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MASS GRAVE DISCOVERED IN NAMIBIA
A mass grave, thought to date back to the Apartheid era,
has been
uncovered in Namibia.
Na'eem Jeenah reports from Johannesburg.
COMMEMORATION OF ARAFAT'S DEATH
Palestinians REMEMBER Yasser Arafat TODAY, ONE YEAR AFTER
HIS death.
Manar Jibrin reports.
PUBLIC GATHERINGS BANNED IN PARIS
Paris police have banned public gatherings tomorrow,
although calm is
returning to France
after a 2 weeks of urban violence.
NOLA AID WORKERS ALLEDGE HARRASSMENT
New Orleans relief workers with the Common Ground
collective are
denouncing the latest
incident in what they say is a pattern of police
harrassment.
Christian Roselund reports from New Orleans.
GMO PERMITS IN MEXICO
Mexico's Secretary of Agriculture has granted permission
to plant
experimental fields of
genetically-modified corn in the northern part of the
country.
Vladimir Flores reports from
Oaxaca.
Features
Budget Delays in Congress
The House of Representatives postponed a vote on the
budget reconciliation bill yesterday afternoon because
the GOP leadership could not muster up enough support
from its own members to cut $59 billion aimed mostly at
programs for the poor. The proposal would make
significant reductions to student loans, Medicaid and
food stamps. The Republican leadership says it will
attempt to pass the bill again next week.
Guantanamo Bay Detainees Stripped of Rights in Federal
Court (4:08)
Meanwhile, the Senate voted last night to strip detainees
held at Guantanamo Bay and other areas around the world
from the right to challenge their cases in a federal
court. Some 150 cases currently in the judicial system,
and one is in the Supreme Court - all those cases may be
null and void if the measure passed by the Senate last
night becomes law. The White House has already signaled
its support for it. Mitch Jeserich reports from Capitol
Hill.
Brazil?s Human Rights Abuses Questioned at the United
Nations (2:58)
The United Nations has presented several critiques to the
Brazilian government related to several cases of human
rights abuses committed in that country. Amnesty
International has presented a document citing cases
reported to the UN, which Brazilian authorities are now
being asked to clarify to a human rights committee in
Geneva. Toya Mileno and Karine Batista report from Brazil.
Ireland Remembers the Ogoni 9 (1:40)
With the recent release of the five men arrested in the
west of Ireland for protesting against Shell Oil's
illegally-constructed pipeline, Irish and Nigerian
citizens joined together in a silent procession in
commemoration of the nine Ogoni men, including Ken Saro-
Wiwa, who were executed in 1995 for protesting against
Shell's activities in Nigeria. From Galway, Ireland,
Rachel Ingersoll has more.
Nigerians Commemorate Murders of Ogoni Activists (2:18)
Aside from commemorations in Ireland, thousands of people
held rallies throughout Nigeria's Niger Delta region to
mark the tenth anniversary of the execution of the
minority rights activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was executed
along with 8 other Ogoni ethnic activists for their
activities against Anglo Dutch owned Shell Oil. Sam
Olukoya reports from Port Harcourt.
DC Community Responds to Redskin-NRA Fundraising Event
(3:24)
Handgun violence injured or kills a Washington DC
resident nearly once every other day. As mothers of
murder victims and youth groups hold candlelight vigils
and embark on violence prevention efforts, the National
Rifle Association, or NRA, has been lobbying the US
Congress to weaken gun control laws in the District.
Ingrid Drake reports from DC on the local community's
response to the Washington Redskins football team?s
recent decision to partner with the NRA for a fundraising
shooting event.
Aboriginal Activists Expose History of Colonization (4:07)
According to its official website, the Commonwealth Games
takes place every four years in celebration of the shared
values, traditions and the language of the Commonwealth.
The Commonwealth?s language is obviously English, but
what are its shared values and traditions? As athletes
from Commonwealth countries prepare for the Games - to be
held in March next year - Aboriginal activists in
Melbourne, Australia and their supporters are preparing
to expose exactly what it is they believe the
Commonwealth represents. Rachel Maher reports.
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