"The Read International" Midday News Thread for 11/12/08

From the BBC:

Photo from the BBC.com

1. Iran tests new long-range missile
2. A day after it couldn't do the same for Zimbabwe, the UN is able to deliver food to Congo.
3. And a stunning ceasefire in Sudan in the hellish Darfur region.

From the CBC:

From the Associated Press

1. A brutal story about Afghan girls getting burned by acid in a shameful attack.
2. Though not anywhere near as horrifying as last's week school collapses, there has been another one reported today.
A school partially collapsed in Haiti's capital, injuring at least five people, less than a week after another school collapse killed at least 89.

3. And this United Nation's report shows how cultural sensitivity can go a long way in finding harmony in this world.

From Al Jazeera:

1. More US Soldiers Killed As Deadly Bombs Rock Baghdad
2. My, the price of oil has gone down, hasn't it?
3. And North Korea looks to cut border crossings, a move that the South doesn't like at all.

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