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May 15, 2008

Dalai Lama attacks China at start of Western tour

FRANKFURT: The Dalai Lama lashed out on Thursday at the recent "suppression" of anti-Chinese unrest in Tibet, as he arrived in Germany at the start of a tour of Western powers in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics.

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Colombia's Uribe accuses Managua of sheltering terrorists

(Tico Times) - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has accused Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega of harboring “terrorists,” in reference to alleged members of a Colombia guerrilla group...

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Niger clears way to charge ex-PM

(BBC News) Niger's MPs lift the immunity of ex-Prime Minister Hama Amadou so he can be prosecuted for corruption....

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EU hails chance for pro-Europe government in Serbia

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union on Tuesday hailed an agreement between Serbia's Socialist and Democratic parties as a real chance to establish a pro-European...

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Indonesian police clash with protesters over fuel prices

JAKARTA - Indonesian police fired water cannons to break up a demonstration on Tuesday by about 1,000 stone-throwing protesters here who were demanding the president...

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World must manage water carefully: experts

SINGAPORE (AFP) - The world's water resources must be carefully managed to meet the needs of billions of people flocking to urban centres, experts said...

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Pressure mounts to call off Zimbabwe election

HARARE (Reuters) - African pressure mounted on Tuesday for President Robert Mugabe to call off a June 27 election after the U.N. Security Council issued...

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