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Food crisis after attacks on convoys in Darfur
2008-04-19 06:01 - The world’s largest aid operation is struggling.
The toff, the red and the cop — it is anyone’s race
2008-04-19 06:01 - The London mayoralty could be a litmus test for the future of New Labour.
Indian women prowl the gumshoe beat
2008-04-19 06:01 - Private investigators are in hot demand as India’s middle class expands, and women are stepping up to do the snooping.
Mugabe Casts Zimbabwe Dispute as Colonial Fight
2008-04-19 06:01 - In a fiery speech, President Robert Mugabe accused Britain of interfering in the country’s election dispute.
A British Leader’s Day With President No. 43 and 44
2008-04-19 06:01 - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown met with the three senators vying for the presidency before going to the White House on Thursday.
South Korea Lifts U.S. Beef Ban
2008-04-19 06:01 - The decision removes a key dispute between the two allies, hours before President Bush was to meet South Korea’s new president, Lee Myung-bak, in Washington.
Son of New Dutch Military Chief Killed in Afghanistan
2008-04-19 06:01 - A roadside bomb attack on Friday killed the son of the Netherlands? top military officer, a day after his father took command of his country’s armed forces, officials said.
Tapes Not Part of Court Order, C.I.A. Insists
2008-04-19 06:01 - The C.I.A. said that a search of its records has found no evidence that it violated a judge’s order by destroying videotapes showing harsh interrogations.
World Briefing | Europe: Spain: Bomb Hits Governing Party
2008-04-19 06:01 - A bomb exploded outside the office of Spain’s governing Socialist Party in Bilbao, the Basque region’s main city, wounding seven police officers after a warning call in the name of the Basque separatist group ETA. The early morning blast badly damaged the party office. The officers were helping to evacuate people and cordon off the zone. The Socialist prime minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, beginning his second term, appealed last week to opposition conservatives to join him in a united front against ETA.
World Briefing | Europe: Kosovo: Defiant Serbia Will Hold Local Electi...
2008-04-19 06:01 - Serbia said that it would extend its May 11 parliamentary and municipal elections to 16 Kosovo municipalities, including the capital, Pristina. The plan defies a United Nations warning against such a vote and ignores Kosovo’s declaration of independence. In the past, the United Nations has allowed Kosovo Serbs to vote in Serbia’s parliamentary and presidential elections, but local elections are seen as undermining international authorities because they deal directly with Kosovo’s internal municipal arrangements. There was no immediate comment from United Nations officials.
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