22-year-old woman shot to death in Algiers (New Orleans Times-Picayune) Michael DeMocker / The Times-PicayuneFriends and family gather to console one another at the scene of a double shooting on Mansfield Street in Algiers which left a 21-year-old woman dead and a 15-year-old girl wounded on Saturday, May 30, 2009…. Nigeria: Group Accuses JTF of…
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African News Update – 22-year-old woman shot to death in Algiers (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
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India – Pak deployed 75 % of air force along Indian border post 26/11 (Express India)
Pak deployed 75 % of air force along Indian border post 26/11 (Express India) Pakistan had deployed 75 per cent of its air force on its borders along with India after 26/11 Mumbai terror strikes, a top Indian Air Force official said on Sunday. Pak deployed 75 % of air force along Indian border (Central…
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China – China-made children’s products unsafe: state media – Tehran Times
China-made children’s products unsafe: state media – Tehran TimesBEIJING (AFP) Nearly half of the clothing and a third of the furniture made for children in China’s top manufacturing province is unsafe, with many products containing harmful chemicals, state media said. The discovery was made in an official US Treasury chief reaches out to China –…
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Pakistan – Pakistan: Living in Denial (New America Media)
Pakistan: Living in Denial (New America Media) The battle for the soul of Pakistan was lost when hate-loving preachers were given a free rein in the Pakistani heartland. It was not lost because the Taliban got their advanced weaponry from across the border. Pakistani cities are new battleground for Taliban (San Jose Mercury News) ISLAMABAD,…
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North Africa – Libya: Catholic Agency Raps Europe for Mistreating Refugees
Libya: Catholic Agency Raps Europe for Mistreating Refugees Last week’s immediate return to Libya of 238 immigrants including women and children rescued in international waters, without consideration of their refugee status or injuries, was a violation of their human dignity, the International Catholic commission for Immigration (ICMC) has said. Moroccan party quits governing coalition An…
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Russian News Monitor – Russia’s Iconic Nesting Dolls Are an Endangered Industry (Washington Post)
Russia’s Iconic Nesting Dolls Are an Endangered Industry (Washington Post) SERGIYEV POSAD, Russia — Inna Kashnikova found her calling during a fourth-grade trip to a factory in this picturesque town that produces matryoshki, the wooden nesting dolls that are synonymous with Russian folk art. Russia police detain anti-Putin protesters (KYIV Post) MOSCOW, May 31 (Reuters)…
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Afghanistan – FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, May 31 (AlertNet)
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, May 31 (AlertNet) Source: Reuters May 31 (Reuters) – Following are security developments in Afghanistan 1600 GMT on Sunday. FARAH – Afghan and U.S. forces killed 10 militants in Khak-e Sefid district of western Farah province … Pakistan troops say kill 40 Taliban near Afghan border (AlertNet) Source: Reuters WANA, Pakistan,…
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Terrorism and Insurgency – Trial looms for suspect in alleged jihad plot (AP via Yahoo! News)
Trial looms for suspect in alleged jihad plot (AP via Yahoo! News) Armed with a handheld video camera, a Georgia university student drove with a friend in April 2005 to Washington, D.C., and captured scenes of the Capitol, the Pentagon and other locations. Terrorist flees to Lebanon (The World) NEW YORK (AP) – A master…
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Latin America – COLOMBIA: Security Bought at a Terrible Price, Report Warns
COLOMBIA: Security Bought at a Terrible Price, Report Warns WASHINGTON, May 26 (IPS) – Colombia’s government must urgently address human rights abuses to enhance its security policy and bring lasting peace to the country, says a new policy brief by the International Crisis Group (ICG). ENVIRONMENT: Preserve Peru’s Biodiversity, Save the World LIMA, May 26…
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Lebanon Crisis Monitor – Major security plan drawn up for Lebanon vote (Middle East Online)
Major security plan drawn up for Lebanon vote (Middle East Online) Lebanon security measures on election day take into account risk of violence in each of 26 electoral districts. Moody’s places deposit ratings of three Lebanese banks on review for (Mena Report) Moody’s Investors Service has today placed on review for possible downgrade the global…
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