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Docudharma Times Monday April 5




Monday’s Headlines:

Scores rescued from flooded Chinese mine

Diverse Hay Festival line-up promises 11 days of illumination

USA

In Colorado, health-care debate reverberates in congressional race

Ranchers Alarmed by Killing Near Border

Europe

Support for Pope in the face of ‘petty gossip’

Pope makes no mention of abuse scandal in Easter sermon

Middle East

Israel allows goods to go to Gaza traders after three years

Inside the world of the ‘Kennedys of the Gulf’

Asia

A new danger for sex workers in Bangladesh

Afghanistan’s women defy militants to learn to read

Africa

South Korea tanker hijacked by Somali pirates

Docudharma Times Sunday April 4




Sunday’s Headlines:

Officials fear ship breaking apart on Barrier Reef

North Korea’s personal shopper has tales to tell

USA

New adversary in U.S. drug war: Contract killers for Mexican cartels

Critics Say Firm Weakens Safety Net as It Fights Jobless Claims

Europe

A ringside seat to the Russian revolution

Pope Benedict to give Easter message amid abuse crisis

Middle East

Gunmen in military garb kill at least 24 in Sunni area south of Baghdad

Palestinian, 14, Emerges Unharmed

Asia

Tamils want an end to Sri Lanka discrimination after election

Wall of water could engulf Shangri-La

Africa

White supremacist Eugene Terre’Blanche is hacked to death after row with farmworkers

Robert Mugabe’s dirty diamonds

Latin America

In Haiti, Deep Skepticism About a U.N. Rescue Plan

Docudharma Times Saturday April 3




Saturday’s Headlines:

U.S.-Afghan tensions threaten to undermine war against Taliban

Lasting lessons of a teacher who delivered

USA

Airline Screening Plan Wins Tentative Praise

Colorado mom arrested in ‘JihadJane’ terror case

Europe

Ready for your close-up, Nénette?

Outrage at anti-Semitism comparison by Pope preacher

Middle East

Israel arrests soldier Anat Kam over targeted-killings ‘leak’

Nasa technology used on Mars ‘could prevent water wars on Earth’

Asia

The Struggle for Tibet by Wang Lixiong and Tsering Shakya

The Kandahar warlord who has presidential protection

Africa

Nollywood success puts Nigeria’s film industry in regional spotlight

Senegal to inaugurate controversial $27m monument

Docudharma Times Friday April 2




Friday’s Headlines:

Kids stranded in Haiti often not welcome home

Britain names Chagos Islands world’s largest marine preserve

USA

Democrats map out midterm campaign strategy for Obama

Census project adds to the job picture when it counts

Europe

Shared nuclear submarine patrols would benefit Britain and France

Vatican was warned about paedophile priests in 1963

Middle East

Israeli planes strike multiple targets in Gaza air raid

Saudis ‘give Lebanese sorcerer stay of execution’

Asia

Robert Fisk: Glossy new front in battle for hearts and minds

Signs of life in China’s flooded mine: state TV

Africa

Nigeria forced to deal with revival of Islamist group Boko Haram

Sudan opposition parties in elections boycott

Latin America

Why are beheadings so popular with Mexico’s drug gangs?

Wash. refinery blast kills one; 3 are missing

Witnesses in homes as far away as 5 miles said they felt their houses shake

Docudharma Times Thursday April 1




Thursday’s Headlines:

CIA given details of British Muslim students

Who Were the First April Fools?

USA

Rushed From Haiti, Then Jailed for Lacking Visas

Administration seeks to change pay incentives at major firms

Europe

Saakashvili had no involvement in the Russian invasion hoax

Kitchens stand empty as young French lose their appetite for la cuisine

Middle East

‘Sorcerer’ faces imminent death in Saudi Arabia

Hezbollah denies responsibility for truck bomb blast that killed Hariri

Asia

How I became a target of China’s war in cyberspace

Pakistani general: Al Qaida-Taliban haven to be cleared by June

Africa

ICC to investigate Kenya election violence. Will leaders cooperate?

Latin America

18 gunmen die in attack on two army bases in Mexico

U.S. Navy frigate captures pirate mother ship

USS Nicholas takes 5 pirates prisoner after coming under fire, Navy says

Docudharma Times Tuesday March 30




Tuesday’s Headlines:

Moscow Attack a Test for Putin and His Record Against Terror

Homer Simpson isn’t the only would-be ‘Messiah’ in Jerusalem

USA

FDA pressured to combat rising ‘food fraud’

Toyota’s acceleration woes part of two new inquiries

Europe

MPs call for review of arms exports after Israeli assault on Gaza

Shaun Walker: Was the motive for Moscow attacks revenge?

