Monday, March 3, 2008

World News - Highlights

Egypt reopens Rafah crossing to admit wounded Palestinians

Posted: 02 Mar 2008 08:37 PM CST

Egyptian authorities sent ambulances to Rafah crossing to offer first aid to the wounded Palestinians, Egyptian Minister of Transport Mohamed Mansour was quoted as saying. more... | PDA

Pakistan to close largest Afghan refugee camp

Posted: 02 Mar 2008 08:31 PM CST

Jalozai camp used to host nearly 110,000 registered Afghans who had fled years of conflict in Afghanistan. As the authorities started to close the sprawling settlement last August, some 25,000 inhabitants returned to Afghanistan. more... | PDA

1,350 huts razed in Bhutanese refugee camp in eastern Nepal

Posted: 02 Mar 2008 08:14 PM CST

More than 10,000 people were left homeless after a fire swept through a Bhutanese refugee camp. more... | PDA

Cosmonaut casts vote for Putin's successor in outer space

Posted: 02 Mar 2008 07:26 PM CST

Yuri Malenchenko, a flight engineer and cosmonaut who is currently working aboard the International Space Station (ISS), said he will not miss the opportunity to make his own choice on who will become the successor to President Vladimir Putin. more... | PDA

9/11: Conflicting Data, Hardcore Questions and the Media Blackout

Posted: 02 Mar 2008 05:58 PM CST

It is clear media outlets do not want to even mention the release of flight data provided by the government as they would be forced to cover the content and more professionals/experts would be aware to analyze the data finding it does not support the government story and/or observed events. more... | PDA

Elections 2008: The Race Card

Posted: 02 Mar 2008 05:55 PM CST

Here we are in 2008 and the race card has made its inevitable appearance. Will candidate Barack Obama prevail against the racists? Against the money power? Against Wall St? His record and his prime donors tells us 'No'. more... | PDA

ACLU: 900,000 Names on U.S. Terror Watch Lists

Posted: 02 Mar 2008 05:55 PM CST

The list may be growing not because of swelling legions of foreign terrorists. Instead, it appears the FBI may be adding tens of thousands of names belonging to U.S. persons it suspects of being domestic terrorists - people who have no known ties to international terrorist organizations. more... | PDA

Israel: The time for worldwide boycott is now

Posted: 02 Mar 2008 05:53 PM CST

To the question of whether anything should and could be done to stop Israel, the answer is a certain 'yes.' more... | PDA

Colombia's raid against FARC angers Chavez

Posted: 02 Mar 2008 05:52 PM CST

Raul Reyes was killed in a Colombian air raid in Ecuador on Saturday. more... | PDA

Saudis, Kuwaitis, Bahrainis urged to leave Lebanon

Posted: 02 Mar 2008 05:51 PM CST

Lebanon's prime minister denies asking the US for the warship's deployment. more... | PDA

Italy's young lovers mock racist agenda

Posted: 02 Mar 2008 05:50 PM CST

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