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Burma junta ramps up crackdown Burma's military leaders stepped up pressure on monks who spearheaded pro-democracy rallies. Olmert updates Cabinet on talks Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told his Cabinet on Sunday that an upcoming U.S.-sponsored Mideast peace conference will not replace direct... Out-of-wedlock births can prove fatal for Kurd women By Christopher Torchia, Associated Press Honor killings, driven by the view that a family's honor is paramount, are a... Read More
BAGHDAD — Since he started selling newspapers on the streets of Baghdad 17 years ago, Juma'a al-Quraishi has witnessed something truly miraculous — the emergence of a vibrant and largely free press. Under Saddam Hussein, there were no more than seven newspapers, all of which served to glorify the regime, al-Quraishi says. Now there are about 50 papers in Iraq, from the popular al-Mashriq — a mix of news and entertainment — to broadsheets put out by religious groups and political lead... Read More
SALT LAKE CITY — Scientists are amazed at the chomping ability of a newly described duck-billed dinosaur. The herbivore's powerful jaw, more than 800 teeth and compact skull meant that no leaf, branch or bush would have been safe, they say. "It really is like the Arnold Schwarzenegger of dinosaurs — it's all pumped up," said Scott Sampson, curator of the Utah Museum of Natural History. The newly named Gryposaurus monumentensis, or hook-beaked lizard from the monument, was discove... Read More
By Thomas Beaumont and Jonathan Roos, The Des Moines Register New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has climbed into first place in a new Des Moines Register poll of Iowans expected to participate in the state's Democratic presidential caucuses, with John Edwards and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama both in striking distance. The Iowa Poll shows 29% of likely caucusgoers preferring Clinton, up from the Register's poll in May. Edwards, a former North Carolina senator, was the choice of 23% in t... Read More
LONDON (AP) — Demonstrators in cities across Europe and Asia joined Saturday in protests against the military junta in Burma, where some activists held covert vigils for those killed and arrested in the crackdown against pro-democracy demonstrations. Hoping to send Burma's ruling military generals a message that "the world is still watching," rights group Amnesty International organized marches in more than two dozen Asian, European and North American cities. Some observers predict... Read More
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