SWITZERLAND - Countries urged to address biological weapon threats
GENEVA (AP): Nations should step up efforts to combat biological weapons and address the threat posed by terrorist and criminal groups seeking to obtain them, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said yesterday.
AUSTRIA: EU opposes atomic aid for Iran
VIENNA (Reuters): The European Union (EU) urged a politically charged meeting of the United Nations nuclear agency yesterday to deny Iran's request for help with a facility that could yield plutonium for atom bombs.
GERMANY: Masked man wounds 11, commits suicide after storming school
EMSDETTEN, Germany (Reuters): A masked man wearing explosives and brandishing rifles opened fire after storming a school in the western German town of Emsdetten yesterday, wounding at least 11 people before he committed suicide.
NICARAGUA: New law bans all forms of abortion
MANAGUA (LifeSiteNews.com): President of Nicaragua, Enrique Bolanos, on Friday signed into law a bill eliminating the 'therapeutic abortion' exception in the Criminal Code. The new law eliminates a loophole that allowed an unborn child...
UNITED STATES: Obama calls for Iraq troop shifts
CHICAGO (Reuters): Senator Barack Obama called yesterday for a reduction of U.S. troops in Iraq in four to six months, redeploying some to the more secure northern part of the country and allowing for a stronger force in Afghanistan.
MEXICO: Barefoot midwives help doctors save lives
CUETZALAN, Mexico (Reuters): From cutting the umbilical chord to post-natal surgery, giving birth in the remote Sierra Norte mountains of central Mexico used to be a dirty and dangerous experience.
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