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| 'NATO uses DU weapons in Libya war' (by PressTV)
An American journalist says that the US and NATO forces are using missiles and bombs with depleted uranium (DU) in their airstrikes on Libya.
Conn Hallinan, a columnist with Foreign Policy in Focus, based in Berkeley, California, has told Press TV that "The fact that the US is denying the use of depleted uranium munitions is just nonsense."
Hallinan noted that in the West's air...
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| | NATO's plea for more warplanes fails (by PressTV)
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has called for "a few more" fighter jets to step up strikes on Libya, but his received no offer from any ally.
In a NATO meeting in Berlin on Thursday, no country accepted to supply the extra warplanes for the Libya war.
On Wednesday, British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have agreed to boost "military...
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| | Increasing efforts to ouster Gaddafi (by Mohyeddin Sajedi)
Are the international meetings Qatar and Egypt regarding the Libya crisis and the resumption of the bombardment of Gaddafi's military forces by the US signs that new steps are being taken to put a quick end to the situation in Libya? Especially since Libya is facing civil war and partition, a situation that would definitely affect Libya's neighboring North African countries.
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| | Somali govt. rejects calls for ouster (by PressTV)
Somalia's transitional government has rejected demands calling for the dismissal of the current leadership to prepare the ground for new elections.
"That meeting was fruitless and did not meet what was expected of it," AP cited a statement released by the Somali government cabinet on Thursday. "It was not representing the desires of the Somali people."
The statement came after a two-day...
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| | ECO hails South Pars progress (by PressTV)
Secretary General of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) says Iran has made significant progress in the development of the South Pars oil and gas projects.
"Despite sanctions, Iran has managed to attract investment in the oil and gas sector by localizing technology in the special South Pars energy zone," ECO Secretary General Muhammad Yahya Maroofi was quoted by IRNA as saying.
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| | 'US complicit in Bahrain crackdown' (by PressTV)
http://217.218.67.244:8181/video/site video/04-14-2011/maryam al-khavaja-04-14-2011.flv The United States has collaborated with the deadly crackdown on the popular revolution against Bahrain's despotic monarchy, says a notable Bahraini human rights activist.
"People in Bahrain think that the US is in one way or another...
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| | 'Berlusconi won't seek re-election' (by PressTV)
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has named his incumbent Justice Minister Angelo Alfano as his possible successor in the 2013 elections.
In a private session with foreign journalists on Tuesday, the Italian premier said he would not become a candidate in the upcoming elections, AFP reported on Thursday.
"I could head the list, but I don't want to have an operational role," he added.
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| | Uganda opposition leader shot in arm (by PressTV)
Uganda's main opposition leader has been shot in the arm as police opened fire on a group of people attending a rally to protest against high food prices in the East African nation.
Kizza Besigye, chairman of the Forum for Democratic Change Party, was hit on Thursday as security forces fired live bullets and threw tear gas canisters at demonstrators marching in the capital Kampala, a Press...
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| | 'US complicit in Bahrain regime's crimes' (by PressTV)
Zainab al-Khawaja, the daughter of a prominent Bahraini opposition figure, has gone on hunger strike to protest the detention of her relatives in the country's brutal crackdown against protesters.
Her father Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, her uncle Salah al-Khawaja, her brother-in-law Hussein Ahmed, and her husband Wafi Almajed have all been arrested.
Press TV interviewed her sister, Maryam...
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| | Japan royal family tour quake-hit area (by PressTV)
Japan's emperor and empress have made their first visit to the country's northeastern area that was hit by a destructive quake and tsunami on March 11.
On Thursday, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited two evacuation shelters in Asahi city in Chiba Prefecture and spoke with people that are temporarily living in these community centers.
On March 11, Japan was hit by a 9-magnitude...
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| | Light plane crash kills 4 in Israel (by PressTV)
Four people have been killed after a light aircraft crashed near an international airport in the northern Israeli city of Haifa.
The incident took place near the Haifa Airbase Technical School on Thursday, when the plane was returning to the airport due to a technical malfunction, Israeli daily Ha'aretz reported.
Initial reports say the aircraft hit some large trees when it was returning to...
