Israeli police officer Yuval Avargil testified Monday in the ongoing trial against Sami Al-Arian , a former University of South Florida professor that has been charged , along with three other men, with raising money for and supporting Palestinian Islamic Jihad in conducting suicide bombings in Israel. Avargil gave graphic testimony concerning the after-effects of [...]

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National Guard acting adjutant general Brigadier Gen. John R. Alexander has said that a confidential report released Monday proves that the National Guard unit known as the Information Synchronization, Knowledge Management and Intelligence Fusion program was not spying on civilians, as ACLU activists and California state Sen. Joseph Dunn previously alleged . Alexander says that [...]

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Public commentary on the proposed revisions to Britain's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (1990) began Tuesday, as the government opened up communication for medical professionals and the general public to provide commentary on proposed changes to the fertility legislation. The HFEA 1990 created the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority , which decided that as part [...]

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Despite initial optimism, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has warned the international community that Cambodia , one of Asia's poorest nations, cannot afford its share of the projected costs for an international criminal tribunal targeting Khmer Rouge leaders. Hun Sen said that Cambodia can only afford $1.5 million (USD) of the $13 million (USD) it [...]

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A series of almost simultaneous attacks and riots in seven of Guatemala's prisons Monday has left 31 inmates dead and many more injured. Guatemalan Interior Minister Carlos Vielmann said the gun and knife attacks at prisons around Southern Guatemala show the power that gangs have to spread terror. Vielmann says the inmates were able to [...]

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