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Arab/Kurdish, Sunni/Shiite Violence Flares, Killing Dozens The violence in Iraq on Saturday, which killed at least 40 and wounded many more, was particularly worrying because it was again characterized by a strong element of ethnic warfare....
Posted: Sun, Dec 5, 2004 9:57am PST
Iraqi Red Crescent Pulls Out of Fallujah The Iraqi Red Crescent Society withdrew from the battleground city of Fallujah today amid concerns over continuing insecurity, the organisation’s chief said....
Posted: Sun, Dec 5, 2004 9:46am PST
Refugees rally for Falluja return More than a thousand Falluja residents displaced by the US-led attack on their city have rallied to demand they should be allowed to return home....
Posted: Sun, Dec 5, 2004 9:44am PST
Amnesty Int. condemns torture in Spain Amnesty International has released a report condemning the torture of Basque detainees and immigrants in Spain....
Posted: Sat, Dec 4, 2004 11:19pm PST
Thailand tackles unrest with origami birds 
Thailand's Air Force will drop 120 million origami paper birds over the country's troubled southern provinces today....
Posted: Sat, Dec 4, 2004 10:43pm PST
As US forces comb Afghan mountains, fighters stock up on supplies in Pakistan The US-led hunt for the Taliban continues relentlessly in Afghanistan. Three years after invading, 18,000 soldiers wield a battery of hi-tech weapons; stealth aircraft crowd the skies; satellites spin overhead; and special forces creep across remote mountains in a billion-dollar mission....
Posted: Sat, Dec 4, 2004 10:32pm PST
Israel's new road plans condemned as 'apartheid' Conal Urquhart in Jerusalem
Sunday December 5, 2004...
Posted: Sat, Dec 4, 2004 10:30pm PST
World AIDS Day Noted, Transgender World AIDS Day Noted
Transgender People Remain at High Risk for HIV...
Posted: Sat, Dec 4, 2004 1:16pm PST
International Human Rights Activist Jailed After Wall Protest Action Alert: International Human Rights Activist Jailed for
Participating in Non-violent Protest Against the Illegal Israeli Wall...
Posted: Sat, Dec 4, 2004 1:13pm PST
Palestinians say Israeli raids hampering renewal of peace Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia told members of his cabinet Saturday that Israel's continued targeted assassinations and land grabs indicated that Jerusalem was not interested in working toward peace in the region, Army Radio reported....
Posted: Sat, Dec 4, 2004 1:13pm PST
ISM Election Campaign Update and Reports on Non-violent Resistance 1. Election Campaign: Update on ISM role
2. Report from Beit Ula: Repression of Non-violent protests
3. Report from Balata Camp, Nablus
4. Second Report on Beit Ula and Passing References
5. Israeli Army Demolishes Homes and Damages a Kindergarten
in Deheisheh Refugee Camp, Palestine...
Posted: Sat, Dec 4, 2004 1:11pm PST
Dahr Jamail In Iraq: Trophy Hunting? Yesterday, before the usual morning gunfire in the streets which has become my morning alarm clock, Abu Talat phones me. There is very heavy fighting over in al-Adhamiya. Two giant explosions occurred around 6:15am, followed by mortar blasts, then constant, heavy gun battles that went on into late morning.
The Hamid al-Alwan mosque, a small Shia mosque in the predominantly Sunni area of Adhamiya had been hit with a car bomb....
Posted: Sat, Dec 4, 2004 12:42pm PST
Iraq situation 'too dangerous for polls' It would be impossible to hold elections in Iraq in January if the security situation remains as precarious as it is, a UN adviser has said....
Posted: Sat, Dec 4, 2004 12:17pm PST
Iraq attacks intensify Car bombs have struck Iraqi police and Kurdish militiamen in Baghdad and northern Iraq killing at least 14 people and wounding 62 others....
Posted: Sat, Dec 4, 2004 12:13pm PST
Bombs at Dawn: Israeli Army destroys two homes and a kindergarden in Deheisheh t quarter to four this morning the Hamash family building was blown up by the Israeli Army. At least 12 army jeeps invaded Dheisheh refugee camp and surrounded the families' homes, as well as the Ibdaa Cultural Center kindergarten which shares the same building. The soliders ordered Musa, Aziz and Ahmed Hamash and their families outside into the damp and chilly morning air....
Posted: Sat, Dec 4, 2004 11:26am PST
Weekly Report: On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Israeli occupying troops have launched more attacks against Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). This week, 7 Palestinians were killed and at least 20 others were injured by Israeli troops. Human rights violations perpetrated by Israeli occupying troops included willful killings, incursions into Palestinian areas, indiscriminate shelling, land leveling and total closure imposed on Palestinian communities....
Posted: Sat, Dec 4, 2004 9:50am PST
Ukraine parliament demands withdrawal of troops from Iraq KIEV (AFP) - Ukraine's parliament voted to demand the withdrawal of the 1,600 Ukrainian troops from Iraq, the Interfax news agency reported....
Posted: Sat, Dec 4, 2004 1:00am PST
US probes Iraq abuse pictures 
The pictures were handed over to officials by an Associated Press news agency reporter who found them on a commercial photo-sharing website.
The photographs, posted by a woman who said her husband brought them home from Iraq, appear to show the aftermath of raids on civilian homes, the Associated Press reported....
Posted: Fri, Dec 3, 2004 11:32pm PST
BBC Tricked: The Yes Men Apologize For Bhopal Tragedy Because Dow Chemical Won't The BBC was forced to issue an apology yesterday after being tricked into airing an interview with a fake chemical industry spokesman who said the US company which now owns Union Carbide accepted responsibility for India's Bhopal disaster....
Posted: Fri, Dec 3, 2004 9:38pm PST
Outgunned and trapped, Iraqi police are stormed by insurgents Insurgents stormed a police station in Baghdad yesterday, killing at least 16 policemen in one of the deadliest attacks in weeks. The well-organised assault shows the continuing effectiveness of the resistance forces despite the capture of their headquarters in Fallujah by US Marines last month....
Posted: Fri, Dec 3, 2004 7:38pm PST
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