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Thousands face down Pakistani police By MUNIR AHMAD, Associated Press Police fired tear gas and clubbed thousands of lawyers protesting President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's decision to impose emergency rule, as Western allies threatened to review aid to...

Thousands call for swift end to Iraq war By JASON DEAREN, Associated Press Thousands of people called for a swift end to the war in Iraq as they marched through downtown on Saturday, chanting and carrying signs that read: "Wall Street Gets Rich, Iraqis...

Australia to 'swap' refugees with USA Amnesty International The Wire - June 2007 In April, the Australian government agreed to a controversial refugee “swap” with the USA. The agreement authorizes the exchange of mainly Cuban and Haitian refugees, currently...

La Grande-Bretagne recrute des enfants pour tuer La Grande Bretagne est le seul pays européen où il est légal de recruter des jeunes de moins de 18 ans, (majoritairement issus de milieux défavorisés), pour en faire des enfants soldats. Le nouveau premier...

US militarism violates international law By Reason Wafawarova Zimbabwe Herald THE United States of America fronts the Western alliance that never tires harping at international law whenever they team up against perceived rogue states - a term often used...

Pourquoi y a-t-il tant de gens en prison aux Etats-Unis ? Glenn C. Loury Selon un rapport publié en 2005 par le International Centre for Prison Studies à Londres, les Etats-unis, qui ne représentent que 5% de la population mondiale, détiennent 25% de...

Spreading deserts threaten world food supply By Robert Evans Fri Aug 31, 2007 Spreading deserts and degradation of farm land due to climate change will pose a serious threat to food supplies for the world's surging population in coming years, a senior...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20430153/ Emprisonné pour avoir dénoncé corruption et trafic d'armes en Irak Grégoire Seither L'un(e) après l'autre, les hommes et femmes au sein de l'Armée US en Irak qui ont osé dénoncer la corruption et les malversations...

Report Says U.S. Economy Will Slow September 5, 2007 By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Writer GENEVA (AP) -- The U.S. economy will slow sharply this year and fall behind growth rates in most of the world, according to forecasts in a U.N. report released...

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/17/health/17poison.html?ex=1188792000&en=1eae2f56dae6d9e4&ei=5070 F.D.A. Tracked Poisoned Drugs, but Trail Went Cold in China by WALT BOGDANICH June 17, 2007 After a drug ingredient from China killed dozens of Haitian children...