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__Vietnam democracy activist jailed__
Week 9- January 29, 20010 Pham Thanh Nghien was found guilty on charges of spreading propaganda against the state. Shes an author and democracy activist who has been sentenced to jail for four years after a trial that lasted half the day.Nghien is the 14th democracy activist to face charges in Vietnam in the last three months. The hearing was on Friday in the northern port city of Haiphong. It was closed to Western media and diplomats who were usually allowed to watch. Nghien was also given three years probation.

__**Sources:**__ @http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/01/201012952639939714.html @http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8486647.stm

__**Similarities and Differences:**__ There were many similarities and differences. A similarity between Aljazeera's and BBC's article is that they both mention that Pham Thanh Nghien was arrested on September 2008. Another similarity between these two articles is how they both mention trial being closed to Western media and diplomats. One difference between the two is that Aljazeera's article has a picture of Pham Thanh Nghien and BBC's article has a picture of the map of Vietnam. Also, Aljazeera's article said "has been sentenced to four years in jail after a trial lasting half a day" while BBC's article said "has been jailed for four years in Vietnam". Another difference is that Aljazeera's article gives more names and information on the four activists jailed last week while BBC's article just mentions a sentence about the four activists jailed last week.

__**Opinion:**__ I thought Aljazeera had the better article compared to BBC. I mean common they had an actual picture of Pham Thanh Nghien while BBC had a map of Vietnam. They had similar information, but I noticed Aljazeera having more infomaton than BBC's article. My opinion on the situation is that I really think Vietnam should really go easy on the sentences their making. It's not like these people are doing crimes or anything else of the matter.

__Govt will survive red-shirt protests__
Week 8- January 22, 2010 Democrats in Thailand believe the red-shirt movement and also the Pheu Thai Party may not be able to topple the government. The party meeting was told that the red shirts and Pheu Thai Party would collaborate to step pressure for House dissolution as soon as possible. They are doing this so that the former prime minister  Thaksin Shinawatra could return to the country. The party meeting believes the plan would fail.

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__**Similarities and Differences:**__ There were many similarities and difference between the two articles. A similarity between both these articles is that they both had the same first sentence which is " The Democrats believe the red-shirt movement and Pheu Thai Party would not be able to topple the government, spokesman Buranaj Smutharaks said on Saturday". Now that I looked at both carefully, t hey both also have same sentences. The Nation's article had alot more information compared to Asia News Network's article. A difference between them is Asian News Network had 2 words less than The Nation's article's title. The Nation mentioned about the MPs while Asia News Network did not. The Nation's article also talked about how the government would use schemes like poor's debts to loan sharks into the banking system and extended the period of money return to the Village Funds from 12 to 24 months and increase the funds according to village's sizes while Asia News Network did not mention any of this.

__**Opinion:**__ My opinion on these articles is that they were boring and should have included more information about the situation. I especially think Asia News Network should have had more info because The Nation's article had a alot more. I found that The Nation had the better article since they had more names, quotes, and even background information on the red-shirt protests. I really think the party meeting is right about how the red-shirt movement and Pheu Thai Party is going to fail. I agree and think this because I'm pretty sure it's really hard to topple the Thailand government.

__Suicide bomber was Somali-Danish citizen__
Week 7- December 11, 2009 The suicide bomber has been identified as a Somali and Danish citizen from Denmark. The suicide bomber was 26 years old and stayed in Denmark for a long time. After photographs were released, he was identified by his father. The bomber returned back to Somalia in June 2008 so over a year before this event.

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__**Similarities and Differences:**__ The Similarities between the two articles is that they both included when he came back to Somalia. They both also had where the suicide bombing occurred which was at a graduation ceremony being held for Banadir University graduates. They both included he was from Denmark and in his 20's. Both the articles didn't even include the name of the suicide bomber. Differences I saw between the articles was that AfricaNews stated the exact age of the suicide bomber '26', while SomalilandPress stated 'mid 20's'. Another difference was that the bomber was identified by his father in AfricanNew' s article and SomalilandPress didn't. SomalilandPress' s article included that he came to Somalia with his wife and child, while AfricaNew' s article didn't. The way both articles stated when he got to Somalia was different. For example AfricaNew' s article, it was June 2008 and for SomalilandPress' s article, it was 18 months. AfricaNew' s number of ministers killed was 3, while SomalilandPress' s article had 4 ministers killed. There are many other similarities and differences between the two.

__**Opinion:**__ The articles were OK and I'm glad they identified the suicide bomber. I am glad about that because they can now know where he came from and maybe find the group he could be in so that there won't be anymore suicide bombers in Somalia in the future. They should really try doing something to reduce suicide bombers since there are so many innocent people dying for no apparent reason. I liked them both since they were both short and they also both included different information that the other article didn't have.

