A U.S Army investigation into abuses of Iraqi inmates at Abu Ghraib prison is expected to place blame on low-level soldiers, while generally clearing senior commanders of involvement. Seven U.S. soldiers are already facing charges of abuse in connect

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By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 12 October 2006 watch Slain Russian Journalist report One of Russia's most prominent journalists, Anna Politkovskaya, was buried in a Moscow cemetery Tuesday after she was shot dead in her apartment building on Saturday. The

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By Jessica Berman Washington 30 May 2007 The World Health Organization and UNAIDS, the United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS, Wednesday issued new guidance on HIV testing, saying millions of people are infected with the deadly virus but are unaware they

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By Jessica Berman Washington 24 December 2006 A new study by the World Health Organization has found drug-resistant tuberculosis in virtually all of the 79 countries the organization surveyed around the world, with particularly high levels in countr

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 28 March 2007 After a fact-finding mission around the globe, a U.N.'s special investigator found that, while governments are quick to condemn torture, the practice is common in many parts of the world. The investigator has subm

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Study: Sleep Disorders Widespread Among Police A new study has found that four out of 10 North American police officers surveyed have some sort of sleep disorder. The researchers say the result can be impaired job performance, as well as a variety of

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: We begin this hour with a report of widespread clergy sex abuse in Catholic churches throughout Pennsylvania. A grand jury investigation released today gives details on 301 priests who allegedly abused more than 1,000 children. P

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NOEL KING, HOST: The new leader of the U.S. Olympic Committee, Sarah Hirshland, starts work on Monday. That organization has been criticized for how it has dealt or not dealt with sexual abuse. As Alexandra Starr reports, some advocates say that to c

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Alan: Did you see todays news? Theres been an outbreak of Podcasters Disease in the city. Katja: Oh, my God, not Podcasters Disease! I would not want to come down with that. Alan: The first outbreak was at the local high school, and the health author

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By Mil Arcega Washington 14 March 2008 Oil futures are again breaking records after surpassing $110 a barrel on March 13 in New York. Despite evidence to suggest that high fuel prices are not justified -- weakening demand and growing supplies have be

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By Alisha Ryu Baidoa, Somalia 05 July 2006 When Islamic militias in Somalia seized the capital Mogadishu last month, many Somalis welcomed the Islamist's victory as the first step to possibly ending nearly 16 years of lawlessness. But as the leaders

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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 03 December 2007 A coalition of Kenyan non-governmental organizations has released a new report charging parties and candidates with widespread bribing of voters before presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for De

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By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 11 June 2007 An Indonesian public health foundation is waging an anti-anemia campaign in Jakarta, where some schools have reported more than half their students are anemic. As Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta, medicine and

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The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq has released its 13th human-rights report, which covers the first six months of 2008 and shows a marked drop in violent attacks by militias or criminal gangs in the country. But Lisa Schlein reports for

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: A phone and Internet outage has been disrupting 911 services across the country since yesterday, and today the FCC says it's launched an investigation. Montana Public Radio's Eric Whitney reports. ERIC WHITNEY, BYLINE: Louisiana-ba

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