Egypt's Media Stoked Soccer Fan Anger With Algeria Nov 23, 2009
"Algeria: a legacy of blood, hatred and a history of violence" read another headline in an apparent reference to the civil war between Islamic extremists and Algerian government forces that killed up to 200,000 people in the 1990s. One Egyptian TV program invited viewers to express an opinion about whether Algeria might even be in league with Israel. (CBS News -- World)
Taylor trial delayed until 2008 Nov 23, 2009
Mr Taylor is accused of responsibility for the actions of rebels during the 1991-2001 civil war in Sierra Leone. That includes, among other crimes, unlawful killings, sexual slavery, use of child soldiers and looting. (Yahoo News -- Liberia)
Sudan delays elections by six days Nov 23, 2009
The elections -- parliamentary, presidential and local -- have been delayed twice before from their original date of July this year, set under the terms of a 2005 peace deal that ended more than two decades of civil war between north and south Sudan. The timing of the poll has been a sensitive issue as any significant delay would push the vote into the start of the rainy season in May when large parts of Sudan are inaccessible. (AlertNet)
the city of Orangeburg Nov 23, 2009
A subsequent church building was used as a smallpox hospital by General Sherman during the Civil War. The center of the original village was near what is now Broughton and Henley Streets. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Liberia discovers 'ghost' workers Nov 23, 2009
Liberia, under the helm of Africa's first woman president, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, is in the process of re-building following its 14-year civil war. Bookmark with. (Yahoo News -- Liberia)
Liberia's Taylor trial adjourned Nov 23, 2009
Mr Taylor has been indicted on 11 charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and violations of international humanitarian law over his alleged role in the brutal civil war in Sierra Leone ... Mr Taylor started Liberia's civil war in 1989 and became one of a number of warlords competing for control in the West African country. (Yahoo News -- Liberia)
Q: What is the status of “cash for appliances” money for Georgia residents? Nov 23, 2009
He said the film screened at the Fox during the Civil War Centennial celebration, and it has been shown there numerous times since. Lori Johnston wrote this column. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
NDC Europe Congratulates Dr. Ibn Chambas Nov 23, 2009
He became a mediator between warring parties of the Liberian Civil War of the 1990s and subsequently the Ivorian Civil War. He lost his seat in Ghanas parliament in 1996 but returned to government as Deputy Minister of Education 1997, a post he held until 2000. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
W. H. writer co-authors comprehensive book on New York Ranger Greats Nov 23, 2009
It is a thorough overview of the venerable history of the New York Rangers, spanning 80 years of players, including "26 members of the Hockey Hall of Fame, a dozen goaltenders, nine members of the 1994 Stanley Cup team, four Dons, three pairs of siblings, two Finns, a Civil War buff and even a 'Polish Prince,'" said Raider. This is the first of any real comprehensive list put forth about the Rangers. (West Hartford News, CT)
Algiers Attacks Show Maturing of Al-Qaeda Unit Nov 23, 2009
The explosions were the first suicide attacks in Algeria since the 1990s, when the country was mired in civil war, and the worst violence in the capital in more than a decade. In September, bombers targeted a convoy carrying President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, missing him but killing 22. (Yahoo News -- Algeria)
- Justice sought 20 years after Jesuit killings 0 Nov 23, 2009
That is as close as anyone has gotten in trying to repair one of the most heinous crimes committed during the bloody civil war that killed 75,000 people in El Salvador. It was on the morning of Nov. 16, 1989, that Salvadorans woke to the news that six Jesuits from the Central American University, including its rector, Father Ignacio Ellacuria, and two women had been brutally murdered. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Iraq offers incentive to intermarry Nov 23, 2009
The attack led to a near civil war between the sects. Tensions have diminished, and sectarian violence has plummeted from the worst days of the war. (Florida Today)
In Algeria, Twin Bombs Kill at Least 52 Nov 23, 2009
Experts and local officials predicted that the final casualty count from the two explosions would rank them as the deadliest attack in the capital, Algiers, since the country descended into civil war in the 1990s, and perhaps the worst since Algeria won independence from in 1962 ... It was the most lethal attack in Algiers in a decade and stoked worries of a return to the civil war that claimed an estimated 200,000 lives across the country in the 1990s. (Yahoo News -- Algeria)
Top nine teams remain same in latest AP poll Nov 23, 2009
