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UN Calls for Large-Scale Emergency Action to Combat Food Crisis - Voice of America


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UN Calls for Large-Scale Emergency Action to Combat Food Crisis
Voice of America - 53 minutes ago
By VOA News The United Nations food agency says soaring global food prices are threatening to plunge more than 100 million people worldwide into hunger.
Africa: WFP Says High Food Prices A Silent Tsunami AllAfrica.com
"Silent tsunami" warning over global food crisis (Roundup) Monsters and Critics.com
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April 22, 2008   No Comments

Iran says IAEA nuclear talks were "positive" - Reuters India


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Iran says IAEA nuclear talks were "positive"
Reuters India - 1 hour ago
By Parisa Hafezi TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran gave an upbeat assessment on Tuesday of two days of talks with the top investigator of the UN atomic energy watchdog, who was looking into Western reports that Iran secretly studied how to design nuclear bombs.
UN nuclear official queries Iran about atomic arms charges The Associated Press
Italy joins EU drive for more Iran sanctions Ha’aretz
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April 22, 2008   No Comments

Clinton says US could "totally obliterate" Iran - Reuters


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Clinton says US could "totally obliterate" Iran
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton warned Tehran on Tuesday that if she were president, the United States could "totally obliterate" Iran in retaliation for a nuclear strike against Israel.
Clinton's poll day threat to Iran BBC News
Clinton warns Iran of total obliteration Monsters and Critics.com
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April 22, 2008   No Comments

Searchers look for Brazil priest carried away by balloons - The Associated Press


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Searchers look for Brazil priest carried away by balloons
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Searchers scanned the waters off Brazil's southern Atlantic coast on Tuesday for a Roman Catholic priest who disappeared after floating into the sky under hundreds of helium party balloons.
Video: Priest Goes Missing During Balloon Flight AssociatedPress
Priest missing on balloon flight BBC News
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April 22, 2008   No Comments

Obama wary of report of breakthrough with Hamas - Reuters


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Obama wary of report of breakthrough with Hamas
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Caren Bohan PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama on Tuesday expressed wariness about former US President Jimmy Carter's report of progress in his meetings with leaders of the Islamist Palestinian group Hamas.
Rice: Officials Advised Carter Not to Meet With Hamas Washington Post
Hamas to give ceasefire answer on Thursday, official says (Roundup) Monsters and Critics.com
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April 22, 2008   No Comments

Uribe cousin ordered held in Colombia "para" probe - Reuters


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Uribe cousin ordered held in Colombia "para" probe
Reuters - 1 hour ago
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian authorities on Tuesday ordered the arrest of President Alvaro Uribe's cousin and one of his closest allies for suspected ties to paramilitary death squads in a deepening political scandal.
Colombia orders Uribe ally arrest BBC News
Arrest warrant issued for cousin of Colombian President Uribe Monsters and Critics.com
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April 22, 2008   No Comments

Zimbabwe Says Violence Claim Is Ploy for Intervention (Update3) - Bloomberg


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Zimbabwe Says Violence Claim Is Ploy for Intervention (Update3)
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Brian Latham April 22 (Bloomberg) — The Zimbabwean government said the opposition's claim that President Robert Mugabe's administration is waging a violent campaign to remain in power is a ploy to encourage foreign intervention.
Zimbabwe churches: Stop the murder, torture CNN International
Zimbabwe court denies bail to strike detainees to 'deter' others Monsters and Critics.com
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April 22, 2008   No Comments

Georgian deputy PM in London for talks on Russia confrontation - International Herald Tribune


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Georgian deputy PM in London for talks on Russia confrontation
International Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
AP LONDON: Georgia's deputy prime minister visited London on Tuesday for meetings with British officials to rally international support for the ex-Soviet republic in its confrontation with Russia.
Video: Georgia behind Abkhazia tensions: Putin RussiaToday
Russia says rebels downed plane BBC News
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April 22, 2008   No Comments

Tamils claim destroyed tank, say Sri Lankan jets bombed church - AFP


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Tamils claim destroyed tank, say Sri Lankan jets bombed church
AFP - 1 hour ago
COLOMBO (AFP) - Tamil separatists destroyed an army tank after Sri Lankan war planes bombed a Roman Catholic church compound killing a man and wounding two children, the rebels said Tuesday.
Sri Lankan Army Says Rebel Base Captured in Northwest (Update1) Bloomberg
Army claims 17 rebels killed in northern Sri Lanka Monsters and Critics.com
Jerusalem Post - Zee News - BBC News - International Herald Tribune
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April 22, 2008   No Comments

Al-Maliki claims 'new phase' of unity in Iraq - CNN


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Al-Maliki claims 'new phase' of unity in Iraq
CNN - 2 hours ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told neighboring countries Tuesday that Iraq has moved past its internal divisions and "has entered a new phase" of unity.
Iraq says Arab neighbours start to accept it is 'here to stay' AFP
Iraqi PM to neighbors: Stop terrorists from crossing borders The Associated Press
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April 22, 2008   No Comments