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Lawyers stage sit-ins, block roads - The Post Lawyers stage sit-ins, block roads The Post - 51 minutes ago ISLAMABAD: Lawyers Thursday staged sit-ins on roads in the country, boycotted court proceedings and took out rallies for reinstatement of deposed judges. Pakistani Lawyers Confront New Government to Reinstate Judges Voice of America Pakistani lawyers demand judges' reinstatement AFP Reuters - Radio Australia - RTT News - Khaleej Times all 213 news articles Thousands Homeless After Hindu-Christian Violence in India - New York Times Boston Globe Thousands Homeless After Hindu-Christian Violence in India New York Times - 2 hours ago By HARI KUMAR NEW DELHI - At least 3000 people, most of them Christians, are living in government-run relief camps after days of Christian-versus-Hindu violence in the Kandhamal district of Orissa State in eastern India, government officials said. Hindu attacks on Indian Christians spark crisis BP News Indian Prime Minister Seeks End to Religious Clashes in Orissa Bloomberg International Herald Tribune - AFP - Reuters India - Christian Post all 642 news articles UPDATE 2-Canada's Harper sees Parliament at end of life - Reuters CTV.ca UPDATE 2-Canada's Harper sees Parliament at end of life Reuters - 31 minutes ago By Allan Dowd INUVIK, Northwest Territories, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who seems all but certain to call a fall election, minimized on Thursday the prospect his minority Conservative government would emerge with a ... Canadian Liberals say they are ready for election Xinhua Snap Canadian election looks likely United Press International The Associated Press - Bloomberg - AFP - Canada.com all 1,184 news articles A blogger takes office in Malaysia - Christian Science Monitor Boston Globe A blogger takes office in Malaysia Christian Science Monitor - 3 hours ago Five years of blogging has brought Jeff Ooi a measure of notoriety. His biting posts on Malaysian politics sparked police investigations. Anwar back in Parliament, closer to being prime minister Inquirer.net Anwar Makes Victorious Return to Malaysian Parliament Voice of America The Associated Press - AFP - Financial Times - Economist all 1,412 news articles 'Safe passage' offer in Sri Lanka - BBC News Boston Globe 'Safe passage' offer in Sri Lanka BBC News - 4 hours ago Civilians displaced by fighting in northern Sri Lanka have been urged to leave Tamil Tiger areas by the Defence Secretary, Gotabhaya Rajapaksa. Sri Lanka appeals to Tamils to flee to govt territory AFP Fighting kills 36 rebels, 5 soldiers in Sri Lanka International Herald Tribune Wall Street Journal - Ceylon Daily News - Christian Science Monitor - Bloomberg all 788 news articles School year still under threat - Jerusalem Post The Age School year still under threat Jerusalem Post - 17 hours ago By ABE SELIG Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday removed one major stumbling block to the 2008/09 school year beginning on time next week, but two more still remain. ACT fears punishment for good work already done The Canberra Times Australia's Rudd says open to negotiate carbon plan Reuters Bloomberg - Daily Mirror - Xinhua - Inside Toronto all 793 news articles UPDATE 3-Gustav threatens Jamaica, new storm in Atlantic - Reuters ABC News UPDATE 3-Gustav threatens Jamaica, new storm in Atlantic Reuters - 2 hours ago By Horace Helps KINGSTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Gustav hit Jamaica with near hurricane-force winds and torrential rain on Thursday on a path toward western Cuba that could take it to the Gulf of Mexico oil fields as a strong hurricane next ... Video: New Orleans Watching Gustav's Path AssociatedPress Jamaica braced for storm arrival BBC News Reuters UK - United Press International - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com - WSAZ-TV all 5,301 news articles Canadian PM presses Arctic claim - BBC News CTV.ca Canadian PM presses Arctic claim BBC News - 3 hours ago By Lee Carter All large ships entering the Northwest Passage and other Arctic waterways must register with the Canadian Coast Guard first, Canada's PM says. Canada's Harper does not rule out recession guardian.co.uk Harper Sees No `Real Recession' in Canada's Economy (Update1) Bloomberg New York Times - The Associated Press - United Press International - AFP all 524 news articles High court backs Mexico City law in 8-3 ruling - CNN International Washington Post High court backs Mexico City law in 8-3 ruling CNN International - 41 minutes ago MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- Mexico's highest court voted 8-3 Thursday to uphold women's right to abortion in the capital. Mexico's Supreme Court upholds capital's abortion law AFP Mexican Supreme Court Rules Abortion Law Legal, Universal Says Bloomberg Reuters - The Associated Press - Wall Street Journal Blogs - New York Times all 277 news articles Dalai Lama admitted to hospital - BBC News Sify Dalai Lama admitted to hospital BBC News - 2 hours ago The Dalai Lama has been taken to hospital in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) complaining of stomach pains. The 73-year-old exiled Tibetan spiritual leader had cancelled all his international trips on Wednesday saying he was suffering from exhaustion ... Dalai Lama in Mumbai hospital United Press International Dalai Lama in hospital after suffering stomach pain guardian.co.uk AFP - Voice of America - The Associated Press all 528 news articles