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	<title>Breaking News &#187; The Hague</title>
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		<title>International court refuses to release former Congo VP who allegedly commanded brutal militia</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Corder</dc:creator>
		
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International court: Ex-Congo VP must stay in jail

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — International Criminal Court appeals judges on Wednesday reversed a decision to release the former vice president of Congo from custody, ordering him to stay in jail until he is tried for allegedly commanding a brutal militia.
The court in August ordered Jean-Pierre Bemba freed, saying ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/international-court-refuses-to-release-former-congo-vp-who-allegedly-commanded-brutal-militia-238737/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : International court refuses to release former Congo VP who allegedly commanded brutal militia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN war crimes court appoints British lawyer as standby counsel for Radovan Karadzic</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
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British lawyer appointed Karadzic standby counsel

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal has appointed a British lawyer to represent Radovan Karadzic if the former Bosnian Serb leader continues to boycott his trial when it resumes in March, according to a document released Friday.
The U.N. court named Richard Harvey, a lawyer with experience in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-war-crimes-court-appoints-british-lawyer-as-standby-counsel-for-radovan-karadzic-233312/">Original article &nbsp;: UN war crimes court appoints British lawyer as standby counsel for Radovan Karadzic</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Karadzic regretted that some Bosnian Muslims escaped genocide&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE - Former Bosnian  Serb  president  and genocide-accused  Radovan  Karadzic regretted that  some  Bosnian Muslims  &#8220;got  away&#8221;  and  were  not  killed  in  the  Srebrenica massacre, the United Nations war crimes tribunal was told.

The  Srebrenica Massacre refers to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/karadzic-regretted-that-some-bosnian-muslims-escaped-genocide-215898/">Read the original article &nbsp;: &#8216;Karadzic regretted that some Bosnian Muslims escaped genocide&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Karadzic wanted Bosnian Muslims wiped off from the &#8216;face of the earth&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was overheard on phone tap intercepts plotting to wipe Bosnian Muslims from the &#8220;face of the earth&#8221;, his war crimes trial at The Hague has been told.

&#8220;They will disappear. Sarajevo will be a black cauldron, where 300,000 Muslims will die. They are not right in the ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/karadzic-wanted-bosnian-muslims-wiped-off-from-the-face-of-the-earth-209390/">Karadzic wanted Bosnian Muslims wiped off from the &#8216;face of the earth&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawyer: Radovan Karadzic will boycott start of his genocide trial Monday</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BELGRADE, Serbia — Despite a compromise offered by U.N. war crimes judges, Radovan Karadzic won&#8217;t appear in court at the start of his genocide trial next week because they have not given him time to prepare his defense, his legal adviser said Friday.

Goran Petronijevic said prosecutors at the U.N. war crimes tribunal had 13 years .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawyer-radovan-karadzic-will-boycott-start-of-his-genocide-trial-monday-205070/">Lawyer: Radovan Karadzic will boycott start of his genocide trial Monday</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Radovan Karadzic threatens to boycott his genocide trial, says he needs more time to prepare</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Radovan Karadzic has threatened to boycott his genocide trial at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal, saying in a letter released Thursday he needs more time to prepare.

The 64-year-old former Bosnian Serb leader was arrested in July last year on a Belgrade bus while disguised as a New Age healer. He told .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/radovan-karadzic-threatens-to-boycott-his-genocide-trial-says-he-needs-more-time-to-prepare-203079/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Radovan Karadzic threatens to boycott his genocide trial, says he needs more time to prepare</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN rights council endorses Gaza war crimes report that suggests Hague tribunal prosecution</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — The U.N. Human Rights Council voted Friday to endorse a Gaza war crimes report that calls on Israel and Hamas to carry out credible investigations into alleged abuses — or face possible referral to international war crimes prosecutors.

The move — which was opposed by six nations, including the United States — means Israel ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-rights-council-endorses-gaza-war-crimes-report-that-suggests-hague-tribunal-prosecution-198261/">Read : UN rights council endorses Gaza war crimes report that suggests Hague tribunal prosecution</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN rights body refers Gaza war crimes report to Security Council for possible prosecution</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — The U.N. Human Rights Council voted Friday to endorse a Gaza war crimes report and send it to the Security Council, possibly setting up international prosecution of Israelis and Palestinians accused of war crimes.

