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WORLD / NEWS Mon Apr 7, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

CNN -- Zimbabwe's High Court has postponed a ruling on a petition to force release of vote results until Tuesday, the opposition said. Zimbabwe's High Court convened a hearing Monday to consider the Movement for Democratic Change's petition calling for the re.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sun Jun 24, 2007 @ 12:09pm neoform

FOX News -- The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday approved the release of frozen tax funds to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, officials said, in a step to bolster the moderate Palestinian leader in his standoff against the Islamic terrorist group Hamas. Prime Ministe.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed Feb 7, 2007 @ 12:45pm mrmdc

This Is London -- A Chief constable was accused of 'madness' last night after refusing to release pictures of two escaped murderers amid fears it might breach their human rights... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon Apr 14, 2008 @ 8:18am neoform

BBC News -- A judge in Zimbabwe is due to rule on whether the country's electoral commission should be forced to release the presidential election results. Southern African leaders have urged authorities to announce the results of the poll, held more than two week.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Tue Nov 20, 2007 @ 8:15am neoform

CNN -- A doomsday cult leader whose followers are barricaded inside a cave in southern Russia will be taken to the site in an attempt to secure the release of several children, according to a government official. The 29 cult members -- including four children.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon Nov 19, 2007 @ 8:21am neoform

BBC News -- The government of Israel has approved the release of 450 Palestinian detainees in a move announced just before talks with Palestinian leaders. A senior Israeli official said it was a goodwill gesture ahead of a Middle East peace conference in the US ne.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Tue Oct 16, 2007 @ 8:13am neoform

CNN -- French rock star Bertrand Cantat, convicted for beating his actress girlfriend to death, left prison Tuesday after spending four years behind bars. Cantat, the 43-year-old lead singer of one of France's most popular bands, Noir Desir (Black Desire), le.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Thu Sep 27, 2007 @ 8:21am neoform

USA Today -- Pakistan's chief justice ordered the immediate release of detained opposition members Thursday as President Gen. Pervez Musharraf formalized his controversial candidacy for a new five-year term. Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry issued the edict.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Tue Aug 7, 2007 @ 8:18am neoform

FOX News -- Britain has asked the United States to release five British residents from the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Foreign Office said Tuesday. Foreign Secretary David Miliband has written to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice asking that the.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Tue Aug 7, 2007 @ 8:17am neoform

BBC News -- The UK government has requested the release of five British residents from US custody at Guantanamo Bay. The men are not British citizens but lived in the UK before they were detained by the US. The request is a change of policy for the government w.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Tue Jun 19, 2007 @ 10:12pm neoform

CNN -- Myanmar opposition leader and democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi spent another birthday under house arrest on Tuesday, as her supporters released doves and balloons to accompany prayers for her release. To mark her 62nd birthday, around 300 supporte.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Thu May 17, 2007 @ 1:03pm neoform

BBC News -- The BBC, the UN and international journalists' groups are holding vigils to mark the 45th birthday of kidnapped BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston. Journalists are gathering in Hong Kong, Iran, the West Bank and Moscow. The British government is i.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sat Apr 7, 2007 @ 12:39pm neoform

BBC News -- Iran's ambassador to London has said Britain should respond "in a positive way" to the release of the 15 Royal Navy personnel held for 13 days. Rasoul Movahedian said that Iran wanted help to release five Iranians held by the US in Iraq, and to ease fe.. Read More

WORLD / OPINION Mon Mar 19, 2007 @ 8:41am neoform

Guardian Unlimited -- Home Office officials are considering a plan for the early release of 2,500 prisoners in an attempt to ease overcrowding in Britain's jails. Whitehall sources last night confirmed the existence of the scheme, but said there were no present plans to act.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Tue Dec 12, 2006 @ 10:33am mrmdc

Yahoo News -- Indian authorities plan to release 47 leopards into the wild with electromagnetic chips planted in their tails but will haul them back to captivity if they attack people, The Hindustan Times reported on Tuesday... Read More