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SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – Beijing called the Dalai Lama a criminal on Saturday, as representatives of the exiled Buddhist leader gathered for a meeting on Sunday in China to discuss the most serious unrest in Tibet for nearly two decades. Read more
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HAGATNA, Guam (Reuters) – Democrat Barack Obama was leading Hillary Clinton in Guam’s nominating contest on Sunday after record numbers of residents voted in the tiny U.S. territory’s primary. Read more
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Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change has ended a meeting in Harare without deciding whether to contest a run-off presidential vote. Read more
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Palestinians complain that Israel has played bait-and-switch — removing tiny barriers and calling them roadblocks or only partially dismantling obstacles after pledging to pull them down. Rice said she will question the “qualitative character” of some roadblocks Israel has already removed. Read more
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The “DC Madam” who ran a call-girl ring for Washington‘s power elite has hanged herself, apparently to avoid being sent to jail. Read more
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Life goes on in Praia da Luz. The deep blue sea still sparkles in the warm sunshine and the usual scenes continue to be played out. Read more
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LONDON (May 2) – An eccentric Conservative lawmaker with a knack for offensive remarks ousted the left-wing mayor of London on Friday in an upset that capped the ruling Labour Party’s worst local election showing in four decades. Read more
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Pentagon chiefs are worried that the secret base near Sanya on China’s Hainan Island – which the Miss World beauty contests – could threaten Asian countries and America’s dominance in the region. Read more
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An Australian publisher who arrived in Sydney today after being deported from Fiji says his expulsion will strengthen the resolve of journalists at his paper. Read more
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This list, though hardly exhaustive, provides an overview of some of Africa’s major contemporary civil conflicts. Read more
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Jean-Marie Le Pen is the founder and president of Le Front National, a far-right political party strongly opposed to immigration and in favor of a return to traditional French values. He’s supported policies like pay for homemakers and compulsory military service. Read more
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By Bridget Johnson, your guide to Journalism And what a blow it is for the Labour Party: Ken Livingstone, dubbed “Red Ken” by critics for his far-left views, was defeated today by Boris Johnson, shadow minister for higher education in the Conservative Party. (Livingstone is the one holding his nose in the photo, standing [...]
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Starbucks Corp. said this week its fiscal second-quarter profit fell 28 percent as U.S. consumers responded to rising food and gas prices by making fewer latte runs….The Asssociated Press Read more
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Sky.Com News isn’t far off and neither is the London Mayor election result – will it come before, during or after our strand? The bloggers will be standing by to comment – Jag Singh for Labour and Shane Greer for the Conservative side will now be joined by Lib Dem supporter Jo Christie-Smith. For all [...]
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He went on: “Police are now using sonar equipment to probe deeper into the cellar. Read more
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Ricky Gervais hasn’t ruled out making more episodes of Extras, according to his co-star Ashley Jensen. Speaking to the Press Association, Jensen suggested that the show could return when creators Gervais and Stephen Merchant finish other projects. “There’s a kind of a never say never thing because a lot of people have asked Ricky about [...]
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Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager, believed to be the last surviving member of the inner circle of plotters who attempted to kill Adolf Hitler in 1944 with a briefcase bomb, has died. He was 90. Read more
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TERRIFYING TEMPLE OF TOT-TOSSERS By TODD VENEZIA Dropping Babies in India Some says it’s more that just bizarre, but for devotees at a Muslim shrine in Western India say their babies are safe after building toss. May 2, 2008 — Muslim worshipers in an Indian village took part in a shocking ritual in which they [...]
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There’s vast agreement — except for well, some of you — about how George Stephanopoulos and Charlie Gibson coughed up their moderation of the most recent Dem debate. Read more
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For British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, yesterday’s municipal elections in England and Wales were a “nightmare” in which the PM and his governing Labour Party got decisively “mauled.” (Scotsman; also the Times) Read more