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British long jumper Jade Johnson reacts after finishing second in the women's long jump final at the European Athletics Championships in the Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2002.
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A century of distinction: 100 women who changed the world
Tomorrow is designated International Women's Day, and it is a particularly significant milestone this year: the campaign to improve the rights of women was founded a century ago. To celebrate the... (photo: AP / Jan Pitman)
People crossing the street with slight rainfall at the SMX Convention, Manila, Philippines as seen in this May 1, 2009 photo.
Election   Manila   Philippines   Photos   Population		  Inquirer 
How they stand on population
MANILA, Philippines—Talk of the Town is running the stand of presidential candidates on a number of issues, starting with the country's fast-growing population, now estimated at more than 92 million.... (photo: WN / RTayco)
Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr., second from right, of Unsay township, Maguindanao province in southern Philippines, holds his detainee number while being photographed inside his detention cell at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Manila Friday Nov. 27, 2009.  National Post 
Ottawa asks judge to review release of detainee documents
By Tom Blackwell, National PostMarch 6, 2010 5:10 AM Getty Images Files / A veteran diplomat has alleged Canadian forces turned over Afghan prisoners to local jailers despite knowing they would be... (photo: AP / Bullit Marquez)
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Britain's Conservative Party Chairman Eric Pickles is seen at the Conservative Party Conference, in Manchester, England, Monday Oct. 5, 2009.  The Guardian 
'Tory madrasa' preaches radical message to would-be MPs
Candidates trained by rightwing group that rubbishes NHS, dismisses global warming and backs waterboarding... (photo: AP / Jon Super)
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President Barack Obama gives a thumbs-up before speaking at the podium to close the Fiscal Responsibility Summit Khaleej Times
Obama's Hesitant Embrace of Human Rights
As one would expect from so eloquent a leader, US President Barack Obama has brought about a marked improvement in presidential rhetoric on human rights in comparison... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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File - In this Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 file photo Polish director Roman Polanski is seen in Oberhausen, western Germany. Organizers of the Zurich Film Festival say director Roman Polanski has been taken into custody on a 31-year-old U.S. arrest warrant. Kansas City Star
'Ghost Writer' eerily reflects director Roman Polanski's embattled reality
Guy Farrandis Facing possible extradition, director Roman Polanski had to re-create New England in Germany. More News As Pierce Brosnan and Ewan McGregor describe it,... (photo: AP / Roberto Pfeil, File)
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem "Navi" Pillay speaks during a press conference after the opening of the Durban Review Conference (UN's Conference against Racism) at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, April 20, 2009. The Durban Review Conference, to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, 20-24 April 2009, will evaluate progress towards the goals set by the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in Durban, South Africa, in 2001. The Guardian
UN rights chief criticizes Iran, Sri Lanka
GENEVA (AP) — U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay has singled out Iran for its crackdown on protestors after last year's election in an address at the U.N. Human Rights... (photo: AP / KEYSTONE/Laurent Gillieron)
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Commission on Human Rights ( CHR ) defender personnel walking towards the location of a mass rally in commemoration of Labor Day in the country ,Manila City , Philippines , May 1 , 2009. Inquirer
CHR summons AFP, PNP over 'Morong 43' torture
MANILA, Philippines--The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has summoned officials from the military, the police and the judiciary in connection with its investigation into... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Manila   Philippines   Photos   Rights   Torture
The main squeal of Jokhang temple in Lhasa, central Tibet WorldNews.com
China launches 'Strike Hard' Campaign ahead of sensitive anniversary
Dharamshala: The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy(TCHRD) condemns in the strongest terms about the Chinese authorities' launching of the "Strike Hard"... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
Asia   China   HumanRights   Photos   Tibet
In this photo made available by the Cuban Government's National Information Agency (AIN), Cuban President Fidel Castro speaks at the Conventions Palace in Havana, Cuba in this May 12, 2005 photo. Deccan Herald
We never ordered killing of an adversary: Fidel Castro
Havana, March 3 (IANS) No one has ever been tortured in Cuba, said retired president Fidel Castro while confronting international and opposition criticism of the Cuban... (photo: AP / Ismael Francisco/AIN)
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Anti-Myanmar government protesters hold posters of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest to demand her release in front of the U.N. office in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 22, 2009. 'Bless you Mr Obama' on Myanmar Asia Times
Secretary-General Kofi Annan (left) meets with Mohamed Hosni Mubarak, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt. ula1 Egyptian Leader's Surgery in the News Is News Itself The New York Times
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President Barack Obama speaking in Jacksonville, Florida 10-26-09.jpg Obama is backtracking on much foreign policy The Columbus Dispatch
President Barack Obama, left, speaks to members of the National Governors Association, Monday, Feb. 22,2010, in the State Dinning Room of the White House in Washington. Listening, from second from left are, Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary Shaun Donovan, Montana Gov, Brian Schweitzer, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Obama Admn for military trial of 9/11 mastermind: report Indian Express
A U.S. Army soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division provides security at a construction building in Ebnkathwer, Iraq, on Mar. 3, 2010. The mission was part of a pre-election battlefield circulation to give a survey on how the sector is functioning prior to the elections. US needs to let go in Iraq The Boston Globe
President Barack Obama waves as he prepares to leave after speaking at church services at Vermont Avenue Baptist Church, Washington Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010. Obama still wants US trial for some Gitmo suspects Kansas City Star
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MP Hamade slams Rifi media reports Daily Star Lebanon
Foreign Policy Experts Urge US and International Community Focus on Realistic Solution, Not Ideology, to ... Yahoo Daily News
APA ethics rules allowed psychologists to participate in Gitmo interrogations The Examiner
The al Qaeda Seven served justice The Miami Herald
Human Rights
A U.S. Marine with Scout Sniper Platoon, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment searches for Taliban fighters near Marjah, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2010. Do You Want Him to Preach that Jesus Used an AK-47? WorldNews.com
Labor woes Labor woes The Saigon Times
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Former Prime Minister Tony Blair Iraq war had Blair 'depressed' and wanting to quit The Himalayan
Mr. Tony Blair- UK -Politics Depressed Blair 'wanted to quit after Iraq war': Report Zeenews
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