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SierraLeoneTimes.com Thursday 28th August 2008 Volume 5/35
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"All efforts of the Afghan government to avoid civilian casualties have not yielded any positive results and our innocent countrymen are still killed in anti-terrorism operations."
Afghan President Hamid Karzai
Karzai was condemning the killing of 76 civilians, mostly children, by a US airstrike in western Afghanistan.

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Lifestyle
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  • Peter Walker on protests against the NHS rationing of drugs
  • Commercial forces are putting the NHS under pressure
  • Sports franchises bring different game plans to charitable efforts

    Entertainment
  • Nicole Scherzinger writes song for lover Lewis Hamilton
  • Eva Mendes wants Russell Crowe as her
  • Nicolas Cage recalls his cockroach phobia
  • Brad Pitt says he will have two more kids by next year!
  • George Michael makes acting debut with self-portrayal in

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    Former Liberian warlord dodges questions at TRC
    A former Liberian warlord whose drugged fighters appeared on camera holding up a human heart dodged questions on Wednesday and refused to accept any wrongdoing during his appearance before the...

    Activists Will Accept Only Full Abolition
    FREETOWN, Aug 28 (IPS) - Sierra Leonean rights activists have served notice on the government that they will campaign against any attempt to retain the death penalty in the new constitution and...

    Liberian Ex-Warlord Dodges Questions at Hearing
    A former Liberian warlord whose drugged fighters once appeared on camera holding up a human heart dodged questions Wednesday and refused to accept any wrongdoing during an appearance before a public...

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    International News
    No charges for Obama assassination plotters
    Three white supremacists with a sniper rifle and high on drugs who were arrested near the Democratic convention in Denver will not face charges even though officials believe that they wanted to assassinate Barack Obama....

    Two teenage boys hanged in Iran
    Iran has executed two youths who were convicted of murder when they were fifteen years of...

    Obama speech expected to focus on economics
    Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has insisted that he does not want to dazzle a TV audience estimated to be in the tens of millions with "a bunch of a high-flying rhetoric", but instead, intends to focus on the kitchen-table economic issues facing American...

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    20 oil basins discovered in Indonesia
    At least 20 new basins of oil and gas have been found in eastern...

    Australian banks reduce interest rates
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  • Cholera Epidemic Claims More Lives
  • Top UN envoy in Liberia stresses importance of education
  • Commission Launches First Human Rights Report
  • Liberian ex-warlord dodges questions

    Arts
  • Biden takes vice presidential nod; Obama shows up on stage
  • McCain campaign mocks Obama
  • Pope labels crucified frog sculpture blasphemous
  • Malaysian MPs stage parliament walkout
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    Media
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    Africa
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