ZIMBABWE - Tsvangirai scanned for suspected skull fracture, brain injury
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP): Zimbabwe's main Opposition Leader suffered a suspected skull fracture, brain injury and internal bleeding, doctors reported yesterday, after what lawyers and other activists said were savage beatings while in police custody.
JAPAN - Survey: 40 per cent of citizens not having sex
TOKYO (AP): The secret behind Japan's plunging birth rate? A record 39.7 per cent of Japanese citizens ages 16-49 have not had sex for over a month, up 5 percentage points from two years ago according to a survey published this week by the Japan Family...
ECUADOR - Congressmen force their way into parliament
QUITO, Ecuador (AP): About 20 ousted lawmakers who tried to block leftist President Rafael Correa's plans for a new constitution forced their way into congress, battling riot police and tear gas to take up their seats."We are in a dictatorship!" shouted...
MEXICO - Bush seeks to rebuild ties with Latin America
MERIDA, Mexico (AP): President Bush, seeking to rebuild ties with Mexico, pledged yesterday to intensify efforts to overhaul U.S. immigration laws and crack down on illegal drug trafficking. Bush said that he senses there has been a change of attitudes in congress...
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