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Bolivia transfers land from rich to poor - 16 March 2008 |
| Evo Morales, Bolivia's present, has handed over thousands of hectares of land taken from large-scale owners to indigenous farmers and the country's ethnic Guarani indians. |
| Date: 2009-03-16 23:03:56 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 735 - Votes: 9 - Rating: 4.56 |
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Obama to announce new Afghan plans |
| The White House is expected to announce its new redrawn strategy for the war in Afghanistan this week, said US Defense officials. |
| Date: 2009-03-16 23:02:43 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 738 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 4 |
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Lavrov visits Afghanistan |
| Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is in Afghanistan for one-day consultations setting the stage for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) special conference on Afghanistan, scheduled to be held on March 27 in Moscow. |
| Date: 2009-03-16 23:01:29 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 717 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 5 |
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Left leading El Salvador election |
| Early results from El Salvador indicate that Mauricio Funes from the left-wing former rebel movement, the FMLN, is leading in the presidential election. |
| Date: 2009-03-16 02:14:48 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 770 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 3 |
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Anti-government Protesters Head to Islamabad |
| Pakistan opposition leader Nawaz Sharif defied house arrest Sunday to lead an anti-government convoy toward the barricaded capital and a showdown with its pro-Western president. (March 15) |
| Date: 2009-03-16 02:14:04 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 760 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 4 |
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Political Crisis Unfolding in Pakistan |
| Police put opposition leader Nawaz Sharif under house arrest Sunday to stop him from leading anti-government protests, fanning a political crisis that has alarmed the United States about Pakistan's ability to fend off growing Islamist violence. (March 15) |
| Date: 2009-03-16 02:13:35 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 819 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 2 |
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AIG to Pay $165M in Bonuses Despite Bailout |
| American International Group is giving its executives tens of millions of dollars in new bonuses even though it received a taxpayer bailout of more than $170 billion dollars. (March 15) |
| Date: 2009-03-16 02:12:52 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 775 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 1 |
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Leftists push for El Salvador presidency - 15 Mar 09 |
| For the first time in 20 years, former leftist rebels stand a chance of taking power from the right wing ruling party. |
| Date: 2009-03-16 02:11:32 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 730 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 |
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Afghan 'bulldozer' seeks presidency - 14 Mar 09 |
| Many of the candidates for the presidency in Afghanistan's August elections, are against an increase in foreign troops. |
| Date: 2009-03-16 02:10:50 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 731 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 |
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Audio recording: Osama bin Laden tape - 14 Mar 09 |
| Translation of audio tape obtained by Al Jazeera, attributed to Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaeda leader, in which he says Arab leaders "plotted with Israel" in war on Gaza. |
| Date: 2009-03-16 02:10:10 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 772 - Votes: 4 - Rating: 4 |
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