Middle East

Turkish police detain 22 al-Qaeda suspects in a string of raids

G8 ministers to call for ‘strong steps’ over Iran’s nuclear activity

Asia

Bribery verdicts show peril of doing business in China

Burmese opposition sacrifices a place in the poll to stand by leader

Africa

Gaddafi says Nigeria should split into several states

A Guiding Voice Amid the Ruins of a Capital City

Latin America

Beyond Haiti relief, UN looks at building outside Port-au-Prince

Docudharma Times Monday March 29




Monday’s Headlines:

Analysis: Next Obama test is Afghanistan

Jeff Jarvis: Google is defending citizens of the net

USA

Ships in U.S., Canadian waters to face stricter pollution controls

In Berkeley, Yoo feels at home as a stranger in a strange land

Europe

Moscow metro blasts: timeline of attacks in Russia

Merkel visits Turkey in effort to settle growing differences

Middle East

Iraq election results in doubt as winners face disqualification

The plague of darkness has struck modern Israelites

Asia

Rio Tinto executive sentenced to 12 years in China

Sunken section of South Korean naval vessel found

Latin America

FARC rebels release a Colombian soldier, promise another soon

Docudharma Times Sunday March 28




Sunday’s Headlines:

DR Congo rebel massacre of hundreds is uncovered

$500 million launcher lacks one thing: rocket

USA

Washington Post poll finds split on health-care law remains deep

There goes the neighbourhood: change sweeps black America’s cultural home

Europe

Pope considers emergency ‘abuse summit’

Italian regional elections to test Berlusconi

Middle East

Patrick Cockburn: Iraq – violent, divided, but hopeful

Saudis fund Balkan Muslims spreading hate of the West

Asia

Goa: property frenzy and crime poison the hippy dream

Thai PM agrees to meet with anti-government protesters

Africa

White farmers ‘being wiped out’

South African stars to miss out on World Cup

Latin America

In Mexico, Catholic order is haunted by past

Docudharma Times Saturday March 27




Saturday’s Headlines:

Obama Administration Official Publicly Defends Drone Attacks

Panning for gold, Mumbai streetsweepers watch for all that glitters

USA

For Years, Deaf Boys Tried to Tell of Priest’s Abuse

U.S. take if it sells its Citi stake to settle cost of bailout: $8 billion

Europe

Vatican goes into battle for Benedict as sexual abuse crisis deepens

Middle East

Secular bloc wins most seats in Iraq

Israeli tanks roll into Gaza after two soldiers killed in worst clashes for 14 months

Asia

Fatima Bhutto: living by the bullet

Burma stages landmark army parade

Africa

Zimbabwe’s leaders unite to dismiss gay rights

Jack Mubiru builds skatepark instead of house in poor Kampala neighbourhood

Latin America

Mexico arrests alleged major heroin trafficker

Docudharma Times Friday March 26




Friday’s Headlines:

South Korea pushes to recycle nuclear power plant fuel

Wee Rex found in Australia

USA

Accusations Fly Between Parties Over Threats and Vandalism

Obama readies steps to fight foreclosures, particularly for unemployed

Europe

Merkel hardball tactics pay off in Greece aid deal

EU opens internal borders to long-stay visa holders, sparking security fears

Middle East

Allawi’s strength in Iraqi election shows country is still divided

Obama squeezed between Israel and Iran

Asia

China cracks down on reporting of Google conflict

Face to face with Pakistan’s most wanted

Africa

‘No evidence’ WFP’s Somalia food aid diverted

Niger coup: Can Africa use military power for good?

Docudharma Times Thursday March 25




Thursday’s Headlines:

Warned About Abuse, Vatican Failed to Defrock Priest

Fingerbone points to a new type of human who fell off the family tree 30,000 years ago

USA

G.O.P. Forces New House Vote on Package of Health Bill Changes

Obama backtracking on detainee rights, critics say

Europe

Migrants feel the chill as the French clamp down

Europe in crisis as debts grow and Germany pursues its own interests, say diplomats

Middle East

Hackney: the promised land for Yemen’s Jews

Fury as plan for new homes in East Jerusalem is agreed

Asia

North Koreans fear another famine amid economic crisis

China and the internet: Tricks to beat the online censor

Africa

Commercial ship strikes back in deadly shootout with Somali pirates

Docudharma Times Tuesday March 23




Tuesday’s Headlines:

Whaling: the great betrayal

World Water Day: Thirsty Gaza residents battle salt, sewage

USA

Stimulus Plan for Rail Line Shows System of Weak Links

FDA asks doctors to temporarily halt use of Rotarix vaccine

Europe

Is the pope a reactionary or a prophet

Nicolas Sarkozy reshuffles cabinet after regional election humiliation

Middle East

Israel defies Obama over Jerusalem settlements

Israel government to be formally accused over ‘Mossad’ assassination

Asia

Pakistan’s nuclear ‘godfather’ in new inquiry

The black marketeers stealing Indonesia’s islands by the boat-load

Africa

Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir ‘will expel poll observers’

Egypt names Ahmed el-Tayeb sheikh of Al-Azhar University

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