Afghan leader ousts two top security chiefs after peace talks
Afghan President Hamid Karzai removed interior minister Hanif Atmar and intelligence chief Amrullah Saleh, longtime U.S. partners, after a national conference on peace with the Taliban. The moves push a critical security reshuffle as the U.S. and NATO widen military action while Kabul pursues peace talks.
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Activists opposed Israel after Gaza flotilla clash
Turkish activists who clashed with Israeli naval commandos claim they prepared for the fight ahead of time before boarding the ship in another city. Benjamin Netanyahu portrays protesters as terrorists as Israel faces international condemnation and strains with allies over Gaza blockade. Nine activists died in the Monday operation on a ship bound for Gaza, worsening ties with Turkey and pushing calls to lift the Hamas blockade.
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Radiation aids prostate cancer treatment findings reported
Doctors report a key advance in treating prostate cancer that has spread beyond the gland. Adding radiation to standard hormone therapy improves survival, with study results shared at a cancer conference. About 20 percent of roughly 200,000 US cases each year resemble the study group.
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Federal Food and Drug Administration
United States
Physicians allege doctors aided interrogation program
Physicians for Human Rights accuses medical personnel of testing and refining waterboarding and other harsh techniques on terror detainees in U S custody under health guise. The group urges White House investigation based on reinterpreted records, while U S officials deny human research occurred and note prior investigations.
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Physicians For Human Rights
White House
Containment cap expands oil capture in Gulf spill
The containment cap over the ruptured Gulf oil well captures more oil but officials warn the spill could last into fall. BP aims for 630000 gallons daily cap, while relief wells may finish in August, with wildlife in Texas also affected as cleanup efforts continue.
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Tony Hayward
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Surging food prices hit poorer nations
Across Pakistan, Argentina, and Congo families face soaring costs that push many into poverty and force cuts to meat fruit and tomatoes. With up to 70 percent of income spent on food in the poorest nations, households juggle budgets as prices barely retreat from 2008 peaks and inflation remains subdued in the U S and Europe. The FAO index rose 22 percent in March year over year while Asian markets see rice and wheat 20 to 70 percent above 2008 levels.
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Congo
Developing World
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Europe
Majeedan Begum
Multan
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