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US DRONE STRIKE KILLS 21 IN YEMEN
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SANAA — A US drone raid Saturday killed 16 Al Qaeda militants and five civilians in Yemen, an army officer said.
The drone hit a pickup...
Israel Targets Fundamental Freedoms
STEPHEN LENDMAN
Numerous Knesset bills compromise speech, assembly, association and dissent. Israel’s free press is endangered.
Palestine is ruthlessly targeted. The Palestinian Center for Development and...
Tributes Pour in For Legend Gabriel Garcia Marquez
‘THOUSAND YEARS OF SOLITUDE AND SADNESS’ OVER NOBEL LAUREATE’S DEATH, SAYS COLOMBIA
CARTAGENA, April 18 — Presidents and fellow writers have been paying tribute to...
BJP Bids Adieu to Vajpayee Legacy
Unlike Vajpayee, who put Hindutva on hold before initiating economic reforms, Modi apparently wants to pursue both together with perhaps somewhat greater emphasis at...
UN Calls Gaza Blockade Collective Punishment
GAZA, April 17 — A UN official Wednesday described keeping an Israeli blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip for almost seven years as “a collective...