Apr 19 2009

COPE has failed to live up to its promise – Independent Online


Financial Times

COPE has failed to live up to its promise
Independent Online
By Christelle Terreblanche and Sibusiso Ngalwa A promising party has all but imploded due to infighting, with little doubt that the Congress of the People's initial goal of pushing the ANC's majority back to 50 percent has bitten the dust.
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Apr 19 2009

Pirate Bay Court Loss Won’t Stop the Flow of Files

Adrian Lopez writes “According to PC World, ‘Hollywood may have won a battle, but the war against piracy is far from over. Unauthorized file sharing will continue (and likely intensify), if not through The Pirate Bay, then through dozens of other near identical swashbuckling Web sites. … What Hollywood needs to remember is sites like The Pirate Bay are like weeds. When you try to kill one, they grow back even stronger. In this case, The Pirate Bay already moved most of its servers to the Netherlands, a move that could keep the site running even if The Pirate Bay loses its appeal.'”

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Apr 19 2009

Parents pleased by intensified search for missing Victoria Stafford – The Canadian Press


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Parents pleased by intensified search for missing Victoria Stafford
The Canadian Press
WOODSTOCK, Ont. – An "intensified search" for Victoria Stafford that was launched by the Ontario Provincial Police Saturday brought some comfort to the missing eight-year-old's parents, who expressed hope the stepped up efforts might provide some …
Family, public keep faith in Tori search London Free Press
Police consider Stafford case an abduction Globe and Mail
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Apr 19 2009

Race a Dominant Theme at Summit – Washington Post


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Race a Dominant Theme at Summit
Washington Post
Gathered for a group portrait of hemispheric leaders are, from left, President Obama, El Salvador's Elias Antonio Saca, Uruguay's Tabaré Vázquez, Ecuador's Rafael Correa, Venezuela's Hugo Chávez and Chile's Michelle Bachelet.
Video: At Summit, Obama Gets Friendly With Chavez The Associated Press
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Apr 19 2009

Sri Lanka: More than 2800 flee war zone – Hindu


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Sri Lanka: More than 2800 flee war zone
Hindu
COLOMBO (AP): More than 2800 civilians have fled Sri Lanka's northern war zone, where they were cornered with the remaining Tamil Tiger insurgents, the military said Sunday.
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Apr 18 2009

Hope stays high as search for missing girl intensifies – Canada.com


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Hope stays high as search for missing girl intensifies
Canada.com
By With files from Jordana Huber, Canwest News ServiceApril 18, 2009 WOODSTOCK, Ont. — As the massive search effort for a missing eight-year-old girl expanded in Woodstock, Ont.
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Apr 18 2009

No sign of Sri Lanka rebel chief as trap closes – AFP


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No sign of Sri Lanka rebel chief as trap closes
AFP
COLOMBO (AFP) – As Sri Lanka's decades-long civil war moves into what appears to be a bloody end game, all eyes are on a small strip of coastal jungle, looking for signs of the elusive leader of the Tamil Tigers.
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Apr 18 2009

US 'disappointed' by Iran verdict – Aljazeera.net


Los Angeles Times

US 'disappointed' by Iran verdict
Aljazeera.net
The US has said it is "deeply disappointed" by Iran's conviction of Roxana Saberi, a US journalist, on charges of spying.
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Apr 18 2009

Obama dismayed by Iran sentence – BBC News


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Obama dismayed by Iran sentence
BBC News
The US has expressed dismay after a court in Iran jailed an Iranian-American journalist, Roxana Saberi, for eight years on spying charges.
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Apr 18 2009

PM champions free trade at Americas summit – Globe and Mail


Times Online

PM champions free trade at Americas summit
Globe and Mail
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago – Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he's not at odds with most leaders at the Summit of the Americas, arguing that the vast majority of the 34 leaders here are free-traders, barring a small block of leftists who are …
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