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Docudharma Times Friday July 30




Friday’s Headlines:

Gulf of Mexico Has Long Been a Sink of Pollution

Fears for unique wildlife of Galapagos as UN drops islands’ protected status

USA

U.S. takes a tougher tone with China

Supreme Court leery of broad challenges to yet-to-take-effect state laws

Europe

Russia to introduce ‘draconian’ Minority Report-style law

Silvio Berlusconi faces parliamentary crisis as speaker refuses to resign

Middle East

Mahmoud Abbas preparing to hold direct talks with Israel, say diplomats

Niqab ban unveils Syria’s secular past

Asia

Patrick Coburn: ‘We need to talk to the Taliban’

Australia’s Aboriginals won land, now defend right to use it

Africa

Robert Mugabe loses political ally as younger sister Sabina dies

Uganda bombings bring Africa together. Except Eritrea.

Latin America

Mexican drug lord Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Coronel killed by army

Docudharma Times Thursday July 29




Thursday’s Headlines:

Gulf oil slick breaks up rapidly and begins to slip below waves

The dead sea: Global warming blamed for 40 per cent decline in the ocean’s phytoplankton

USA

As Desert Deaths Soar, a Morgue Grows Crowded

White House proposal would ease FBI access to records of Internet activity

Europe

Catalonia votes to ban all forms of bullfighting in nationalist move

Russian court blocks YouTube

Middle East

Baghdad revisited: the Chalabi family’s return from exile

Deep undercurrents stir in the Middle East

Asia

Floods wash barrels of chemicals into China river

Plan B for Afghanistan

Latin America

Photo and letter stir speculation on missing Mexico political figure

Docudharma Times Tuesday July 27




Tuesday’s Headlines:

Oil spill plunges BP £11 billion into the red

Millions of Earths? Talk causes a stir

USA

Among House Democrats in Rust Belt, a sense of abandonment over energy bill

Documents leak leaves White House on defensive about Afghanistan policy

Europe

Turkey must be welcome in EU, insists Cameron

Vatican admits ‘new Caravaggio’ is a copy

Middle East

Iraqi Militants Stealing Blood for the Injured

Wikileaks Afghanistan: Iran accused of supporting Taliban attacks

Asia

Khmer Rouge torture chief: chameleon or contrite Christian?

Pakistani students prefer guns to books

Africa

African Union pledges to reinforce its Somalia force

Egypt police on trial for brutality

Latin America

Mexico City’s rainy torment

Docudharma Times Monday July 26

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Monday’s Headlines:

Afghanistan war logs: Massive leak of secret files exposes truth of occupation

Activists in India cry foul over new rules regarding public interest litigation

USA

Industries Find Surging Profits in Deeper Cuts

How oil-damaged marsh grasses recover could affect gulf’s rebound

Europe

Love Parade tragedy: ‘I’ll never forget the sight of all those twisted bodies’

Silvio Berlusconi’s daughter ‘offered job’ prompting university funding row

Middle East

Iran stoning case lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei’s relatives arrested

As the Israeli blockade eases, Gaza goes shopping

Asia

Khmer Rouge chief jailer convicted of war crimes

US-led war games in South Korean waters draw threats from North

Latin America

Freed inmates carried out killings, Mexico police say

Docudharma Times Sunday July 25




Sunay’s Headlines:

Taliban claim to have captured missing US soldiers in ambush

Teen wins Soap Box Derby with late sister’s car

USA

Battle Looms in Washington Over Expiring Bush Tax Cuts

After bailouts, new autoworkers make half as much as veterans in same plant

Europe

Cloistered French nuns from Avignon are record label’s new sales hope

Nobel Peace Prizes ‘are being awarded illegally’

Middle East

Protests held worldwide against execution of Iranian woman

Journalists complain of intimidation in Iraqi Kurdistan

Asia

Comrade Duch, the Khmer Rouge executioner who killed thousands for Pol Pot, faces his day of justice

US and S Korea begin joint drill

Africa

Gadget makers must label parts from war-torn Congo

Latin America

For a Haiti amputee, life-changing aid is in sight

Docudharma Times Friday July 23




Friday’s Headlines:

Key ships evacuate as storm approaches Gulf of Mexico

Uncovered: Britain’s secret rendition programme

USA

Pentagon Faces Intensifying Pressures to Trim Budget

Fleeing Phoenix out of fear of immigration law

Europe

Belgrade loses fight over Kosovo independence

European bank stress test results awaited

Middle East

Turkey means business in Kurdistan

As Iraq war winds down, US military cleans up hazardous waste

Asia

Pakistan’s PM gives army chief three more years

China ‘to debate execution policy changes’

Africa

AU Leaders Face Difficult Issues at Summit

Latin America

Venezuela cuts ties with Colombia over FARC rebels. Prelude to war?

