Aid ships defy Gaza blockade
A convoy of ships containing pro-Palestinian
activists and aid destined for the blockaded Gaza Strip on Sunday
steamed south from Cyprus towards Israeli naval vessels determined
to stop them. The five ships, carrying more than 700 passengers, are
on the last leg of a high-profile mission to deliver tonnes of aid
to Gaza, which has been subjected to a crippling Israeli blockade
since 2007.
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Afghanistan sees ‘economic revolution’ with first railway
Afg-han- istan has launched what it says is a
revolutionary project that could revive the poverty-stricken,
war-ravaged, landlocked country’s status as a thriving “silk road”
trade hub.
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North South Korean tension:
Wen urges to avoid clashes
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday calls for
proper handling of the fallout from the March sinking of a South
Korean warship and gradually defusing tensions over the incident.
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