The council approved a Palestinian-backed resolution after two days of debate on the Goldstone report, which it had commissioned following ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-rights-body-refers-gaza-war-crimes-report-to-security-council-for-possible-prosecution-197987/">Original article on  : UN rights body refers Gaza war crimes report to Security Council for possible prosecution</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN judges reject Karadzic appeal for immunity from prosecution at war crimes tribunal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Corder</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — An appeals panel has rejected Radovan Karadzic&#8217;s claim that he cannot be tried at the U.N.&#8217;s Yugoslav war crimes tribunal because he was promised immunity by an American envoy, according to a ruling released Tuesday.

The decision dismisses the former Bosnian Serb leader&#8217;s last legal challenge to his trial on 11 charges .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-judges-reject-karadzic-appeal-for-immunity-from-prosecution-at-war-crimes-tribunal-194609/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: UN judges reject Karadzic appeal for immunity from prosecution at war crimes tribunal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>American arrested in Japan for taking his kids from ex-wife as int&#8217;l custody battles intensify</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO — An American father was arrested in Japan after snatching his children from his ex-wife, who had taken the kids to her native country without telling him.

The back-and-forth exposes a simmering diplomatic dispute over Japan&#8217;s traditional favoritism toward mothers in custody battles. While the father was apprehended by Japanese authorities, a U.S. court has ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-arrested-in-japan-for-taking-his-kids-from-ex-wife-as-intl-custody-battles-intensify-182846/">American arrested in Japan for taking his kids from ex-wife as int&#8217;l custody battles intensify</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police say American arrested in Japan for allegedly kidnapping his own children</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shino Yuasa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO — An American father on a mission to reclaim his young children in Japan was arrested over their alleged abduction while they were walking to school with his ex-wife, officials said Wednesday.

Christopher John Savoie snatched his two children — an 8-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl — by force Monday in the southern city .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-american-arrested-in-japan-for-allegedly-kidnapping-his-own-children-180976/">Police say American arrested in Japan for allegedly kidnapping his own children</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador rejects Chevron arbitration claim on contamination suit, says it skirts proper venues</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador on Thursday rejected as an inappropriate last-ditch effort Chevron Corp.&#8217;s attempt to force it into international arbitration so it might share liability in a $27 billion lawsuit over environmental damage in the Amazon rainforest.

In a statement, the Attorney General&#8217;s office said U.S.-based Chevron was trying to achieve through arbitration what it ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuador-rejects-chevron-arbitration-claim-on-contamination-suit-says-it-skirts-proper-venues-178145/" title="Ecuador rejects Chevron arbitration claim on contamination suit, says it skirts proper venues">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch investigators: Man who attacked royals acted alone, deliberately targeted them</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Corder</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — An unemployed recluse who attempted to slam his car into an open-topped bus carrying Queen Beatrix was acting alone and targeting the royal family, police said Friday.

Karst Tates killed seven bystanders and himself when he plowed through layers of spectators waiting to catch a glimpse of the royal family on April ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-investigators-man-who-attacked-royals-acted-alone-deliberately-targeted-them-159735/" title="Dutch investigators: Man who attacked royals acted alone, deliberately targeted them">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Serb Radicals leader Vojislav Seselj sentenced to 15 months for contempt of war crimes court</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — U.N. judges convicted the leader of Serbia&#8217;s largest political party of contempt of court Friday for revealing the names of three protected witnesses who testified at his war crimes trial.

The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal sentenced Vojislav Seselj to 15 months imprisonment.
The sentence was the highest ever handed down by the court .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/serb-radicals-leader-vojislav-seselj-sentenced-to-15-months-for-contempt-of-war-crimes-court-119653/">Original article &nbsp;: Serb Radicals leader Vojislav Seselj sentenced to 15 months for contempt of war crimes court</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ruling giving oil region to government, land to rebels, bolsters peace in Sudan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah El Deeb</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Sudan&#8217;s fragile peace overcame a major hurdle Wednesday when a legal panel drew a compromise map splitting an oil-rich region between the government-held north and the semiautonomous south controlled by former rebels.

