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Post Views: 6 Curfew lifted in most parts of Kashmir Valley Curfew and restrictions were on Sunday lifted from most parts of the Kashmir Valley except for some areas here even as separatists have called for a shutdown.“Except for areas
Read MoreSouth Africa’s unions turn on Jacob Zuma and the ANC 0
Post Views: 6 South Africa’s unions turn on Jacob Zuma and the ANC A faltering ruling alliance in South Africa is locked in a power struggle as public sector strikes near crisis point Alex Duval Smith Striking civil servants demanding
Read MoreBarack Obama is down, but it’s far too early to count him out 0
Post Views: 9 Barack Obama is down, but it’s far too early to count him outDespite an impressive record by the president, discontented American voters are turning against the Democrats Andrew RawnsleyThey won’t give him a break – literally so.
Read MoreIranian Teenager Facing Execution 0
Post Views: 8 IRANIAN TEENAGER FACING EXECUTIONJuvenile offender Ebrahim Hamidi, now aged 18, has been sentenced to death for allegedly sexually assaulting a man two years ago, when he was 16. Juvenile offender Ebrahim Hamidi, now aged 18, has been
Read MoreUN urges France to avoid Roma deportations 0
Post Views: 11 UN urges France to avoid Roma deportations France says it is acting in line with EU law A UN committee has urged France to avoid collective deportations of Roma (Gypsies) to Romania. The Committee on the Elimination
Read MoreBucarest alerta contra el racismo mientras continúan las expulsiones 0
Post Views: 9 Deportación de romaníes desde el estado francésBucarest alerta contra el racismo mientras continúan las expulsionesEl Estado francés continuó ayer deportando a centenares de gitanos de origen rumano mientras representantes de los gobiernos francés y rumano, que alertó
Read MoreKenya president ratifies new constitution 0
Post Views: 14 Kenya president ratifies new constitution The constitution was signed at a huge ceremony in the Kenyan capital Kenya has adopted a new constitution, more than three weeks after it was overwhelmingly approved in a national referendum.Tens of
Read MoreIndia and its relations with Israel, Arab nations 0
Post Views: 4 India and its relations with Israel, Arab nationsIndia walks a tightrope in its relations with Israel, Arab nationsBy: Ramananda Sengupta ‘We do have a defence relationship with India, which is no secret. On the other hand, what
Read MoreFertile land the prize that could reignite ethnic conflict in DR Congo 0
Post Views: 6 Fertile land the prize that could reignite ethnic conflict in DR Congo Land remains the greatest prize in North Kivu as residents grow uneasy over the return of the Congolese Tutsis from Rwanda Xan Rice in Masisi
Read MoreSomalia fears key Ramadan dates will bring more Islamist attacks 0
Post Views: 9 Somalia fears key Ramadan dates will bring more Islamist attacks Mogadishu civilians move out as al-Shabaab militia threatens ‘massive, final’ war on government Xan Rice, east Africa correspondent Al-Shabaab forces patrol in northern Mogadishu’s Suqaholaha neighbourhood before
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