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WORLD / NEWS Mon Mar 8, 2010 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- The death toll from weekend violence in central Nigeria climbed to more than 200 Monday after members of a machete-wielding Muslim group attacked mostly Christian villages, officials said... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Fri Feb 5, 2010 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- The last member of an ancient tribe that has inhabited an Indian island chain for around 65,000 years has died, a group that campaigns for the protection of indigenous peoples has said... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon Jan 25, 2010 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- A human rights group is calling on Iran to free protesters detained after the disputed June 12 presidential election, calling the government's crackdown on its critics a "human rights disaster.".. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sat Jan 23, 2010 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- Reports of at least 150 Muslims killed in recent religious clashes in Nigeria should be investigated, a human rights group urged Saturday... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sun Jan 10, 2010 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- Thirty members of a women's group were arrested by Iranian security forces during a peaceful protest in a Tehran park on Saturday, a human rights organization reported... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sat Jan 2, 2010 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- An Irish atheist group has published a series of quotations on religion in an attempt to challenge a blasphemy law that went into effect on New Year's Day... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Thu Dec 10, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates ended a two-day trip to Afghanistan on Thursday, telling a group of Afghan soldiers that America will maintain a presence beyond the troop pullout set to begin in 2011... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed Dec 9, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- A group of prominent African-Americans has challenged Cuba's race record, accusing the island nation of harassing its black citizens and cracking down on civil rights activists... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sun Nov 1, 2009 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- A militant Islamist group associated with al Qaeda has for the first time threatened to attack Israel, far from its normal base of operations in Somalia... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Tue Oct 27, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- An umbrella group affiliated with al Qaeda in Iraq today claimed responsibility for two weekend bombings that killed 160 people in Baghdad... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Tue Sep 29, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- A United Nations group will present a scathing report Tuesday on Israel's conduct during its military offensive into Gaza that began late last year. In the report, released earlier this month, the U.N. group accused Israel of committing "actions amounting to war crimes, possibly crimes against humanity" during its military incursion... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon Sep 28, 2009 @ 9:01am neoform

CNN -- Clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police in east Jerusalem stretched into Sunday evening after a visit by a Jewish group to one of the city's holiest sites... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed Sep 2, 2009 @ 9:01am neoform

CNN -- Some private security guards hired to protect the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan say their contractor has allowed widespread mistreatment, sexual activity and intimidation within their ranks, according to the watchdog group Project On Government Oversight (POGO)... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sat Aug 22, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- Making good on a threat of election day violence, the Taliban sliced off the index fingers of at least two people in Kandahar province, according to a vote monitoring group... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon Aug 17, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- An Afghan militant group is willing to "help" U.S. and coalition forces, if they prepare to leave Afghanistan, the group's leader said in a statement given to CNN on Monday... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sat Aug 1, 2009 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- An Al Qaeda-linked militant group waging war against Somalia's fragile government is becoming an increasing threat to Western ally Kenya and could potentially destabilize the region with dire consequences for global security, officials and analysts warn... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sun Jul 19, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- Government agents used tear gas to disperse demonstrators, and beat and kidnapped a human rights lawyer, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said Saturday, citing witnesses... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sun Jul 5, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- Forget Disneyland! Costa Rica is the happiest place in the world, according to an independent research group in Britain with the goal of building a new economy, "centered on people and the environment.".. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon Jun 15, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- Media rights group Reporters Without Borders is urging nations to not recognize the results of Iran's presidential election, citing censorship and a crackdown on journalists... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sun Jun 7, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- A Somali teen who left Minnesota to return to his native country last November has been reported killed... Read More