Reuters - U.S.-based Human Rights Watch on Tuesday urged Nigeria to prosecute those behind what it called a massacre of at least 200 Christian villagers and end a cycle of impunity which has allowed instability to persist.
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Nigeria urged to end impunity after village massacre (Reuters)
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:26am EST
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Nigeria: Calls for inquiry into religious violence (AP)
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:23am EST
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AP - The U.S. government and an international human rights group called Tuesday for Nigeria to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the deaths of more than 200 unarmed people in renewed violence between Christians and Muslims.
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Cyprus police confirm body is ex-leader's corpse (AP)
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:10am EST
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AP - A body discovered in a Nicosia cemetery is the stolen corpse of Cyprus' ex-president Tassos Papadopoulos, police said Tuesday.
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Israel wants to develop nuclear energy (AP)
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 1:52am EST
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Increasing Soda Consumption Fuels Rise in Diabetes, Heart Disease (HealthDay)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 11:48pm EST
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HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) --Increasing consumption of sugary
soft drinks contributed to 130,000 new cases of diabetes, 14,000 new cases
of heart disease and 50,000 more life-years burdened with heart disease in
the last decade, a new U.S. study finds.
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Obama pitches health plan in spirited appearance (AP)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 11:31pm EST
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AP - Stirring memories of his campaign for the White House, President Barack Obama made a spirited, shirt-sleeved appeal for passage of long-stalled health care changes Monday as Democratic congressional leaders worked behind the scenes on legislation they hope can quickly gain passage.
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Obama stages populist battle on health reform (AFP)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 11:13pm EST
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AFP - A fired-up President Barack Obama has turned his populist ire from Wall Street to the insurance sector as he sought to rally support for a last-ditch bid to pass a historic health care overhaul bill.
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Tornado hits Okla.; no injuries reported (AP)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 10:56pm EST
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2 of oldest people in US die: in NH 114, Mich. 113 (AP)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 9:34pm EST
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AP - Two of the oldest people in the world have died on the same day.
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Oscar's big question: How did David slay Goliath? (AP)
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 9:27pm EST
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AP - For Hollywood pundits, industry folk and Oscar fans still paying attention on Monday, a major question remained: How did David slay Goliath?