The Beavers and Ducks meet in the Civil War rivalry on Thursday, Dec. 3, to decide the Pac-10 title and Rose Bowl berth. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Sports)
After long decline, state's welfare rolls surge Nov 23, 2009
Dahabo Hassan was pregnant with her fifth child when her husband was hacked to death in their home as she watched during Somalia's brutal civil war. Hassan spent the next five years in a dusty refugee camp in Kenya, waiting for permission to enter the United States. (Yahoo News -- Welfare Reform)
It's official: Civil War is for the Rose Bowl Nov 23, 2009
BIGGER THAN 2000 CIVIL WAR ... THE WINNER OF THE CIVIL WAR between Oregon State and Oregon will move on to play in the Granddaddy of Them All, the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 ... First played in 1894, the Civil War this year will be played in Eugene on Thursday, Dec. 3 on ESPN. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. PST.. (BeaverFootball.com)
Shiite Militias Move Into Oil-Rich Kirkuk, Even as Kurds Dig In Nov 23, 2009
KIRKUK, Iraq -- Hundreds of Shiite Muslim militiamen have deployed in recent weeks to this restive city -- widely considered the most likely flash point for an Iraqi civil war -- vowing to fight any attempt to shift control over Kirkuk to the Kurdish-governed north, according to U.S. commanders and diplomats, local police and politicians. Until recently, the presence of the militias here was minimal. (Yahoo News -- Kurdish Issues)
Oregon State 101: Enter the Woodchippers Nov 23, 2009
The 20th ranked Beavers, With a bye week leading up to the Civil War, the Beavers will be trying to get all kinks out before the pivotal final act particularly with one defensive unit. Please or to read the rest of this story. (Cougfan.com)
* A worrying trend in cross-strait ties Nov 23, 2009
Since a war in the Strait is unlikely, the purpose of Chinas deployment of ballistic missiles is designed to simulate a civil war status in order to pursue peace through the threat of war and pursue unification through peaceful means in the hope that this will give it sovereignty over Taiwan. The signing of a peace treaty is usually carried out if two parties want to remain on an equal status after a war, but if one party defeats the other party in a civil war, the winning party will take over... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Macedonia guerrillas win seats Nov 23, 2009
7 Sep 2001: British troops in Macedonia are being recklessly used to internationalise a Balkan civil war. 5 Jun 2001. (Yahoo News -- Macedonia)
Thrilling, unexpected college results Nov 23, 2009
Oregon (9-2, 7-1), on the other hand, is now set to host an epic Thursday night Civil War against rival Oregon State (8-3, 6-2) on Dec. 3. The winner heads to the Rose Bowl to take on Ohio State. (CNN)
Lincoln letter to boy sells for $60,000 Nov 23, 2009
Shortly before Civil War's start, Lincoln wrote letter confirming he had met boy ... (CNN) -- Less than a month before the Civil War's start, a newly inaugurated President Lincoln took time from his frantic schedule to write to an Illinois boy whose classmates didn't believe he'd met the president ... A company that buys and sells historic documents sold the letter for $60,000 to a private collector and Civil War buff. (CNN)
OSU sets up rosy Civil War with workmanlike W Nov 23, 2009
And truth be told, a win where the Beavs weren't always razor sharp might have been the best thing for Oregon State headed into what could be a Civil War for a Rose Bowl berth. The Beavs kept up their end of the bargain, and if the Ducks beat Arizona tonight, the Civil War will be, for the victor, a spot in the Rose Bowl. (BeaverFootball.com)
Sentinel reporter published Nov 23, 2009
Published by The History Press, Cress has written Remembering Carlisle: Tales from the Cumberland Valley, an overview of the boroughs storied history from its 1751 founding and its shelling and occupation by Confederate forces during the Civil War to tales of the McClintock Slave Riot in 1847, legendary figures like Jim Thorpe and Molly Pitcher and Carlisles evolution as a thriving transportation hub and home of the largest car, truck, and motorcycle shows in the country ... The... (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Beavers roll past Cougars in Pullman Nov 23, 2009
"They never quit," Riley said, predicting the game against Oregon going down as "one of the great matchups ever in the Civil War.". The Cougars (1-10, 0-8) lost their eighth straight. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh flew into the Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington Sunday, starting a high-profile visit to the United States.• Indian PM hopes U.S. to "stay involved in Afghanistan" Nov 23, 2009
The Indian prime minister also said there will be the prospect of a civil war in Afghanistan if the U.S. withdrew, according to the report. "We (in India) of course have more immediate concerns. We are victims of terrorism and the extremist ideologies of the type that the Taliban represent. If this is not checked, this could destabilize our country," he said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Lincoln Log Cabin volunteers plan Friday event of thanksgiving, prayer Nov 23, 2009
