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British Court Orders Iran’s Mujahedeen Be Removed From Terrorist List
A British court has ordered the government to remove the Iranian opposition group, the People’s Mujahedeen, from its list of terrorist organizations. The group is hailing the decision as a major victory while the British government says it will...
Police Arrest Man Accused of Taking Hostages At Clinton Campaign Office
A man who apparently took several people hostage in a New Hampshire campaign office of U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has been arrested after a five-and-a-half hour standoff.
Female Mammals May Select Out Competing Sperm
Scientists may have proof that female mammals’ reproductive systems detect the presence of sperm and react by changing conditions in the uterus. An international team of researchers say this may be the molecular mechanism behind post-copulatory...
White House Unveils “Holiday in the National Parks”
Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “There is nothing so American as our national parks.” and visitors will enjoy exploring America’s national parks this Christmas at the White House. The Bush’s sent out to each of the 391 national parks...
Israeli High Court Orders Stay on Gaza Power Cuts
Israel’s High Court instructed the state on 30 November not to cut power to the Gaza Strip pending clarification on exactly how electricity reductions would take place and what humanitarian impact they would have on the civilian population in the...
Wounded Chadian Soldiers Crowd Hospitals As Fighting Intensifies
Fighting between the Chadian army and rebels has intensified in the east of the country and hospitals in the eastern regional hub Abeche and in the capital N’djamena are filling up with wounded soldiers. The Chadian military hospital in N’djamena...
UN Envoy Denounces Burma’s Closure of Monastery
The United Nations’ special envoy to Burma has criticized Burma for closing a monastery the government believes was very active during recent pro-democracy demonstrations led by monks. Ibrahim Gambari says the government should avoid any actions...
Sweetwater Valley Farms, Inc. Recalls Cheddar Cheese
Sweetwater Valley Farms, Inc. of Philadelphia, TN is recalling its Tennessee Aged Southern Mild Cheddar Cheese (yellow) and Tennessee Aged Southern Sharp Cheddar Cheese (yellow) because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes,...
