June, 2007

• 6 June

  Rallies against zionist occupation

  Palestinians have gathered in the West Bank on the anniversary of the start of the 1967 Middle East war to demand an immediate end to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land. And in East Jerusalem on Tuesday, zionist police shut down a Palestinian conference marking 40 years since zionist occupants captured …

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• 6 June

  Innocent Moroccan’s experience in Guantanamo

  After spending five “hellish” years in the notorious American detention center of Guantanamo, a young Moroccan plans to turn a new leaf. “I’m delighted to be back with my family and friends,” a visibly relieved Mohamed Benmoujane remarked. “I will go back to school which I quit years ago to …

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• 6 June

  Kasparov says: Russia heading for crisis

  Former world chess champion and Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov spoke today to a group of journalists at the Democracy and Security Conference in Prague. Kasparov is the leader of the opposition umbrella group Other Russia.

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• 6 June

  Mansour Dadullah: Bin Laden alive and well

  Osama bin Laden is alive and well and issuing orders to his commanders, says the new military leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Speaking exclusively to Al Jazeera, Mansour Dadullah, whose brother led military operations for the Taliban until his death in May, said he has received a letter of …

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• 5 June

  PNL ÅŸi PNÅ¢CD au semnat un acord pentru formarea unui pol de centru-dreapta

  Liderii PNL şi PNŢCD au semnat un acord de colaborare. Liberalii au continuat astăzi discuţiile cu ţărăniştii pentru formarea unui pol de centru-dreapta. Ieri, s-a încheiat un acord cu Alianţa Populară, condusă de Emil Constantinescu.

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• 5 June

  Schwarz-Schilling urges BiH to address prison system inadequacies

  While it may take year before a state prison is in place in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), the country must take urgent steps to deal with the shortcomings in its current detention system, High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling said Friday (June 1st).

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• 5 June

  Zoran Milanovic succeeds Racan as SDP president

  The youngest candidate and the one with the briefest party membership, Zoran Milanovic, is the new president of Croatia’s main opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP). He triumphed in the second round of voting at the extraordinary party convention on Saturday (June 2nd), winning 828 votes. His rival in the runoff, …

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• 5 June

  Albanian government approves 10% flat tax

  In a move aimed at creating a friendlier investment climate and making the economy more competitive, the Albanian government approved a fiscal package last week that includes implementing a 10% flat tax — the lowest level in Southeast Europe. Corporate taxes will also be slashed to 10%.

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• 5 June

  2008 Democrats joust on Iraq

  MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (AFP) — Top Democratic presidential hopefuls traded their sharpest barbs yet of the 2008 White House race, as differences over Iraq burst into the open during their second televised debate.

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• 5 June

  Iran ready to resist on nuclear, Khamenei warns

  TEHRAN (AFP) — Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday warned that Iran was prepared “to pay a price” and “resist” to realise the aims of its contested nuclear programme amid an intensifying standoff with the West.

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