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Witness: Battlefield dead haunt U.S. Marines and Afghans alike
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:25:45 -0500
Golnar Motevalli is a Reuters correspondent who has been based in Kabul since November 2008. She covers the war, Afghan politics and women's rights. Prior to moving to Afghanistan, Golnar worked for Reuters in London, her home town.

Mousavi's wife says Iran government illegitimate
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:12:58 -0500
TEHRAN (Reuters) - The wife of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi called the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad "illegitimate," the reformist Kaleme website reported Thursday.

Top rights group slams new Afghan amnesty law
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:48:24 -0500
(For more on Afghanistan, click on [nAFPAK])<BR><BR> By Jonathon Burch<BR><BR> KABUL, March 10 (Reuters) - A leading international rights group urged the Afghan government on Wednesday to retract a law passed by President Hamid Karzai that allows perpetrators of war crimes and human rights abuses to go unpunished.<BR><BR> In a statement released to media, New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the amnesty law had been published in the official gazette, bringing it into effect, despite prom

India's Congress faces turmoil over women's bill
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:31:39 -0500
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's ruling Congress party officials met on Wednesday to douse a political standoff over a contentious womens' quota bill after two of its allies quit and left the government less elbow room to pass economic legislation.

India's Gandhi says coalition intact after bill row
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:24:53 -0500
By Nigam Prusty<BR><BR> NEW DELHI, March 9 (Reuters) - The head of India's Congress party said on Tuesday its ruling coalition was intact, despite a key ally breaking ranks to abstain as a bill to reserve a third of parliamentary seats for women was passed by the upper house.<BR><BR> Already under fire over issues such as food inflation and a proposed hike in fuel prices, the government has been hit by two days of turmoil trying to push through the legislation.<BR><BR> While the Congress-led coa

Canada drops plans for politically correct anthem
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:28:13 -0500
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Don't mess with a century-old tradition even if it is sexist, Canadians told the Conservative government this week, forcing Ottawa to scrap plans to make the country's national anthem gender-neutral.

Canada drops plans for politically correct anthem
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:41:17 -0500
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Don't mess with a century-old tradition even if it is sexist, Canadians told the Conservative government this week, forcing Ottawa to scrap plans to make the country's national anthem gender-neutral.

U.N. rights chief slams abuses in Sri Lanka, Iran
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:18:59 -0500
GENEVA (Reuters) - Human rights abuses in Sri Lanka are damaging prospects for reconciliation after 25 years of civil war and a violent crackdown on dissent in Iran is deeply worrying, the top U.N. human rights official said on Thursday.

U.N. rights chief slams abuses in Sri Lanka, Iran
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:37:57 -0500
* Sri Lankan investigation, Iran visit urged<BR><BR> * Pillay calls on Egypt to stop killing migrants<BR><BR> * To discuss Italy's treatment of Roma, migrants next week<BR><BR> (Adds Sri Lanka reaction)<BR><BR> By Jonathan Lynn<BR><BR> GENEVA, March 4 (Reuters) - Human rights abuses in Sri Lanka are damaging prospects for reconciliation after 25 years of civil war and a violent crackdown on dissent in Iran is deeply worrying, the top U.N. human rights official said on Thursday.<BR><BR> Repeati

U.N. rights chief slams abuses in Sri Lanka, Iran
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:37:57 -0500
* Sri Lankan investigation, Iran visit urged<BR><BR> * Pillay calls on Egypt to stop killing migrants<BR><BR> * To discuss Italy's treatment of Roma, migrants next week<BR><BR> (Adds Sri Lanka reaction)<BR><BR> By Jonathan Lynn<BR><BR> GENEVA, March 4 (Reuters) - Human rights abuses in Sri Lanka are damaging prospects for reconciliation after 25 years of civil war and a violent crackdown on dissent in Iran is deeply worrying, the top U.N. human rights official said on Thursday.<BR><BR> Repeati

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