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The new American commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that United States Marines had faced less resistance than expected in their operation to clear Taliban safe havens in the south, but that British troops just to the north were running into fiercer..
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Even if a deal is reached at the UN climate change talks in Copenhagen next week it will only be the first step towards the far more radical cuts that are needed in...
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Nearly 2,600 bodies have been discovered in single unmarked and mass graves throughout mountainous Indian Kashmir, human rights activists said Wednesday, alleging some...
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Rising numbers of Iraqi women are being sold into sexual slavery every year because of the waning economy and dire security situation.
Human rights organizations are...
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The White House released a picture today of Michaele Salahi shaking hands with the president despite earlier reports that the couple who allegedly crashed the state...
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For Yemenis, the mild narcotic qat is as much a part of life as an after-dinner drink in the West and, as with brandies, connoisseurs want the best varieties. But the...
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Travelers often have a tendency for odd complaints. They will book a visit to, say, the Australian outback and then complain that it is too - oddly somehow -...
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The appointment of two little-known figures to the new top jobs in the EU has drawn a mixed response.
Belgian PM Herman van Rompuy was named President of the European...
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Today is the 282th Birhday of Jaipur. Forts, palaces, architectural marvels and tales of valour, all in their own way, bear testimony to the glory that Jaipur is and...
made popular Nov 19 2009
Between gay marriage, decriminalized abortion and all that pornography on TV, you’d think that the Spanish would be impossible to shock. After all, theirs is a...
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There are numerous buildings that are heritage buildings but the owners are finding it difficult to manage and sustain. A beautiful structure that came uo during...
made popular Nov 16 2009
A new diplomatic row has erupted between Peru and Chile after a Peruvian court ordered the arrest of two Chilean military officers over alleged spying.
The court...
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I completely agree with the writer. New Zealand has everything of what it needs to be a perfect and dreamy travel destination. The beaches are so very perfect to lure...
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Extremadura’s socialist government has launched a €14,000 (£12,600) campaign aimed at teaching young people how best to set about “sexual...
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I am myself a great fan of traveling. I enjoy visiting beautiful places and collecting those cherished memories in my heart. Given a chance I would love to travel every...
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President Chávez came to power promising to harness Venezuela’s vast oil resources to create a 21st-century nation in which no one was deprived. Now, with water and...
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Having ancestral roots in Springfield, Vermont, I am partial to scenes of autumn in the Green Mountain State. In fact, it is hard to beat the New England countryside...
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Why the stance of the government is so rigid in not trying to re-open the old airport. They can make both the airports functional. Starting all domestic air flights...
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Oasis in Osoyoos
By : Rajbir Deswal & Chander Koumdi
The Cascades, a mountain range east of the water body of Puget Sound was in sight with its lofty peaks. The...
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Today is the last day of October 2009. As we welcome November, many Americans’ thoughts will turn to football, Thanksgiving, pumpkin pie, and even Christmas...
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James Christian remembers the night a few years ago when he and his wife took a Scottish travel agent camping on their land in Kenya’s Laikipia Plateau. As they...
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