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View Article  Indian Home minister reacts to attacks in Mumbai
Indian Interior (Home) minister Shivraj Patil reacts to multiple attacks in
Mumbai which leave at least 80 dead.

NEW DELHI, INDIA (NOVEMBER 26, 2008) ANI -
Speaking in New Delhi, The Indian Interior (Home) minister ...   more »
View Article  New York City increases security in response to a terror attack warning
The United States Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning of a
possible al Qaeda threat to transit systems in and around New York City,
prompting increased alertness over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

NEW ...   more »
View Article  Multipule attacks in Mumbai, 80 dead, hostages taken
At least 80 people have been killed in attacks apparently aimed at tourists
in India's financial capital Mumbai.

MUMBAI, INDIA (NOVEMBER 26, 2008) ZEE TV-
At least 80 people were killed in attacks apparently aimed ...   more »
View Article  Violence over pyramid scandals continues in Colombia
Protests over pyramid schemes continue, leave 14 injured in southern
Colombia.

MOCOA, COLOMBIA (NOVEMBER 26, 2008) RCN -
Protests over pyramid schemes that bilked thousands of investors in
Colombia raged on Wednesday (November 26), leaving ...   more »
View Article  World Congress Against Sexual Exploitation of Children
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva opens a global conference
against child sexual exploitation in Rio de Janeiro, as delegations from over
150 countries discuss ways to battle child pornography.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL ...   more »
View Article  Ending fossil fuel dependence the key to saving polar bears
Scientists report "a very steep decline" in numbers of polar
bears in Churchill, Canada over the past twenty years.

NEAR CHURCHILL, CANADA WILDLIFEHD -
The frigid temperatures of winter have finally come to Churchill,
Manitoba. ...   more »
View Article  North Ossetian city mayor shot dead
Mayor of Vladikavkaz, one of the biggest cities in Russia's turbulent North
Caucasus region, shot dead in the street.

VLADIKAVKAZ, RUSSIA (NOVEMBER 26, 2008) REUTERS -
The mayor of Vladikavkaz, one of the biggest cities ...   more »
View Article  Thai PM refuses to quit; anti-government activist shot dead
A gang of government supporters in Chiang Mai shoot dead an anti-government
activist as political unrest spreads beyond Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister
Somchai Wongsawat rejects army chiefs call to quit.

CHIANG MAI, THAILAND (NOVEMBER 26, ...   more »
View Article  Tourists stranded at Bangkok airport as protests continue
Anti-government protesters tighten their grip over Bangkok's international
airport, stranding thousands of tourists.

BANGKOK, THAILAND (NOVEMBER 26, 2008) REUTERS -
Anti-government protesters tightened their grip over Bangkok's
international airport on Wednesday (November 26), causing chaos ...   more »
View Article  Jamaican lawmakers vote to retain death penalty
Lawmakers vote to keep death penalty in Jamaica.

KINGSTON, JAMAICA (NOVEMBER 25, 2008) TV JAMAICA -
Parliament voted on Tuesday (November 25) to retain Jamaica's
little-used death penalty, rejecting an effort by human rights groups ...   more »