By 1845, the historical period usually portrayed at the site, the governors of many states outside of New England were issuing proclamations for official days of thanksgiving, but it wasn t until the height of the Civil War that Lincoln proclaimed America s first national observance of the holiday, according to information from the site. When Lincoln signed the proclamation establishing Thanksgiving in October 1863, the nation was embroiled in the Civil War, but he said the country and its... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Taiwan to curb China investment: report Nov 23, 2009
China and Taiwan have been governed separately since the end of a civil war in 1949, but Beijing still considers the island part of its territory, awaiting reunification. However, relations have improved significantly since the China-friendly politician Ma Ying-jeou became president last year, with last week's memorandum being just one example of warming ties. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Mbeki seeks to push Ivorian peace Nov 23, 2009
Former rebels in Ivory Coast have warned that a row over a controversial nationality law could rekindle the country's civil war ... South African President Thabo Mbeki met Mr Gbagbo on Tuesday in a further effort to end the civil war. (Yahoo News -- Ivory Coast)
Ivory Coast First Lady Leads Death Squad, Report Alleges Nov 23, 2009
The U.N. Security Council established a commission of inquiry last summer to investigate human rights abuses by both sides during the country's civil war. The contents of the commission's 100-page report, which omits the names of the accused, were first leaked to the Ivory Coast press last month. (Yahoo News -- Ivory Coast)
Africa: European Investors Eye Unlisted Firms Nov 23, 2009
"If you look carefully at the real Sierra Leone, it is clear that the country has the genuine potential to become a leading African economy," said Mr Soros of the country racked by civil war until 2002. The United Kingdom's CDC group--a development finance institution--last week announced that it would invest $5 million (Sh370 million) in the Sierra Investment Fund (SIF), which makes investments in small and medium sized businesses in the West African nation, the first international financier to... (allAfrica.com)
UN chopper crash in Sierra Leone Nov 23, 2009
The UN has deployed about 11,000 peacekeepers in Sierra Leone since the country's 1991-2002 civil war. There have been no known attacks on UN officials since the fighting stopped. (Yahoo News -- Sierra Leone)
Strike suspended in Sierra Leone Nov 23, 2009
Trade Unions have suspended the first general strike in Sierra Leone to be held since the civil war ended three years ago ... Living standards are extremely low in Sierra Leone which is still struggling to rebuild itself after years of civil war. (Yahoo News -- Sierra Leone)
S Leone war crimes court slammed Nov 23, 2009
After smiling during his 10-minute speech, Mr Norman took notes as a 52-year-old farmer, referred to as TF2-198, testified about the torture he says he underwent during the 10-year civil war ... Flashback: Sierra Leone civil war. (Yahoo News -- Sierra Leone)
Rebels face Sierra Leone tribunal Nov 23, 2009
The RUF is blamed for killings, rapes and abductions during a decade of civil war that ended in 2002. But the first three defendants - who include the RUF's final military leader Issa Sesay - are refusing to acknowledge the court's legitimacy. (Yahoo News -- Sierra Leone)
SLeone 'child-smuggler' arrests Nov 23, 2009
The 10-year civil war has left many orphans and great poverty. Three people have been arrested and charged with smuggling 29 children to the United States for adoption, say police in Sierra Leone. (Yahoo News -- Sierra Leone)
Cardinal offensive line puts blue collar on Nov 22, 2009
The Pac-10 race may not be decided until the Oregon-Oregon State "Civil War" game Dec. 3. The Bears (7-3, 4-3) cannot go to the Rose Bowl, but they can improve their bowl standing by beating Stanford and, two weeks later, Washington. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Macedonia guerrillas win seats Nov 22, 2009
7 Sep 2001: British troops in Macedonia are being recklessly used to internationalise a Balkan civil war. 5 Jun 2001. (Yahoo News -- Macedonia)
No. 11 Oregon survives Arizona Nov 22, 2009
The Ducks (9-2, 7-1 Pac-10) will earn a Pac-10 title and Rose Bowl berth with a victory over No. 20 Oregon State in a winner-take-all Civil War on Dec. 3 in Eugene. GAME REPORT: BAD FORM: PAC-10 POWER: TOP 25 RECAP: PHOTO GALLERY. (USA Today -- Sports)
Masoli, Oregon show moxie Nov 22, 2009
Oregon plays host to archrival on Dec. 3 in their annual "Civil War" showdown. There will be added incentive this season: The winner goes to the Rose Bowl, where Oregon State hasn't been since the 1964 season. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
