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Wave of coordinated attacks in Iraq kills 127
BAGHDAD - A suicide car bomb flattened a court building and an explosives-rigged ambulance blew down walls like dominos near the Finance Ministry during a wave of coordinated attacks Tuesday that targeted high-profile symbols of Iraqi authority. At least 127 people were killed.
Nations:Iraq Afghanistan People:Christopher Hill Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2009-12-08
Ancient HIV stowaway may hold clue to transmission
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An HIV genetic stowaway that may have come from a related cat virus could help the AIDS virus transmit and replicate in people, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.
Source:(Reuters)
2009-12-07
Uighurs flee China, seek asylum in Cambodia: exile group
BEIJING (Reuters) - A group of Uighurs who have fled China are seeking asylum through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, an overseas activist group said, adding that other would-be refugees had been captured while fleeing China after ethnic riots in their homeland in July.
Nations:China Uzbekistan Cambodia Source:(Reuters)
2009-12-06
UN slams 'discriminatory' Swiss minaret ban
GENEVA - The United Nations called Switzerland's ban on new minarets "clearly discriminatory" and deeply divisive, and the Swiss foreign minister acknowledged Tuesday the government was very concerned about how the vote would affect the country's image.
Nations:Switzerland Sweden Source:(AP)
2009-12-01
Diplomats: Iran censured at UN nuclear meeting
VIENNA - The board of the U.N. nuclear watchdog censured Iran on Friday, with 25 nations backing a resolution that demands Tehran immediately freeze construction of its newly revealed nuclear facility and heed Security Council resolutions calling on it to stop uranium enrichment.
Nations:Russia Venezuela Malaysia Source:(AP)
2009-11-27
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