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China is displeased with the Tibetan Dalai Lama's meeting with President Barrack Obama. China is addressing that the meeting is encouraging the Tibetan's Independence and is against U.S commitments to recognizing Tibet as part of China. China is again, threatening that the meeting is going to do some damage to the ties between the two countries if the U.S doesn't reconsider the meeting. Neither countries could afford a strained relations, they both need each other, economically. The Dalai Lama quoted that he favors Tibetans but not directly encouraging its independence against China. The Chinese assumed that the meeting between the spiritual leader and Obama was a political meeting not for religious related. Obama's responses are that he supports the he " supports Tibet's unique religious, cultural and linguistic identity, and the protection of human rights for Tibetans," and ""commitment to nonviolence and his pursuit of dialogue with the Chinese government,".

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/19/china.obama.dalai.lama/index.html http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7033132.ece The similarities in the two articles are that they both had the same pictures of President Obama and the Dalai Lama, but CNN a video of the actual conference. Both articles addressed China's dissatisfaction about the meeting and its affection towards China and Tibet's independence. Also the threat about the ties between the two countries were mentioned in the two articles. Also, both articles have the same title ' China summons U.S ambassador over Dalai Lama meeting,' The differences between the two articles is that they both are published on different dates, CNN's article was published on February 23,2010 and Times Online's article was published on February 19,2010. CNN's article was more siding with the U.S point of perspective but it was not direct and Times Online's article was more focused on China's hostility over the meeting. My opinion on this article is that I don't think China should make such a big deal about the meeting because its just a meeting, requested by Obama, to understand more about the Tibetan religion and the Dalai Lama's thinker of human affairs. It shouldn't affect China in any way. So China needs to chill. --
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Charity suspends operation in Pakistan after attack kills 6
An international aid organization, World Vision, was bombed killing 6 employees. World Vision has worked in relief efforts in Pakistan since 1992, and it began providing emergency relief assistance and community development and collaborating with other aid groups. Gunmen went into the office, carrying guns and threw genades at the staff inside the office. The results of the bombing was eight employees were hospitalized with injuries, four of them in critical, but stable, condition. The World VIsion's comment on this was "Those who kill humanitarian workers must be reminded that they are not only killing their own country's residents, but also people seeking to improve the lives of victims of poverty and injustice,". Not only the World Vision is upset about this act but the locals are upset too because the bombers are denying help.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-10/pakistan-attack-on-aid-agency-office-kills-5-people-update1-.html http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/10/pakistan.attack/index.html
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Similarities between the two articles are they were both published on the same day which was March 10, 2010. Both articles addressed the services of World Vision in Pakistand since 1992 and their humantarian work. Both articles provided quotes from World Vision criticizing the bombers that they are killing their own people and that they are foolish to deny the help. Also the articles were very vague, they didn't focus on any sides just the story itself. Some differences are that CNN talks more about the millitants that are responsible for this attack. Edition talked about the women in the attack that died and some of the officials that were injured.

My opinion on this topic is that the gunmen are definitely foolish for bombing their aid that have been helping their people for years. Also, that bombing the office brings nothing but disadvantages for the country because they are trying to help poverty and the sick but it seems like their help is not worth it if they will have to die.
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NORTH KOREA REFUSES TO DISMANTLE THE NUCLEAR PROGRAM

North Korea announced on Friday that they refuses to abandon the nuclear program no matter what, inlcuding economic aid. Foreign countries offered economic aid if North Korea would abandon the nuclear program but North Korea responded saying North Korea will never abandon its nuclear program, "even if the earth is broken to pieces unless the hostile policy towards [North Korea] is rolled back and the nuclear threat to it removed,". They accused America for pushing them into obtaining the nuclears in the first place by hostile policies. North Korea will not pull back if the hostility is still towards them. The United States believes that North Korea has enough weapons-grade plutonium to build a half dozen nuclear bombs. Korea is mad about the criticisms they recieved regarding their nuclear program and refuses to let it go.

