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Docudharma Times Monday February 22




Monday’s Headlines:

NATO Airstrike Is Said to Have Killed 21 Afghan Civilians

Aids: is the end in sight?

USA

Democratic senatorial candidates vie to be seen as outsiders

Toyota tried to cut costs on recalls

Europe

Eurostar train fails again, leaving 700 stranded

French prison system under scrutiny after suicide

Middle East

Dubai hit squad may have used diplomatic passports

Israel adds West Bank shrines to heritage list

Asia

Burma plans crackdown on monks as election nears

Afghanistan: Hamid Karzai’s rival warns him not to cut deals with Taliban

Africa

A death in Egyptian police custody

Latin America

Ecuador effort to protect nature reserve in peril

Docudharma Times Sunday February 21




Sunday’s Headlines:

Fighting rages as Karzai urges restraint

Elián González and the Cuban crisis: fallout from a big row over a little boy

USA

Justice Department decision on terror memos sparks legal debate

A cautionary tale in healthcare reform

Europe

Basque separatists call on Eta to end terror campaign

Floods and mudslides in Madeira leave 32 dead

Middle East

In Turmoil, Sunni Party in Iraq Calls for Vote Boycott

Mossad: Inside the spying game

Asia

Street riots greet Kashmir peace talks

Chinese censors tormented by mythical animal

Africa

Sudan, JEM to sign Darfur peace deal within three weeks – official

Anti-retrovirals could halt Aids spread in five years

Latin America

The 10p cocaine byproduct turning Argentina’s slum children into the living dead

Docudharma Times Saturday February 20




Saturday’s Headlines:

US school district spied on students through webcams, court told

A baby changes everything: The true cost of teen pregnancy’s uptick

USA

Controversial Diabetes Drug Harms Heart, U.S. Concludes

Consumers who buy individual health policies feel trapped

Europe

Tales of a riverbank revolution

Russia honours one of its heroes – American paratrooper Joe Beyrle

Middle East

Soul-searching within Israel at ‘amateurish’ operation

Russia hints it will back Iran sanctions calls

Asia

Dutch cabinet collapses in dispute over Afghanistan

In Aceh Indonesia, Islamic police take to the streets

Africa

Ex-U.N. official ElBaradei eyes run for Egypt’s top job

Latin America

Poor Sanitation in Haiti’s Tent Camps Adds to Risk of Disease

Alexander Haig, former secretary of state, dies

Washington Post

Docudharma Times Friday February 19




Friday’s Headlines:

China anger at Dalai Lama-Obama meeting

Final Canadian WWI veteran dies

USA

Fed Rate Move Rattles Stocks and Sends Dollar Higher

HHS secretary decries higher rates for health insurance

Europe

Stalin to be celebrated as a war hero for 65th anniversary of Nazi defeat

Silvio Berlusconi shortlists dental hygienist as political candidate

Middle East

Iran could be building a warhead, says UN inspector

West turns diplomatic screw – but Israel refuses to crack

Asia

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd gives Japan ultimatum over whaling

India, Myanmar: Reluctant brothers in arms

Africa

Renegade troops kidnap Niger’s president Mamadou Tandja

The illegal camps that threaten to destroy Kenya’s Masai Mara

Latin America

During desperate times, Mexican families turn to ‘Aunt Pity’

Docudharma Times Thursday February 18




Thursday’s Headlines:

Marjah residents skeptical of NATO promises

The Chagos archipelago – where conservation meets colonialism

USA

White House crafts jobs bill, a year into stimulus effort

California, other states face problem of growing pension liabilities

Europe

Red Army soldier who helped raise Russian flag over Hitler’s Reichstag dies

World Cup hero Sir Geoff Hurst lost out in £2m Spanish property swindle

Middle East

Israel reels from backlash at killing of Hamas militant

Iranians Protest Bill on Rights of Women

Asia

Malaysia women caned for extramarital sex

New Karachi literary festival hopes to turn page on bombs

Africa

Scientists find great genetic differences among southern Africans

Latin America

Haiti’s quake survivors don’t wait for gov’t plan

Docudharma Times Tuesday February 16




Tuesday’s Headlines:

Taliban military commander arrested, say reports

Praise, propaganda at Kim Jong Il’s birthday party

Spain to accept five Guantanamo detainees

In Texas, ‘tea party’ candidate may shake up governor’s race

French ‘sexism’ blamed for attacks on Baroness Ashton

Paedophile priests must own up to their sins, says Vatican

‘European hit squad killed Hamas leader’

Saudi FM al-Faisal doubts Iran sanctions plans

Aquino’s son heads home to drum up support for presidential bid

2 detained, police say RDX, ammonium nitrate used in Pune blast

Tullow Oil given licence to flare Ugandan gas

Kenya faces political ‘meltdown’

Haiti quake fear: What if recovery looks like Managua’s?

