Full Coverage: Peace

January 2008

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Peace icons ashes scattered at sea

From urn to sea /Photo credit:Rajesh Nirgude, AP

31.01.2008 As India paid its homage to Mahatma Gandhi on January 30, the 60th anniversary of his assassination, his great-granddaughter poured his ashes into the Arabian Sea off Mumbai. Gandhi was shot dead on January 30, 1948 at a prayer meeting in New Delhi.

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Related topics/regions: [India] [South Asia] [Politics] [Ethics & value systems]

Image: From urn to sea /Photo credit:Rajesh Nirgude, AP

In Congo, Staggering Death Toll and a Move Toward Peace

26.01.2008 NEW YORK, Jan 25 (OneWorld) - More than 1,000 people continue to die every day in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as a result of armed conflict fueled predominantly by the world's thirst for gold and diamonds.

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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Congo (Democratic Republic of)] [Consumption] [Conflict] [Conflict resolution]

Image: Congolese children. © UniversalGiving

Parsing the Democrats' Iraq Plans

Hillary Clinton at a coffee shop in New Hampshire.

18.01.2008 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 17 (OneWorld) - As they travel the country searching for votes, each of the big three Democratic candidates for president has pledged to withdraw large numbers of troops from Iraq during their first year in office.

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Related topics/regions: [United States] [Iraq] [Politics] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Arms & military] [Conflict] [Conflict resolution] [Security]