The court ruling on the Abyei region gave the northern government control of significant oil fields and handed the southern ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ruling-giving-oil-region-to-government-land-to-rebels-bolsters-peace-in-sudan-117534/" title="Ruling giving oil region to government, land to rebels, bolsters peace in Sudan">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arbitration panel awards Sudan government disputed Heglig oil field</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Corder</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — An international arbitration panel on Wednesday awarded the Sudanese government control over almost all major oil reserves in a disputed region of Sudan that erupted into violence last year between state forces and former southern rebels.

The arbitration was a crucial test for a 2005 agreement that ended 20 years of warfare ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/arbitration-panel-awards-sudan-government-disputed-heglig-oil-field-117337/" title="Arbitration panel awards Sudan government disputed Heglig oil field">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>International arbitration panel sets new boundaries for disputed oil-rich region of Sudan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — An international arbitration panel has set new boundaries for a disputed oil-rich region of Sudan.

The panel affirmed the northern boundary of the Abyei region as it was decided by an earlier commission, but it fixed new boundaries in the east and west.
Accepting the outcome of the arbitration will be a crucial .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/international-arbitration-panel-sets-new-boundaries-for-disputed-oil-rich-region-of-sudan-116976/">Source &nbsp;: International arbitration panel sets new boundaries for disputed oil-rich region of Sudan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arbitration panel to rule on disputed oil rich Abyei region between north and south Sudan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Corder</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — An international arbitration tribunal is ruling Wednesday on the boundaries of a disputed oil rich region on the border between northern and southern Sudan.

The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration&#8217;s decision on the Abyei region&#8217;s borders is seen as a major test of the fragile 2005 peace deal that ended more than ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/arbitration-panel-to-rule-on-disputed-oil-rich-abyei-region-between-north-and-south-sudan-116771/" title="Arbitration panel to rule on disputed oil rich Abyei region between north and south Sudan">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>War crimes court convicts Bosnian Serb cousins of killing 119 Muslims by burning them alive</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Corder</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A U.N. war crimes court convicted two Bosnian Serb cousins Monday for a 1992 killing spree that included locking scores of Muslims in two houses and burning them alive.

Yugoslav war crimes tribunal judge Patrick Robinson said burning at least 119 Muslims to death in the eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad &#8220;exemplified ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/war-crimes-court-convicts-bosnian-serb-cousins-of-killing-119-muslims-by-burning-them-alive-114973/">War crimes court convicts Bosnian Serb cousins of killing 119 Muslims by burning them alive</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>War crimes court convicts Bosnian Serb cousins in &#8216;callous&#8217; burning deaths of Muslims</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A U.N. war crimes court has convicted two Bosnian Serb cousins of murder and extermination for locking up scores of Muslims in two houses and burning them alive.

Presiding judge Patrick Robinson says burning the Muslims to death exemplifies &#8220;the worst acts of inhumanity that one person may inflict on others.&#8221;
Robinson said ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/war-crimes-court-convicts-bosnian-serb-cousins-in-callous-burning-deaths-of-muslims-114923/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : War crimes court convicts Bosnian Serb cousins in &#8216;callous&#8217; burning deaths of Muslims</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>War crimes court to deliver verdicts in case of Serb cousins accused of torching Muslims</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — U.N. judges deliver verdicts Monday in the case of two Bosnian Serb cousins accused of atrocities that allegedly include twice locking scores of Muslims into houses and torching them.

Prosecutors have demanded life sentences for Milan and Sredoje Lukic if judges convict them on charges of extermination, murder, persecution and inhumane acts.
&#8220;What ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/war-crimes-court-to-deliver-verdicts-in-case-of-serb-cousins-accused-of-torching-muslims-114612/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : War crimes court to deliver verdicts in case of Serb cousins accused of torching Muslims</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former southern Sudanese rebels must leave contested oil-rich area, says UN</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohamed Osman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KHARTOUM, Sudan — The U.N. expressed concern about the presence of former southern Sudanese rebels in a contested oil-rich area near the border with the north, raising fears of violence days ahead of a key court decision on the region&#8217;s boundaries.