http://news.oneindia.in/2010/02/19/will-not-abandon-nuclear-weapons-n-korea.html
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http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/19/north.korea.nuclear/index.html

The similarities between these two articles are both articles were published on the same day which is on February 19, 2010. Both had the quote "Unless (the US) terminates its hostile policy and nuclear threats towards our republic, our abandonment of nuclear weapons will not happen even if the earth breaks." showing North Korea's strong stance against all the criticism and offers. None of the two articles have pictures or videos that associate with the topic. The differences between the two articles are Oneindia's article was more focused on Beijing offer to help North Korea in exchange of the abandoment of nuclear programs and CNN was focused more on Korea's denying the help and refuses to abandon the programs. CNN has quotes from Hilary Clinton sharing her thoughts about the annoucement. CNN talked more about how North Korea was offended by the criticism they recieved.
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I think that North Korea is very stubborn about keeping the nuclear programs that they would refused economic help. But I think that this problem is caused by both sides, North Korea and threatening countries, because the nuclear program is the defence of North Korea and for them to have that is to protect themselves. It is obviously taken in affects because a lot of countries are threatened by them.
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Three Muslim women, in Malaysia, was canned for the act of adultery. The punishments was based on the Islamic law forbidding adultery. They were the first to be canned in Malaysia. They were punished on February 9 at a women's prison near Kuala Lumpur. This punishment was to torture the individual and to make the offenders realized their mistakes and go back to the right path according to Home Minister of Malaysia, Hishamuddin Hussei. Canning the women didn't cause any major injuries, they are to be put in a ratton cane and to be released months after. Last year, a woman was sentenced to caning under Islamic law for drinking alcohol in public.======

Bhttp: www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/17/malaysia.adultery.caning/index.html http://www.upi.com/Top_News/International/2010/02/18/Three-women-caned-in-Malaysia/UPI-57441266497956/
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Both articles covered the punishment and quotes from The Home Minister of Malaysia, saying that canning the women would put them back to the right track instead of killing them. Both articles included the canning of women being drunk in public. None of the articles included pictures or videos that is about the topic.======

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The article from CNN was punlished on the 17th of February and the article from UPI was published on the 18 of February. The article from UPI explained more about how this is the first time that the Malaysian government canned women for adultery. UPI inlcuded that four other men were punished along with the women while CNN only focused on the three women.======

