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  • January 2008

    • Canadian FM Apologizes for Torture List

      BBC  |  Jan 20, 08 2:00 PM CST

      Canadian FM Apologizes for Torture List

      (Newser) - Canadian foreign minister Maxime Bernier has apologized for the inclusion of the US and Israel on a list of countries in which prisoners risk being subjected to torture, the BBC reports. The list, part of a torture awareness guide for diplomats, cited US interrogation techniques and referred to its Guantanamo Bay facility. Both countries denounced their placement on the list. More »

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      Israel  • United States  • Guantanamo Bay  • Canada  • torture  • torture list  • Maxime Bernier

    • US Makes Canadian Torture List

      BBC  |  Jan 18, 08 6:40 AM CST

      US Makes Canadian Torture List

      (Newser) - The US, along with China, Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, and Israel, is listed in an official Canadian foreign ministry document of countries where prisoners are at risk of torture, the BBC reports. The "torture awareness" training manual classifies as torture some US interrogation techniques, including forced nudity, isolation, and sleep deprivation. More »

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      China  • Iran  • Israel  • Afghanistan  • United States  • Guantanamo Bay  • Canada  • torture  • Syria  • interrogation techniques  • sleep deprivation  • Amnesty International  • torture list  • Canadian foreign ministry  • isolation

    • 151,000 Iraqis Killed, Study Says

      Associated Press  |  Jan 9, 08 7:47 PM CST

      151,000 Iraqis Killed, Study Says

      (Newser) - More than 150,000 Iraqis—about 120 a day—were killed in the first three years of the Iraqi war following the US invasion in 2003, a new study says. The estimate, from the WHO and the Iraqi government, is said to be the most scientific study yet of the civilian death toll, but the true figure may never be known, the AP reports. More »

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      Iraq  • United Nations  • US military  • United States  • death toll  • civilian casualties  • Iraqi government  • Iraqis killed

    • Director Rips Bush in Colombia Hostage Drama

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jan 7, 08 3:40 AM CST

      Director Rips Bush in Colombia Hostage Drama

      (Newser) - Maverick Hollywood director Oliver Stone had a front-row seat on the scene of the failed hostage rescue mission in Colombia last month—and has returned blaming that nation's government and President Bush. "Shame on Bush,” Stone told the Guardian . Colombian rebels reneged on a deal to free two female politicians and a child, saying stepped up military operations in the area made release too dangerous. More »

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      George W. Bush  • United States  • Colombia  • hostage  • Hugo Chavez  • FARC  • Latin America  • Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia  • Oliver Stone

  • December 2007

    • Italian Syndicate Quietly Rules Europe's Cocaine Trade

      Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 27, 07 4:44 PM CST

      Italian Syndicate Quietly Rules Europe's Cocaine Trade

      (Newser) - Europe is gaining a foothold in the world’s cocaine trade, elbowing out the US as the largest market thanks to the bravado of one Italian crime syndicate. The ‘Ndrangheta mafia, based in the hills of southern Italy, has won prominence by dealing directly with Colombian kingpins and shunning the spotlight, the LA Times reports. The syndicate of 155 families has assets totaling $50 billion. More »

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      Germany  • United States  • Italy  • Colombia  • Europe  • cocaine  • drug trafficking  • Mafia  • Cosa Nostra

    • US to Privately Grade Mideast Peace Plan

      Reuters  |  Dec 23, 07 4:02 PM CST

      US to Privately Grade Mideast Peace Plan

      (Newser) - Washington will secretly score Israeli and Palestinian adherence to the "road map" peace plan and hash out results with each side, Reuters reports. US diplomats plan to report to the White House on Israeli settlement growth and Palestinian vows to curb militants, two keys to the peace deal—but critics question the value of such secret oversight. More »

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      Israel  • United States  • Condoleezza Rice  • Palestine  • Middle East  • Ehud Olmert  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Israel and Palestinians  • Arab Israeli conflict  • peace process  • road map

    • Iraq Seeks to Break Up Sunni Fighter Units

      Associated Press  |  Dec 23, 07 11:20 AM CST

      Iraq Seeks to Break Up Sunni Fighter Units

      (Newser) - Iraq's Shiite-dominated government is demanding that Sunni militias who are helping fight Islamic extremists eventually disband, fearing they will otherwise turn into their own military force. The militias, called Awakening Councils, or Concerned Local Citizens, comprise more than 70,000 Iraqis, including former insurgents, and are funded by the United States. More »