Recurrent fighting between the north and south in Abyei region has strained a 2005 peace ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-southern-sudanese-rebels-must-leave-contested-oil-rich-area-says-un-114358/">Former southern Sudanese rebels must leave contested oil-rich area, says UN</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Liberian leader tells tribunal that war crimes case based on &#8216;deceit, deception, lies&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arthur Max</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — His combat fatigues were replaced by a dark suit and tie, and the tinted aviator glasses gave the former Liberian leader a haughty air as he took the stand Tuesday to emphatically denounce the war crimes charges against him as &#8220;disinformation, misinformation, lies, rumors.&#8221;

Charles Taylor, once one of West Africa&#8217;s most .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-liberian-leader-tells-tribunal-that-war-crimes-case-based-on-deceit-deception-lies-109352/">Original article &nbsp;: Former Liberian leader tells tribunal that war crimes case based on &#8216;deceit, deception, lies&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Liberia&#8217;s Taylor ends 3-year silence, says war crimes case is deceit, deception and lies</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/liberias-taylor-ends-3-year-silence-says-war-crimes-case-is-deceit-deception-and-lies-109295/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arthur Max</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Ending three years of silence, former Liberian President Charles Taylor began building his defense against war crimes charges Tuesday, portraying himself as a peacemaker rather than the cannibalistic warlord described by prosecutors.

&#8220;I am not guilty of all these charges, not even a minute part of these charges,&#8221; he said from the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/liberias-taylor-ends-3-year-silence-says-war-crimes-case-is-deceit-deception-and-lies-109295/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Liberia&#8217;s Taylor ends 3-year silence, says war crimes case is deceit, deception and lies</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Liberia&#8217;s Taylor takes stand at The Hague to defend against murder, rape charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Charles Taylor has taken the stand in his own defense at his war crimes trial and says the case against him is built on lies.

The former Liberian president is charged with 11 counts of murder, torture, rape, sexual slavery, using child soldiers and spreading terror during Sierra Leone&#8217;s 1991-2002 civil war.
Prosecutors .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/liberias-taylor-takes-stand-at-the-hague-to-defend-against-murder-rape-charges-108729/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Liberia&#8217;s Taylor takes stand at The Hague to defend against murder, rape charges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Liberia&#8217;s Taylor to take stand at The Hague to defend against murder, rape charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Corder</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Liberian president Charles Taylor will take the stand Tuesday to assert that he was trying to bring peace to Sierra Leone with his actions during a savage civil war that left hundreds of thousands dead or mutilated, his attorney said.

The first African head of state to be tried by an .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/liberias-taylor-to-take-stand-at-the-hague-to-defend-against-murder-rape-charges-108595/">Source &nbsp;: Liberia&#8217;s Taylor to take stand at The Hague to defend against murder, rape charges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Liberia&#8217;s ex-leader Taylor to claim he was working for peace during Sierra Leone atrocities</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Liberian president Charles Taylor will take the stand to assert that he was trying to bring peace to Sierra Leone with his actions during a savage civil war that left hundreds of thousands dead or mutilated, his attorney said Monday.

The first African head of state to be tried by an ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/liberias-ex-leader-taylor-to-claim-he-was-working-for-peace-during-sierra-leone-atrocities-108341/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Liberia&#8217;s ex-leader Taylor to claim he was working for peace during Sierra Leone atrocities</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>World Court sets limits on Nicaraguan regulation of river travel along Costa Rican border</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arthur Max</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United Nations&#8217; highest court set travel rules Monday for the Nicaraguan river that borders Costa Rica, affirming freedom for Costa Rican boats while upholding Nicaragua&#8217;s right to regulate traffic.

The decision by the International Court of Justice was applauded by both countries, which must now consult on how to carry out ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/world-court-sets-limits-on-nicaraguan-regulation-of-river-travel-along-costa-rican-border-108313/" title="World Court sets limits on Nicaraguan regulation of river travel along Costa Rican border">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Charles Taylor begins his war crimes defense against Sierra Leone atrocity charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Lawyers for Charles Taylor began his defense against war crimes charges Monday, arguing that the former Liberian president was not responsible for the murder, rape and mutilation of civilians by rebels in Sierra Leone and should not be blamed simply out of disgust at the atrocities.

