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Legal blow for controversial Andaman tourist resort
Legal blow for controversial Andaman tourist resort
Weeks after  the last member of the Bo tribe died on the Andaman Islands, an Indian court has moved to protect the neighbouring Jarawa tribe by suspending the operation of a controversial tourist resort. India’s ... |

By Survival International USA in WORLD NEWS, ODDITIES on March 10th, 2010
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Is the Mossad Really the Blame for the Assassination in Dubai?
Is the Mossad Really the Blame for the Assassination in Dubai?
More than six weeks have passed following the January 19 killing of Hamas operative and master terror architect, Mahmoud al-Mahbouh, in his hotel room in the UAE Sheikdom of Dubai. Of the more than ... |

By Maurice Picow in WORLD NEWS on March 5th, 2010
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UN report condemns Botswana’s treatment of Bushmen
UN report condemns Botswana’s treatment of Bushmen
Report demands ‘urgent’ action by government over water The UN’s top official on indigenous rights has condemned Botswana’s continued persecution of the Bushmen in a new report. Prof. James Anaya, UN ... |

By Survival International USA in WORLD NEWS on March 3rd, 2010
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Assassination in Dubai: The blurred trail of Cold-War power politics
Evidence linking the Israeli Mossad to the assassination of former Hamas chief military commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai over a month ago grows more knotted and murky as the days go by. What seemed ... |

By Jonathan in WORLD NEWS on February 25th, 2010
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Assassination in Dubai: The blurred trails of Cold-War power politics?
Evidence linking the Israeli Mossad to the assassination of former Hamas chief military commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai over a month ago grows more knotted and murky as the days go by. What seemed ... |

By Jonathan in WORLD NEWS on February 25th, 2010
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Abu Dhabi Rich Pay $2.5 - 5 K for Camels While Much of Arab World is Poor
Abu Dhabi Rich Pay $2.5 - 5 K for Camels While Much of Arab World is Poor
  Walk a mile for a camel? It certainly seems like rich people living in Abu Dhabi and other UAE states are more than willing to do this – especially when the camels in question are pedigree racing dromedaries ... |

By Maurice Picow in WORLD NEWS, SPORTS on February 20th, 2010
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Survival International Applauds Rowntree Decision to Sell Vedanta Shares Over Ethical Concerns
Survival International Applauds Rowntree Decision to Sell Vedanta Shares Over Ethical Concerns
Survival International welcomes the news that the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust is selling its shares in  Vedanta Resources due to concerns over the company's human rights record. Two other shareholders, ... |

By Survival International USA in WORLD NEWS on February 17th, 2010
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Bushmen denied right to vote
Bushmen denied right to vote
Over 400  Bushmen were denied the right to vote in Botswana’s 2009 general election, with five Bushman communities inside the Central Kalahari Game Reserve omitted from the electoral register. Speaking ... |

By Survival International USA in WORLD NEWS, TRAVEL on February 17th, 2010
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Staggering Malnutrition Rates Uncovered in Chad
Staggering Malnutrition Rates Uncovered in Chad
BAHR EL GHAZAL, CHAD—A nutrition survey conducted in Bahr el Ghazal, a vast semi-arid region of western Chad, reveals global acute malnutrition rates well above the emergency threshold designated by ... |

By James Phelan in WORLD NEWS on February 17th, 2010
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Amnesty Slams Vedanta Resources
Amnesty International this week released a report condemning the behavior of FTSE 100 mining company Vedanta Resources . The Amnesty report exposes gross human rights violations committed ... |

By Survival International USA in WORLD NEWS on February 11th, 2010
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