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| | 'US's two-faced response to Bahrain' (by PressTV)
http://217.218.67.244:8181/video/site video/04-14-2011/allen rolland-04-14-2011.flv Saudi Arabia continues to assist the Bahraini regime in its brutal crackdown on protesters despite mounting criticism from renowned rights groups.
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, among other groups, have turned their focus on the...
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| | Iran to build fence at Pakistan border (by PressTV)
Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi says the country is rapidly constructing a fence on its border with Pakistan.
"Barrier and road construction along the border [with Pakistan] is being carried out in the impenetrable mountainous terrain [in southeastern Iran] with precision and quality," Vahidi was quoted by IRNA as saying on Thursday.
The Iranian defense minister...
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| | 'West's intervention in Libya shameful' (by PressTV)
A senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution has condemned "oppressive and greedy powers in the West" for their "shameful" meddling in Libyan affairs.
"While the share of the innocent Libyans from the developments in the county is to get killed, a few foreign countries try to decide for the future of the people in this country," IRNA quoted Gholamali Haddad-Adel as...
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| | Syria pardons protest detainees (by PressTV)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued amnesty for all detainees that have been captured in the aftermath of the recent protests in the country.
The Thursday decree does not pardon common criminals, AFP reported, citing the state television.
Since mid-March, Syria has been faced with weeks of protests that have left scores of people dead, including a number of security forces.
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| | '110 US male soldiers raped in 2010' (by PressTV)
A large number of male members of the US military say they have been the victims of sexual harassment by their peers and superiors, a report says.
About 110 US male soldiers said they were sexually assaulted while serving in the military in 2010, which is nearly three times the number in 2007, the US-based Newsweek magazine reported.
According to the Pentagon, the number of victims is...
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| | Nine killed in China plant blast (by PressTV)
At least nine people have been killed after an explosion followed by a huge fire wrecked a chemical plant in China's northeastern province of Heilongjiang.
The incident occurred at 10:10 p.m. local time (1310 GMT) on Wednesday at a three-storey building at Fuxin Chemical Plant in Lamadian Town of Daqing City.
Nine workers died on the scene while five others managed to leave the building,...
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| | 'West will leave ME in disgrace' (by PressTV)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has condemned the West's military presence in the region, saying the occupation forces will eventually have to leave "in disgrace."
Speaking in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, President Ahmadinejad criticized the West for unleashing wars in Africa and the Middle East while the wars they started in Afghanistan and Iraq continue to...
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| | 'Shia cleansing underway in Bahrain' (by PressTV)
Saudi Arabia continues to assist the Bahraini regime in its killing, torturing and kidnapping anti-government protesters.
Press TV interviewed president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights Nabeel Rajab, who explains the difficult situation journalists and human right activists are facing in Bahrain with many of them having been killed or detained.
Press TV: The question of torture...
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| | New challenges ahead for Japan N plant (by PressTV)
Japan says given the slow progress of removing radioactive water from reactors at the quake-hit Fukushima Daiichi power plant, an alternative may be needed to avert the crisis.
"It may be difficult to completely remove the contaminated water and so allow work to proceed. We may need to think of other options," Deputy Director-General of Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency Hidehiko Nishiyama...
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| | Israelis violate Lebanese territory (by PressTV)
Israel's military has committed an incursion into the Lebanese territory near the location where it carried out a deadly border violation last year.
On Thursday, an Israeli tank crossed the border near the southern village of Abbasiyyeh, AFP reported.
"The Merkava tank entered a zone claimed by Lebanon," the Lebanese Army said with a security official noting that the tank advanced four...
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| | 'Saudis don't dare to act against Iran' (by PressTV)
An Iranian lawmaker says Saudi regime would not dare to make any moves against Iran, since the Riyadh regime is aware of Tehran's military might.
"The Saudi [regime] is well aware of Iran's military might and if they make any mistakes, Iran's reaction would be such that will make it their last mistake," Gholam-Reza Karami told Fars News Agency on Wednesday.
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| | Unidentified snipers kill Syrian soldier (by PressTV)
A group of snipers open fire on Syrian soldiers in western part of the country, killing one serviceman and injuring another.
"A group of snipers opened fire on soldiers as they were on patrol in [the city of] Banias," reported the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on Thursday.
