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Books
Book Talk: Shallow Hollywood drove comedy writer to war zone
11 Nov 2009 11:00:05 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Katie Nguyen LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters Life!) - Rebels, kidnapped children, mutilation -- war zones are no joke, so when comedy writer Jane Bussmann embarked on an account of conflict-torn ... 

Australian author saves tsunami village, rescues self
28 Oct 2009 06:27:18 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Pauline Askin SYDNEY, Oct 28 (Reuters Life!) - At the lowest point in his life, former Australian army engineer Donny Paterson broke into a clinic to steal drugs to feed his morphine addiction, ... 

Danish defence chief quits over Arabic book uproar
04 Oct 2009 17:26:10 GMT
Source: Reuters
COPENHAGEN, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The head of Denmark's defence forces quit on Sunday after the military was forced to admit its own officers had translated into Arabic a book describing Danish special ... 

Shining Path leader stirs Peru with jailhouse book
16 Sep 2009 19:14:00 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Sets off free speech debate in Peru * Lawyers want Guzman freed from life in prison * Guzman calls for amnesty for rebels and army By Terry Wade and Patricia Velez LIMA, Sept 16 (Reuters) - ... 

Author Khaled Hosseini says peace vital for sustainable return of Afghan refugees
15 Sep 2009 14:37:54 GMT
Source: UNHCR
Author Khaled Hosseini wraps up a visit to his native Afghanistan by highlighting the need for peace to ensure the safe and sustainable return of the forcibly displaced. 

Iraqi militants plant bomb in Shi'ite holy book
13 Sep 2009 11:33:01 GMT
Source: Reuters

BOOKS: Top 10 reading on Rwanda
03 Jul 2007
Source: AlertNet

Guns, rap and coke - story of a boy soldier
01 Jun 2007
Source: AlertNet





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