TIME Magazine: The Bible & The Apocalypse
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Israel will establish borders in 4 years: Olmert
Israel will establish borders in 4 years: Olmert Last Updated Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:35:40 EST CBC News Israel will set its own permanent borders within the next four years in the absence of a negotiated settlement, Israel's acting prime minister said in a published interview Friday. INDEPTH: ...

U.S., India sign nuclear deal
U.S., India sign nuclear deal Last Updated Thu, 02 Mar 2006 10:49:20 EST CBC News The United States and India have signed a controversial nuclear agreement representing a major shift in American nuclear policy. "We concluded a historic agreement today on nuclear power," U.S. President George W. Bush said on Thursday after meeting with India's...

Israeli troops, Jewish settlers clash
Israeli troops, Jewish settlers clash JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press AMONA, West Bank - Thousands of club-wielding troops in riot gear and on horseback clashed with stone-throwing Jewish protesters Wednesday as they began dismantling homes in this illegal West Bank settlement, officials said. Dozens of people were wounded. It was the first forced evacuation of Jewish settlers since last summer's pullout from the Gaza Strip and part of the West Bank, a...

Police investigating Sydney race riots find pistol, ammunition in house raids
Police investigating Sydney race riots find pistol, ammunition in house raids 06:53:14 EST Dec 19, 2005 MIKE CORDER SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Detectives investigating race riots that rocked Sydney last week seized a pistol, ammunition, knives and smoke bombs in a series of raids Monday, police said in a statement. The weapons haul came after police questioned five men arrested Sunday night with a drum of petrol and objects for putting together makeshift...

Investigator of alleged CIA prisons suspects abductions, illegal transfers
Investigator of alleged CIA prisons suspects abductions, illegal transfers 13:20:29 EST Dec 13, 2005 JAMEY KEATEN PARIS (AP) - A Swiss investigator probing claims of secret CIA prisons in Europe said his committee has evidence that supports allegations that prisoners were transferred between countries and temporarily held "without any judicial involvement." "Legal proceedings in progress in certain countries seemed to indicate that individuals had been...

UN report says Volvo, DaimlerChrysler among those who paid Saddam kickbacks
UN report says Volvo, DaimlerChrysler among those who paid Saddam kickbacks 12:32 PM EDT Oct 27 UNITED NATIONS (AP) - About half of the 4,500 companies in the UN oil-for-food program, including Volvo and DaimlerChrysler, paid $1.8 billion US in kickbacks and illicit surcharges to Saddam Hussein's government, a UN-backed investigation said in a report released Thursday. The report alleged that Jean-Bernard Merrimee, France's former UN ambassador, received $165...

No plans to close Guantanamo Bay, Cheney says
No plans to close Guantanamo Bay, Cheney says Last Updated Sun, 12 Jun 2005 22:27:29 EDT CBC News U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney says there are no immediate plans to close the Guantanamo Bay military prison, which holds hundreds of people accused of links to terrorists. * INDEPTH: Guantanamo Bay "The important thing here to understand is that the people that are at Guantanamo are bad people," he said in an interview to be aired Mond...

No longer Christian?
No longer Christian? By Nada (note to the reader, this is a copy righted item and can not be linked or copied without the consent from the author) copy righted 2005 Nada Mansuek I was a good believer, in love with God, But one day a man took me into his arms. He forced me down, on the grass, And ripped my clothes to shreds. My screams muffled in his mouth, He tore into my womanhood with lust. I prayed and begg...