Since mid-March, Syria has been struggling with weeks of protests that has left scores of people dead, including...
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| | Japan PM faces demands for resignation (by PressTV)
 | | Leader of Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Sadakazu Tanigaki | A conservative Japanese politician has called on Prime Minister Naoto Kan to resign over his poor management of the crisis that hit the country's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
"The time has come for (the prime minister) to decide whether he stays or goes," Kyodo news agency quoted Sadakazu...
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| | Bahraini forces attack southern city (by PressTV)
Saudi-backed Bahraini forces have reportedly carried out a violent attack on the southern city of Sitra, imposing a siege on a medical center and engaging in its destruction.
The raid took place on Thursday, when the forces started razing a mosque, a Press TV correspondent reported.
Dozens of people have been killed and thousands of others injured since February 14, when the public started...
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| | Lebanon seizes Syria-bound armaments (by PressTV)
Lebanese security forces have reportedly intercepted two vehicles carrying weapons and ammunitions to Syria amid Damascus' complaints of foreign provocations.
On Thursday, the forces detained two people trying to drive the vehicles into Syria, Reuters reported.
"The cars had AK-47s, semi-automatic weapons, and some bombs," one security source said.
HN/MB Source: Press TV | | 'EU's anti-Iran bid, publicity ploy' (by PressTV)
A senior Iranian lawmaker slams the latest round of EU sanctions against Iran, saying the West is making efforts to ward off responsibility for its silence towards "actual human rights violations."
On Tuesday, the European Union imposed a new round of sanctions, including asset freezes and travel bans, against 32 unnamed Iranian officials over what they have claimed as human rights...
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| | Over half of Americans take supplements (by PressTV)
More Than half of American adults take multivitamins and other dietary supplements, according to new statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The use of dietary supplements is steadily growing in the US, the figures show.
"This report indicates high use of dietary supplements in the US adult population during the past 20 years, with over 40 percent of adults...
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| | Britain to oust or to keep Gaddafi ? (by PressTV)
The British government is giving mixed signals on Libya dismissing a bid to remove its dictator Muammar Gaddafi just a week ago and now calling for his ouster.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague led calls on Gaddafi to step down from power in the first meeting of the international contact group on Libya held in Qatar's capital of Doha.
Speaking as the co-chair of the meeting, Hague...
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| | British coalition govt. is in turmoil (by PressTV)
The British coalition government is grappling with such a turmoil that even Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's son asks why everyone hates his "papa."
Clegg has recently told The New Statesman magazine that his attempts to live a relatively normal life do not always go so well, leaving him "quite miserable."
Clegg recalled how his nine-year-old son recently asked him, "Why are...
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| | Britain gives Kusa six-month visa (by PressTV)
The British government has given Musa Kusa, dubbed Libyan regime's "envoy of death" a UK visa that allows him temporary residence in Britain.
The six-month visa was issued following a request by Foreign Secretary William Hague from the Home Office and authorizes the "alleged war criminal" and former Muammar Gaddafi intelligence chief to freely travel to and from Britain, The Sun...
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| | Losing extra weight helps memory (by PressTV)
Weight loss may lower the overweight and obese people's greater risk for memory problems and other cognitive disabilities, a study shows.
The study of 150 overweight and obese people, including 109 bariatric surgery patients and 41 obese control subjects, showed that weight loss considerably improves brain health and memory.
The participants weighed an average of 300 pounds (136 kilograms)...
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| | Russia finds illegal immigrant shelter (by PressTV)
Russian police have uncovered an underground shelter east of the capital Moscow that housed over 100 illegal immigrants from Central Asia.
"A total of 110 men and women were living in an underground bomb shelter behind a 4-meter high concrete fence with a barbed wire," Moscow criminal police officer Andrei Mishel told Ria Novosti on Thursday.
He said that there were even bathrooms and...
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| | Half of global stillbirths preventable (by PressTV)
About 2.6 million stillbirths occur every year in the world, mostly in developing countries, while half of the cases could be prevented by providing better health care for the mothers.
According to a series on stillbirth, published in The Lancet, more than 7, 200 babies are born dead every day.
A stillbirth occurs when a baby is born dead of natural causes after 28 weeks of pregnancy,...
