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Report: Israeli violence enjoys impunity
RAMALLAH, West Bank (IPS) - Only six percent of probes into offenses allegedly committed by Israeli soldiers and settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank yield indictments, a new report says. The report "Justice for All" released last week by the Israeli human rights group Yesh Din examined 205 cases of alleged assault by Israeli settlers that were reported over the years. Only in 13 cases were indictments filed, while 163 cases were closed.
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Georgia 'downs five Russian planes'
South Ossetian leader says 1,400 South Ossetians have been killed in fighting.
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Open thread: The Olympics' opening ceremony: can London do it better?
Open thread: The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics was pretty spectacular. But London could do better in 2012 – couldn't it?
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Car bomb strikes Iraqi city
The toll of 15 dead in market bombing is likely to rise.
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Svante Cornell: The EU and the US should back Georgia against Russia's war-mongering
Svante Cornell: Moscow's blatant aggression in South Ossetia, aimed at locking Georgia out of Nato, should be resisted by the EU and US
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EU tightens sanctions on Iran over nuclear program (AP)
AP - The European Union tightened trade sanctions against Iran Friday for defying a long-standing international demand to freeze uranium enrichment.
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US weighs stepped-up military forays into Pakistan (AP)
AP - Top Bush administration officials are pressing the president to direct U.S. troops in Afghanistan to be more aggressive in pursuing militants into Pakistan on foot as part of a proposed radical shift in regional counterterrorism strategy, The Associated Press has learned.
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Georgia says Russian aircraft bombed its air bases (AP)
AP - Russia sent columns of tanks and reportedly bombed Georgian air bases Friday after Georgia launched a major military offensive Friday to retake the breakaway province of South Ossetia, threatening to ignite a broader conflict.
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China opens Olympic games
Bursts of fireworks, drummers and dancers light-up Beijiing to open the games.
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Olympic Games begin in Beijing
With world leaders watching from inside the latticed shell of the National Stadium, the 2008 Beijing Olympics began with an opening ceremony of soaring fireworks, lavish spectacle and Chinese national pride.
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Vice President Dick Cheney to speak at Republican convention
The announcement ended speculation that Cheney, a polarizing figure in an administration whose popularity has been flagging, might stay away from the convention.
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Euro falls to 6-month low against dollar
New data showing the Italian economy unexpectedly shrank in the second quarter only added to prevailing sentiment that the European Central Bank now is more likely to cut than raise interest rates.
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The greatest Olympics ever
Overall the Chinese have done an amazing job of preparing for the Olympics and making their foreign visitors feel welcome.
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David Brooks: Lord of the Memes
In the age of the iPhone, prestige has shifted from the producer of art to the aggregator and the appraiser.
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Paul Krugman: Know-nothing politics
Know-nothingism - the insistence that there are simple answers to every problem - has become the core of Republican party policy.
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Tracking Congo's misery
From one side of Congo to the other I heard the same message - "We don't need money, we need the rule of law."
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U.S. endorses $20 billion bid to aid Afghans
The plan would drastically increase Afghanistan's army and restructuring the military command of U.S. and NATO forces.
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Obama camp ponders: 'What does Hillary want?'
Mystery over the role of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton at the convention that will officially designate Senator Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential candidate
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Russia sends troops into rebel enclave in Georgia
Russia sent troops rolling into South Ossetia on Friday, after Georgian troops attacked the capital of the breakaway enclave and shot at Russian planes, in a sharp escalation of the conflict.
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Musharraf plans spirited defense
President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan plans to put up a spirited defense against impeachment charges and has no plans to resign, his allies said.
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