__Injured Guinea's Leader Leaves to Morocco__
Week 6- December 4, 2009 The wounded Guinea leader was flown to Morocco after an assassination attempt. The Leader of Guinea's name is Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara. He was apparently shot on Thursday, but survived. He had only been lightly wounded in the attack. Then Friday, he was flown to a hospital in Morocco.

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__**Similarities and Differences**__ The similarities between the two articles is that they were both published December 4, 2009. Another similarity is both the articles mentioned the name of Guinea's military ruler who was Captain Moussa Dadis Camara. Both the articles also gave 157 as the number of people killed. They both also mentioned the person allegedly behind the attack which was Aboubacar "Toumba" Diakite. There were many difference between these two articles. One difference I noticed was that NYtime' s article had way more information compared to AfricaNew' s article. Another difference was that NYtime' s article had a lot of quotes while AfricaNew' s pretty much had none. AfricaNew' s had a picture and NYtime' s did not. NYtime' s article provided many information and went deeper into detail compared to AfricaNew' s which had very simple and straight forward information.

__**Opinion:**__ My opinion on the articles was that it was pretty interesting. It also made me think about people being close to you and whether you should trust them or not. Another thing I think it shows is that people with power are aimed for. I thought that Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara was lucky to have survived an assassination since many people with power in the past that were leaders or had power were assassinated countless times. I liked both articles since AfricaNew' s article was short and straight forward, it was easier to read, and since NYtime' s article was full of information, it gave me a better idea and let me learned more about the conflict.

__Somalia Rebels Seize Town__
Week 5- November 27, 2009 Somalian rebels has seized control of a southern town from the rival Hizbul Islam after clashes that killed at least 12 fighters. The rebels belonged to Al-shabaab and were fighting another group of rebels. The two rebel forces were once allies but fought over who should control the southern port of Kismayu.

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__**Similarities and Differences**__ The two articles on Somalia rebels seizing a town had many similarities and differences. One similarity I noticed was that they were both published November 23, 2009. They also had titles mentioning rebels seize town. Another similarity was that they both had mostly the same information and paragraphs. They both have the same number of paragraphs which is ten. They had some quotes that were also the same or similar. The articles mentioned 12 people being killed and the name of one of the rebels forces leader which is Al-shabaab. Now I'm going to name some differences I noticed. A difference I noticed between was that in both the articles last paragraph, it was on the same subject, but in TheNation's article, it has more wording and info compared to BusinessDay's article which had a sentence. Another difference between them was that TheNation's article had more wording in some of their paragraphs compared to BusinessDay's article, so TheNation's article was longer. Also a small difference I noticed was that TheNation's title is "Rebels seize southern Somali town, 12 killed" and BusinessDay's title is "Somali rebels seize town from rival group". Notice how the word "Somali" is switched in both the articles titles and also TheNation's title included amount killed unlike BusinessDay's title.

__**Opinion:**__ I think it's dumb how rebels are fighting each other. They should really settle their differences and become allies. These two articles are examples of why they should ally. 12 people were killed in this. I'm not saying they should become rebels, but they should join forces since it'd be the smart thing to do. I mean thing about it, rebels killing other rebels. If they join forces, they can have more fighters/rebels to fight and easier to control their land/area. I found that TheNation's article is better since it had more details and information even though both articles were very similar.

__Germany Arrests Leaders of Hutu Militia__
Week 4- November 20, 2009 On Tuesday, the leader of a Rwandan rebel group accused for being responsible for the 1994 genocide was arrested in Germany. The German police arrested Ignace Murwanashyaka who is 46 years old and chairman of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda militia. They also arrested Straton Musoni who is 48 years old and deputy. They were both arrested in Karlsruhe. They were arrested for suspicion of committing crimes against humanity in Congo.

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__**Similarities and Differences**__ I noticed many similarities and differences in these two articles. A similarity between the two was that they both have the words "Germany Arrest Hutu Militia Leaders" in the title. Another similarity I noticed was that they both mentioned that Ignace Murwanashyaka was arrested Tuesday in Karlsruhe. They both mentioned the reason for the arrest which was the suspicion of committing crimes against humanity in Congo and also about the Rwandan genocide. One difference I noticed between the two was that Fox News article's has one more word than The New York Times which is "Top". The New York Time's article was about twice as large as Fox New' s article. Another difference is that Fox New' s article had a lot more quotes compared to The New York Times article which had one quote. Fox New' s article had quotes from Alex, prosecutors, Paluku, and Rwarwakabije while The New York Time's article had a quote from the court kind of because it said "The court said" but had no quotes around it.

__**Opinion:**__ I thought both the articles were pretty well written, but I thought Fox New's was better than The New York Times because it had a lot more information and quotes compared to Fox New's article. I found this article very useful and I am very glad they finally caught the people who were involved in the Rwandan genocide that killed many innocent civilians. I hope they get the right punishment they deserve.