I think that its a nice deed that they didn't kill the women like most Islamic countries would do. What I want to know is how do they know if an individual is commiting adultery? ALso why is it such a big deal to not have sex before you're married since this is the 20th century. It shows that Muslims still honored their laws and tradition.
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China Fires back at cyber attack charges
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is saying that China's citizens have been hacking into Google's e-mail accounts. China's associates is response was that United States is damaging the ties between the two country by this allegation. Ma Zhaoxu, a spokesman for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, denied the actions of their citizens saying that it is against the Chinese's laws and traditions to do such thing. Chinese laws forbid Internet hacking and violation of privacy. Google is planning to pull out of China because they say Chinese hackers have been targeting at Google and 34 other foreign companies. All hackers must face international condemnation. Clinton said that freedom on the Internet is closely linked to other basic freedoms, including freedom of speech, worship and assembly. Many Chinese are criticizing Clinton for declaring false statements and that they are refusing to accept United States standards in Internet usage. http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/01/22/china.google.reax/index.html
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/22/AR2010012201090.html?hpid=moreheadlines The differences in these two articles are that they spoke of the same topic but one is more on the United State's side and one is more for China because in the Washington Post's article, there was a lot of quotes from Ma Zhaoxu and the Chinese responding to Hilary Clinton's allegations, and in CNN's article, it talked more about how China was being accused of ruining the rights of internet usage and privacy of foreign's sites. Also, both titles were different, CNN's title was 'China fires back at cyber attack charges'' and Washington Post's was, 'Chinese government sharply criticizes Clinton's speech urging Internet freedom.' The CNN's article was written on January 22, 2010 and the Washington Post's was written on January 23, 2010. The Similarities between the two articles was they both had quotes from Hilary Clinton and Ma Zhaoxu. They both mentioned how this problem is going to affect the relationship between two countries because China felt like they are being put down and framed. My opinion for this article is that I think that there's a possibility that the Chinese are hacking Google because even though the spokesman for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is denying it, he doesn't know what every single person in China is doing so he can't fully deny it if he doesn't have specify evidence backing him up. I also think that Hilary Clinton shouldn't make a big deal out of it like giving a speech about it to the public because it makes the Chinese feels like they're are being criticized in from of many other foreign countries.
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Somalia's Disastrous Event - 12/11/09
On Thursday, in Mogadishu, a bomb was exploded at a medical graduation ceremony in Somalia killing more than 20 people, including Education Minister Abdullahi Wayel, Health Minister Qamar Aden and Higher Education Minister Ibrahim Hassan Adow. The bomb was set by a suicide male who dressed up as a female to enter the ceremony.Officials thought that the Al-Shabaab was the one who's behind the explosion but the rebel group denied the claim. The Al-Qeada was responsible and they were President Shiarif Ahmed's former supporters, whom were reported to leave the scene before the explosion. The Somalia's President is planning to retaliate to this vicious bombing, he claimed that the country's losing patience against innocent killings of its people, by gathering a navy, that's also is going to fight against the pirates in the Indiana Ocean and the Gulf of Aden. http://chattahbox.com/world/2009/12/04/suicide-bomber-kills-23-at-somalia-graduation/
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http://www.africanews.com/site/Somalia_president_Weve_lost_patience/list_messages/28493


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The similarities in this two articles was, they both had pictures of the Somalian people helping the ones that were hurt by the explosion. Both had statistics that more than 20 people were killed but Chattahbox was more specific saying that 23 people were killed. The differences between the two articles was they were posted on different days, ChattahBox posted their article on the 4th of December and Africa News posted theirs on the 10th of December. Africa News focused more on Somalia's President perspective because the title of the article was "Somalia President: 'We Lost Patience' ", it talked more about what the President's plans were and who's the government blaming on, which was the Al-Shabaab. ChattahBox focused on the deaths, which was the ministers, and information about the person behind the attack, the Al-Qeada. Africa News had more information about the Navy's actions and how they were going to drive off the pirates.

I think that Chattah Box had valuable information regarding the scene of the explosion. It gave specific details like the number of killings instead of an estimation. I don't understand why there are so many rebel groups in this country and why the government is waiting until now to respond back. It seems like most of Mogadishu is in control by Islamists who are fighting with the government for their own believes. There should be a way for everyone to express themselves freely without the help of violence.
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Cell Phones save Lives - 12/4/09
The introduction of cell phones saved many maternal deaths in Ghana, since 2006. Many pregnant women, 560 died out of 100,000 births, had experienced tremendous pain why waiting on a health worker to pass their house while they bleed to death. On an average of 20 deaths per year. Cell phones played a big part in reducing this problem, which came down to zero deaths now. The reason why cell phones were not available because there was no internet access in the villages and no mobile coverage. Thanks to the producer of Ericsson and telecommunications, that provided the coverage and sold handsets for US$10 each. With these devices, it is easier to call the ambulance when the women are in the process of delivering the babies. With the big improvement because of the cell phones, technologies are being used more in Ghana to prevent poverty.

http://www.modernghana.com/news/252192/1/cell-phones-cut-maternal-deaths.html
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http://www.africanews.com/site/Cell_phones_cut_maternal_deaths_in_Ghana/list_messages/28342

