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Mexican Army soldiers hold two suspects, arrested during an operation against drug smuggling and kidnapping gangs, after being presented to the press in Tijuana, Mexico, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. Global war on drugs has 'failed' say former leaders
The global war on drugs has "failed" according to a new report by group of politicians and former world leaders. The Global Commission on Drug Policy... (photo: AP / Guillermo Arias) BBC News
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UN panel finds Libya forces committed war crimes UN panel finds Libya forces committed war crimes
GENEVA - A United Nations panel said Wednesday that Libyan government forces have committed crimes against humanity and war crimes, apparently as a result of orders given by Moammar Gadhafi and other... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) Herald Tribune
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Anti-government protestors react as they block the road with rocks and burning tires during clashes with Yemeni security forces in Taiz, Yemen, Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Yemen: 37 killed in Sanaa clashes
At least 37 people have been killed in overnight fighting in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, doctors and officials say. Violence escalated after a ceasefire broke down between security forces and fighters... (photo: AP / Anees Mahyoub) BBC News
Mideast   Photos   War   Wikipedia: 2011 Yemeni uprising   Yemen
Serb Gendarmerie troops secure the area after the arrival of the convoy thought to transport war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic to the plane that will take him to the Hague from the Special Court compound where he was held in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Ratko Mladic extradited to face war crimes trial
(06-01) 04:00 PDT London -- The man accused of overseeing the worst massacre of civilians in Europe since World War II was flown to The Hague, Netherlands, on Tuesday for trial after judges rejected... (photo: AP / Vadim Ghirda) San Fransisco Chronicle
Massacre   Photos   Serbia   War Crime   Wikipedia: Ratko Mladić
In this Monday, May 30, 2011 photo supplied by the South African Government Communications and Informations Services (GCIS) South Africa President Jacob Zuma, left, meets with Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi, right, in Tripoli. Libya, African Union and 'That Was No Brother'
Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. The African Union (AU) leaders that recently met calling for an end to deadly NATO air strikes against Libya, reminds one of an ancient African... (photo: AP / HO-GCIS) WorldNews.com
Africa   Libya   Nato   Photos   Wikipedia: 2011 Libyan civil war
In this May 27, 2011 photo released by the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, IAEA fact-finding team leader Mike Weightman, left, visits the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan. UN report focuses on Japan nuke plant flaws
2011-06-01 10:09:18.0UN report focuses on Japan nuke plant flawsunclear plant,nuclear leak,Fukushima,UN report,plant flaws11004220Global General2@webnews/enpproperty--> TOKYO - Less than a week after... (photo: AP / IAEA) China Daily
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