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Families from Baghdad and other cities of Iraq head north to escape death squads and sectarian violence. By Frman abdul-Rahman in Sulaimaniyah (ICR No. 198, 13-Oct-06)

• Posted by anita
• Published: 2006-10-20

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The replacement of Mari Alkatiri by long-term foreign minister José Ramos Horta leaves deep unresolved problems that could yet tear apart the young state, says Loro Horta.

• Posted by anita
• Published: 2006-10-11

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Article by keza which was published in The Australian (25 September 2006)

• Posted by keza
• Published: 2006-09-24

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Fatah says it is prepared to negotiate with Israel, and seeks a Palestinian state based on Israel’s 1967 borders, which would include all of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, with a capital in East Jerusalem. Hamas says that all the land in the region belongs to Muslims, but has said it would consider a long-term truce with Israel if a Palestinian state were established based on the 1967 borders.

• Posted by keza
• Published: 2006-09-12

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Hero Ibrahim Ahmed spends half her time with the president in Baghdad, and half in Iraqi Kurdistan. So who exactly is the latest member of the Arab leaders' wives' club?

• Posted by keza
• Published: 2006-08-13

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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ignited a political firestorm by linking the conflict in Lebanon to his plan to withdraw from much of the West Bank. Some Israeli West Bank settlers were so outraged they said they would refuse to fight.

• Posted by keza
• Published: 2006-08-04

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Right-wing reservists called up for Lebanon operations criticize PM for saying a victory in Lebanon will advance realignment plan in West Bank; 'Hizbullah is protecting Israel against itself,' one settler says.

• Posted by keza
• Published: 2006-08-04

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... in Washington, administration officials said they viewed Mr. Maliki’s public breaks with American policy positions as proof that he was his own man leading his own government, and was not a prop of the Americans. “We hope he comes with his own plan,” said a senior administration official, who requested anonymity because of a general policy limiting public comments in advance of presidential meetings.

• Posted by keza
• Published: 2006-07-25

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When Dili burned, Australia rushed to help. But was Mari Alkatiri's ouster the culmination of an orchestrated campaign, ask Mark Dodd and Jakarta correspondent Stephen Fitzpatrick

• Posted by anita
• Published: 2006-07-19

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Former prime minister Alkatiri has been blamed for the chaos in his country. But John Martinkus writes that Alkatiri's accusers haven't explained who started the violence

• Posted by keza
• Published: 2006-07-09

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People might question our main contention here: that the political and bureaucratic top leadership does not have any strategy for the indigenous crisis. And consider this: things are admittedly still very difficult for people in Cape York peninsula. But during recent years there have been a large number of initiatives that have improved people's lives, or promise to do so in the near future: nationally renowned family income management, alcohol management, education trials, and Milton James's Work Placement Scheme. Governments have given us vital legislative and financial support. But not one of these ideas came from the bureaucracies or the politicians. Indigenous people and the private and philanthropic sectors did it all.

• Posted by keza
• Published: 2006-06-25

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Indigenous cultures can adapt, just like any other.

• Posted by keza
• Published: 2006-06-25

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International Police ask Alkatiri to step aside to follow investigation”

• Posted by anita
• Published: 2006-06-25

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Maoist rebels in Nepal have said they will not lay down arms until elections are held for a body which will draw up a new constitution.

• Posted by anita
• Published: 2006-06-23

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Timor Leste Journalists Association head says most media got it wrong in calling Prime Minister source of current problems Jakarta Post Friday, June 16, 2006 By Abdul Khalik

• Posted by anita
• Published: 2006-06-23

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