Israel to prosecute Barghouti over deadly attacks
Israel said it will prosecute Marwan Barghouti a senior Palestinian figure known second only to Yasser Arafat in popularity for deadly attacks on Israeli civilians during the 21 month uprising. The case aims to show leadership complicity but could bolster Barghouti's status as a resistance icon among Palestinians.
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Venezuelans call for ouster of president
Venezuelans gathered in downtown Caracas demanding the ouster of President Hugo Chavez, marking the fifth and largest march since the April coup. Protesters from labor, business, left and right chanted Out Out as political divisions deepen amid international mediation efforts.
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Virus Threatens Seals Across Northern Europe
An international study reports the phocine distemper virus spreading through seal populations in Denmark Sweden and the Netherlands. The outbreaks threaten a repeat of the 1988 mass die off that wiped out about half the regional seals. About 1500 seals have died this summer, per the Wadden Sea Secretariat.
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Moscow probes Sorokin over pornographic novel depictions
Police opened a probe into author Vladimir Sorokin after a youth group backing President Putin alleged obscenity in parts of his 1999 novel Goluboye Salo. Prosecution officials say sections depicting sexual contact between Stalin and Khrushchev are pornographic. Advocates for free expression voiced alarm.
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