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Today's lead stories:
House Decides to Stay the Course on Iraq
Major Offensive Launched In Afghanistan
Four Public Housing Developments Torn Down in New Orleans
Helsinki Commission Releases Findings on Roma
The Plight of Young Migrants
Mumia Abu-Jamal Commentary: Democracy's Demise
30 Year Anniversary of Soweto Uprising
FSRN Headlines
IRAQ
A bomb blast at a Shiite mosque in Baghdad killed eleven people
today and injured 25 others. The attack came before the start
of Friday prayers. According to media reports, the suicide
bomber bypassed mosque security by hiding explosives in his
shoe. Over 70 people died in a previous attack on the same
mosque in April.
NEPAL
Today's ten hour summit in Kathmandu between Nepal's Prime
Minister and the head of the country's Maoist rebels concluded
with an 8-point historic agreement aimed at ushering in peace
after a ten year insurgency. PC Dubey reports.
LEBANON
The United Nations Security Council decided in a closed session
yesterday to extend the mandate of the UN-led investigation
into the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister,
Rafik Hariri. The probe was widened to include "other
terrorist attacks" in Lebanon seen as linked with Hariri¹s
death. Jackson Allers reports from Beirut.
SUPREME COURT RULING
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 yesterday to allow the use
of evidence from unannounced police searches in criminal prosecutions.
This overturns some four decades of legal precedent that has
prohibited the use of evidence obtained through questionable
procedures. The so-called exclusionary rule had provided a
strong incentive for law enforcement to follow the provisions
of the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. In his dissent,
Justice Stephen Breyer stated the ruling (quote) "represents
a significant departure from the court's precedents and it
weakens, perhaps destroys, much of the practical value of
the Constitution's knock-and-announce protection."
AIDS IN INDIA
India has now surpassed South Africa in AIDS-related deaths.
Binu Alex has more.
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House Decides to Stay the Course on Iraq
(2:34)
Reuters is reporting that the military investigation into
Haditha is complete and should be released soon. Meanwhile,
the House of Representatives agreed on an amendment maintaining
the status quo on the war on terror and the war in Iraq. The
debate was largely partisan, with many Democrats pushing for
an exit plan in Iraq. FSRN's Leigh Ann Caldwell reports.
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Major Offensive Launched In Afghanistan
(3:29)
NATO forces in Afghanistan have launched a major attack
against Taliban forces in the country’s volatile South
and South-Eastern provinces. Military commanders in Kabul
announced from 11,000 troops will push the Taliban back into
their mountain hideouts. Meanwhile, a Taliban spokesman told
Afghan Islamic press that such operations in the past provided
them an opportunity to inflict more damage on the occupation
troops as they wandered out of their garrisons. Masror Hussain
reports from Islamabad.
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Four Public Housing Developments Torn Down in New
Orleans (4:00)
The Federal Office of Housing and Urban Development is defending
the decision to tear down four New Orleans public housing
developments. HUD's decision to destroy the developments sparked
outrage from public housing advocates and residents, many
of whom are trying to move back to the developments. Christian
Roselund brings us this report from New Orleans, where he
spoke to displaced residents of public housing.
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Helsinki Commission Releases Findings on Roma
(2:58)
The Roma people, also referred to as the Gypsies, are Europe's
largest but most marginalized ethnic minority. According the
US Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Roma
are challenged by segregation, discrimination, and other human
rights abuses throughout the centuries across Europe. Yanmei
Xie reports.
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The Plight of Young Migrants (3:59)
The number of undocumented women and children crossing through
the Mexico-U.S. border has increased steadily over the past
decades, as more and more people attempt to reunite with their
families on the other side. Border cities that dot the division
between the two countries often mark the final destination
for thousands of young migrants before attempting to cross
into often dangerous territory. FSRN’s Luis Pérez
files this reports from Tijuana – where thousands of
young migrants are often departed back to as well.
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Mumia Abu-Jamal Commentary: Democracy's Demise
(2:59)
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30 Year Anniversary of Soweto Uprising (0:35)
And finally, today South Africa marks 30 years since the
Soweto student uprisings. On June 16, 1976, thousands of black
South African students marched against policies that would
have required them to be taught in Afrikaans-- the language
of the white-minority Dutch Afrikaners. During the protest,
a 13 year-old student named Hector Pieterson and more than
20 other black high school students were killed by white police
officers. The events in Soweto were a turning point in movement
to end apartheid rule in South Africa.
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