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BRUSSELS, June 7 — Conservatives scored victories in some of Europe’s largest economies Sunday as voters punished left-leaning parties in European parliament elections in France, Germany and elsewhere. Read more
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The United States will consider reinstating North Korea to a list of state sponsors of terrorism, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said in an interview broadcast yesterday as the Obama administration looks for ways to ratchet up pressure on Pyongyang after recent nuclear and missile tests. Read more
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SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras, June 2 — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was confronted Tuesday with a barrage of criticism about U.S. policy toward Cuba, as Latin American countries pressed to readmit the island nation to the Organization of American States after a 47-year ban. Read more
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MEXICO CITY, June 7 — Suspected drug traffickers trapped in a safe house fought a furious gun battle with Mexican soldiers early Sunday in the beach resort city of Acapulco. As terrified residents and tourists cowered in their rooms, the firefight raged for two hours, leaving 16 gunmen dead. Two soldiers were also killed and [...]
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TOKYO, June 8 — A North Korean court sentenced two U.S. journalists to 12 years in a labor camp Monday, as the government of Kim Jong Il continued to ratchet up tension with the United States and its neighbors. Read more
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced more calls to step down Monday after his Labor Party suffered a heavy defeat in European elections, taking its lowest share of a national vote since 1910. Read more
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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea, facing U.N. sanctions for last month’s nuclear test, on Monday raised the stakes in its growing confrontation with Washington by sentencing two U.S. journalists to 12 years hard labor for “grave crimes.” Read more
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Centre-right parties have done well in elections to the European Parliament at the expense of the left. Read more
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VIENNA – Oil prices dropped below $68 Monday as a rally that has roughly doubled the price of crude in four months lost some steam in the face of a still weak global economy. Read more
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Play Video AP  – N. Korea court convicts U.S. journalists Slideshow:2 U.S. journalists held in N. Korea Play Video Video:U.S. journalists get 12 yrs Reuters Play Video Video:A rare glimpse into N.Korea from across the Yalu river AFP AP – FILE-In this file photo taken on Thursday, June 4, 2009, a South Korean protester displays portraits … By VIJAY [...]
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THE leaders of many EU countries escaped the fate of Brian Cowen and topped the polls in national voting in the European elections last night. Read more
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (June 7) – For the first time in three decades, Saudis in the nation’s capital did something that most Westerners take for granted — they went to the movies. But it wasn’t exactly date night. No women were allowed. Read more
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Gordon Brown was under renewed pressure today with rebels expected to mount a new bid to oust him after Labour’s disastrous performance in the European elections. Read more
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North Korea jails US journalists 4:24PM Monday Jun 08, 2009 SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea’s top court has convicted two US journalists, and sentenced them to 12 years in labour prison, the country’s state news agency reports. The Central Court tried American TV reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee and confirmed their [...]
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Chinese police stand guard ahead of a Chinese national flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square June 4, 2008, in Beijing, China. Security was tight on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square at the 19th anniversary of the bloody 1989 crackdown. (Photo by Guang Niu/Getty Images) Read more
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The Tiananmen Mothers, formed in September 1989 and composed of parents, friends and relatives of victims of the massacre, campaign against government suppression of the events, demand accountability, and advocate for victims of the violence. Read more
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Considering the distance from shore and the depth of the ocean at the point where the Air France flight is believed to have gone down, it seems like a miracle that five bodies and various personal effects have been recovered since the plane was lost a week ago. But whereas the first two bodies found [...]
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At the Chicago Tribune Printer’s Row Lit Fest yesterday I interviewed Elizabeth Brackett about her recent book, “Pay to Play — How Rod Blagojevich Turned Political Corruption Into a National Sideshow” in front of a standing-room-only crowd and a nationwide audience on CSPAN. Click to play the audio: Read more
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2:19am UK, Monday June 08, 2009 A total of 17 bodies have now been recovered from the Atlantic Ocean near the spot where an Air France jet crashed. Debris from the Air [...]
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Rex Features Shilpa Shetty has said that her Bollywood career is being stalled by younger actresses. The actress was last seen performing a single dance number in Dostana, a romantic comedy starring Abishek Bachchan and John Abraham. Despite being kept busy by the IPL cricket tournament, she is still searching for a role to revive [...]