South Africa pressured on anti-AIDS campaign
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP): A former U.N. envoy yesterday accused South African leader Thabo Mbeki of presiding over an 'AIDS apocalypse,' and said his dismissal of the country's former deputy health minister was a severe blow to the fight against the epidemic....
Hugo Chávez seeks constitutional reforms
CARACAS (Reuters): Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez was scheduled to present a package of constitutional reforms yesterday to end presidential term limits, curb central bank autonomy and consolidate his self-styled socialist revolution....
Israeli troops uncover tunnel in northern Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP): Israeli troops uncovered a tunnel constructed by Gaza militants who intended to dig under the border fence and into Israel, a military spokesman said yesterday. The tunnel was discovered Tuesday concealed in an agricultural greenhouse in northern Gaza...
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