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Archives for January, 2011

Afghan drug war to be won with crops, not jails: judge

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=90854370&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK NATO's military might will never win the war against Afghanistan's heroin trade alone, an Afghan judge said, urging the alliance to put more energy into weaning farmers off opium poppy crops….

Channel island named first ‘dark sky’ community

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=90818473&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The Channel Island of Sark has been designated the first dark sky community in the world in recognition of the lack of light pollution that allows clear views of the stars at night, officials said Monday….

Channel island named first ‘dark sky’ community

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=90818639&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The Channel Island of Sark has been designated the first dark sky community in the world in recognition of the lack of light pollution that allows clear views of the stars at night, officials said Monday….

India courts investment as FDI slides

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=90585713&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK As India was pitching itself as a hot investment destination at the World Economic Forum in Davos, figures showed the amount of foreign money entering the country has fallen by nearly a third….

Egypt shutdown worst in Internet history: experts

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=90511774&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The scale of Egypt's crackdown on the Internet and mobile phones amid deadly protests against the rule of President Hosni Mubarak is unprecedented in the history of the web, experts said….

Iran hangs Iranian-Dutch woman for drug smuggling

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=90457339&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Iran on Saturday hanged Iranian-Dutch woman Zahra Bahrami for selling and possessing drugs, dismissing repeated pleas by The Netherlands which had sought details about her case….

Pakistan kills 28 militants in tribal belt

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=90361652&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Pakistani fighter jets and helicopter gunships bombed militant hideouts in a tribal region near the Afghan border on Friday, killing 28 rebels, an official said….

Obama: violence not the answer in Egypt

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=90268535&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK US President Barack Obama warned Thursday that violence was not the answer to Egypt's political unrest, and called on the government and protesters to show restraint….

Pakistan forces kill 12 militants in NW: officials

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=90242755&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK At least 12 militants including two suicide bombers were killed Thursday in separate incidents in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt bordering Afghanistan, officials said….

Chinese fugitive briefly a web sensation

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=90207206&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK A microblog purportedly set up by a longtime Chinese fugitive attracted more than 10,000 followers within hours before it was shut down, state media reported Thursday….