Docudharma Times Monday February 15




Monday’s Headlines:

Marines move in perilous slog against Taliban

Series of missteps by climate scientists threatens climate-change agenda

When presidents and slaves mingled at the White House

$57.7-million fence added to an already grueling illegal immigration route

EU biofuels significantly harming food production in developing countries

Bishops meet Pope over child abuse scandals

Beirut grinds to a standstill in honour of Hariri’s memory

Israeli politicians may provoke arrest to force law change in Britain

Anti-whaling campaigners plead not guilty to theft and trespass

India fears terror campaign after new bomb attack in tourist area

Docudharma Times Sunday February 14




Sunday’s Headlines:

Wall St. Helped Greece to Mask Debt Fueling Europe’s Crisis

Australia’s old ties with U.S. deepened in the past decade

Under Obama, more targeted killings than captures in counterterrorism efforts

Washington state lawmaker ascends to powerful funding post

Europe’s south refuses to downsize without a fight

El Bulli to serve its last brioche

Imprisoned Iranian protesters share a bond forged in hell

Paralysed Palestinian girl Marya wins a home

Coalition troops force Taliban retreat from key stronghold

The Year of the Tiger: The Chinese century

World Cup may trigger early general election in Zimbabwe

Can’t miss if you seek a kiss at Rio Carnival

Docudharma Times Saturday February 13




Saturday’s Headlines:

Coalition Begins Major Afghan Offensive

Olympics opening ceremony dedicated to Georgian luger

Eyeing midterms, Democrats to push Republicans to go on record against key bills

Toyota races to fix sticky gas pedals

Berlusconi ally Guido Bertolaso accused of swapping contracts for sex

20 insurgents killed as Jihadist attacks rise in Russia’s Caucasus

Eight Iraqis held over 2003 killing of military police north of Basra<

The new McCarthyism sweeping Israel

How the Taliban pressed bin Laden

China Sees Growth Engine in a Web of Fast Trains

Kenya relocates zebras and wildebeest to feed its hungry lions

Ivory Coast President Gbagbo dissolves government

Haiti marks one month on from the earthquake

Docudharma Times Friday February 12




Friday’s Headlines:

Toyota faces massive legal liability

Wi-Fi Turns Rowdy Bus Into Rolling Study Hall

Single Mother Is Spared Court-Martial

75% back letting gays serve openly

Spain’s economic blind spots

Cracks appear in Europe’s response to Greek crisis

Iran touts nuclear gains and quashes protests

Simon Weisenthal Centre to build ‘tolerance museum’ on Arab graveyard

Chinese activist flies home after three months at Tokyo airport

Japanese whalers splashed with acid during clash with protesters

Rainbow Nation puts troubles aside to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela

Helping Africa Grow

Docudharma Times Thursday February 11




Thursday’s Headlines:

Toyota may redesign push-button ignition

In eastern Congo, handmade chukudu scooters rule the road

Climate Fight Is Heating Up in Deep Freeze

Poll finds most Americans are unhappy with government

EU leaders on verge of deal to rescue Greece and save euro

Paranormal Activity ‘causing panic attacks and paralysis’ in Italy

State of denial: Robert Fisk searches for peace in Israel

Iranians rally to mark Islamic Revolution

Sarath Fonseka supporters clash with Sri Lanka police in Colombo

Myanmar takes a democratic step

South Africa honours Nelson Mandela’s walk to freedom

Rankin in Africa: Images of love in a land of conflict

Reuters: Haiti judge will free 10 Americans

Docudharma Times Tuesday February 9




Tuesday’s Headlines:

Toyota orders global Prius recall

India to rule on future of aubergine as country’s first genetically modified food

Top House Republicans throw cold water on health-care summit

Hoarse Who Dat Nation savors Saints’ victory

Yuliya Tymoshenko under pressure to concede defeat in Ukraine poll

Irish paramilitary disarmament lauded

12-year-old Saudi girl in divorce battle with 80-year-old husband

Iran ‘ups nuclear fuel enriching’

Sri Lankan general held in crackdown

China jails investigator into Sichuan earthquake schools

Rwanda’s Kagame warns critical presidential rival

In Haiti, a rum everyone can agree on

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