Taylor, the first African head of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/charles-taylor-begins-his-war-crimes-defense-against-sierra-leone-atrocity-charges-107991/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Charles Taylor begins his war crimes defense against Sierra Leone atrocity charges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Charles Taylor begins his defense against Sierra Leone atrocity charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, on trial for war crimes, wants to set the record straight about his role in a savage civil war that tore apart Sierra Leone and left hundreds of thousands dead or mutilated, his lawyer said Monday.

Opening Taylor&#8217;s defense, British lawyer Courtenay Griffiths said Taylor would take .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/charles-taylor-begins-his-defense-against-sierra-leone-atrocity-charges-107695/">Original source &nbsp;: Charles Taylor begins his defense against Sierra Leone atrocity charges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Liberian President Taylor to begin his defense against Sierra Leone atrocity charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Corder</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — For a year, prosecution witnesses accused former Liberian President Charles Taylor of atrocities ranging from cannibalism to commanding Sierra Leone rebels who hacked off villagers&#8217; limbs, and of selling weapons and ammunition in exchange for so-called blood diamonds.

Now Taylor is giving his version of events at his trial before the U.N.-backed ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-liberian-president-taylor-to-begin-his-defense-against-sierra-leone-atrocity-charges-107212/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Ex-Liberian President Taylor to begin his defense against Sierra Leone atrocity charges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Charles Taylor to begin his defense against Sierra Leone atrocity charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Corder</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Charles Taylor begins his defense Monday against charges he led rebels in Sierra Leone who murdered, raped and mutilated villagers in a brutal terror campaign during the country&#8217;s civil war.

The former Liberian president is accused of commanding and arming the rebels from his presidential palace in Monrovia.
Taylor, the first African head ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/charles-taylor-to-begin-his-defense-against-sierra-leone-atrocity-charges-107183/">Charles Taylor to begin his defense against Sierra Leone atrocity charges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Families bury 534 Srebrenica victims on 14th anniversary of Europe&#8217;s worst massacre since WWII</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Almir Arnaut</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Tens of thousands of Bosnian Muslims prayed for the dead in Srebrenica and buried hundreds more recovered bodies Saturday on the 14th anniversary of Europe&#8217;s worst massacre since World War II.

Family members laid to rest the remains of 534 victims, removed recently from mass graves, next to the existing 3,297 graves at ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/families-bury-534-srebrenica-victims-on-14th-anniversary-of-europes-worst-massacre-since-wwii-106719/" title="Families bury 534 Srebrenica victims on 14th anniversary of Europe&#8217;s worst massacre since WWII">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch Supreme Court upholds conviction of businessman who sold Iraq mustard gas chemicals</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Corder</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the war crimes conviction of a businessman for selling chemicals to Saddam Hussein that his regime in Iraq turned into poison gas and unleashed on Kurds and Iranians.

However, the highest Dutch court rejected an appeal by 16 victims for compensation, saying their claims are  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-supreme-court-upholds-conviction-of-businessman-who-sold-iraq-mustard-gas-chemicals-95622/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iranians hold demonstrations in European cities to protest Iran&#8217;s election result</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Seward</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — Iranians demonstrated in capitals around Europe on Thursday to protest the disputed Iranian presidential election and the regime&#8217;s treatment of its critics.

In Paris, Reporters without Borders, the media advocacy group, also held a rally across from the Iranian Embassy to protest a crackdown on Iranian and foreign media by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iranians-hold-demonstrations-in-european-cities-to-protest-irans-election-result-85938/">Original article on  : Iranians hold demonstrations in European cities to protest Iran&#8217;s election result</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 protests in France against Iranian election; more planned in other European nations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Seward</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — Iranians in capitals around Europe demonstrated to Thursday protest the disputed Iranian presidential election and the regime&#8217;s treatment of its critics.

