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WASHINGTON — For years, Colombia was in a state of denial about drug trafficking. Officials too easily claimed it wasn’t their problem, that Colombians were not the consumers of cocaine and heroin. But in the late 1990s, allegations that Colombia was becoming a narco-state led President Andres Pastrana to develop a comprehensive anti-drug strategy, known [...]
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LONDON — In modern Britain, where the monarchy’s role has been trimmed and hacked back to largely ceremonial duties, the job of prince is not supposed to come with power. But in a recent public spat with an eminent architect, Prince Charles proved that royal opinion can still carry startling — and controversial — weight. [...]
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TEHRAN, June 25 — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned President Obama on Thursday to “avoid interfering” in Iranian affairs, and the opposition said security forces arrested 70 academics overnight after using clubs and tear gas Wednesday to break up demonstrations over the disputed June 12 elections. Read more
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TEHRAN (Reuters) – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused Barack Obama on Thursday of behaving like his predecessor toward Iran and said there was not much point in talking to Washington unless the U.S. president apologized. Read more
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, facing one of his toughest grillings yet by U.S. lawmakers on Thursday, denied he had ever threatened to fire Bank of America management if they pulled the plug on a planned merger with Merrill Lynch. Read more
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Iran protest leader Mir Hossein Mousavi says he holds those behind alleged “rigged” elections responsible for bloodshed during recent protests. Read more
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LONDON – European stock markets fell modestly Thursday as early enthusiasm over the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest policy statement dissipated amid concerns that borrowing costs may rise sooner than many investors were predicting. In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was down 17.58 points, or 0.4 percent, at 4,262.40 while Germany’s DAX [...]
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Play Video AFP  – West condemns Iran crackdown but Khamenei ‘will not back down’ Slideshow:Iran Election Play Video Video:Iran promises crack down on protestors AP Play Video Video:Iran won’t give in to pressure over presidential vote: Khamenei CBC.ca Reuters – Former Prime Minister and Iran’s upcoming presidential election candidate Mirhossein Mousavi looks … By KARIN LAUB, Associated Press Writer [...]
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A convicted child killer accused of abducting and murdering an 18-year-old girl dug the teenager’s grave in front of a neighbour and pretended it was a sandpit, prosecutors alleged at a court in Essex yesterday. Read more
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. (June 25) – Iran’s key opposition leader said Thursday for the first [...]
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The disclosure raises serious questions about why they billed taxpayers £137,679 for a ‘second home’ near Parliament. Read more
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LONDON – A four-year-old boy has had a lucky escape after being hit by a runaway car and thrown down a flight of stairs, apparently after the driver swerved to avoid running over a puppy on the road. Read more
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Answer: In Persian, the suffix “stan” means “place of.” In Russian — remembering that Kazakhstan borders Russia, and five ‘stans used to be part of the Soviet Union — the word “stan” means “settlement.” So we have seven countries in Central Asia that share the “stan” suffix: Afghanistan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Pakistan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan The [...]
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Al-Arabiya reports that retaliation is swift from the Islamic Republic for four of the Iranian soccer players who showed support for Mir Hossein Mousavi and the opposition protesters by wearing green armbands: “Four of Iran’s national football players have been forced to ‘retire’ following their World Cup qualifier against South Korea in [...]
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I appeared on National Public Radio’s “Talk of the Nation” program  today to talk about how bad vacation experiences can turn into memorable family stories. Read more
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A number of Britons have been arrested in Tehran following clashes between protesters and police, Iran state television has reported. Amateur video purports to show new violence in Tehran [...]
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Glastonbury Festival revellers are experiencing the worst gridlock in years, it has been reported. Thousands of music fans have travelled to the festival early to take advantage of the good weather but have spent hours stuck in traffic. Six miles of tailbacks were reported from the early hours of yesterday morning. “It’s never like this [...]
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The president of the Russian republic of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, says Moscow has ordered him to help fight insurgents in neighbouring Ingushetia. The president of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, was wounded in an apparent assassination attempt on Monday. Read full story from news.bbc.co.uk Read more