Letters for Saturday, November 21, 2009 (34) Nov 22, 2009
" It shows, doesn't it? Still wonder why they scream for "cradle to crypt" welfare at the working class expense? Does this shortfall mean less condoms to put over cucumbers, less "victimhood" training, and less time for class rehearsals to sing and dance tunes in praise of Obama? Any hope yet that they will graduate with a cluse as to who was president during the Civil War? On furlough Friday, I see the parents NOT helping or volunteering to help children with their homework, but cruising their... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
After long decline, state's welfare rolls surge Nov 22, 2009
Dahabo Hassan was pregnant with her fifth child when her husband was hacked to death in their home as she watched during Somalia's brutal civil war. Hassan spent the next five years in a dusty refugee camp in Kenya, waiting for permission to enter the United States. (Yahoo News -- Welfare Reform)
Angola head urges action on graft Nov 22, 2009
Angola is Africa's biggest oil exporter, and investment from China has helped the economy make a remarkable recovery following decades of civil war. But according to figures from the World Bank, most of the population lives on less than $2 (1. (BBC News -- Africa)
BF.C Keys to the Game: WSU Nov 22, 2009
The Civil War looms large and it would not be overly surprising to see a Portland State-ish flavor of gameplan on offense on Saturday. Nothing fancy, run your basic gameplan and don't create any film for the devil in green (and carbon and black and steel and. (BeaverFootball.com)
Sentinel reporter published Nov 22, 2009
Published by The History Press, Cress has written Remembering Carlisle: Tales from the Cumberland Valley, an overview of the boroughs storied history from its 1751 founding and its shelling and occupation by Confederate forces during the Civil War to tales of the McClintock Slave Riot in 1847, legendary figures like Jim Thorpe and Molly Pitcher and Carlisles evolution as a thriving transportation hub and home of the largest car, truck, and motorcycle shows in the country ... The... (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Rebels face Sierra Leone tribunal Nov 22, 2009
The RUF is blamed for killings, rapes and abductions during a decade of civil war that ended in 2002. But the first three defendants - who include the RUF's final military leader Issa Sesay - are refusing to acknowledge the court's legitimacy. (Yahoo News -- Sierra Leone)
UN chopper crash in Sierra Leone Nov 22, 2009
The UN has deployed about 11,000 peacekeepers in Sierra Leone since the country's 1991-2002 civil war. There have been no known attacks on UN officials since the fighting stopped. (Yahoo News -- Sierra Leone)
SLeone 'child-smuggler' arrests Nov 22, 2009
The 10-year civil war has left many orphans and great poverty. Three people have been arrested and charged with smuggling 29 children to the United States for adoption, say police in Sierra Leone. (Yahoo News -- Sierra Leone)
Strike suspended in Sierra Leone Nov 22, 2009
Trade Unions have suspended the first general strike in Sierra Leone to be held since the civil war ended three years ago ... Living standards are extremely low in Sierra Leone which is still struggling to rebuild itself after years of civil war. (Yahoo News -- Sierra Leone)
S Leone war crimes court slammed Nov 22, 2009
After smiling during his 10-minute speech, Mr Norman took notes as a 52-year-old farmer, referred to as TF2-198, testified about the torture he says he underwent during the 10-year civil war ... Flashback: Sierra Leone civil war. (Yahoo News -- Sierra Leone)
Game Day: Enough Already! Nov 22, 2009
And a Civil War of epic proportion lies in wait dependent upon a Duck victory Saturday nightthats really big. In addition, there are players and coaches who individually bring a lot to the table in regards to interest and intrigue. (eDuck.com)
Liberian President Backs Bid To Move Taylor Trial to Hague Nov 22, 2009
The U.N.-backed special court in Sierra Leone, where Taylor faces an 11-count indictment for his role in that country's civil war, requested that the trial be conducted on the premises of the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands. The Sierra Leone court would retain jurisdiction over the case. (Yahoo News -- Hague War Crimes Tribunal)
Vereen's big night carries Cal to win Nov 22, 2009
The victories by Oregon and Oregon State on Saturday mean that the Civil War in Eugene on Dec. 3 will determine the Rose Bowl team; if Oregon wins, Oregon State could then be part of a four-way tie for second with Cal, Stanford and the winner of the Arizona-USC game Dec. 5, and that's only if Cal beats Washington, Arizona beats Arizona State and USC beats UCLA on Saturday. But the smaller picture is sufficient for now, and that picture has Shane Vereen's face in the middle. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Sri Lanka to release 136,000 Tamil war refugees Nov 22, 2009
