News headlines in July 2012, page 3

  1. Breaking the Ghostly Silence on Rape

    - Inter Press Service

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    COLOMBO, Jul 30 (IPS) - It was the ghostly silence that struck him hardest as he walked through the Colombo suburb of Kirulapone the day after the lifeless body of a six-year-old girl had been discovered floating in a filthy canal, Kumar de Silva, a well-known local media personality, told IPS.

  2. Iran Diplomacy Runs into Sanctions-Happy U.S. Congress

    - Inter Press Service

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    WASHINGTON, Jul 30 (IPS) - Congress’s rush to pass new sanctions against Iran ahead of the August recess comes amidst an intensified drive to pin the Iranian government to deadly acts of international terrorism and amplified moves by U.S. politicians to demonstrate their support for Mideast ally Israel ahead of the November presidential election.

  3. Caribbean Sees Progress on HIV/AIDS, Fears Funding Cuts

    - Inter Press Service

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    WASHINGTON, Jul 30 (IPS) - Ian McKnight, executive director of the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition (CVCC), used one word – “tokenistic” – to sum up his perspective on the 19th International AIDS Conference that ended here over the weekend.

  4. Lebanon Heading for Failed State Status?

    - Inter Press Service

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    BEIRUT, Jul 30 (IPS) - Every day Lebanon is being plunged further into a state of general insecurity, as chaos from the war in Syria seeps across the border.

  5. Trading Across the Line of Control

    - Inter Press Service

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    SRINAGAR, Jul 30 (IPS) - As part of recent confidence building measures aimed at minimising tensions between India and Pakistan, which arose largely due to conflicting claims over Kashmir, the two countries have decided to make the Valley an economic bridge, rather than a bone of contention.

  6. Israeli Group Maps Palestinian Removals

    - Inter Press Service

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    ROAD 60, OCCUPIED WEST BANK, Jul 30 (IPS) - Sitting in an airconditioned car along Road 60 in the heart of the occupied West Bank, Ovad Arad explained how he goes about his job: driving unannounced into Palestinian towns and villages, taking photographs, having coffee with families, and leaving almost as quickly as he arrived.

  7. And How Muslims Hold the Key to Christ

    - Inter Press Service

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    JERUSALEM, Jul 29 (IPS) - “A prayer knocks till the door opens,” a songster from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre sings from outside the door.

  8. PERU: Fujimori’s Lawyers See Opportunity in Reduction of Death Squad Sentences

    - Inter Press Service

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    LIMA, Jul 28 (IPS) - Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori's defence lawyers said the Supreme Court decision to reduce the prison sentences of army intelligence agents found guilty of human rights abuses is "relevant" to his case.

  9. Pouring Edible Oil on Pakistan’s Troubled Areas

    - Inter Press Service

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    PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Jul 28 (IPS) - A makeshift girls' school in Bajaur. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS A makeshift girls' school in Bajaur. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS

    PESHAWAR,  Jul 28 2012 (IPS) -Taking turns to lug a heavy can of edible oil, Mushtari and Sheema Gul, twin sisters aged nine, trip home happily from their school in Ghareebabad village in Pakistan’s troubled Bajaur Agency.

  10. U.N. Chief Recounts Poverty and Plenty in South Korea

    - Inter Press Service

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    UNITED NATIONS, Jul 28 (IPS) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, a former foreign minister of South Korea, is visibly emotional whenever he speaks about the striking political and economic achievements in his home country.

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