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Chinese activist chen guangcheng is adjusting to his new life in the united states. the blind dissident and his family left beijing saturday morning capping a tense diplomatic standoff between the united states and china. chen escaped house arrest last month and fled to the u.s. embassy in beijing. the 40-year-old had been detained in his home for months after calling attention to forced abortions and the sterilization of women by the chinese government. chen told reporters he is grateful to be ...

Genocide committed during the 1990s bosnian war. rival factions in yemen are calling for demonstrations. its cost more than 60 lives this week. yesterday 28 were killed at an explosion at a weapons depot. the u.s. is calling for both sides to end the fighting. on sunday the president backed out of a deal with gulf states and opposition leaders where he would have had to hand over power. north korean leader kim jong-il has made a secretive visit to china. the reclusive leader who rarely trave...

hillary clinton visits pakistan, but is she building bridges? and picking up. survivors of the u.s. tornadoes return home alive, but theyre mourning the loss of friends. he evaded justice for more than 15 years, but time is up for ratko mladic. the former chief of the bosnian-serb army is due to be back in court in belgrade today for a hearing that could see him handed over to the international war crimes tribunal in the hague. hes facing charges of genocide and crimes against huma...

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