Haiti: Passport for Aristide is Ready

The Haitian government says a diplomatic passport has been prepared for former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who went into exile seven

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Gates Says Egypt Protests Signal to Other Mid-East Leaders

By Al Pessin U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the pro-democracy demonstrations in Egypt and Tunisia should inspire other governments

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US Announces Six Year Plan to Build National High-Speed Rail Network

US Vice President Joe Biden today announced a comprehensive plan that will help the nation reach President Obama’s goal of

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Saudi Arabia: US Embassy’s local workers ‘exploited’

The US Embassy in Riyadh and the Consulate General in Dhahran have been accused by the US State Department of

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Calls for strikes reach Morocco

By Siham Ali As a wave of protests is sweeping North Africa, many Moroccans wonder if similar events will occur

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‘An Island In An Orgy Of Violence’ — A Firsthand Account Of Being Detained In Cairo

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By Robert Tait The sickening, rapid clicking sound of the electrocution devices — like an angry rattlesnake on the attack

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Hindus ask Berlusconi and Pope visit Roma family whose 4 children burned alive in Rome

Hindus want Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Pope Benedict to visit the grieving Roma (Gypsy) family, whose four children

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Macedonia ends customs duties on many products

By Marina Stojanovska Since the start of the year, over 100 different kinds of products have been imported into Macedonia

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Ban holds talks with German foreign minister ahead of Middle East meeting

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today hailed Germanys strong commitment to the United Nations, noting that it the third-largest financial contributor and

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Combating Holocaust denial, UN leads delegation to Auschwitz camp

Top United Nations officials led a visit by 150 eminent personalities and representatives of 40 Governments today to Auschwitz-Birkenau, the

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