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      Iraq  • United States  • troop surge  • Shiite  • Sunni  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • Awakening Councils  • Concerned Local Citizens  • militias

    • Turkey Hits Kurds With Air Strikes

      BBC  |  Dec 22, 07 3:33 PM CST

      Turkey Hits Kurds With Air Strikes

      (Newser) - Turkey bombed Kurdish rebel targets in Northern Iraq today, claiming strikes on "infrastructure" but no fatalities, the BBC reports. Ten planes reportedly attacked the al-Amadiyah region, which Kurdish officials say is abandoned for fear of military strikes. Turkish officials said the militant PKK "suffered heavy losses in terms of its infrastructure and its human resources." More »

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      United States  • Turkey  • PKK  • Northern Iraq  • US intelligence

    • Britain Tops US in Funding for World Bank

      New York Times  |  Dec 14, 07 3:15 PM CST

      Britain Tops US in Funding for World Bank

      (Newser) - Great Britain has supplanted the United States as the largest contributor to the World Bank, pledging $4.2 billion of the total $25.1 billion raised for the world's poorest nations, a record high. The shift in power reflects both the dollar's waning dominance as well as an end to US-Europe tensions following Paul Wolfowitz's resignation, the Times reports. More »

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      China  • Great Britain  • United States  • World Bank  • Paul Wolfowitz  • Robert Zoellick

    • America the Beautiful: UK Women Lag in Grooming

      Times (UK)  |  Dec 13, 07 5:37 PM CST

      America the Beautiful: UK Women Lag in Grooming

      (Newser) - British women could stand to take a few pointers from their American counterparts when it comes to the fine art of grooming, complains Tad Safran in the Times . The single-and-looking screenwriter, who splits time between London and LA, says it's no competition. American women follow "obligatory beauty maintenance"—exercise, manicures, pedicures—while British women are more content to "tuck into a second huge plate shepherd's pie." More »

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      United States  • fashion  • England  • beauty  • makeup

    • Bali Eco Summit Nears Collapse

      Reuters  |  Dec 13, 07 4:00 AM CST

      Bali Eco Summit Nears Collapse

      (Newser) - A face-off between American and European environment officials has pushed the Bali climate change talks to the breaking point, with United Nations officials warning that the summit could collapse "like a house of cards." Delegates in Bali are sharply divided over the guidelines for the next two years of formal talks on a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, which will establish new carbon caps for industrial nations. More »

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      climate change  • United Nations  • United States  • European Union  • carbon emissions  • Portugal  • Kyoto Protocol  • Bali

    • UN Chief Issues Urgent Plea for Warming Battle Plan

      Reuters  |  Dec 12, 07 3:55 AM CST

      UN Chief Issues Urgent Plea for Warming Battle Plan

      (Newser) - Citing a "desperate urgency," United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called upon environmental ministers from over 120 nations to forge a new battle plan against climate change by 2009. The new treaty would attempt to improve on the Kyoto Protocol by including every country, and serve as a "roadmap to a more secure climate future," said Ban, who called such action the "moral challenge of our generation." More »

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      global warming  • United Nations  • United States  • carbon emissions  • Ban Ki-Moon  • Kyoto Protocol  • Bali

    • Bush Pulls About-Face on North Korea

      Associated Press  |  Dec 7, 07 4:31 AM CST

      Bush Pulls About-Face on North Korea

      (Newser) - In a sharp reversal from the days when he labeled North Korea part of the "axis of evil," President Bush has sent a letter to Kim Jong Il saying that if the dictator reveals the details of his nuclear program by the end of the year, the US might normalize relations with his country. The letter is the president's first ever to Kim Jong Il. More »

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      United States  • North Korea  • Asia  • George H. W. Bush  • Kim Jong Il  • nuclear disarmament  • letters  • six party talks

