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Mass-murder survivors in Cambodia, Rwanda
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Int’l conference on genocide opens
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MONTREAL: Survivors of mass murder in Cambodia and Rwanda joined
human rights experts, diplomats and legislators in Montreal at a
global conference aimed at exploring ways of preventing genocidal
violence.
The conference, sponsored by McGill
University’s law faculty, comes amid continuing atrocities against
civilians in Sudan’s Darfur region—a conflict described as
“genocide in slow motion.”
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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US air strike kills Iraqi women, children
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BAGHDAD: Iraqi women and children bore the brunt Friday of a bloody
start to ’Id al-Fitr as the US military admitted to killing 15 in
an air raid and a sinister suicide attack on kids shocked a northern
town.
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Tears, flowers mark 2002 Bali bombing
anniversary
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KUTA, Indonesia: Teary-eyed relatives and friends of victims of the
2002 Bali bombings held a moment’s silence on Friday to honor the
202 people killed in the blasts five years ago.
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UN slams Myanmar crackdown, urges prisoner
release
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UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council slammed Thursday the
military crackdown in Myanmar, called for the release of political
prisoners and urged dialogue with the opposition icon Aung San Suu
Kyi.
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Indian envoy to Myanmar meets AUNG SAN Suu Kyi
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NEW DELHI: India’s ambassador to Myanmar’s military regime met
with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi two weeks ago, an Indian
foreign ministry source said Friday.
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US cops nab teenager with guns, foiling school
shooting
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NEW YORK: Pennsylvania officials said Thursday a 14-year-old boy was
arrested after police found weapons at his home that a high school
said may have been intended for a Columbine-style school shooting.
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WORLD
INBRIEF
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear
challenges against a government amnesty deal for former premier
Benazir Bhutto, setting up a fresh showdown with President Pervez
Musharraf...
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