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Zimbabwe police skirmish with soldiers after anger over unpaid wages leads to riot in capital
Associated Press WriterHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) _ Police wielding guns and riot sticks skirmished with unarmed soldiers in Zimbabwe's capital Monday, after frustration over unpaid wages touched off a riot. Police took away one civilian hit by a bullet. Trouble began when...Tags: Riots, Heads of State, United Nations, Morgan Tsvangirai, National Government
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Off the tourist path
Detroit Free PressThis was the place, or close enough. "Can you imagine, your grandfather grew up near here!" I shouted to my husband, waving my hand around vaguely in the dismal rain. "I mean, his house could have been on this very spot!" Expectant, we stood upon the...Tags: Ford, Trinity College, Connecticut, Newspaper and Magazine, Waterford, Health and Safety at School
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War, drought and a wheat shortage threaten Afghanistan with a winter of hunger
Associated Press WriterNILI, Afghanistan (AP) _ The farmer squats barefoot on packed earth in front of his two-room mud house. He has looked at his bags of wheat, he says, and counted the days. Ghulam Sakhi, 50, says his family will run out of food in mid-January —...Tags: Family, Terrorism, Guerrilla Activity, Almonds, Food Industry
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Closing the curtain
Former President Jimmy Carter, former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and the wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela were refused entry to Zimbabwe on Saturday. It's no mystery why: President Robert Mugabe doesn't want more witnesses to the...Tags: Disasters, Health Insurance, Nelson Mandela, Heads of State, Morgan Tsvangirai
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Winter brings hunger
The Associated PressThe farmer squats barefoot on packed earth in front of his two-room mud house. He has looked at his bags of wheat, he says, and counted the days. Ghulam Sakhi, 50, says his family will run out of food in mid-January — only a third of the way...Tags: Family, Terrorism, Guerrilla Activity, Almonds, Food Industry
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A desperate winter of hunger looms in Afghanistan
The Associated PressThe farmer squats barefoot on packed earth in front of his two-room mud house. He has looked at his bags of wheat, he says, and counted the days. Ghulam Sakhi, 50, says his family will run out of food in mid-January -- only a third of the way through...Tags: Family, Guerrilla Activity, Terrorism, Almonds, Food Industry
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Opium poppy harvest declines 6% in Afghanistan
Reporting from Jalalabad, Afghanistan, and The United Nations -- After seven years of extraordinary expansion, Afghanistan's harvest of poppies used to produce opium has declined by 6% from a record high in 2007, according to the annual opium survey by...Tags: Guerrilla Activity, Food Industry, Wars and Interventions, Defense, Arable Farming
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US lawmaker calls for increased aid to fight child malnutrition in Haiti
Associated Press WriterPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) _ A prominent U.S. congresswoman called on Wednesday for a better-funded, systemic approach to fighting hunger in Haiti following an Associated Press report that child malnutrition is worsening. California Democrat Maxine...Tags: Tropical Storms, National Government, Hospitals and Clinics, Maxine Waters, Orange (Orange, California)
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Mourning, remembering Soviet-era famine tragedy
Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko attends a memorial Saturday as Ukraine marked the anniversary of the start of Holodomor, a Soviet-era famine that killed millions. But the solemn events were overshadowed by fierce opposition from Russia. The Kremlin is...Tags: Genocide, Government, Massacres, Population
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Ireland to tighten anti-begging laws for first time since Potato Famine 160 years ago
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) _ Ireland plans to impose tough new penalties on beggars for the first time since the Potato Famine 160 years ago. Justice Minister Dermot Ahern says the measure is necessary because of the growth of professional begging gangs who...Tags: Court Administration, Potatoes
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Alleged cult member ordered released
The Associated PressOne of five alleged cult members accused in the starvation death of a toddler has been ordered released from custody pending trial. The attorney for Steven Bynum said her client should get out of jail sometime today. A judge ordered him released on his...Tags: Assault, Cults and Sects, Murder, Prosecution
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The information fortress known as North Korea
For months, North Korea watchers have played a frustrating guessing game: Is leader Kim Jong Il healthy? Incapacitated? Or even dead?
Many speculate that the reclusive 66-year-old has been sidelined by a stroke, while the government in Pyongyang...Tags: Google Inc., Civil Rights, Heads of State, Defense Equipment, Central Intelligence Agency
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