    • Iran Praises Nuke Report; Israel Skeptical

      Reuters  |  Dec 4, 07 8:15 AM CST

      Iran Praises Nuke Report; Israel Skeptical

      (Newser) - Iran trumpeted a US intelligence report released yesterday that said it suspended its nuclear weapons program in 2003, but Israel expressed skepticism, Reuters reports. "The condition of Iran's peaceful nuclear activities is becoming clear to the world," an Iranian official said of the report. Not so fast, said Israel's defense chief. More »

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      Iran  • Israel  • Great Britain  • United States  • National Intelligence Estimate

  • November 2007

    • Blake Mentally Tough in Davis Cup Win

      Oregonian (Portland)  |  Nov 30, 07 10:54 PM CST

      Blake Mentally Tough in Davis Cup Win

      (Newser) - James Blake got past his reputation for failing in big situations, in part by avoiding the fifth set today. The No. 2 American player defeated Russia's Mikhail Youzhny to give his nation a commanding 2-0 lead in the Davis Cup Final, reports the Oregonian. Fellow American Andy Roddick won in quick fashion in the day's other match. More »

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      Russia  • United States  • tennis  • Andy Roddick  • James Blake  • Davis Cup  • Mikhail Youzhny  • Portland, Oregon  • Dmitry Tursunov

    • China Nixes Another US Navy Port Call

      Bloomberg  |  Nov 30, 07 2:38 PM CST

      China Nixes Another US Navy Port Call

      (Newser) - China has turned down another US Navy ship's request to make a port call in Hong Kong on New Year's Eve, bringing to three the number of vessels caught up in the dispute. The denial, announced today, accompanied China's last-minute decision last week to bar USS Kitty Hawk from visiting Hong Kong on Thanksgiving, Bloomberg reports. More »

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      China  • United States  • diplomacy  • international relations  • USS Kitty Hawk  • Pearl Harbor

    • China Fires Back at US in Diplomatic Feud

      Associated Press  |  Nov 29, 07 4:59 PM CST

      China Fires Back at US in Diplomatic Feud

      (Newser) - Tensions between the US and China took a turn for the worse today with China making clear that its refusal to let a US Navy carrier dock in Hong Kong was deliberate and not a simple "misunderstanding" as characterized by the White House. Beijing said "erroneous" US activities—including an arms sale to Taiwan—have left already iffy relations "disturbed and harmed," the AP reports. More »

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      China  • United States  • Dalai Lama  • Taiwan  • international relations  • USS Kitty Hawk

    • All Eyes on OPEC for Oil Price Relief

      Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 26, 07 4:18 AM CST

      All Eyes on OPEC for Oil Price Relief

      (Newser) - With oil prices poised to pass the $100 mark any day now, a pair of reports speculates that OPEC will cool the overheated market by boosting oil production, the Wall Street Journal reports. One consulting firm said OPEC, spurred by Saudi Arabia’s increased deliveries to the US, could up output by as much as 720,000 barrels a day. More »

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      Iraq  • Iran  • United States  • oil price  • oil  • Saudi Arabia  • crude oil  • OPEC  • Abu Dhabi  • New York Mercantile Exchange

    • Iran, US Team to Save Cheetah

      Der Spiegel  |  Nov 1, 07 8:29 PM CDT

      Iran, US Team to Save Cheetah

      (Newser) - In an unlikely collaboration, the US and Iran will undertake efforts this month to save the endangered Asiatic cheetah, whose numbers could be as low as 60, Der Spiegel reports. The New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society will send a team to the Kavir Desert in central Iran for a cheetah-tracking project—but none of the WCS scientists can be Americans. More »

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      Iran  • United States  • animal  • endangered species  • species

    • 250 Taliban Surrounded, Villagers Flee

      Associated Press  |  Nov 1, 07 8:55 AM CDT

      250 Taliban Surrounded, Villagers Flee

      (Newser) - Some 250 Taliban fighters are surrounded by coalition troops just 15 miles north of the Taliban’s old power base of Kandahar, the AP reports. Villagers fled as the insurgents took over their homes. “They’re surrounded and in big trouble,” said Kandahar police. But the coalition lost the support of Japanese fuel ships, Reuters reports, which Tokyo withdrew today over political deadlock. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Japan  • Taliban  • United States  • Canada  • Yasuo Fukuda  • Kandahar  • coalition forces

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