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Egypt court ends Mubarak detention in fraud case
An Egyptian court on Tuesday ended the detention of HosniMubarakin one corruption case, judicial sources told AFP, but the ousted president will remain in custody on other ...
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Italian court says Knox murder acquittal had inconsistencies
View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Amanda Knox (R) walks away holding hands with her mother Edda Mellas after a press conference at Sea-Tac International Airport, Washington after Knox landed there on a flight from Italy ...
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Determining Rivers Vulnerable to Asian Carp Spawning in the Great Lakes Basin
Great Lakes resource managers can now determine rivers that may be vulnerable to Asian carp spawning if they were to spread into the Great Lakes Basin, according to ...
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Syrian warplanes hit rebels near base in northSyrian activists say warplanes have hit rebel positions near a contested military air base in the northern province of Aleppo.
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says that fighter jets struck near the Kweiras air base early on Tuesday. The group, which relies on a network of informants ...
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Sun reporter prison officer charged in British bribery probe
The Sun has been charged for allegedly paying public officials for information, prosecutors said. Journalist Nick Parker faces three counts of conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office relating to alleged payments to a prison officer and a police officer between 2007 and 2009. The prison officer, Lee Brockhouse, also faces two related charges of misconduct and conspiracy to commit ...
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G8 calls for Syria peace conference as soon as possible
G8 leaders on Tuesday strongly endorsed calls for peace talks to be held in Geneva on the Syria conflict "as soon as possible". At the end of a summit in Northern Ireland, the leaders also called for an agreement on a Syrian transitional government "formed by mutual consent", noting that military forces and security services needed to be preserved or ...
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U.S. to hold Afghan peace talks with Taliban in Doha
Reuters © Members of the Taliban voluntarily hand over their weapons and join a peace reconciliation program in Jalalabad province January 6, 2013. ...
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Demonstrators flood Brazilian streets in protest
Protesters massed in four Brazilian cities Monday in what they hoped would be their biggest demonstrations yet against a hike in public transport fares, stoking fears of more clashes with police and raising questions about security during big events like the current Confederations Cup and a papal visit next ...
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Turkey PM claims victory after protest crackdown
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday claimed victory over anti-government protesters after a heavy crackdown on the movement, as police raided homes and arrested dozens of demonstrators to stamp out nearly three weeks of ...
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Beermen may lose players ahead of Fiba Asia tilt
DESPITE its victory in the Asean Basketball League, there's no guarantee that San Miguel Beer will represent the country in the Fiba Asia Champions Cup this September in Jordan. The Beermen, whose core players are set to go their separate ways, earned an outright slot in the continental club tournament as an incentive for capturing the ABL championship. "It's going to be an ...
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US to begin meetings with Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- American officials say U.S. representatives will begin formal meetings with the Taliban in a few days at the group's new office opening in ...
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Spy programme transparent ObamaPresident Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview and called them transparent - even though they are authorized in secret.
National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview, and called them transparent - even though they are authorized in secret. "It is transparent," Obama told Public Broadcasting Service's Charlie Rose in an interview broadcast late Monday. "That's why we set up the FISA court," he added, referring to the secret court set up by the Foreign ...
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Markets edge higher as Fed meeting starts
LONDON (AP) -- Stock markets edged higher Tuesday as a two-day policy meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve got under way - a meeting that could have a huge influence on how investors see the future path of the country's monetary ...
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Death toll at Pakistan funeral blast jumps to 20
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -; A police officer says the death toll from a bomb that ripped through a crowded funeral in northwest Pakistan has risen to 20 ...
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Bombing at Pakistani funeral kills 27
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -; A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of hundreds of mourners attending a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 27 people. Among those killed was a newly-elected lawmaker who may have been the target, authorities ...
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Thailand acknowledges $4.4B loss from rice scheme
BANGKOK -; Thailand's government on Tuesday acknowledged losing more than $4.46 billion in one year in a much-criticized scheme to support rice prices that ended up dislodging the country from its spot as the grain's top exporter. The program is likely to be amended to reduce the losses, the commerce minister ...
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Oil prices climb above $98 before US Fed meeting
The price of oil climbed back above $98 a barrel Tuesday, a day after briefly touching a nine-month high, as traders awaited the start of a Federal Reserve policy ...
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General Meeting and Strategy Conference - IFEX network calls for ASEAN action to protect free expression in Southeast Asia
Brunei Darussalam: H.E. Pehin Dato Dr. Awang Hj. Ahmad bin Hj. Jumat, Cambodia: H.E. Srun Thirith, Indonesia: H.E. Rafendi Djamin, Lao PDR: H.E. Phoukhong Sisoulath, Malaysia: Dato' Sri Dr. Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, Myanmar: Amb. Kyaw Tint Swe, Philippines: Amb. Rosario Gonzales Manalo, Singapore: Amb. Chan Heng Chee, Thailand: H.E. Seree Nonthasoot, Vietnam: Amb.Le Thi Thu, ASEAN ...
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Chinas Xi in thorough clean-up of party Xinhua
PresidentXiJinping is to launch a "thorough clean-up" of the ruling Communist Party, state media reported Tuesday, the latest strongly-worded anti-corruption drive to be enacted by China's new ...
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Suicide bomber strikes during funeral in Pak 20 killed
At least 20 people including a provincial legislator were today killed and over 50 others injured when a suicide bomber targeted a funeral at Mardan in the troubled northwest Pakistan. About 100 people were at the funeral of a businessman in Shergarh area of Mardan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province this afternoon when the bomber detonated his explosive vest, police officials and witnesses ...
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Suicide bombers attack Baghdad Shiites kill 31
Map locating the Baghdad district of Qahira, where a twin suicide bomb attack killed dozens at a Shiite religious hall. Twin suicide bombings killed 31 people after midday prayers at a Shiite Muslim religious centre in Baghdad, the latest in violence sparking fears of a revival of full-blown sectarian ...
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WRAPUP 1-Asian stocks to lead the way to years end Fed seen pulling back - poll
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New diet craze offers five days of feasting for two days of famine
LONDON: Forget abandoning carbohydrates or detoxing. The new dieting craze sweeping Britain and taking off in the United States lets people eat whatever they like EUR" but only five days a week. "The Fast Diet", also known as the 5:2 diet, is the brainchild of TV medical ...
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Bus plunges off road in China 11 dead
The official Xinhua News Agency says the accident happened Tuesday afternoon when the bus was traveling to a tourist spot near Changji city in the region of ...
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Pakistan funeral bomb kills 10 including MP police
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - A bomb attack killed 10 people, including a provincial lawmaker, and wounded more than 40 others at a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, police said.The attack took place in the town of Shergarh in Mardan district during funeral prayers for the owner of a local compressed natural gas (CNG) station, Abdullah ...
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Central Asia's French Revolution
The crisis that recently gripped Kyrgyzstan and saw President Bakiyev forced from power represents, for Central Asian countries, something similar to what the French Revolution represented to the aristocracy of Europe – that the masses are gathering and uniting.
Kyrgyzstan’s political tensions had been rising long before the riots that were broadcast all over the world and across Central Asia news stations, showing images of an angry mod swarming the street, and the dramatic moment at which a van was sent crashing through the ornate main gates of the Presidential Palace. Read more
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