MANIK FARM, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Sri Lanka will release next month the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still in the squalid and overrun government camps where they've been detained since the country's civil war ended six months ago, a top official said Saturday. Some 300,000 war refugees were forced into the camps after fleeing the final months of the government's decades-long war with the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, which ended in May. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Africa's Mountain Gorillas Rebound, Says New Census Nov 22, 2009
Starting in 1990, civil war in Rwanda, and later the DRC, rendered the situation too dangerous for a full survey. "There are not many great success stories in conservation today this is tremendously gratifying," said Amy Vedder, former Virunga gorilla researcher and vice president of the Living Landscapes Program at the New York City-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). (Yahoo News -- Pan-Africa)
Learning old lessons Nov 22, 2009
Amid the upheaval of the Civil War, Congress and Abraham Lincoln still managed to create a network of land-grant colleges that remain the envy of the world. Look after the elderly. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Guatemala rights scientist honoured Nov 22, 2009
Since 1992, the Foundation has been investigating human rights abuses committed during Guatemala's 36-year civil war, particularly the 18-month period in the early 1980s when General Efrain Rios Montt pursued what has been described as a "scorched earth policy" ... Altogether, it is estimated about 200,000 people were killed or "disappeared", making the civil war one of Latin America's bloodiest. (Yahoo News -- Guatemala)
GM worker looks to preserve past Nov 22, 2009
preacher wrote on Nov 21, 2009 8:39 PM:" Every one wants to refight the civil war while they're ignoring the elephant in the room. Saturn is dead because it, like most of the rest of the American automobile industry, has been crippled for years and years by the outrageous, ever-increasing greed of the UAW. That union has destroyed the industry. Only one of the Big Three is still standing and given enough time, they will destroy it too. Maybe we need a museum celebrating that. ". damikco1 wrote... (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Algiers Attacks Show Maturing of Al-Qaeda Unit Nov 22, 2009
The explosions were the first suicide attacks in Algeria since the 1990s, when the country was mired in civil war, and the worst violence in the capital in more than a decade. In September, bombers targeted a convoy carrying President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, missing him but killing 22. (Yahoo News -- Algeria)
Region blamed for Ivorian horror Nov 22, 2009
Liberation says the UN report documents a catalogue of human rights abuses and violence over more than two years of civil war. The newspaper says that French and UN peacekeepers filmed many of the abuses, and evidence could later be used in war crimes prosecutions. (Yahoo News -- Ivory Coast)
Ivorian abuse 'rife', says report Nov 22, 2009
Liberation says the unpublished report accuses both sides in the Ivorian civil war of violations of human rights ... Liberation says the UN report documents a catalogue of human rights abuses and violence over more than two years of civil war. (Yahoo News -- Ivory Coast)
Ivory Coast First Lady Leads Death Squad, Report Alleges Nov 22, 2009
The U.N. Security Council established a commission of inquiry last summer to investigate human rights abuses by both sides during the country's civil war. The contents of the commission's 100-page report, which omits the names of the accused, were first leaked to the Ivory Coast press last month. (Yahoo News -- Ivory Coast)
Mbeki seeks to push Ivorian peace Nov 22, 2009
Former rebels in Ivory Coast have warned that a row over a controversial nationality law could rekindle the country's civil war ... South African President Thabo Mbeki met Mr Gbagbo on Tuesday in a further effort to end the civil war. (Yahoo News -- Ivory Coast)
In Algeria, Twin Bombs Kill at Least 52 Nov 22, 2009
Experts and local officials predicted that the final casualty count from the two explosions would rank them as the deadliest attack in the capital, Algiers, since the country descended into civil war in the 1990s, and perhaps the worst since Algeria won independence from in 1962 ... It was the most lethal attack in Algiers in a decade and stoked worries of a return to the civil war that claimed an estimated 200,000 lives across the country in the 1990s. (Yahoo News -- Algeria)
Rare baby gorillas get new playpen Nov 22, 2009
Authorities began building the center in July 2007 but had to stop work after rebels invaded the park during the long-running civil war that raged in the ... Gorillas have been caught in the middle of the civil warfare in recent years, and fighters had occupied large swaths of the 8,000--square-kilometer park. (CNN)
