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Hiroshima calls for nuke-free worldTHE Japanese city of Hiroshima today marked the 64th anniversary of the world's first atomic attack as its mayor called for the total abolition of nuclear weapons in the coming decade.
News.com.au Thursday, August 06, 2009Prague exhibit features rabbi known for heroic legendAn exhibition has opened at Prague Castle to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of Rabbi Yehuda Loew, one of the greatest ...
USATODAY Thursday, August 06, 2009Structure of HIV genome 'decoded'Researchers in the US say they have decoded the entire genetic content of the HIV-1 virus, a key source of Aids infection.
BBC Thursday, August 06, 2009Ahmadinejad Is Sworn Into OfficeTEHRAN, Aug. 5 -- As President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took the oath of office for a second term Wednesday, security forces used tear gas and batons to break up street protests, and opposition leaders braced for an intensified purge of dissidents who refuse to accept his disputed reelection.
Washington Post Thursday, August 06, 2009Clinton Pushes Kenyan Leaders to Follow Through on Promised ReformsNAIROBI, Aug. 5 -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton began a major trip to Africa on Wednesday by publicly urging Kenya, a strategic U.S. ally, to move faster to resolve tensions lingering from a disputed 2007 election that precipitated the
country's worst crisis since it gained...
Washington Post Thursday, August 06, 2009Ling and Lee Are Reunited With Families After Returning From Detention in N. KoreaBURBANK, Calif., Aug. 5 -- Almost any airplane hangar could double as a soundstage, and in the gray light of Wednesday's dawn, Hangar 25 at Bob Hope Airport began to feel more than a little like another Southern California morning on the set.
Washington Post Thursday, August 06, 2009Water cannon fired at 3000 studentsPOLICE fired tear gas at some 3000 students who were protesting against the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya .
Cnet Thursday, August 06, 2009Officials: Roadside bomb kills 21 Afghan civiliansKABUL (AP) -- A roadside bomb hit civilians riding a tractor to a wedding in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people, officials said Thursday....
The Arizona Republic Thursday, August 06, 2009Georgia, Russia step back from fears of a new warTBILISI, Georgia (AP) -- Despite rising tensions and slashing rhetoric as the first anniversary of the Russian war approaches, top officials in Tbilisi and Moscow downplay the likelihood of renewed fighting - but for deeply different reasons....
The Arizona Republic Thursday, August 06, 2009Ferry sinks in Tonga; dozens missing, 1 deadNUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) -- An overnight ferry packed with sleeping passengers flipped in heavy seas near the Pacific island nation of Tonga, leaving more than 30 people missing and feared dead, officials said Thursday....
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