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Archive for November 21st, 2008

New development in the Politkovskaya trial

Posted in Europe, Justice, news, politics, tagged , , , , on November 21, 2008| 1 Comment »

Amid deepening controversy, judge Yevgeny Zubov has suspended the trial of three men suspected of involvement in the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya (photo). (more…)

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US worldwide dominance to decline

Posted in economy, environment, history, news, world, tagged , , , , , , , on November 21, 2008| Leave a Comment »

US influence will be increasingly challenged by China, India and Russia, according to a new US intelligence report on global trends. (more…)

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Duma passes bill to extend presidential term

Posted in Europe, news, politics, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on November 21, 2008| Leave a Comment »

A bill extending the presidential term from four to six years has received final approval from the lower house of Russia’s parliament. The move is widely seen as paving the way for Vladimir Putin’s return to the presidency. (Putin left and Medvedev right on the photo, from aljazeera.net) (more…)

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Life term for South African racist killer

Posted in Africa, Human rights, Justice, news, tagged , , , , on November 21, 2008| 1 Comment »

A 19-year-old white South African has been sentenced to four life terms in jail for killing four black people in a shooting spree in January.

Witnesses told the court that while shooting those people, among who were a three-month-old baby and a boy of 10, Johan Nel (photo, from AP) shouted racist abuse. (more…)

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