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| | Iran slams UK boycott of publishers (by PressTV)
Iran has lashed out at Britain's decision not to grant entry visas to several Iranian private sector publishers who intended to attend the London International Book Fair.
Deputy Culture Minister and Director of Tehran International Book Fair Bahman Dorri denounced the British Foreign Office's move in rejecting several applications by Iranian private sector book publishers who had applied to...
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| | British Embassy in Tehran closed (by PressTV)
British chargé d'affaires in Tehran on Wednesday ordered the embassy to close its doors to dozens of Iranians who had come to apply for visas.
The UK Embassy in Tehran was closed until further notice after the country's chargé d'affaires tightened rules for visa issuance and instigated disputes and physical encounters between the people who were applying for visas and security personnel.
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| | Bahrainis in UK decry Saudi atrocities (by PressTV)
Bahrainis living in Britain held rallies outside the Saudi Arabi Embassy in London on Wednesday evening to condemn the occupation of their country by Saudi troops.
Demonstrators that carried Bahraini flags and anti-Saudi placards chanted slogans in English and Arabic denouncing the atrocities of Bahrain's regime and the Saudi military intervention in the Persian Gulf Island to help the...
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| | 'US to maintain power grip on Egypt' (by PressTV)
Egyptian protesters, who pined for revolutionary change in the North African state, are continuing their demonstrations as the country's military council has failed to meet their demands for reforms.
One such demand is the call for the resignation of the council's head, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawy. The other is the prosecution of former President Hosni Mubarak and his sons Gamal...
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| | 'Oldest South American textile found' (by PressTV)
Scientists say textiles and rope fragments found in Peru's Guitarrero Cave in the Andes Mountains are the oldest ever found in South America.
The textiles were found thirty years go along with some other artifacts which were dated to around 12,000 years ago , EurekAlert reported.
According to a report published in Current Anthropology, the textiles were not dated and recent human and...
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| | India and Pakistan to resume sporting ties (by Al Jazeera English)
Rival neighbours to restart direct sports games, frozen since the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks, in a bid to thaw ties.  | | India broke off diplomatic relations with Pakistan after the 2008 Mumbai attacks which killed 166 people [Reuters] | India and Pakistan have agreed to resume direct sporting ties, including cricket games, which were frozen after the deadly Mumbai attacks in...
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| | Japan hit by more nuclear crisis (by PressTV)
The operator of Japan's tsunami-flooded nuclear power complex is struggling to pull damaged spent fuel rods out of a storage pool at one of the reactors.
This comes amid concerns over surging radiation and elevated temperatures at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, MSNBC reported Thursday.
Water in the spent fuel storage pool at the Number 4 reactor at the Fukushima plant has risen...
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| | Yemen's opposition rejects talks (by PressTV)
Yemeni opposition has set a two-week deadline for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to leave, rejecting an offer to join Saudi-mediated talks.
"We have renewed our emphasis on the need for speeding the process of (Saleh) standing down to within two weeks. Therefore, we will not go to Riyadh," prominent opposition leader Mohammed al-Mutawakkil was quoted as saying by Reuters on Thursday.
Persian...
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| | 'Libya situation a classic stalemate' (by PressTV)
http://217.218.67.244:8181/video/site video/04-14-2011/hallinan-lindorff.flv UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says around 3.5 million Libyans are in need of humanitarian aid as battles rage between Western-led forces and troops loyal to ruler Muammar Gaddafi.
The United Kingdom and France want to intensify the airstrikes over...
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| | 8 revolutionaries killed in N Libya (by PressTV)
Eight Libyans have been killed as dozens of Grad rockets of Muammar Gaddafi forces struck the northern city of Misratah, a revolutionary forces spokesman says.
"They fired Grads at a residential area called Kasr Ahmad near the port this morning. They fired at least 80 rockets on that area," Abdelbasset Abu Mzereiq told Reuters on Thursday.
"So far we have eight martyrs and 20...
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| | 'Egypt has no need for US military aid' (by PressTV)
The deposed Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, is set to appear in court on April 19 and face charges of killing anti-regime protesters, embezzling public funds and abusing power.
However, the slow pace of prosecution of the former regime's officials has cast doubts on Egypt's military council's 'alliance' with the former ruler.
