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News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
The European Union should sign a new cooperation agreement with Moldova only after the 2009 legislative elections because the Communist government has not implemented the necessary reforms and will use this accord for electoral purposes, representatives of the Liberal Party of Moldova (PL) say. Mihai Ghimpu, the president of the Liberal Party , has told a news conference on Thursday that as the Communist...
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A British Army dog handler and a bomb-sniffing dog were killed by small arms fire while on patrol in Helmand Province in Afghanistan, the Army said Friday.Six soldiers were wounded Thursday when the patrol came under fire, the BBC reported. One was seriously injured and was to be returned to Britain for treatment, while the others were expected to return to duty.The dog handler, a member of 2nd Battalion,...
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U.N. officials say the Myanmar government is using its foreign exchange regulations to take a cut of the aid being sent for Cyclone Nargis victims.Exiles say the military junta is, in effect, taking a 20 percent cut off the top from cash assistance, officials told the Financial Times.The government requires that all foreign currency brought into Myanmar be converted into what are called foreign exchange...
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Within weeks of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Baghdad visit, Turkish shelling aimed at Kurdistan Workers Party bases has resumed, officials say.Turkish military officials said their aircraft targeted PKK bases in northern Iraq, al-Sumaria reported Friday.The Turkish General Army Staff said its planes struck 13 targets and it was working to obtain a possible death toll. Turkish officials...
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News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
A Detroit judge has said Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick must post a $7,500 bond to stay out of jail, officials said.The Detroit Free Press reported Friday that Judge Ronald Giles of Detroit's 36th District Court said the mayor violated the terms of his bond in his criminal case after a sheriff's deputy testified he was assaulted by the mayor.Deputy Brian White testified Kilpatrick shouted expletives at him...
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News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Two women claim in a lawsuit that a Michigan McDonald's refused to hire them because they wear the hijab, or Muslim headscarf.Toi Whitfield of Detroit and Quiana Pugh of Dearborn say they were both told by managers at a McDonald's in Dearborn they would have to take off their hijabs to work, the Detroit Free Press reports. They filed a discrimination lawsuit Thursday in Detroit.The Detroit area has...
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Nine Republicans facing tough U.S. Senate races will pass up, or are considering passing up, the GOP convention, The National Journal reports.Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens and Maine Sen. Susan Collins have decided not to travel to the convention in St. Paul, Minn. Instead, they will work on their re-election campaigns that week, the Journal said.Alaska's primary election is set for Aug. 26, so Stevens and...
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A storm featuring hurricane-force winds slammed into the North Island of New Zealand early Saturday.The storm was the worst to hit the area in years, weather forecasters said. The central business district of Whangarei, a town of about 50,000 residents 100 miles north of Auckland, was evacuated, TVNZ reported.As the tide went out, the flood waters began receding without causing major damage. High winds...
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News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
The first openly gay bishop in the U.S. Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion is attending a gathering of bishops in Britain, accompanied by a bodyguard.The Rev. Gene Robinson was specifically not invited to attend the Lambeth Conference, the gathering of Anglican bishops held every 10 years in England. But he is there, talking to his colleagues, although he cannot participate in formal meetings.I...
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News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd said he plans to give additional details about his home loans amid accusations he received special treatment as a Senate member.Dodd told reporters he is preparing to disclose the information promptly after his foreclosure rescue bill is passed and inked by U.S. President George W. Bush.The Democratic senator conceded he took part in a VIP plan for home loans obtained through...
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News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
The ruling Zanu party of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe took part in peace negotiations with he Zimbabwean Opposition, officials said.Thursday's talks came amid rumors a peace agreement could be reached within two weeks, The Times of London reported.South Africa is the prime mediator and host for the talks, the newspaper said.Mukoni Ratshitanga, South African President Thabo Mbeki's official spokesman,...
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News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
A 5-year-old girl abducted in New Zealand is safe at home, but her family said Saturday she remains traumatized by the ordeal.Cina Ma, called Xin Xin by her family, spent five days imprisoned in a wardrobe and was fed only one meager meal a day. Her mother told the New Zealand Herald she lost more than 6 pounds.A trip to a ski resort, which her family hoped would help the child, had little effect....
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News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
U.S. Republican presidential hopeful John McCain told CNN Friday if Osama bin Laden is caught he would consider a Nuremberg-like trial for the al-Qaida leader.We have various options, McCain said in an interview with CNN. The Nuremberg Trials are certainly an example of the kind of tribunal that we could move forward with. I don't think we'd have any difficulty in devising an international -- internationally...
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Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama fired back Friday after an attack by his GOP rival on Iraq war policy.Sen. John McCain, speaking Friday at the 2008 American GI Forum of the United States National Convention in Denver, said when it was time to vote to send surge troops to Iraq, he embraced the new strategy while Senator Obama made a different choice, the Arizona Republican...
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News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
A U.S. judge in New York has thrown out a $28.5 million settlement divvied up among four families of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.The New York Post reported Friday that U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein said he realized the families got a disproportionately large sum when the law firm representing them asked for a 25 percent cut instead of the standard 15 percent. Hellerstein was...
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rupali | 12/31/2007
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