In Paris, Reporters without Borders, the media advocacy group, also held a rally across from the Iranian Embassy to protest a crackdown on Iranian and foreign media by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad&#8217;s government.
Iranians ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-protests-in-france-against-iranian-election-more-planned-in-other-european-nations-85925/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : 2 protests in France against Iranian election; more planned in other European nations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>4 ex-Serb paramilitaries convicted over 1999 Kosovo massacre</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusan Stojanovic</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BELGRADE, Serbia — Four former members of a notorious Serb paramilitary unit were convicted Thursday of gunning down 14 Kosovo Albanian civilians, including children and the elderly, in 1999, and were sentenced to between 15 and 20 years in prison.

The massacre in Kosovo&#8217;s northern town of Podujevo was one of the most brutal single atrocities ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/4-ex-serb-paramilitaries-convicted-over-1999-kosovo-massacre-85616/" title="4 ex-Serb paramilitaries convicted over 1999 Kosovo massacre">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and Abroad.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader, on climate change:
It&#8217;s easy to see why people don&#8217;t want to believe that global warming is real or that we can do anything about it. &#8230;
Climate change is real, though, and judging from ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/editorial-roundup-excerpts-from-recent-editorials-in-newspapers-in-the-us-and-abroad-85101/" title="Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and Abroad.">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe prime minister says he is not bringing &#8216;begging bowl&#8217; on tour of the West</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai launched a three-week trip to the West on Sunday saying he is seeking re-engagement, not touring with a &#8220;begging bowl&#8221; asking for aid.

Western leaders have long isolated Zimbabwe, accusing President Robert Mugabe of trampling on democracy and ruining a once-vibrant economy.
Mugabe is still in power as ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-prime-minister-says-he-is-not-bringing-begging-bowl-on-tour-of-the-west-74500/">Zimbabwe prime minister says he is not bringing &#8216;begging bowl&#8217; on tour of the West</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Exit poll predicts right-wing party will be second in Dutch European election</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Corder</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A right-wing, stridently anti-Islam Dutch lawmaker&#8217;s party won more than 15 percent of votes in the country&#8217;s European Parliament elections Thursday, according to the national broadcaster&#8217;s exit poll.

The NOS poll predicted the Freedom Party of Geert Wilders will win four of the 25 Dutch seats in the European assembly, one behind ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/exit-poll-predicts-right-wing-party-will-be-second-in-dutch-european-election-72412/">Exit poll predicts right-wing party will be second in Dutch European election</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch, Britons have chance to vent anger over political scandal and economic crisis in EU vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A right-wing lawmaker called on Dutch voters worried about immigration to pick his party Thursday in European Parliament elections expected to bring successes for fringe and extremist groups.

Geert Wilders, creator of a short film that criticizes the Quran as a &#8220;fascist book,&#8221; urged voters to reject EU involvement in immigration policy .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-britons-have-chance-to-vent-anger-over-political-scandal-and-economic-crisis-in-eu-vote-71745/">Original article &nbsp;: Dutch, Britons have chance to vent anger over political scandal and economic crisis in EU vote</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Court dismisses motion for Charles Taylor&#8217;s early acquittal, orders war crimes trial to go on</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 18:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arthur Max</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Judges on Monday rejected a request by former Liberian President Charles Taylor for an immediate acquittal on war crimes charges, saying he must answer allegations that he was part of a campaign to terrorize Sierra Leone&#8217;s population through murder, rape and mutilation.

The U.N.-backed Special Tribunal for Sierra Leone ordered Taylor&#8217;s trial ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/court-dismisses-motion-for-charles-taylors-early-acquittal-orders-war-crimes-trial-to-go-on-51224/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Court dismisses motion for Charles Taylor&#8217;s early acquittal, orders war crimes trial to go on</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch policeman becomes 6th victim to die from attempt on royal family</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 22:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Dutch authorities say a military policeman has died of injuries he received when a driver smashed his car through police barricades in an attempted attack on the royal family.

Military police commander Lt. Gen. Dick van Putten said the officer became the sixth victim of the Dutch man who plowed into the crowd watching .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-policeman-becomes-6th-victim-to-die-from-attempt-on-royal-family-47659/">Original source &nbsp;: Dutch policeman becomes 6th victim to die from attempt on royal family</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Man who tried to attack Dutch royals dies in hospital, leaving mystery of his motive</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 21:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arthur Max</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — The man who drove his car into a crowd of parade spectators and killed six people died of his injuries Friday, leaving unresolved the mystery of why he tried to attack the Dutch royal family.