Docudharma Times Thursday July 22




Thursday’s Headlines:

G.M., eclipsed at home, soars to top in China

UN in fresh bid to salvage international deal on climate change

USA

Workers on Doomed Rig Voiced Concern About Safety

Three of every four oil and gas lobbyists worked for federal government

Europe

Found after 4,000 years: the lost wooden ‘sister’ of Stonehenge

German man dumps son on motorway 300 miles from home

Middle East

Israeli troops get orders to protect civilian welfare

Israel jails Arab for ‘deceit rape’

Asia

North Korea calls on US and the South to halt military exercises

Nepal election stalemate a setback for Maoists

Africa

‘No question’ of Chad arresting Sudan President Bashir

Zimbabweans flee South Africa as xenophobic violence flares

Kosovo independence not illegal, says UN court

Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008 was not illegal under international law, top UN judge say.

The BBC  22 July 2010

The International Court of Justice was ruling on Serbia’s claim that the secession violated its territorial integrity.

The ICJ’s non-binding ruling may help Kosovo gain wider recognition.

The US and many EU countries support Kosovo’s independence; Russia is strongly opposed to it.

Related stories

Q&A: Kosovo’s future

How Yugoslavia vanished from maps

Addressing the court in The Hague, ICJ president Hisashi Owada said international law “contains no applicable prohibition” of Kosovo’s declaration of independence.

Docudharma Times Monday July 19




Monday’s Headlines:

A hidden world, growing beyond control

Patch heralds new era in battle against pandemics

USA

Seep near capped well worries U.S.

Unlikely Senate candidate Alvin Greene lays out his platform

Europe

Grandiose Nazi airport becomes a wild and free park

Blow for Angela Merkel as ally resigns

Middle East

Death in Police Encounter Stirs Calls for Change in Egypt

Turkey’s tourist resorts threatened with terrorist campaign

Asia

Found: Sri Lankan primate thought to be extinct for 60 years

Sabotage probe after Indian train crash kills 56

Latin America

Zero-percent unemployment Cuba’s labor strife

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A Washington Post Investigation

Docudharma Times Tuesday July 20




Tuesday’s Headlines:

White House shifts Afghanistan strategy towards talks with Taliban

The bitter legacy of Franz Kafka

USA

Signs of the times: Oil-spill victims on Grand Isle post protest

Veterans can have seizures decades after a head injury, study finds

Europe

Northern Cyprus plans to become Mediterranean ‘Las Vegas’

Russian upper house increases KGB successor’s power, to activists’ dismay

Middle East

Iraq’s Conflict, Reflected in a Family Tragedy

Syria bans niqab from universities

Asia

India rolls out red carpet for its pariah friend

Kyrgyz deal a Silk Road turning point

Africa

Studies show promise in curbing AIDS in Africa

Sudan brutally suppressing dissent, says Amnesty

Latin America

Cold temperatures cause death, damage in South America

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A Washington Post Investigation

Docudharma Times Sunday July 18




Sunday’s Headlines:

After Oil Spills, Hidden Damage Can Last for Years

Queen’s executioner beetle wins species naming competition

USA

Military reckons with the mental wounds of war

Arrests shed light on border kidnappings

Europe

Italian police raids reveal how an 80-year-old gangster held sway over the feared Calabrian mafia

Gays defy Polish traditionalists for EuroPride march

Middle East

Jaffa’s Arab haven of coexistence resists influx of Israeli hardliners

Iranians mourn 27 killed in suicide attacks

Asia

The face of South Korea’s boogeyman

Unlikely Tutor Giving Military Afghan Advice

Africa

‘At your service, Osama’ – the African Bin Laden behind the Uganda bombings

World celebrates Mandela Day

Latin America

Mexican drug cartels’ newest weapon: Cold War-era grenades made in U.S.

Docudharma Times Saturday July 17




Saturday’s Headlines:

BP, the Gulf oil spill and 87 days that changed the world

A Star Keeps Rocking in the Not-So-Free World

USA

Republicans divided on the importance of an agenda for midterm election

Arizona’s immigration law isn’t the only one

Europe

Champion of UK burka ban declares war on veil-wearing constituents

Mystery trader buys all Europe’s cocoa

Middle East

Yemeni cleric blacklisted in US

Iraqi leaders and the selfish gene

Asia

South Korean oil spill victims’ cautionary tale

Pakistan army accused of extrajudicial killings in Swat

Latin America

A Tree Grows in Haiti

Docudharma Times Friday July 16




Friday’s Headlines:

Oil leak is stopped for first time since April 20 blowout

Paul the Octopus won’t be sold to Spain

USA

From a Gulf Oyster, a Domino Effect

Author of ‘torture memos’ says CIA exceeded limits in interrogations

Europe

Hackers clone French Foreign Ministry website

Vatican says women priests a ‘crime against faith’

Middle East

Syrian human rights record unchanged under Assad, report says

Iran scientist: CIA offered me $50m to lie about nuclear secrets

Asia

North Korea’s desperate measures

Africa

A weird and wonderful art project in dystopic Johannesburg

Cattle rustling in the land of white bulls

Latin America

Mexico City promises free honeymoon to Argentina’s first gay married couple

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