Press TV interviewed Adel Lotfy, a writer and journalist...
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| | US reassures Saudi Arabia of support (by PressTV)
The White House has once again reassured Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah of the US support amid anti-government protests in the country.
US National security adviser Tom Donilon held comprehensive and positive talks with the Saudi monarch, the White House said on Wednesday.
"The discussions highlighted the importance of the US-Saudi partnership rooted in strong historical ties and shared...
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| | Zionism Undone (by Video Rebel)
In contrast to this academic fraud we have the works of Israel Finkelstein, the Israeli archaeologist who wrote The Bible Unearthed based upon modern scientific studies of the Holy Land.
He concluded that the ancient Hebrews were descendants of the Canaanites. The Hebrews lived in the mountains and their fellow Canaanites lived on the lower elevations. This means that those few ...
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| | Israel Approves 900 Settlement Units Near Bethlehem (by IMEMC)
 | | File - Israeli Settlement | The Israeli Regional Construction and Planning Committee approved a new settlement plan that aims at constructing 900 units for Jewish settlers in an area adjacent to Al Walaja Palestinian town in the Bethlehem District. The units will be built close to the Gilo illegal settlement that was built lands that were illegally annexed from the...
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| | Emerging powers said to condemn Libya bombing (by Reuters)
 | | Reuters – Mohamed, 10, stands guard at the frontline along the western entrance of Ajdabiyah, April 13, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis … | CAIRO/BENGHAZI (Reuters) – Leaders of five big emerging powers on Thursday condemned NATO-led air strikes against Libya after Western and Arab countries issued their first joint call for Muammar Gaddafi to step down. Diplomats will make a...
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| | Libya tops agenda at NATO ministers' meeting (by Associated Press)
Three weeks of airstrikes haven't routed Moammar Gadhafi's forces, and France has said NATO isn't doing enough. British and French officials also said Washington's military strength is needed to ensure the mission's success, but the Obama administration insists the U.S. will stick to its plan to remain in the back seat. American officials say U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton...
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| | BRICS take aim at dollar with call for global monetary revamp (by Reuters)
"The era demands that the BRICS countries strengthen dialogue and cooperation," Chinese President Hu Jintao said. The BRICS are worried about the long-term fate of the dollar because of America's large trade and budget deficits. They also begrudge the privileges that come with being the leading reserve currency -- hence the call for a revamped system that is more stable. In another dig at the...
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| | North Korea to charge detained US citizen (by Al Jazeera English)
Pyongyang says it will indict the American missionary man, jailed since November, with "crimes against the nation."  | | Several Americans have been detained in North Korea in recent years [GALLO/GETTY] | North Korea said it will charge a US citizen detained since November with crimes against the nation, amid reports that he was engaged in missionary work in the hardline...
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| | Uruguay ends amnesty on junta crimes (by PressTV)
Uruguay's senate has narrowly voted to annul an amnesty for crimes against humanity committed during the military dictatorship in the country four decades ago.
The legislation, which was passed after a 12-hour debate, would allow prosecutions for crimes against humanity which were committed during Uruguay's so-called dirty war.
During the debate, Sen. Oscar Lopez Goldaracena of the Broad...
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| | US suspends napping air traffic controller (by Al Jazeera English)
No one was hurt as a sleepy tower operator snoozes through landing of a medical flight in fifth such incident this year.  | | Senator Harry Reid of Nevada said the Reno incident was unacceptable [EPA]
| A US air traffic controller has been suspended from his job after falling asleep while a medical flight was landing in the state of Nevada, marking the fifth lapse so far...
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| | Western, Arab nations say Libya's Gaddafi must go (by Reuters)
 | | Reuters – Mourners pray next to the grave of helicopter pilot Captain Hussein Al-Warfali in Benghazi April 12, … | CAIRO/BENGHAZI (Reuters) – Diplomats will make a new effort to forge an end to the Libyan civil war on Thursday, after agreeing to call for Muammar Gaddafi to leave power but failing to forge a unified strategy to force him out. U.N. Secretary General Ban...
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| | French ships to join Russia navy fleet (by PressTV)
Following an arms deal between France and Russia, Paris will provide Moscow with two Mistral-class vessels that are fully equipped with NATO's communication and control systems.
