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MOUSAVI SUPPORTERS MOURN DEATH OF PROTESTERS
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Iran opposition continues march vs. president
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TEHRAN: Iran’s opposition plans a day of street marches and
mourning on Thursday for protesters killed in post-election
violence, keeping up the pressure on the Islamic regime over
the disputed vote.Facing their biggest crisis
since the 1979 revolution, the country’s Islamic rulers have gone
on the offensive, arresting protesters and prominent reformists,
tightening their grip on the media and lashing out at “meddling”
by foreign foes, including the United States.
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Taliban takes war to Pakistan’s key cities
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ISLAMABAD: Agitated commuters queue up every morning rush hour on
Islamabad’s wide avenues, their cars snaking back from security
checkposts manned by heavily armed police and paramilitary forces.
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Harvard University to decrease budget
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: Harvard University, the world’s richest
educational institution, is making big budget cuts because of the
economic downturn, university officials said.
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Minorities face job discrimination in Australia
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SYDNEY: Job seekers in Australia face a tougher time finding work if
they have non-English sounding names, with Chinese and Middle
Eastern applicants facing the worst discrimination, a study has
found.
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KABUL: The visiting North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s
Secretary-General Jaap de Hope Scheffer on Wednesday announced
sending additional troops to Afghanistan ahead of the second
presidential election after the fall of Taliban regime set for
August 20 this year.
-- Xinhua
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