Land Dispute Unearths Tension
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- His grandmother's bones went missing two years ago, not long after the rains stopped. "The grave is all rubber trees" now, said Sev Thveal, 23. Part of the Jarai minority, he can barely read and write and has worked the land so long that his toenails are a permanent shade of...
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By Omar Sofradzija  By OMAR SOFRADZIJA  (c) 2007 REVIEW-JOURNAL  A complicated compromise could expand landowners' protections against seizures of their land, while limiting the effect such limits would have on public works projects.
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In a state that views government with suspicion, even the growth of government buildings causes conflict.
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Land purchase gives Fools something to watch.
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RIO DE JANEIRO -- A swath of Amazon rain forest the size of Alabama was placed under government protection yesterday in a region known for violent conflicts among loggers, ranchers, and environmentalists.
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A generation ago, a battle was successfully waged on this rugged island to preserve what was left of its primeval forests, home to giant trees millennia old. Now tourism spawned by this natural heritage is threatening its survival.
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TORONTO (CP) - Six Nations protesters embroiled in a contentious land dispute in southwestern Ontario can continue the occupation indefinitely without being in contempt of court, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled Thursday.
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Science & environment: . 'Ignorance, need and greed' depleting soil . Experts warn competition will lead to conflict.
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DONGZHOU, China -- The resentment that led to a bloody confrontation between farmers and policemen here last December has only sharpened over the past 11 months. Local officials are still corrupt, Dongzhou residents complained, and a jutting power plant has risen on the land whose seizure by the...
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New tensions emerge on Georgia's border with Azerbaijan over claims of smuggling and a rail dispute.
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By Keri Brenner, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Jun. 26--Controversy continued Monday at the second land-use hearing in as many weeks on a proposed development near Henderson Inlet.
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By Joy L. Woodson, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Feb. 21--For almost a year, Northeast Richland homeowner Michael Harvey and owners of a Shumaker Homes development have been at odds over property lines and something no one can live without -- water.
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By Larry Parsons, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 21--A proposal to offset the future loss of Monterey County farmland to development in the proposed county general plan provoked heated protests Wednesday before county planning commissioners.
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The divided city of Mitrovica is a focus of tension as officials negotiate Kosovo's future status.
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A dispute develops in Sri Lanka over whether the government has given enough aid to tsunami-hit Tamil areas.
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By The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Feb. 5--It's human nature to play for time when big issues need to be resolved. But big issues -- like eminent domain reform -- are what state lawmakers were elected to confront.
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By Alan Riquelmy, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.  Feb. 8--Visions for land surrounding the Columbus Public Library clashed Wednesday night as various speakers expressed their different dreams.