General Assembly demands immediate Gaza
The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly late
Friday to demand an immediate and durable ceasefire in the
strife-torn Gaza Strip leading to the full withdrawal of Israeli
forces.
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Pakistan Taliban ban on schoolgirls could affect thousands
Tens of thousands of students in Pakistan’s
troubled northwestern Swat valley are facing a year without classes
after the local Taliban banned girls from schools, officials said
Friday.
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Bush a ‘good man’ but mistaken
President-elect Barack Obama said Friday
President George W. Bush was a “good guy” who loved his country, but
warned he would leave the United States struggling with the result
of “bad choices.”
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