Territorial Disputes

A way to get around Karzai in Afghanistan

There is a way to circumvent the Karzai problem in Afghanistan, writes Trudy Rubin. It's a bottom-up strategy that deals more directly with effective governors and ministry officials in troubled provinces. Smarter diplomacy...

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Thales of Miletus

The First Philosopher of Greece Thales of Miletus was the first man, on record, in ancient Greece to suggest that perhaps humans were not the creation of the gods; perhaps all came from water. Traditionally regarded as the...

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Power Struggle Threatens Central Asian Electricity Grid

Defections from regiona distribution network may destroy Soviet-era effort to ensure equitable sharing of electricity. By Gulnura Toralieva in London (RCA No. 596, 20-Nov-09) Kazakstan’s decision to withdraw from the Central...

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Shed builder claims land

Templeton police say man’s housing solution illegal Raymond C. Brouillet stands in the doorway of the shed he built on Hubbardston Road in Templeton. Raymond C. Brouillet, ON HIS CLAIM TO LAND TEMPLETON — A local man’s attempts...

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Fluffy all the way

CHAMPION trainer Wayne DaCosta not only has the 2009 title sewn up - his ninth since 1984 and fifth in a row - but from all indications is gearing up to unleash another blitz of impressive horses on his rivals and racing...

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Indian Tribe Sues Over Calif. Ranch Development

Indian tribe sues Interior Dept., county to stop resort project on California ranch By JACOB ADELMAN Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment An Indian tribe has filed a...

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O's expected to take deliberate approach

Club makes no offers on first day of free agency; catcher Tatum claimed off waivers By Dan Connolly dan.connolly@baltsun.com On Friday, the first day that players were able to sign with new teams, the Orioles made no contract...

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Africa: 'Stop Acquisition of Farmland in Continent' - Gaddafi

Libyan President Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has called for an end to the buying and selling of African farmland by rich nations during UN hunger summit the headquarters of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome, Italy.

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CHILE: Mapuche Detainees Say They Were Framed

TEMUCO, Chile, Nov 20 (IPS) - "This lie has got to end," said a sobbing Luisa Marilef, a 55-year-old Mapuche woman who says her son's arrest and prosecution under Chile's anti-terrorism law was part of a set-up by the police...

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France: Inadequate Plan for Migrant Children at Airport

The French Immigration Minister's proposals to address the needs of unaccompanied migrant children held at transit zones, especially airports, falls short of bringing France into compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights...

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