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WORLD / NEWS Sun Mar 25, 2007 @ 8:12pm neoform

CNN -- Iran on Sunday announced it was partially suspending cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency while hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the latest U.N. Security Council sanctions would not halt the country's nuclear enrichment "even for a.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Fri Dec 8, 2006 @ 2:44am neoform

Reuters -- The number of journalists jailed worldwide for their work rose for the second year with Internet bloggers and online reporters now one third of those incarcerated, a U.S.-based media watchdog said on Thursday... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Thu Feb 7, 2008 @ 8:19am neoform

BBC News -- Europe's main election watchdog has said it will boycott Russia's presidential election on 2 March. "We regret that circumstances prevent us from observing this election," said Spencer Oliver, general secretary of the OSCE's Parliamentary Assembly... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Fri Nov 16, 2007 @ 8:27am neoform

BBC News -- The international election watchdog, the OSCE, says it will not send monitors to Russian elections because its staff have been denied visas. The body blamed its decision on "delays and restrictions" in securing permission to enter Russia. The OSCE l.. Read More

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

BBC News -- A police watchdog has called for a public debate over the policy to shoot suspected suicide bombers, in a report into Jean Charles de Menezes' death. In its final report into the death, the IPCC said the shooting came after "very serious" but avoidable.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed Oct 10, 2007 @ 8:22am neoform

News.com.au -- NETWORK Ten's controversial show Californication will be investigated by media watchdog the Australia Communications and Media Authority. The smutty satirical show was immediately infamous for featuring former X-Files star David Duchovny in four sex sc.. Read More

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

CNN -- After months of stalled negotiations between North Korea and the international community, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Monday it will send a team to Pyongyang next week to discuss how the agency's inspectors will verify the promised shutdown of the coun.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Tue Apr 24, 2007 @ 8:18am neoform

Guardian Unlimited -- The UK is covertly trying to oust the head of the world's main anti-bribery watchdog to prevent criticism of ministers and Britain's biggest arms company, BAE, the Guardian has learned. The effort to remove Mark Pieth comes as his organisation has step.. Read More