Romania declassifies all 1989 revolution documents
SFGate (USA) - 7 ore fa
The defense ministry said it would declassify over 8,000 pages of information pertaining to the revolution where late dictator Nicolae Ceausescu was toppled and executed. More than 1,100 people died in the bloody revolt. Just two people have been convicted. The European Court of Human Rights ruled ...
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Youngs stunned to make England bench
The Independent (UK) - 7 ore fa
Rookie scrum-half Ben Youngs admitted no one could have been more surprised than him to discover he was on the England bench for Saturday's Calcutta Cup showdown with Scotland. Martin Johnson's decision was so unexpected that when the England manager told Youngs he would be involved, the ... |
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4 students arrested for smearing colour on Maya's posters
Indianexpress.com (IN) - 7 ore fa
They have beet sent to a reformatory home for juveniles, official sources said on Wednesday. While police claimed that the students were caught damaging the public property, school authorities alleged that the police was settling scores. "It doesn't seem that our students would do such an act," ... |
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Tajik court jails banned Islamic group members
Houston Chronicle (USA) - 8 ore fa
Officials say the trial was held at a detention facility in Dushanbe for security reasons. Jailing members of banned religious groups is common in this Central Asian nation, and some have accused authorities of exaggerating the danger of such groups as grounds for stamping out political freedoms ... |
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Romania declassifies all 1989 revolution documents
Houston Chronicle (USA) - 8 ore fa
The defense ministry said it would declassify over 8,000 pages of information pertaining to the revolution where late dictator Nicolae Ceausescu was toppled and executed. More than 1,100 people died in the bloody revolt. Just two people have been convicted. The European Court of Human Rights ruled ... |
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US official: Sudan's elections to be crucial test
Houston Chronicle (USA) - 8 ore fa
Special Envoy Scott Gration said Wednesday that April's presidential and parliamentary polls would not be perfect but could still "reflect the will of the people. Sudan has been wracked by decades of war. A 2005 peace agreement ended the north-south conflict that killed 2 million people but by ... |
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Militant wanted for planning deadliest terrorist attack in Indonesia's history killed in shootout
NY Daily News (USA) - 9 ore fa
Qaida in Afghanistan who goes by one name, was wanted for the suicide bombings that tore through two Bali nightclubs popular with Westerners in 2002, killing 202 people. He has been one of Southeast Asia 's most wanted fugitives and was thought to have fled to the Philippines . President Susilo ...
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Morton high schools may cut classes
Chicago Tribune (USA) - 9 ore fa
Budget woes may lead to graduates with fewer credits. But he worries that budget cuts looming in Morton High School District 201 may hold him back from certain elective classes needed to get into some colleges. He's particularly concerned about a proposal calling for reducing the number of credits ... |
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Bid to close 24-hour bottle-o
News.com.au (AU) - 9 ore fa
The venue had challenged an application by Director of Liquor Licensing Sue Maclellan for it to shut at 11pm as part of a crackdown on 24-hour bottle shops to stem alcohol-fuelled violence. A spokeswoman for Ms Maclellan said she was seeking advice from the Victorian Government's Solicitors ... |
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Shortage of 14,448 officers in Army, Navy, Air Force
Indianexpress.com (IN) - 9 ore fa
The shortage of officers in the Army is around 11,500 and in the Navy, the shortage is 1606. The number of vacancies in Air Force is 1342," Defence Minister AK Antony said on Wednesday. "The shortage is partly attributable to accretions in the Armed Forces from time to time, tough selection ... |
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