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Whistle-Blowers in Chinese city sent to mental hospital
Chinese authorities have discovered a cheap way of getting rid of muckraking citizens.
Posted: 30 days agoMexcian drug war deaths doubled in 2008
The increase in deaths is tied to a battle for control among the cartels.
Posted: 30 days agoIran urges Obama to change approach
Iran said Monday said it would not abandon its nuclear program and urged President-elect Barack Obama to change America’s policy.
Posted: 31 days agoIndia’s governing party fares well at polls, despite siege
The results of the elections, which were held over the last several weeks, showed that the governing Congress Party performed surprisingly well.
Posted: 31 days agoN. Korea vows to exclude Japan from nuclear talks
Communist North Korea vowed to ignore Japan in a meeting Sunday when five regional powers’ representatives met in Beijing to discuss a nuclear disarmament deal.
Posted: 31 days agoAnti-Police riots continue in Greece
Rioting spread as those angry over a police killing marched through Athens.
Posted: 31 days agoSituation in Somalia seems about to get worse
Ethiopians who have been sustaining Somalia’s transitional government say they are leaving, which may be a catalyst for worsening conditions in the future.
Posted: 31 days agoWhistle-blowers in Chinese city sent to mental hospital
Officials in Shadong Province, China are dispatching people who challenge authorities to the psychiatric hospital as a cost-effective way to deal with them.
Posted: 31 days agoIndia demands 'strong action' from Pakistan
India demanded Pakistan take action against the terrorists behind the Mumbai attacks, who trained in camps operated by a banned Pakistani militant group.
Posted: 38 days agoSouth Africa marks World AIDS Day
South Africa, which has the highest number of HIV patients in the world, held a minute of silence for AIDS victims, ending a decade of denial of the epidemic.
Posted: 38 days ago