__**South African Police Officer Kills Three Year Old Boy**__
Week 3- November 13, 2009 A police office in South Africa allegedly killed a three year old boy. The police officer mistook a metal pipe the boy was holding as a gun. The kid's name is Atlegang Phalane and his family claimed that the police officer showed no remorse about killing their son which the family reported to the Sowetan newspaper. The police officer was charged with murder and has been remained in custody. As Ms. Phalane walked towards the policemen who killed her son, he was eating a lollipop. She asked him why he killed her son, but all he did was look at her as if she was loco.

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__**Similarities and Differences**__ There were some similarities and big differences between the two. A similarity between them was that their titles had something to do with South African police killing a three year old. Another similarity I noticed was that in the paragraphs in the two articles, it mentioned how the police officer mistaken the pipe the boy was holding as a gun, the officer didn't show any remorse, and more. A difference between the BBC and guardian article is that BBC' s article has a picture while guardian's article doesn't. A big difference between them is that BBC has way less information than guardian. Guardian's article has so many more paragraphs and quotes compared to BBC.

__**Opinion:**__ I thought that these two articles were both interesting. I thought guardian's article had much more detail and information compared to BBC, but I liked how BBC 's article was short and simple. This article really interested me. I hope the police men gets the right punishment he deserves for killing Atlegang Phalane who was just the age of three, which is a very young age. I think President Jacob Zuma is right and these police officers should stop being 'trigger-happy'. That's not a very good thing because they work in an area populated with civilians and even though they're there to protect them, they can also endanger the innocent civilians by being trigger-happy.

Week 2- November 5,2009
The Investigators for the world's diamond body control say that the security force of Zimbabwe should be suspended. The security forces are raping women, killing illegal miners, and smuggling gems. The Zimbabwe authorities have denied such charges, but Kimberly Process Investigators said that the information provided by the Zimbabwe authorities were false.

__**Sources:**__ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10607566&ref=rss []

__**Similarities and Differences**__ I found that the two articles were very similar but also had some or few differences. I noticed that both articles had the same 1st paragraph and then noticed there were even more paragraphs that were the same. Both the articles had all the same paragraphs up to the 6th paragraph. After that, the paragraphs were either different or a few were the same. I also noticed that both articles both had the word "suspension" in the title. In Nzherald, the title is "Rapes and killings may earn mining suspension" and in TaipeiTimes, the title is "Diamond report calls for suspension of Zimbabwe".Both the articles contained pretty much the exact same quotes word for word. A difference I noticed between the two is that in the title it mentions different things but they are both about the same conflict. In nzherald's article, the title had "rapes and killings", but in TaipeiTime' s article, the title had "diamond report calls". Another difference I see is that TaipeiTimes contained 2-3 more paragraphs than nzherald's article.

__**Opinion:**__ My opinion on this article is that it is just sad to see men raping women, smuggling gems/diamonds, and killing illegal miners. It makes it more sad that the men raping these women in Zimbabwe is the security forces of Zimbabwe itself. It pisses me off to see that in another country, military officers are raping their own people(women). I mean common, what kind of military government is this? I'm glad the investigators found out about this because they can try putting a stop to all this nonsense. The security forces are also even smuggling gems which i find very greedy. I think the people in the military of Zimbabwe are bad people. Well not all, but I think the officers involved in the rape, killings, and smuggling should be found and punished. I find the 2 articles well wrote and it never got boring at all. The two articles tell us that there are some bad people in the military of Zimbabwe.

Week 1- October 29,2009
While Rwanda miners were busy clearing a mine shaft for exploration, the mine got caved in on Saturday. It was a mine in Nyakabingo, Shyorongi and these miners were trapped. The first groups of miners were rescued Sunday and the last groups of three were rescued Monday. The first group consists of seven miners that were rescued that Sunday. In all, the number of miners there were and rescued was ten.

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__**Similarities and Differences**__ Both of these articles were alike and different in many ways. They both had titles saying Rwanda miners were rescued from a collapsed mine. The two articles also contained some quotes and both had same day the miners were rescued which was Tuesday. They both even mention about how three miners died in a cassiterite and coltan mine in Rutongo which is North of Rwanda. Some differences between the two are that they were posted on different days. For example AllAfrica’ s article was posted on October 28, 2009 and REUTER’ S article was posted on October 27, 2009. As you can see, that’s a one day difference. Another difference between them is that AllAfrica mention that the mine is 18 kilometers out of Kigali and REUTERS didn’t say anything about that. AllAfrica’ s title was “Rwanda: Ten Rescued From Collapsed Mine” and REUTER’ S title was “Rwanda miners rescued from collapsed mine-minister”. As you can see, AllAfrica has the number rescued in their title and REUTERS didn’t. REUTER’ S title had minister though.

__**Opinion**__
I thought the articles were both interesting and said the main idea well. I think they should really increase the safety for miners because this article shows they don’t have enough safety. The two articles tell us you can die being a miner and it’s a dangerous job. My opinion is they should improve mining safety by like making a list of rules on how to go into a mine and inspect it. That way less lives would be demolished by mines.