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August 31, 2008

Kremlin critic shot in Ingushetia

(BBC News) The owner of an internet site critical of the Russian authorities is shot dead in police custody in the volatile region of Ingushetia.

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Tajikistan hopes water will power its growth

NUREK, Tajikistan (IHT) The inscription just above a tunnel at the foot of the colossal Nurek hydropower dam in south central Tajikistan is succinct: "Water...

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The Dalits of India

(New York Times) Chandra Bhan Prasad was born into the Pasi community, once considered untouchable on the ancient Hindu caste order. Today, he is the...

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National Lawyers Guild seeks to have judge review detentions of six activists by end of day

(Minnesota Independent) After the raids Friday and Saturday by the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department and the Minneapolis Police Department led to six arrests, the Minnesota...

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Kremlin critic shot in Ingushetia

(BBC News) The owner of an internet site critical of the Russian authorities is shot dead in police custody in the volatile region of Ingushetia....

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Abbas and Olmert meet for talks

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meet in Jerusalem for a further round of US-backed peace talks....

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Hindu Kashmir Group Ends Protest as State Cedes Land to Shrine

(Bloomberg) -- A Hindu group seeking the transfer of land to caretakers of a shrine in Kashmir ended protests after the state government agreed to...

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