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Taliban Break at Least 480 Out of Afghan Prison

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Taliban militants tunneled at least 480 inmates out of the main prison in southern Afghanistan overnight, whisking them through a 1,000-foot-long underground passage they had dug over months, officials and insurgents said Monday. Officials at Saraposa prison in the city of Kandahar only discovered...

Heavy Fighting Rages in Libyan City of Misrata

TRIPOLI, Libya - Heavy fighting raged anew in Misrata and killed 24 people Saturday as Moammar Gadhafi's forces gave up more ground inside Libya's third-largest city. The U.S. said its first Predator drone attack in the country destroyed a government rocket launcher that had menaced civilians in the western city. Hundreds...

Two US Soldiers Killed in Southern Iraq

BAGHDAD -- The U.S. military says two American soldiers have been killed while conducting operations in southern Iraq. In a statement, released on Saturday, the military says the deaths occurred Friday. No further details about how they died were released. The names of the deceased are being withheld pending...

Two Western Photojournalists Killed in Libya

MISRATA, Libya -- Two Western photojournalists, including an Oscar-nominated film director, were killed Wednesday in the besieged city of Misrata while covering battles between rebels and Libyan government forces. Two others working alongside them were wounded. British-born Tim Hetherington, co-director of the documentary...

Clinton Gives US Support for Haiti's New President

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton outlined Wednesday the daunting task awaiting Haiti's incoming president: 650,000 in camps, a rubble-strewn capital, a broken judicial system and the looming hurricane season. She said the U.S. will help the impoverished, earthquake-ravaged Caribbean nation "all the...

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06/01/12 Parks Reviews Fees Source: AllAfrica.com THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority has increased the compensation fees for illegal hunting from between US$1 000 and US$20 000 to between US$3 000 and US$50 000 with effect from April 6.
05/31/12 Vegetable and Melons Yearbook Data tables Source: USDA/ERS Economic Research Service U.S. monthly & season-average f.o.b. price, 1980-2011 Table030.xls Carrots: U.S. monthly & annual imports and exports, 1980-2011 Table031.xls Cauliflower, fr: U.S. monthly & season-average f.o.b. price, 1980-2011 Table032.xls Cauliflower: US monthly & annual imports and exports, 1980-2011 Table033.xls Celery, fr: US monthly & season-ave f.o.b. price, 1980-2011 Table034.xls Celery: U.S. monthly & annual imports and exports, 1980-2011 Table035.xls Cucumbers, fr: U.S. monthly & season-average f.o.b. price, 1996-2011 Table036.xls Cucumbers: US monthly & annual imports and exports, 1980-2011 Table037.xls Head lettuce: U.S. monthly & season-ave fob price, 1980-2011 Table038.xls Lettuce, iceberg: U.S. monthly & annual retail price, 1980-2011 Table039.xls Lettuce: U.S. monthly & annual retail price index, 1980-2011 Table040.xls Lettuce: U.S. monthly & annual imports, 1980-2011 Table041.xls Lettuce: U.S. monthly & annual exports, 1990-2011 Table042.xls Onions, fresh bulb: US monthly & season-ave fob price, 1980-2011 Table043.xls Onions, fresh bulb: U.S. monthly & annual imports, 1980-2011 Table044.xls Onions, fresh bulb: U.S. monthly & annual exports, 1980-2011 Table045.xls Snap beans, fr: U.S. monthly & season-average fob price, 1996-2011 Table046.xls Snap beans: US monthly & annual imports and exports, 1980-2011 Table047.xls Sweet corn, fr: US monthly & season-ave f.o.b. price, 1980-2011 Table048.xls Sweet corn, fr: U.S. monthly & annual export volume, 1980-2011 Table049.xls Tomatoes, fresh: U.S. monthly & season-ave fob price, 1980-2011 Table050.xls Tomatoes, field-grown, fr: US monthly retail price, 1980-2011 Table051.xls Tomatoes, fresh market: US monthly retail price index, 1980-2011 Table052.xls Tomatoes, fresh market: US monthly imports, 1980-2011 Table053.xls Tomatoes, all, fresh: U.S. monthly exports, 1990-2011 Table054.xls U.S. fresh vegetables: Supply, utilization, & price, 1970-2011
05/30/12 They are us Source: St. Louis Jewish News - St. Louis MO The frail 90-year-old who was lying in her bed vaguely able to communicate with me was the most beautiful bride.

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