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February 5th, 2011

Bush visit to Geneva canceled after protest threat (AP)

AP - A visit former U.S. President George W. Bush planned to make to Switzerland next week has been canceled because of security concerns, after left-wing groups called for mass protests and rights activists proposed legal action against him for allegedly ordering the torture of terrorism suspects.

February 5th, 2011

Chechen rebel threatens Russia with more attacks (Reuters)

Reuters - Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov has said his forces will carry out more attacks and that Russia faces a year of "blood and tears" if it refuses to abandon its North Caucasus territories.

February 5th, 2011

Only the military can tell Egypt’s Mubarak to go (AP)

An Egyptian soldier sleeps inside an armoured personnel carrier in Tahrir or Liberation Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. The Egyptian military guarded thousands of protesters pouring into Cairo's main square on Friday in an attempt to drive out President Hosni Mubarak after a week and half of pro-democracy demonstrations. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - Ultimately, only the military can tell President Hosni Mubarak — one of its own — that it's time to step down.


February 4th, 2011

BBC defends Mexico jokes on Top Gear (AFP)

AFP - The BBC apologised to the Mexican ambassador to London on Friday for remarks made about him on a top television show -- but defended its jokes about the country as being part of British humour.


July 13th, 2010

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