Archive for November, 2008

Iraq-Iran war dead are exchanged

Dead Iraqi and Iranian soldiers from the 1980-88 war are exchanged, in the first such move since the fall of Saddam Hussein.

Iraq-Iran war dead are exchanged

Dead Iraqi and Iranian soldiers from the 1980-88 war are exchanged, in the first such move since the fall of Saddam Hussein.

Arms-smuggling charge for Menem

Former Argentine President Carlos Menem is formally charged with involvement in illegal arms sales in the 1990s.

Haiti: UN expert urges further progress to strengthen civil and political rights

The independent United Nations expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti has urged the impoverished Caribbean nation to make further progress in ensuring civil and political rights for its citizens, especially with regard to improving its penal system.

Five hurt in clashes outside disputed West Bank house (AFP)

AFP – Five people were injured on Saturday in clashes between Jewish settlers and Palestinians outside a disputed house in the West Bank city of Hebron, the Israeli army and witnesses said.