The 38-year-old suspect, identified by Dutch media as Karst Tates, had been in critical condition since the attack Thursday ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-who-tried-to-attack-dutch-royals-dies-in-hospital-leaving-mystery-of-his-motive-47590/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Man who tried to attack Dutch royals dies in hospital, leaving mystery of his motive</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN tribunal frees four accused in Hariri case</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE/BEIRUT - A UN tribunal Wednesday ordered the immediate release of four former Lebanese generals detained for four years without charge in connection with the 2005 assassination of Lebanon&#8217;s former prime minister Rafik Hariri.



Daniel Fransen, the pre-trial judge of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), announced the decision in The Hague, where the court .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-tribunal-frees-four-accused-in-hariri-case-44075/">UN tribunal frees four accused in Hariri case</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge at UN-backed tribunal on Hariri killing orders Lebanese generals&#8217; release</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands — A U.N.-backed tribunal on Wednesday ordered the immediate release of four pro-Syrian generals being held in a Beirut prison for the 2005 truck-bomb assassination of Lebanon&#8217;s former prime minister, Rafik Hariri.

Judge Daniel Fransen ordered the Lebanese generals freed after prosecutors said there was insufficient evidence to justify their continued detention. They have ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-at-un-backed-tribunal-on-hariri-killing-orders-lebanese-generals-release-43963/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Judge at UN-backed tribunal on Hariri killing orders Lebanese generals&#8217; release</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge at UN-backed tribunal on Hariri killing to rule on Lebanese generals&#8217; detention</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Corder</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands — A judge at the U.N.-backed tribunal set up to prosecute former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri&#8217;s assassins will make a ruling Wednesday on whether to keep the only suspects in the suicide bombing in custody.

Four pro-Syrian Lebanese generals have been jailed since Aug. 30, 2005, on suspicion of involvement in the blast .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-at-un-backed-tribunal-on-hariri-killing-to-rule-on-lebanese-generals-detention-43693/">Judge at UN-backed tribunal on Hariri killing to rule on Lebanese generals&#8217; detention</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pressure on Karzai to scrap controversial Afghan women&#8217;s law</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pressure-on-karzai-to-scrap-controversial-afghan-womens-law-24301/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE - Afghanistan&#8217;s President, Hamid Karzai, came under intense western pressure yesterday to scrap a new law that the UN said legalised rape within marriage and severely limited the rights of Afghan women.

At a conference on Afghanistan in The Hague, Scandinavian foreign ministers publicly challenged the Afghan leader to respond to a report on ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pressure-on-karzai-to-scrap-controversial-afghan-womens-law-24301/">Original article on  : Pressure on Karzai to scrap controversial Afghan women&#8217;s law</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hilary Clinton warns N. Korea of &#8220;consequences&#8221; for missile launch</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hilary-clinton-warns-n-korea-of-consequences-for-missile-launch-24242/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hilary-clinton-warns-n-korea-of-consequences-for-missile-launch-24242/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned North Korea that its plans to launch a missile is being considered as another provocation against Japan, and hence, North Korea should be ready to face the consequences.

&#8220;It is an unfortunate and continuing example of provocation by the North Koreans. Japan has every right .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hilary-clinton-warns-n-korea-of-consequences-for-missile-launch-24242/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration&#8217;s contact with Iran confirmed</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-administrations-contact-with-iran-confirmed-24188/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-administrations-contact-with-iran-confirmed-24188/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE - US Presidential envoy Richard C. Holbrooke met an Iranian diplomat here, marking the first face-to-face encounter between the Obama administration and the Government of Iran.

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton confirmed that Holbrooke, the administration&#8217;s special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, greeted Iran&#8217;s Deputy Foreign Minister, Mohammad Mehdi Akhondzadeh, on the .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-administrations-contact-with-iran-confirmed-24188/">Obama administration&#8217;s contact with Iran confirmed</a>.]]></description>
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