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Amnesty accuses Israel of war crimes saying it used children as human shields and conducted wanton attacks on civilians


Germany slams Iran as Mousavi urges vote re-run
Merkel likens Iran to repressive communist East Germany; Moussavi backs rights group
Iraq death toll mounts as US troops leave cities
Bombings in the lead-up to the US pullback result in the bloodiest death toll in 11 months

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
ECB keeps key interest steady at record 1.0%
The European Central Bank keeps its key interest steady at a record low of 1.0 percent
Eurozone unemployment hits 10-year high
Unemployment rate in the 16 euro countries climbs to a 10-year high of 9.5 percent in May
Iraq stands firm as it rejects foreign oil deals
Iraq rejects further offers from foreign companies to work in the country's oil sector

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The sea back in the 1960s, 70s and 80s was thick with fish and we were the envy of the town


By Dahr Jamail

Ten days later, he refused to obey a direct order from his company commander to prepare to deploy


By Dilip Hiro

What matters most to the government, as well as its opponents, is the number of people killed


By Salim Nazzal

It is the first time Israel is in a position of defiance to the whole world including the US


By Pablo Ouziel

If we are to stay in this model of society, I fear we will live in perpetual war until we destroy ourselves

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