Reuters - A draft treaty for a worldwide ban on
cluster munitions was adopted on Wednesday although major
powers including the United States did not attend the meeting.
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U.S. absent as global cluster munitions ban agreed (Reuters)
Posted: May 28th, 2008, 4:40pm EDT
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Three shark attacks have Mexico resort area in panic (AP)
Posted: May 28th, 2008, 4:38pm EDT
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AP - No one could even remember a shark attack along this resort-studded stretch of Mexican coast popular with surfers and Hollywood's elite. Many of the large predators had been pulled from the ocean by fishermen.
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Treaty seeks to ban cluster bombs within 8 years (AP)
Posted: May 28th, 2008, 4:22pm EDT
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AP - Diplomats from more than 100 nations agreed on a treaty Wednesday to ban current types of cluster bombs and require the destruction of stockpiles within eight years. -
Taiwan pushes for greater global role (AP)
Posted: May 28th, 2008, 4:16pm EDT
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AP - The leader of Taiwan's new ruling party told Chinese President Hu Jintao that the self-governed island needs to have an international presence, but acknowledged Wednesday there would be no quick solution to long-standing disputes.
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Israeli defense chief says Olmert must step down (AP)
Posted: May 28th, 2008, 4:13pm EDT
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AP - Israel's powerful defense minister on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to step down amid a burgeoning corruption scandal and threatened to bring down the government if the Israeli leader does not comply.
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Life sought for Rwandan ex-president's brother-in-law in genocide trial (AFP)
Posted: May 28th, 2008, 3:55pm EDT
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AFP - A prosecutor for the United Nations-backed court trying genocide in Rwanda said Wednesday that the brother-in-law of former Rwandan leader Juvenal Habyarimana should be locked up for life.
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Ancient Egyptian city unearthed in Sinai (AP)
Posted: May 28th, 2008, 3:48pm EDT
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AP - Archaeologists exploring an old military road in the Sinai have unearthed 3,000-year-old remains from an ancient fortified city, the largest yet found in Egypt, antiquities authorities announced Wednesday. -
Mexico arrests 2 in baby buying case (AP)
Posted: May 28th, 2008, 3:36pm EDT
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AP - Police in northern Mexico have arrested two people accused of buying Mexican babies to sell to U.S. couples for a profit, investigators said Wednesday. -
Cyclone survivors victimized by Myanmar soldiers (AP)
Posted: May 28th, 2008, 3:25pm EDT
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AP - It's not much, but the flimsy bamboo lean-to on the side of the road is all Aye Shwe has to keep his family dry. They lost their home to the cyclone and may soon be uprooted again this time by soldiers ordering them to leave.
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China: Rebuilding after quake will be 'arduous' (AP)
Posted: May 28th, 2008, 1:50pm EDT
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AP - Rebuilding China's devastated earthquake zone will be a long and arduous process, the government warned Wednesday in a signal to millions of survivors living in tents that there will be no quick return to normalcy from their upturned lives.
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Pope to meet leaders of other faiths in Australia: official (AFP)
Posted: May 28th, 2008, 3:40am EDT
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AFP - Pope Benedict XVI will meet Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu leaders during his visit to Australia in July, organisers said Wednesday.