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Court indicts three Bosnian Muslims for war crimes E-mail Print PDF

Mensur Memic, Dzevad Salcin and Senad Hakalovic are three of six people, including two senior officers, arrested since September on charges of crimes against civilians and prisoners of war and violations of the laws and practices of warfare.

"According to the indictment, the accused participated in the capture and shooting of civilians from the Trusina village and of captured Croat soldiers who had earlier surrendered," the office of prosecutor Milorad Barasin said in a statement.

 

London court grants bail to former Bosnian leader E-mail Print PDF

Ganic, 64, being held in London's Wandsworth prison, was granted bail by two judges "subject to stringent conditions" the domestic news agency Press Association reported.

He was arrested at London's Heathrow Airport on March 1 at the request of Serbian authorities.

At the time, British police said he was held under a provisional extradition warrant for alleged "conspiracy to murder with other named people and breach of the Geneva Convention, namely killing wounded soldiers."

 

Mubarak had benign tissue removed E-mail Print PDF

Mubarak, 81, had successful gallbladder surgery on Saturday and was released from the intensive care unit on Wednesday.

Mubarak has ruled Egypt for almost three decades. As with other occasions when he has had medical treatment, the latest incident sparked rumors about his condition. Shares dipped on Tuesday because of such talk.

 

Sweden to extradite Auschwitz theft suspect E-mail Print PDF

Anders Hogstrom, 34, was seized in Sweden in February on a European arrest warrant issued by Poland.

The theft of the "Arbeit macht frei" sign, an enduring symbol of the Holocaust, caused international outrage, especially in Israel and among Jewish groups.

Defense lawyer Bjorn Sandin told Reuters that Hogstrom would likely appeal the ruling.

 

Chile aftershock measured at 7.2 magnitude E-mail Print PDF

The aftershock was centered about 77 miles west-southwest of Santiago and was measured at a depth of 6.2 miles, USGS said.

 

Mongolian protestors demand health minister resign E-mail Print PDF

ULAN BATOR (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters gathered in Ulan Bator's central Sukhbatar Square Thursday to demand the resignation of Mongolia's health minister for failing to curtail the spread of the H1N1 strain of influenza.

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The first demonstration in the heart of the capital since post-election riots in July 2008 ended peacefully, but protesters warned of further unrest if the government did not meet their demands by April 19.

 

Thai troops mobilized ahead of anti-government protest E-mail Print PDF

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand began mobilizing 50,000 security personnel on Thursday ahead of a mass rally by anti-government protesters who have vowed to bring the capital to a standstill if a new election is not called.

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The threat of renewed political turmoil has hit Thai consumer confidence and may force the central bank to keep its interest rates at a record low as the tensions threaten the country's economic recovery from the global downturn.

 

Thousands protest against crackdown in south Yemen E-mail Print PDF

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni forces launched an attack Thursday to recapture a government building occupied by separatists in the south of the country, setting off a gunfight that killed two people, a local official and witnesses said.

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Two protesters were shot dead as security forces tried to quash a separatist demonstration in another southern province.

 

Iraq still counting votes, no result yet E-mail Print PDF

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqis were still awaiting preliminary results Thursday four days after a national election they hoped would bring stable government and help end years of sectarian conflict as U.S. troops ready to leave.

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Elections officials had expected to release the first results Wednesday, but by early afternoon Thursday no official vote counts had been made public.

 

Biden appeals for no delay in Mideast peace talks E-mail Print PDF

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden called on Thursday for no delay in resuming Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, after Palestinians said Israel must cancel a settlement project before negotiations can begin.

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"The most important thing is for these talks to go forward and go forward promptly and go forward in good faith," Biden said in a speech at Tel Aviv University.

 
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