CSMONITOR: Mexico’s Supreme Court upholds abortion law

Aug 28th, 2008
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Reports say that the Mexican Government has upheld abortion law through its judiciary department.

Mexico City - – In a strong reaffirmation of one of the hemisphere’s most lenient abortion laws, Mexico’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld legal abortion in the nation’s capital.

“To affirm that there is an absolute constitutional protection of life in gestation would lead to the violation of the fundamental rights of women,” said Justice Sergio Valls.

The controversial case has been watched closely by the rest of the country, and both critics and supporters of the Supreme Court decision say they believe it will push other states to liberalize their own abortion laws.

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AFP: Death Toll Climbs As Gustav Barrels Through Caribbean

Aug 28th, 2008
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A Haitian man cuts up a tree downed by Tropical Storm Gustav

A Haitian man cuts up a tree downed by Tropical Storm Gustav

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) — The death toll from Tropical Storm Gustav climbed to 51 in Haiti, officials here said Thursday, two days after it slammed into the impoverished Caribbean nation at hurricane strength. Civil defense officials here said another seven people were missing and 22 were injured from the ravages of the storm and subsequent flooding that accounts for many of the casualties.

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Associated Press: Russian Military Pulls Out Of Key Georgian Areas

Aug 22nd, 2008
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A Russain soldier plays a trumpet, as he and fellow soldiers sit a top of an APC near village Khurvaleti, 60 km northwest of Tbilisi, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008 as the Russian convoy moved north, in the direction of South Ossetia. A top Russian general said earlier it could be 10 days before the bulk of the troops is gone, and the mixed signals from Moscow left Georgians guessing about Russias intentions nearly a week after a cease-fire deal. ( AP Photo /Sergei Grits)

A Russain soldier plays a trumpet, as he and fellow soldiers sit a top of an APC near village Khurvaleti, 60 km northwest of Tbilisi, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008 as the Russian convoy moved north, in the direction of South Ossetia. A top Russian general said earlier it could be 10 days before the bulk of the troops is gone, and the mixed signals from Moscow left Georgians guessing about Russia's intentions nearly a week after a cease-fire deal. ( AP Photo /Sergei Grits)

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