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Mugabe claims he's open to talks with Zimbabwe's opposition but vote still to go on Friday
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June 26, 2008 - 11:06 AM EST
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In a surprising shift ahead of an internationally condemned presidential runoff, President Robert Mugabe said Thursday he was "open to discussion" with Zimbabwe's opposition.Mugabe had until now shown little interest in talks and his government had scoffed at Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai's call Wednesday to work together to form a transitional authority."We remain open to discussion with the MDC,"...
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China drafts thousands of people to clean up algal bloom at Olympic sailing venue
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June 26, 2008 - 10:01 AM EST
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China has called in thousands of people to clean up an algal bloom at the sailing venue for this summer's Olympic Games, a state news agency said.The blue-green algae blossomed around June 1 in the waters around Qingdao on the coast of Shandong province, and some 400 boats and 3,000 people have been mobilized to clean it up, the Xinhua News Agency said.Telephones at the Qingdao Ocean and Fishing Bureau, which is overseeing...
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Zimbabwean president says he is open to talks with opposition day before runoff vote
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June 26, 2008 - 9:56 AM EST
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says he is open to talks with the opposition.Mugabe spoke at a campaign rally Thursday and said he is "open to discussion" with the opposition, which is boycotting Friday's runoff vote.Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai called Wednesday for talks on forming a transitional authority. Mugabe had until Thursday shown little interest in talks, instead focusing on the election.World leaders have...
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Rocket fired from Gaza hits Israel, violating shaky truce for a second time
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June 26, 2008 - 9:26 AM EST
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Gaza militants fired a rocket into southern Israel on Thursday, causing no injuries but undermining a shaky, week-old truce meant to halt a violent cycle of attacks and harsh Israeli reprisals.It was the second breach of the Egyptian-mediated truce by Palestinian militants. The Israeli military office said the rocket landed in an open field on a communal farm.The Israeli government had no immediate response to the latest rocket...
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US ambassador, among sharpest critics of Zimbabwe, says he will keep focus on violence
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June 26, 2008 - 8:47 AM EST
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America's ambassador to Zimbabwe has pioneered the role of diplomat as investigative journalist, keeping the focus on allegations that Robert Mugabe's government has launched a brutal campaign against dissent.Over the weekend, the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, released footage shot during one of the fact-finding tours James McGee has led in rural Zimbabwe to chronicle political violence.The video, distributed...
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Zimbabwe official: Mandela bowed to Western pressure when he criticized leadership
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June 26, 2008 - 6:54 AM EST
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President Robert Mugabe's information minister has dismissed criticism from anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.Information Minister Sikhanyiso Ndlovu says Mandela was only bowing to Western pressure when he referred to a "failure of leadership" in Zimbabwe. Mandela made the comments Wednesday during a visit to Britain.Ndlovu nonetheless called Mandela a statesman. He said Thursday that he condemns the West for pressuring African...
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Bomb hits US-led patrol near Afghan capital; militants killed in south
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June 26, 2008 - 6:38 AM EST
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A bomb hit troops from the U.S.-led coalition patrolling south of the Afghan capital on Thursday, causing an unspecified number of casualties, the coalition said.Elsewhere, airstrikes killed several militants who attacked a patrol in southern Afghanistan and a coalition helicopter crash-landed in the east.The bomb hit the coalition convoy on Thursday morning during a patrol in Wardak province, the coalition said in a statement....
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East Timor President Ramos-Horta considering UN human rights job
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June 26, 2008 - 6:25 AM EST
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East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta, who narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by rebel soldiers earlier this year, said Thursday he is considering taking a new job as U.N. human rights chief.Ramos-Horta told members of parliament last week that he had already "accepted the job," even though U.N. officials could not confirm he was a candidate.The Nobel Peace Prize laureate was expected to explain his plans at a news...
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Thousands protest in Indian-held Kashmir following transfer of land to Hindu shrine
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June 26, 2008 - 6:22 AM EST
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Tens of thousands of Kashmiris filled the streets for a fourth day of protests Thursday, after police killings during earlier demonstrations enflamed their anger over the transfer of land to a Hindu shrine in this Muslim-majority region.Protesters clashed with riot police in several parts of Srinagar, the main city of India's portion of Kashmir. Police responded to rock-throwers by firing live ammunition and tear gas into...
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