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/ 15 September 2006

Castro’s health looms at summit of US foes

Cuban President Fidel Castro’s state of health loomed over a summit of non-aligned nations on Friday at which Iran and other prominent opponents of United States policy sought to forge a united front. State television showed Castro standing up briefly to greet friend and ally Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan President, on Thursday.

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/ 15 September 2006

Zimbabwe unionists beaten by police

Lawyers representing detained trade union and opposition activists in Zimbabwe say their clients were viciously assaulted by police while in detention this week. Armed police swooped on the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) leadership on Wednesday as they prepared to march to present a petition to the finance minister

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/ 15 September 2006

Clooney warns UN of Darfur genocide

The Hollywood actor George Clooney on Thursday warned the United Nations Security Council that Darfur would become the scene of the ”first genocide of the 21st century” if peacekeepers were not sent to Sudan by the end of the month. ”After September 30, you won’t need the UN,” he told the council.