Topic: International News

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Articles: Suffrage fight heats up in Hong Kong

Posted by admin on Friday, July 02, 2004 - 12:00 AM

	Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in sweltering heat and humidity and marched through the valleys of Hong Kong's gleaming skyscrapers Thursday in a bold and spirited protest against China's refusal to expand elections in this former British colony. Read full article: 'Suffrage fight heats up in Hong Kong'

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Articles: Next in Darfur

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 01, 2004 - 11:58 PM

THE GREATEST humanitarian catastrophe since the Rwandan genocide is at last getting the attention it deserves. Over the past two days Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan have paid visits to Darfur, the western Sudanese province where more than 1 million people have been chased out of their homes by government-backed militia forces, and where the death count in unsanitary and undersupplied refugee camps is likely to exceed a third of a million. Mr. Powell and Mr. Annan aimed to impress on Sudan's government that inaction in the face of this suffering will not be tolerated, and the pressure appears to be working. Having deliberately created this crisis, Sudan's rulers now promise to rein in their militia allies; to stop impeding humanitarian access to Darfur; and to open political talks today with Darfur's rebels, whose uprising provoked the monstrous policy of burning villages, turning farmers into refugees and waiting for them to die.

Read full article: 'Next in Darfur'

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Articles: Saddam Refuses To Recognize Court During Appearance

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 01, 2004 - 11:54 PM

	When Saddam Hussein appeared before a judge Thursday, Iraqis across the country were watching it happen on television. Read full article: 'Saddam Refuses To Recognize Court During Appearance'

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Articles: Explosion rocks area near hospital

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 01, 2004 - 01:16 AM

	A roadside bomb exploded near the car of a senior Iraqi Finance Ministry official Thursday, slightly wounding him but killing his guard and driver, police and hospital officials said. Read full article: 'Explosion rocks area near hospital'

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Articles: 1 in 8 who fought in Iraq may have disorder

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 01, 2004 - 01:14 AM

	The Army's first study of the mental health of troops who fought in Iraq found that about one in eight reported symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Read full article: '1 in 8 who fought in Iraq may have disorder'

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Articles: Protesters pour onto HK streets

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 01, 2004 - 01:12 AM

	Tens of thousands of people poured through Hong Kong's streets demanding more democracy on the 7th anniversary of the former British colony's handover to China. Read full article: 'Protesters pour onto HK streets'

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Articles: USDA to be open with mad cow results

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 01, 2004 - 12:15 AM

	The Agriculture Department is defending its decision to release results of preliminary tests that raise concern about a possible mad cow disease infection when the initial findings may well be wrong. Read full article: 'USDA to be open with mad cow results'

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Articles: 135 Mass. reservists mobilized for war

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 01, 2004 - 12:12 AM

	As many as 135 reservists from Massachusetts will join the call-up of 5,600 former soldiers for yearlong tours, primarily in Iraq and Afghanistan, Bay State lawmakers said yesterday. Read full article: '135 Mass. reservists mobilized for war'

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Articles: USDA to be open with mad cow results

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 01, 2004 - 12:10 AM

	The Agriculture Department is defending its decision to release results of preliminary tests that raise concern about a possible mad cow disease infection when the initial findings may well be wrong. Read full article: 'USDA to be open with mad cow results'

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Articles: Militant reported killed in Saudi gunfight

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 01, 2004 - 12:07 AM

	A shootout in the Saudi capital of Riyadh yesterday killed a leading al-Qaida militant and a police officer, a security official said. It was the latest bout of terrorist-related violence to strike this Gulf kingdom. Read full article: 'Militant reported killed in Saudi gunfight'

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