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German data hint at eurozone lift
Germany is powering an increasingly-strong eurozone economic recovery but the region’s turnaround is still weaker than in the US and UK, according to closely-watched surveys
RIGHTS-US: Landmark Disability Treaty Wins U.S. Approval
WASHINGTON, Jul 24 (IPS) – On Friday, U.S. President Barack Obama announced his intention to sign the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), in what will be the U.S.’s first signing of an international human rights treaty in over a decade.
Monitors question conduct of Kyrgyzstan poll
OSCE said the conduct of the election, in which Kurmanbek Bakiyev won an 85.5 per cent majority at the election according to preliminary results, was “disappointing”
CORRECTED REPEAT*/RIGHTS-US: Byzantine World of Immigration Detention
NEW YORK, Jul 24 (IPS) – Duarnis Perez, a native of the Dominican Republic, became a U.S. citizen at 15 when his mother was naturalised. But he didn’t know that meant he was also a citizen. He thought he was an illegal immigrant, and so did the authorities.
French Unions: Repeal Labor Law in 10 Days, or Else
France’s biggest trade unions set a 10-day deadline Wednesday for the government to revoke a divisive jobs law, threatening more protests and strikes that have spiraled into a national crisis.
Late-Season Snowfall Strikes East Coast
New Yorkers were treated to a last gasp of winter Wednesday as big snowflakes fell on the metro area.
Duke Lacrosse Coach Resigns Amid Rape Flap
University cancels remainder of season after allegations that three players raped an exotic dancer at a party.
Video Claims to Show Insurgents Dragging Burning Body of U.S
A poor-quality video posted on the Internet Wednesday in the name of an extremist group claimed to show Iraqi insurgents dragging the burning body of a U.S. pilot on the ground after the crash of an Apache helicopter.
SOUTH AMERICA: Mercosur Summit Calls for Zelaya’s Return
ASUNCION, Jul 24 (IPS) – The presidents of South America’s main trade bloc, Mercosur, demanded at their summit in Paraguay Friday the unconditional, peaceful return of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya.
DHS Press Secretary Arrested on Child Seduction Charges
The deputy press secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was arrested Tuesday for using the Internet to seduce what he thought was a teenage girl, authorities said.
100 Homes Threatened by Weakened Dam in Northern California
About 100 homes were being evacuated Wednesday morning as a small earthen dam in Calaveras County in northern California weakened by an overnight thunderstorm threatened to break.
Saddam Dodges Questions From Prosecutors
Former Iraqi dictator is cross-examined for the first time in the trial for the killings of Shiites in 1982.
COLOMBIA: Displaced People Evicted From Protest Camp
BOGOTA, Jul 24 (IPS) – Thousands of displaced Colombians living in a protest camp in a park in central Bogot are the target of an eviction plan by the local authorities, who admit they are overwhelmed by the influx of people fleeing violence in the countryside.
MIDEAST: Two Police States, No Solution
RAMALLAH, Jul 25 (IPS) – What remains of Palestinian civil rights is rapidly being eroded by the dictorial Palestinian governments that respectively control the divided Palestinian territories.
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