Senegal: Landmines Claim New Victims in Casamance
allafrica.com     May 2, 2008            

One man was killed and 20 passengers injured when a bus drove over a landmine near the village of Lefeu, 70km north of the Casamance capital Ziguinchor on 1 May police said. ... The Gambian registered bus was driving the passengers north from Bignona 30km from Ziguinchor... [read full story]                    


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BAKU: Azerbaijan's State Commission: Grant Gabrielyan Was Handed Over To The ICRC Representation,...

usc.edu     31 mins ago          

AZERBAIJAN'S STATE COMMISSION: GRANT GABRIELYAN WAS HANDED OVER TO THE ICRC REPRESENTATION, NOT TO THE OFFICIALS OF THE SO-CALLED REGIME Azeri Press Agency Aug 20 2008 Azerbaijan Baku. Mahbuba Gasimbayli - APA. "The reports...                    

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Rights group says cluster bombs found

upi.com     36 mins ago   1 related          

MOSCOW, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- A human rights group and journalists said they found found two unexploded cluster bombs in Georgia, contradicting Moscow's claim it didn't use the munitions. The find conflicts with Moscow's denial that...                    

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Environmentalists target snack food makers over palm oil use (at Fortune)

yahoo.com     1 hr ago          

Kraft Foods, Kellogg's and other U.S. food producers come under attack as demand for vegetable oil made from palm trees soars. Farmers, in turn, are expanding their plantations, burning forests in Indonesia and Malaysia, where...                    

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Blood drives today in Elmira and Athens Township

stargazette.com     1 hr ago          

Star-Gazette • August 21, 2008 The Sullivan Trail Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold two blood drives in the area today. There will be a blood drive from 1 to 7 p.m. at the Elmira Chapter House, 911 Stowell St. Another...                    

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