Thousands demonstrate in Africa over drawings
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP): POLICE SHOT and wounded one person yesterday as they sought to keep hundreds of demonstrators from marching to the residence of Denmark's ambassador to protest cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad first published in a Danish newspaper...
Cuba and Venezuela rap WTO
GENEVA (AP): CUBA AND Venezuela criticised the decision-making process of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), saying a few states are forcing through agreements despite opposition from many developing countries.
19 killed in clashes between police, rebels
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP): TWO DAYS of fierce fighting in a town close to war-ravaged Chechnya killed 12 suspected rebels and seven policemen, officials said yesterday, in the latest spate of violence ...
Homeland Security blamed for slow 'Katrina' response
WASHINGTON (AP): TOP DEPARTMENT of Homeland Security officials were told that New Orleans' levees were breached the day that Hurricane Katrina roared ashore, former disaster chief Michael Brown said yesterday ...
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