Both articles had the same information and evidences from the same sources. They both have pictures of someone holding a cell phone, which is typically used for a subject about cell phones. Even though the two articles had a different order, they both provided the same information, informing the statistics and the quotes from a woman who lost her first child due to internal bleeding and no help. The only differences were that the articles were published by different people and ModernGhana posted the article yesterday, while Africa News published it today.
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My opinion on this article is that I agree with their decision to provide the villagers with cell phones because the cell phones helped so much with preventing more mothers or babies from dying during childbirth. What is suprising is how far apart this country is in technologies. They had just been introduced to cell phones in 2006, while the rest of the world is on a whole different level. Imagine how better it would be if they had everything we have in America.
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Two Foreign Journalists was Released in Somalia- 11/27/09
Two foreign journalists, Australian photojournalist Nigel Brennan and Canadian freelance reporter Amanda Lindhout, was captured by unknown kidnappers in southwest of Mogadishu. They were kept for 14-15 months, and required a 1 million dollars ransom paid to be released. The kidnappers were nice and treated the hostages well but they were thought to turn the hostages over to Islamist group of Al-shabaab. The two journalists were released when the ransom was paid. Somali officials was refusing to make a comment about any ransom being paid. The journalists tried escaping but were caught again. The kidnappers also kidnapped a Somali journalists along with the two forgeign journalists.

http://allafrica.com/stories/200911260788.html
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http://www.africanews.com/site/Somalia_Two_foreign_journalists_released/list_messages/28258
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In Africa News, they provided pictures of Somali gunmen and AllAfrica didn't have any pictures. Both articles provided names of the journalists and where they are from. AfricaNews didn't have statement from the Somalian Officials and AllAfrica doesn't, saying that they were ignoring the topic of the Somali gunmen is asking for a ransom. AllAfrica's usage of words made it look like African Countries are rebelious by using "war-torn countries" and "dangerous countries". Both articles was posted on the same day.

I think all the criminal acts the people in Africa is doing will only bring the continent's reputation down. I don't understand why they are all so rebellious against the government. Why can't they stay in peace like everyone else, or at least try to. What are they aiming for with these crimes? More freedom? Everything they are doing isn't very effective.
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Somali Woman Guilty for Adultery and Was Stoned to Death - 11/20/09
====A 20-year-old woman was buried to her waist and was stoned to death, accused of adultery. Even though this woman was divorced, she was not allowed to have intercourse with another man. She was taken to public grounds and was stoned in front of 200 people in the southern Somalia village of Wajid. The Islamic law forbids anyone who is not married to have an affair with anyone. The boyfriend, in this affair was given 100 lashes because he was not married but had sex. This is the fourth stoned case in this year. A similar situation happened to a girl a few months ago, human rights groups said that the girl was only 13 and had been raped, the Islamists said the girl was older and had been married so she was stoned to death. A man was stoned for adultery and his girlfriend soon followed after the birth of her child. The law doesn't spare anyone that had been married and has an affair after, they will be stoned to death.====

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====These two websites have the same article, both about the stoning of this woman. BCC provided more information about the past stonings than UPI did. BCC have pictures of the Islamists and a map show where the stoning took place. Both articles emphasizes on how the Islamic law is really strict by using words like "punish" and "requires death".====

I think that the Islamic Law is too cruel. I was really
surprised when I read this article because I thought the stoning ages were over, but apparently it's not, it is a painful way to be punish and I think that's the main reason why they still use the technique. It's a normal thing to move on once you're divorce, but I understand that we live in America and not Somalia, where traditions are important. In the case of the man, they killed both the girl and the man which left the baby an orphan. I thought they could have at least spared one person to raise the baby. If America suddenly adapt the Islamic law, I think more than half the population for be stoned or be punish with 100 lashes.

