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Obama Wins Oregon, NBC Projects

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 6:50:00 PM

Democrat Barack Obama won a presidential nominating contest in Oregon on Tuesday, NBC News projected, while rival Hillary Clinton cruised to a rout of the front-runner in Kentucky.   Full Story

Al Qaeda Crackdown Yields 100 'Critical' Militants

Monday, May 19, 2008 10:00:00 PM

BAGHDAD—Iraqi and U.S. forces have arrested about 100 suspects thought to be crucial to the operations of militant groups in al Qaeda's last haven of north Iraq, the commander of U.S. forces in th ...   Full Story

Organized Chinese Crowds Attack New York Human Rights Activists

Monday, May 19, 2008 9:43:00 PM

FLUSHING, New York–A group of Chinese agitators, suspected to be organized by the Chinese Communist regime, attacked the service center for withdrawing from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Flushi ...   Full Story

Portugese-Speaking Nations to Train East Timor Army

Monday, May 19, 2008 8:04:00 PM

East Timor's army will receive military training from Portugese-speaking countries such as Brazil and Portugal as part of a military pact signed between the countries on Sunday.   Full Story

Peaceful Rally Attacked in New York City's Chinatown

Monday, May 19, 2008 8:03:00 PM

FLUSHING, New York—Participants in a rally urging Chinese to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) were attacked and a 70-year-old retired engineer was beaten on Saturday afternoon on the streets of ...   Full Story

Toronto Groups Unite in Call for Rights in China

Monday, May 19, 2008 8:02:00 PM

"Olympics and crimes against humanity can not co-exist" was the message that united more than a dozen non-government organizations (NGOs) at Saturday's Global Human Rights Torch Relay in Toronto.   Full Story

Burma Death Toll Soars

Sunday, May 18, 2008 9:30:00 PM

YANGON—Diplomats witnessed "huge" devastation in the Irrawaddy delta on Saturday and the toll of dead and missing from the cyclone rose above 133,000 people, making it one of the most damaging to hit ...   Full Story

Bush Tries to Convince Arab Sceptics on Peace Push

Sunday, May 18, 2008 9:25:00 PM

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt—U.S. President George W. Bush sought to reassure sceptical Arabs on Sunday he is committed to securing a deal on Palestinian statehood before he leaves office, despite his outsp ...   Full Story

Over 1,000 Children Killed in the Sichuan Quake

Saturday, May 17, 2008 10:00:00 PM

Over 10 million people have been affected by the Sichuan earthquake to a greater or lesser extent; more than 100,000 square kilometers are within the heaviest hit area.   Full Story

Kidnapped Pakistan Envoy Released by Taliban

Saturday, May 17, 2008 9:22:00 PM

ISLAMABAD—Suspected Taliban militants have released Pakistan's envoy to Afghanistan more than three months after he was kidnapped in Pakistan's Khyber tribal region, a senior government o ...   Full Story

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