"Bilateral talks resulted in an agreement with the French party that they will take into account the Defense Ministry's condition to provide all necessary systems and equipment to comply with the Russian Navy's...
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| | Obama Orders Israel Thrown To 'Arab Wolves' To Save Saudi Oil (by Sorcha Faal)
[Editor's note: Usually I refrain from republishing anything coming from disinfotainment site Sorcha Faal, but this one was just too funny. If anyone needed more proof that Jew know who is behind that site, in spite of their frequent episodes of holocultism, here it is.] Just released secret cables detailing the talks held between President Medvedev and his Chinese...
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| | Iran slams UK's visa denial to publishers (by PressTV)
Iran has slammed Britain for denying visas to Iranian publishers who were planning to take part in the 2011 edition of London Book Fair.
Deputy Minister of Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance Bahman Dorri raised objections to Britain's decision, saying that the London Book Fair organizers will also receive a firm response.
The British Foreign Ministry refused to issue visas for...
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| | US blasted for silence on Bahrain (by PressTV)
http://217.218.67.244:8181/video/site video/04-14-2011/clinton.flv The United States has been criticized for being silent about the recent killings of anti-government protesters in the Persian Gulf state of Bahrain.
Maryam al-Khawaja of the Bahrain Center of Human Rights asked US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the US...
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| | Allies to step up military pressure on Libya (by Al Jazeera English)
France and UK agree to increase military operations on Gaddafi's regime ahead of a NATO strategy meeting in Germany. France and Britain have agreed to step up military pressure on Muammar Gaddafi's regime after world powers meeting in Doha promised Libyan rebels cash and the means to defend themselves. Nicolas Sarkozy, the French...
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| | Mubarak, sons to stand in dock (by PressTV)
 | | Egypt's ousted President Hosni Mubarak | Egypt's deposed President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons are set to appear in court on April 19 as a part of an investigation into their 'crimes' against the North African state.
Mubarak and his sons, Alaa and Gamal, who face charges of killing anti-regime protesters, embezzling public funds and abusing power, will be required to answer...
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| | Syrian students march for reforms (by PressTV)
About 150 Syrian students have staged a rally for the first time in Aleppo, Syria's second biggest city, to demand political reforms in the country.
The students marched on the campus of Aleppo University on Wednesday, activists said on Thursday.
Several hundred students also rallied at Damascus University for a second day in the capital on Wednesday, Reuters reported.
Activists accused...
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| | 'West set to hijack Arab revolutions' (by PressTV)
Head of Iran's Assembly of Experts Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani has warned Arab nations to be wary of US and its allies' plans to take control of their recent Islamic movements.
"The foreigners, especially the US and the Zionist regime (Israel), are trying to usurp these movements and distort their reality," ISNA quoted Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani as saying at the Assembly's board...
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| | North Korea says it has detained a US citizen (by Associated Press)
 | | AFP/File – File photo of North Korean soldiers in the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone separating … | SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea confirmed Thursday that it has arrested an American man for committing an unspecified crime against the country and is preparing to indict him. The man, named Jun Young Su, has been held since November last year,...
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| | One dead, 16 injured in Iraq blasts (by PressTV)
At least one civilian has been killed and 16 others, including three children, have been injured in a car bomb blast in the northeast of the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad, police say.
Colonel Kamel Ahmad said on Wednesday that the explosion happened near Sulaimaniya restaurant in Raas al-Damiz region in southern Kirkuk.
"One man was killed and 16 others, including three children, two women...
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| | Bahrain accused of rights violations (by PressTV)
The daughter of a prominent Bahraini opposition figure has accused Manama of human rights violations as she enters the fourth day of a hunger strike.
Zainab al-Khawaja told the Associated Press on Wednesday that she will refuse food until her father, Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, her husband, brother-in-law and her uncle are released from detention.
The 27-year-old mother of a baby girl recalled...
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| | Violence continues across Syria (by Al Jazeera English)
According to reports from Alleppo, Syria's second city, one hundred anti-government protesters have demonstrated at the main university there. Three students have been arrested in what is thought to be the city's first demonstration during the recent wave of unrest. And the calls for greater political freedoms in the capital are getting...
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