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AIDS seen as new threat to African democracy 
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - AIDS may be killing elected officials in some Southern African countries faster than they can be replaced, creating a new threat to democracy and governance in the region, a new study said. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 10:09:59
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - AIDS may be killing elected officials in some Southern African countries faster than they can be replaced, creating a new threat to democracy and governance in the region, a new study said. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 10:09:59
Turkey to submit report to U.N. on north Iraq
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will deliver a report to the United Nations this week spelling out its concerns about militant Kurdish separatists in Iraq and reaffirming its legal right to take action against them, an official said on Monday. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 10:09:59
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will deliver a report to the United Nations this week spelling out its concerns about militant Kurdish separatists in Iraq and reaffirming its legal right to take action against them, an official said on Monday. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 10:09:59
Dutch blocked U.N. air support for Srebrenica: lawyers
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch refused crucial air support to their own troops defending Srebrenica under a U.N. mandate in 1995, allowing Bosnian Serb forces to take away and massacre 8,000-10,000 Muslims, lawyers said on Monday. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 10:09:59
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch refused crucial air support to their own troops defending Srebrenica under a U.N. mandate in 1995, allowing Bosnian Serb forces to take away and massacre 8,000-10,000 Muslims, lawyers said on Monday. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 10:09:59
Fighting eases at 2nd Palestinian camp in Lebanon
AIN AL-HILWEH, Lebanon (Reuters) - Islamist militants killed two Lebanese soldiers at a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon on Monday in an apparent attempt to relieve pressure on al Qaeda-inspired fighters besieged by the army in the north. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 10:09:59
AIN AL-HILWEH, Lebanon (Reuters) - Islamist militants killed two Lebanese soldiers at a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon on Monday in an apparent attempt to relieve pressure on al Qaeda-inspired fighters besieged by the army in the north. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 10:09:59
Liberia's Taylor boycotts war crimes trial
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Liberia's former President Charles Taylor boycotted the opening of his trial in The Hague for war crimes in Sierra Leone on Monday, saying he had lost faith in the U.N.-backed court. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 10:09:59
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Liberia's former President Charles Taylor boycotted the opening of his trial in The Hague for war crimes in Sierra Leone on Monday, saying he had lost faith in the U.N.-backed court. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 10:09:59
Iran says will not beg for its atomic rights
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will not beg world powers for its right to develop nuclear technology and has shown it will not retreat from the "field of danger" to protect such rights, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 09:10:36
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will not beg world powers for its right to develop nuclear technology and has shown it will not retreat from the "field of danger" to protect such rights, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 09:10:36
Brazil's Lula in talks with Indian PM over trade
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva began talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday, aiming to strengthen business ties and boost diplomatic links between the two emerging market giants. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 09:10:36
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva began talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday, aiming to strengthen business ties and boost diplomatic links between the two emerging market giants. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 09:10:36
Liberia's Taylor absent as war crimes trial starts
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Liberia's former President Charles Taylor stayed away from the start of his war crimes trial at The Hague on Monday, saying he had lost confidence in the U.N.-backed court for Sierra Leone. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 09:10:36
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Liberia's former President Charles Taylor stayed away from the start of his war crimes trial at The Hague on Monday, saying he had lost confidence in the U.N.-backed court for Sierra Leone. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 09:10:36
Afghan army says needs more help from Pakistan
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan is not getting enough cooperation from neighboring Pakistan as it battles a Taliban insurgency, the chief of the Afghan National Army said on Monday. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 08:10:08
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan is not getting enough cooperation from neighboring Pakistan as it battles a Taliban insurgency, the chief of the Afghan National Army said on Monday. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 08:10:08
Putin backs longer Kremlin term for his heirs
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin, due to step down as Russian president next year, backs the idea of allowing his successors to serve longer terms in the Kremlin but insists their stay should not be open-ended. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 08:10:08
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin, due to step down as Russian president next year, backs the idea of allowing his successors to serve longer terms in the Kremlin but insists their stay should not be open-ended. Reuters: World News, 2007-06-04 08:10:08