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- A new nation, to be born of scars
- Prices in Iran rise after lifting of subsidies
- Mexico investigating kidnapping of 50 Central American migrants
- South Korea military begins live-fire drills
- International court rules against Mexico's army
- South Korea braces for surprise attack despite North's signs to contrary
| A new nation, to be born of scars Posted: 23 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST In war-ravaged southern Sudan, a maimed and graying warrior waits for the vote for independence and the rise of hope. Victor Ladu drops his crutches in the dirt and sits with his one leg folded beneath him. He looks like a dark bird perched for flight. He brushes dust from the right cuff folded high at the knee.  |
| Prices in Iran rise after lifting of subsidies Posted: 23 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST The austerity measures generate work stoppages and embolden the political opposition. Critics contend that the price increases hurt those with modest incomes while leaving the wealthy unscathed. The Iranian government's removal of decades-old subsidies for food and energy in an attempt to boost its troubled economy has spurred price increases on everything from fruit and vegetables to gasoline, generated work stoppages and emboldened the political opposition.  |
| Mexico investigating kidnapping of 50 Central American migrants Posted: 23 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST Mexico's announcement comes a day after it declared that no such incident occurred. Migrants arrested during a roundup allege that gunmen seized the group on Dec. 16 in Chiapas. Mexican officials said Wednesday that they are investigating the reported mass kidnapping of 50 Central American migrants, a day after declaring that no such incident took place.  |
| South Korea military begins live-fire drills Posted: 23 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST The maneuvers will run through Friday. North Korea did not react after an artillery drill Monday, but some fear that the South's new exercises could provoke an attack by Pyongyang. In a move that many fear will provoke an already testy North Korea, Seoul officials Wednesday announced the start of massive live-fire drills involving troops, tanks, fighter jets and anti-aircraft guns, as well as six ships and Lynx anti-submarine helicopters.  |
| International court rules against Mexico's army Posted: 22 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST It sides with two peasant ecologists who had long claimed they were illegally detained and tortured by Mexican soldiers working at the behest of powerful logging companies. Mexico has been hit by another international human rights judgment against its army.  |
| South Korea braces for surprise attack despite North's signs to contrary Posted: 22 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST Two days after a military exercise similar to a drill that triggered a deadly North Korean attack, South Korea kept fighter jets and a destroyer in the area to monitor the North's military activities. South Korean officials Tuesday braced for a possible surprise attack from North Korea and expressed new resolve to counter any aggression despite signals from North Korea that it would not retaliate for the South's live-fire military drills in disputed Yellow Sea waters.  |
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