Iran Being Accused of Making Nuclear -11/13/09
====Iran is being accused of interested in making nuclear power because the country is producing vast amounts of uranium and claimed to "insisting it has a right to produce fuel for civilian power plants". The government is trying to convince the world that making nuclear weapons is not their intentions. United States and Israel is claiming that Iran is in the process of producing a nuclear bomb and selling it for money. But Iran claimed that they are sending the Uranium to Russia to have it convert into fuel for medical and treatment research. Many are convinced that neighboring countries of Iran is going to be affected by the idea of making nuclear weapons and will cause a rebellion in that specific area. People said United States can put a hold on the process by agreeing to provide it security.====

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/11/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCText
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http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,430649,00.html

CNN has a video-tape of a person's opinion about the Uranium and Iran. Time didn't provided any pictures or videos about the conflict and CNN provided a video interview with Hans Flix and about the nuclear weapons. Time's article was written a way time back in March of 2003 and and CNN was just recently in Novemeber 11, 2009. Both sources provided quotes to support the articles from the officials in Iran's government. Though CNN uses words that might really convince someone that Iran's intentions is to make nuclear weapons like "they wanted" and "their intentions were clearly.."and Time just describes the past. CNN had a lot of quotes from Hans Flix and his opinion on the accusation.
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I personally think that Iran might have thought about nuclear weapons because it will make the country much stronger. I don't think that other countries would be affected by this idea because the economy is going down and much of Africa's countries are too poor to use most of their money to process Uranium and make nuclear weapons that would have stronger countries threatening them.
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Former Rwandan official, Michel Bagaragaza, was convicted for participating, with the Hutu Extremist known as the Interahamwein, in a genocide that killed more than 1,000 Tutsis. This genocide went on for 100 days in 1994. Bagaragaza provided the Hutus arms, ammunitions, money and vehicles that contributed to the killings. 500,000 – 800,000, estimated, Tutsis and moderate Hutus people were killed. Nearly an entire generation of children lost their parents, while millions of others were raped and disfigured. Michel Bagaragaza was an official in Rwandan’s tea industry; he was in custody on August of 2005. He admitted all his wrongdoings and was charged with 8 years in jail but he was credited for the time he spent in custody since 2005.


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http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/05/rwanda.genocide.conviction/index.html
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Both sources had different number of people killed during and genocide. In CNN, it said that 800,000 people died but in Google, it said 500,000 people. Both sources have quotes from inside sources but Google had quotes directly from Bagaragaza himself. There were no pictures in the two sites. CNN had more information to the outcome of the genocide and Google had more information on Bagaragaza's acts that contributed to the genocide. ======
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I think this guy deserves more than just 8 years of his life in jail. Thousands of people died because this one person was greedy for money and fed the Hutus the equipments that they needed to kill all these people. His punishment should cost him more than just a few years in jail. I strongly disagree with this decision. I think his punishment should something that makes him feel worse then the Tutsis who had lost everything. ======

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The NIA (National Intelligence Agency) intercepted a phone call made between a Somali trader in South Africa and an Al-Qaeda militant group in Somalia. This phone call was to plot a explosion during the 2010 soccer world cup. This plot is to show retaliation to the killing of a Al-Shabaab commander in a US commando operation in southern Somalia. The terrorists are trying to ruin the American interests in South Africa. Somalia and Mozambique are the two countries that police forces in South Africa and the Americans are mainly looking at because there are extremists in these countries that are planning to set off the bomb, according to the hostages that they captured and are linked to these terrorists. The World Cup will be the first to be help in Africa, many leaders are expected to be present.======

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Both articles was about the terrorist's plan for the World Cup event but the Trak News had more information to who's behind it. Africa News had a picture of a police car, which had no use for understand the article but Trak News didn't have any pictures. Both articles used quotes in their articles and the wordings are a bit difficult to understand. In the Africa News, Somali was written as a horrible country with all the rebelling.======

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My opinion on this topic is that the terrorists are somewhat destroying the good image of their own country. Hosting the World Cup is a big thing and it the opportunity to show the stability of the country and its ability to host something as big as the World Cup. The terrorists are just being ignorant to the facts of why the commander was killed (which was not mention in the articles but they should know.)======