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eureferendum.blogspot.com     Jul 20, 2008          

The grainy picture above, of uncertain age, shows one of the delightful ancient traditions of the Chinese government – a firing squad for Tibetan prisoners. A lethal injection preserves the vital organs allowing the bodies to...                    

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BBC NEWS World Africa Zimbabwe sanctions vetoed at UN

getboo.com     Jul 20, 2008   46 related          

The resolution called for sanctions on Mugabe and 13 other officials A draft resolution to impose sanctions on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and a number of his key allies has been vetoed at the UN Security Council. There...                    

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Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue to figure in Qureshi-Miliband meet

ddinews.gov.in     Jul 20, 2008          

The Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue process and other regional and international issues of mutual interest are expected to figure in talks Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will have with his British counterpart David...                    

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Council snoopers shut down restaurant ovens in Chinatown as Brussels bans Peking Duck

dailymail.co.uk     Jul 20, 2008   24 related          

Off the menu: A prepared Peking Duck ready to serve in a Chinese restaurant It is the nation's favourite Chinese dish – adored by millions and a staple feature on the menus of restaurants and takeaways the length and breadth of...                    

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Kidnappers of Britons in Iraq claim victim died: video statement (AFP)

yahoo.com     Jul 20, 2008   3 related          

LONDON (AFP) - The group that kidnapped five Britons in Iraq in May 2007 claimed one of the victims has committed suicide, in a video statement released to The Sunday Times. Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who paid a surprise...                    

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Alistair Darling begins the great island getaway

timesonline.co.uk     Jul 19, 2008          

Thrift is the theme for MPs' holidays Steven Swinford and Roger Waite Alistair Darling, the chancellor, is to seek shelter from Britain’s economic storm by going on holiday to one of Scotland’s most remote islands. The start of...                    

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Iran, EU and US begin nuclear talks in Geneva

afp.com     Jul 19, 2008   7 related          

European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana (L) is pictured with Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili GENEVA (AFP) - Iranian, European and US officials began talks Saturday in Geneva's historic Town Hall in a bid to...                    

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The Democrats' Popularity Fetish: Global approval is overrated.

freerepublic.com     Jul 18, 2008   1 related          

A major theme of this year's presidential campaign is that the United States has lost the respect of the world and that electing a Democrat, especially Barack Obama, is the way to fix it. "What if we could restore America's...                    

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UK Officially Ratifies Lisbon Treaty

turkishweekly.net     Jul 18, 2008   56 related          

UK Officially Ratifies Lisbon TreatyFriday , 18 July 2008The UK has officially ratified the European Union's Lisbon Treaty despite doubts over its future after the Irish "no" vote, BBC reported Thursday. The treaty has proved...                    

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The Cost of Being a Revolutionary

allafrica.com     Jul 18, 2008   1 related          

THE British ambassador to the UN, John Sawers, was so devastated by the Russia-China veto on the politically-motivated US-drafted sanctions resolution that he described this Western humiliation as having put the British foreign...                    

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