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Brazilian woman charged with torture (AP)
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 12:45am EDT
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AP - Brazilian police said Thursday that charges have been filed against a businesswoman who claims she was "educating" a 12-year-old girl by allegedly torturing and chaining her to an iron staircase. -
NKorea blasts US delays in nuke dispute (AP)
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 12:14am EDT
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AP - North Korea blamed the United States for the deadlock in their nuclear negotiations, warning Friday that the Americans' attitude could "gravely" affect ongoing disablement of its atomic facilities.
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Tibet monks complain to reporters (AP)
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 11:56pm EDT
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AP - China's Tibet problem got a human face this week in images of crying, red-robed monks, giving international concern a new focal point just as Beijing gears up for the arrival of the Olympic torch.
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Mugabe fights for his political life (AP)
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 10:17pm EDT
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AP - The word is out: The Spar supermarket has bread at only $7 million a loaf. People rush to the shelf duly marked $7 million, but by the time they reach the till with their hyper-inflated Zimbabwean dollars, the price is up to $25 million.