Filipino man by gunmen, her spokesman said on Thursday. Read full article: 'Manila Halts Iraq Deployment After Hostage Report'

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Articles: Allawi gets broader power

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 12:26 AM

	New emergency laws designed to fight the enduring insurgency give the Iraqi government broad powers -- including the right to impose limited martial law -- but some Iraqis questioned whether they would restore order. Read full article: 'Allawi gets broader power'

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Articles: In Ohio, Kerry and Edwards focus on positives

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 12:20 AM

	Sen. John Kerry introduced his new running mate Wednesday as a "different kind of electricity," hoisting Sen. John Edwards' arm into the air to a thunderous roar from thousands packed into a park off Lake Erie. Read full article: 'In Ohio, Kerry and Edwards focus on positives'

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