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China accuses Dalai Lama of taking Olympics "hostage"

BEIJING (Reuters) - China accused the Dalai Lama on Sundayof using unrest in Tibet to back demands for Tibetanindependence ahead of the August Olympic Games in Beijing .
04 8 2008 12:24PM (...more)

Spiritual mother of Uighurs or terrorist?

Beijing – Her followers dub her "the spiritual mother of the Uighur people" and one admirer nominated her for a Nobel peace prize . The Chinese government
07 13 2009 4:03PM (...more)

Egypt police detain dozens of Islamists before vote

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police detained dozens ofmembers of the Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday, expanding acrackdown on the country's strongest opposition group ahead oflocal elections in April.
02 21 2008 2:37AM (...more)

Obama plans no big public appearances in Africa visit

ACCRA, Ghana — President Barack Obama isn't descended from slaves; his father was from Kenya , his mother from Kansas . However, his visit to 07 15 2009 2:11AM (...more)

Text of Olmert statement at summit

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - A Text of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, speaking through at translator, at the Mideast peace summit on Tuesday, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.
11 28 2007 6:04AM (...more)

Last-ditch efforts for broad Israel govt collapse

TEL AVIV (AFP) – Last-ditch efforts to form a broad-based Israeli coalition failed on Friday, paving the way for a rightist government and fuelling concerns about prospects for peace with the Palestinians. Speaking after a 90-minute meeting with 03 1 2009 2:11AM (...more)

Netanyahu, Livni meet in new bid to form Israel govt

JERUSALEM, (AFP) – Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu was making a fresh bid on Friday to persuade Foreign Minister 02 28 2009 3:34AM (...more)

socialmedian Opens to the Public

To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: Scott Wheaton, +1-315-751-4372, Scott@socialmedian.com, or Jason Goldberg , +1-917-455-1020, Jason@socialmedian.com, both of socialmedian 07 31 2008 10:48PM (...more)

Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Survey: Americans With Memory Concerns Fall Short of Talking to Doctors

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Carol Steinberg of the Alzheimers Foundation of America, +1-866-AFA-8484, afapr@aol.com NEW YORK , July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An overwhelming number
07 31 2008 9:39AM (...more)

Scientists See Numbers Inside Peoples Heads

By carefully analyzing brain activity, scientists can tell what number a person has just seen, research now reveals. They can similarly tell how many dots a person was presented with. Past investigations had uncovered brain
09 26 2009 6:47PM (...more)