Sat, July 04, 2009

BHUTAN

International Conference of Women Judges to Explore Gender and Justice As Sotomayor U.S. Supreme Cou

American Jewish Congress and American University Bring Together Leading Women Judges From More Than a Dozen Countries

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Student scholars (Daily Pilot)

For the average student who will take a seat in a Costa Mesa Hilton ballroom this morning, being told they had achieved a 4.0 grade-point average would bring them to the depths of despair.

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Islander’s latest adventure takes him to Bhutan, world’s happiest country (Grand Island Independent)

Ken Bruce came about as close as you can get to traveling through time this spring.

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NEIGHBOURHOOD

Dhoni backs India to bounce back (AFP via Yahoo! News)

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni rallied his side following their seven-wicket World Twenty20 loss to the West Indies by saying history proved they could come back from a reverse at this stage.

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India’s stars vie for ‘Bollywood Oscars’ (AFP via Yahoo! News)

India’s brightest movie stars will vie for top honours at the “Bollywood Oscars”, the climax of an annual extravaganza for the Hindi film industry.

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India, Pakistan united in defeat (The West Australian)

Cricket superpowers India and Pakistan were united in defeat on Friday as their World Twenty20 title hopes took a battering. India, the defending champions, slumped to a seven-wicket defeat to unpred

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WORLD

Europe’s free, state-run health care has drawbacks (AP)

AP - As President Barack Obama pushes to overhaul the American health care system, the role of government is at the heart of the debate. In Europe, free, state-run health care is a given.

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UN chief leaves Myanmar ‘disappointed’ with junta (AP)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon waves upon his arrival at a hotel Friday, July 3, 2009 in Yangon, Myanmar. Ban said he would lobby Myanmar's junta chief directly Friday for the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, acknowledging that his high-profile mission will be 'very difficult.' (AP Photo/Khin Mang Win)AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ended a mission to Myanmar on Saturday saying he was “deeply disappointed” that the isolated nation’s top military ruler denied him a visit to jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.


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Sudan tries to contact kidnappers of Darfur aid workers (AFP)

Rebel fighters drive their armoured battle wagon at an unknown location on the Sudan-Chad border in northwest Darfur, in 2007. Sudanese authorities were trying on Saturday to establish contact with kidnappers who snatched two foreign aid workers from their offices in Darfur, a foreign ministry official said.(AFP/AMIS/File/Stuart Price)AFP - Sudanese authorities were trying on Saturday to establish contact with kidnappers who snatched two foreign aid workers from their offices in Darfur, a foreign ministry official said.


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North Korea fires missiles in 4th of July salvo (AP)

A North Korean mock Scud-B missile, center, and other South Korean mock missiles are displayed at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 4, 2009. North Korea fired five ballistic missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles Saturday into waters off its east coast in a show of military firepower that defied U.N. resolutions and drew global expressions of condemnation and concern.


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