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GENEVA (Reuters) - Major powers gave Iran two weeks to answer calls to rein in its nuclear programme on Saturday or face tougher sanctions after talks ended in stalemate despite unprecedented U.S. participation.
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KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met the commander of U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday to talk about the war he says is not getting enough attention from the Bush administration.
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Iran has given “no clear answer” to a Western-backed proposal to suspend its controversial nuclear activities, says EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana.
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“Barack Obama expressed support for Afghanistan and especially for Nangarhar province,” Massoud Ahmad Azizi said. “He said he will support reconstruction, development and security all over the country, especially in Nangarhar. He thanked Sherzai for good leadership and good administration of the province.”
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A disputed auction of the late soul singer James Brown’s personal belongings — including his trademark capes and enormous hair curling set —- has fetched more than $850,000 (€530,000) in a packed Christie’s sales room.
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Marie-Louise Gumuchian in Milan
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SYDNEY, Australia (July 19) - Pope Benedict XVI used some of the strongest language yet in his apology Saturday for the sexual abuse of children by Australia’s Roman Catholic clergy, but his words were just more of the same for the victims.
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A gas firm boss faced a heated backlash yesterday after telling families struggling with soaring fuel bills to ‘wear two jumpers’.
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A tsunami warning has been issued for the north-west of Japan after a quake measuring 7 on the Richter scale at 2.39pm NZT.
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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 resembled […]
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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 resembled […]
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I haven’t been around much this week (many apologies!), and there’s a good reason why: I’ve been on the road from Los Angeles to Denver, where I’ll be online opinion editor, member of the editorial board, and commentary writer at the Rocky Mountain News. Things are settling in now, and I’ll be back to bringing […]
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Atheist activist Rob Sherman of Buffalo Grove has filed suit in Sangamon County against Gov. Rod Blagojevich and other state officials for authorizing a $1 million grant to help rebuild Chicago’s Pilgrim Baptist Church, which was destroyed by fire in January, 2006.
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Now there is even talk of sending US diplomats or at least American Iranian officials to be based in Tehran for the first time in 30 years to deal with administrative issues like visa aplications.
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James Corden is back together with his Gavin & Stacey co-star Sheridan Smith, say reports.
The comedian was spotted departing The Ivy restaurant with his ex-lover earlier this week.
According to Now magazine, the pair shared a “romantic meal”.
Smith, who plays Ruth “Rudi” Smith in the BBC Three sitcom, met Corden on the set of ITV’s […]
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An Afghan journalist who contributes to The Associated Press has been freed after his pictures and video footage of two women executed by the Taliban led intelligence officials to hold him for questioning for two days.
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LONDON - Scientists have located an area in the brain that fails to kick in for people with obsessive compulsive disorder and those at risk of developing the condition.
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Wes Clark Calls Out “The Right Wing Freak Machine”
Greetings from sweltering Austin, Texas, where you can sweat through a shirt a 10:30 p.m….or did somebody just spill a Lone Star on me?
It’s all good because we’re here for Netroots Nation — aka the third annual gathering of 2,000 liberal bloggers and other online activists formerly […]
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Colombian drug smugglers: Now, their route is under water
“And now, narcosubmarines!” declared the headline of a news video clip on the Website of the Mexican daily El Universal.
Mexico is at war with the powerful, well-armed drug cartels that operate within its own large territory; last year, Mexican President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa ordered the national […]
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En un arranque de franqueza durante su discurso esta semana en la conferencia anual del Concilio Nacional de la Raza, el Senador John McCain reconoció que estaba dirigiéndose a una audiencia en general escéptica. “Sé que muchos de ustedes son demócratas y muchos de ustedes acostumbrarÃan a votar por el candidato presidencial de ese partido”, […]