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 Houston Chronicle
Thai protest refuses order to leave gov't compound
| BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai authorities stepped up pressure Wednesday on demonstrators occupying the grounds of the prime minister's office, getting court orders demanding the crowd disperse and issuin... (photo: AP / David Longstreath)
Court Photos Protest Thailand Violence |
 International Herald Tribune
Gunmen take 5 hostages in Indian Kashmir
| : Tensions in the deeply polarized Jammu and Kashmir State in northern India worsened Wednesday as gunmen barricaded themselves in a house on the outskirts of Jammu city and held five civilians host... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Hostage India Kashmir Photos Police |
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 ISN
Criminalization of HIV A growing number of countries are passing or seeking to pass HIV-specific ...
| By Rebecca Wexler for Diplomatic Courier (27/08/08) | At the XVII annual International AIDS Conference in Mexico City last week, leading experts called on countries aro... (photo: WHO file photo)
Aids Conference Diplomatic Mexico Photos |
 BBC News
Home-grown cannabis on the rise
| Early next year, cannabis is due to be upgraded from a class C to a class B drug. | It means maximum prison sentences for anyone caught in possession rising from two to... (photo: Public domain / ayahabd)
Disease Health People Photos Society |
 Independent online
Are race horses being targeted?
| By Leila Samodien | A racehorse trainer is concerned about the safety of the animals at the Gold Circle Training Centre in Milnerton after a talented racehorse was stab... (photo: Creative Commons)
Animals Entertainment Health Photos Society |
 Chicago Sun-Times
Gay rights needs a galvanizing moment
| The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs recently issued a report documenting a sharp rise in hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.... (photo: (AP Photo/Ambrose Peters,Sunday Times) )
Crimes Gay Photos Rights Violence |
 The Independent
Rice calls for Israel to stop building in West Bank
| Condoleezza Rice, the US Secretary of State, warned Israel yesterday that continuing to build settlements in the occupied territories risked undermining the peace proce... (photo: White House)
Israel Mideast Palestine Peace Photos |
 The Miami Herald
Teen killing hits a national nerve
MEXICO CITY -- A father's pain over his son's death at the hands of abductors has reverberated across a nation overwhelmed by the rising violence of a brutal drug war, sp... (photo: Public domain / )
Crimes Death Drugs Photos Teenager |
 The Oklahoman
Yukon police enforce school zone speed limits
By Robert Medley | Staff WriterYUKON â€" Despite streamers and balloons hung by the city in local school zones, the first day of class was not without tickets for motoris... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Motorists Photos Police School Zone |
