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LONDON, June 9 — Prime Minister Gordon Brown approaches a key vote on anti-terrorism legislation Wednesday facing rebellion within his Labor Party and some of the lowest approval ratings in modern British history. Read more
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BEIJING, June 10 — The Chinese Communist Party has disciplined 28 officials and promoted 50 as a result of their performances during rescue operations after the devastating May 12 earthquake in Sichuan province, the party said Tuesday. Read more
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Congressional scandals have damaged America’s standing on a global list that ranks freedom from corruption. The United States ranked 20th least corrupt among 163 countries, down from 17th last year, and scored 7.3 out of 10, a drop of 0.3 compared with 2005, according to the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2006. Read more
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BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 28 — The presidency of Argentina was handed from husband to wife Sunday, as first lady Cristina Fernández de Kirchner crushed 13 opposition candidates on the promise of adhering to the political principles that made President Néstor Kirchner one of Latin America’s most popular leaders. Read more
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TORONTO, July 3 — Fifteen months after a Canadian soldier and U.S. soldier were killed in Afghanistan, the U.S. Army has confirmed that both were shot from behind by a U.S. machine gunner in a “friendly fire” incident. Read more
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NAIROBI, June 10 — Humanitarian flights that deliver doctors, aid workers and supplies to remote areas of Sudan’s western Darfur region are being cut because of lack of funding, the U.N. World Food Program said Tuesday. Read more
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Of all the things I miss about living in the U.S., working out at a gym is probably at the top of the list. Before moving to Baghdad in April for a one-year assignment, I worked out after work more often than not. It kept me sane and helped keep my blood pressure in check. [...]
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XIFENG, China — When Zhang Zhiguo took over as Communist Party leader in Xifeng county, he was determined to make his mark, to push this impoverished corner of northeast China into the mainstream of swift economic development. Read more
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JIANGYOU, China (Reuters) – China declared victory over an unstable “quake lake” on Tuesday as floodwaters were released downstream, where hundreds of thousands had been under threat of a second crisis following last month’s earthquake. Read more
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TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran’s defense minister was quoted on Tuesday as warning Israel of a “very painful” response if it launched a military strike over the Islamic Republic’s disputed nuclear program. Read more
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The EU and the US have threatened Iran with further sanctions unless it verifiably suspends nuclear enrichment. Read more
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According to the summit declaration obtained by The Associated Press, Bush and the EU leaders were poised to threaten Iran with further financial sanctions unless it verifiably suspends its nuclear enrichment. The statement said Iran must fully disclose any nuclear weapons work and allow the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N.’s watchdog group, to verify [...]
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QINGLIAN, China (June 9) – An additional 120 troops were sent Monday to help soldiers with explosives and anti-tank weapons blast rocks and mud slowing the drainage of a still-rising lake that threatened to flood more than 1 million people downstream. By Monday morning, the water level in the earthquake-formed Tangjiashan lake had reached more [...]
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The combination of soaring food, fuel and household energy prices is outpacing increases in salaries, and pushing many family budgets into the red. Read more
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LAKE DELTON, Wisconsin – An earthen dam along a man-made lake gave way under severe flooding Monday, unleashing a powerful current that ripped several homes off their foundations and down the Wisconsin River. Read more
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The trial of Michel Fourniret — who reportedly enlisted his wife’s help to seize virgin girls to rape and kill — began March 27, 2008, with Fourniet refusing to speak unless court went into closed session and refusing to let the press take his photograph. The Times of London reported the gory details: “The couple [...]
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The trial of Michel Fourniret — who reportedly enlisted his wife’s help to seize virgin girls to rape and kill — began March 27, 2008, with Fourniet refusing to speak unless court went into closed session and refusing to let the press take his photograph. The Times of London reported the gory details: “The couple [...]
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China, India and South Korea joined the Group of Eight industrialized nations today in Japan in calling on oil-producing nations to increase output in an effort to curb sky-high fuel prices. However, OPEC says it won’t be making decisions on increasing output until the group’s Sept. 9 meeting in Vienna. The statement from the [...]