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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, July 5 — In a high-stakes standoff that played out in the skies over Honduras, the airplane carrying ousted president Manuel Zelaya was forced to circle the nation’s main airport twice before flying away Sunday evening after coup leaders who deposed Zelaya blocked his landing with troops on the runway. Read more
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BEIJING, July 6 — At least 156 people were killed and more than 700 were injured Sunday in a violent clash between police and Muslim Uighur protesters in China’s far western Xinjiang region that marks the most severe ethnic uprising since the riots in Tibet in spring 2008. Read more
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URUMQI, China (Reuters) – At least 156 people have been killed in rioting in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region, with the government blaming exiled separatists for the traditionally Muslim area’s worst case of unrest in years. Read more
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Visiting President Barack Obama and Kremlin leader Dmitry Medvedev agreed a target for cuts in nuclear arms and a deal to let U.S. troops fly across Russia at the start of a trip intended to mend strained ties. Read more
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US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have reached an outline agreement to cut back their nations’ stockpiles of nuclear weapons. Read more
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AP – In this June 2, 2009 photo, a shopper moves along the aisle at Toys R Us in Bell Garden, Calif. A trade … Play Video Economy Video:Jobless rate at 9.5% KTVK 3TV Phoenix Play Video Economy Video:In Pensacola, tourism is weathering the recession well WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans Related Quotes Symbol Price Change GCI 3.28 [...]
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Play Video Video:LIVE – Obama and Medvedev joint news conference ABC News Slideshow:President Barack Obama Play Video Video:Obama: U.S. And Russia have much in common AP Play Video Video:Raw Video: Obamas arrive in Moscow AP AP – Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and U.S. President Barack Obama shake hands at the Kremlin … By BEN FELLER, Associated Press [...]
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Bob Geldof joined the Pope to turn up the pressure on Silvio Berlusconi yesterday with a strident attack on the Italian Prime Minister’s record on aid before this week’s G8 summit. Read more
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URUMQI, China (July 6) – Violent street battles killed at least 140 people and injured 828 others in the deadliest ethnic unrest to hit China’s volatile western Xinjiang region in decades, and officials said Monday the death toll was expected to rise. Security forces have clamped down on the city of Urumqi and set up [...]
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The dreams of hundreds who left for a better life on the other side of the world are now turning into nightmares. Read more
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WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden signalled that the Obama administration would not stand in the way if Israel chose to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, even as the top US military officer said any attack on Iran would be destabilising. 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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It was supposed to be the return of the ousted leader, but after circling in a Venezuelan jet deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya gave up Sunday and flew to El Salvador instead, reports Bloomberg. Telesur, however, reports that he is headed toward Nicaragua; Zelaya told the network by phone in a sort of play by [...]
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The following exchange between moderator Carol Marin of WTTW Ch. 11 and State Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) Wednesday on “Chicago Tonight” gets to the fundamental game being played now under the dome: Read more
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4:26am UK, Monday July 06, 2009 At least one man was shot dead and 30 others were injured as soldiers stopped the ousted Honduras president from landing in the country.  A [...]
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Rex Features Christian Bale has revealed that after working with Johnny Depp, he still knows very little about the actor. The 35-year-old actor has revealed that he hardly spent any time with his Public Enemies co-star except for one scene, but he has insisted that Depp is a “unique” and “interesting” individual. Bale told Collider: [...]
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As I’ve said before, you need to be careful what you post on social networking sites like Facebook. It can get you fired, or in this case, expose the personal details of the new head of the U.K.’s MI6. Read full story from technologyexpert.blogspot.com Read more
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Honduras’ exiled president took off for home in a Venezuelan jet in a high-stakes attempt to return to power, even as the interim government told its military to turn away the plane. Read more
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Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-California, took state leaders — in particular the GOP governor and lawmakers — to task for not resolving the budget dispute. Read more
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It is jokingly dubbed ‘the most expensive B&B in the world’. Then again the trailer camp is the only ‘bed and breakfast’ that also provides lunch, dinner, a gym, 24-hour Internet access and a relatively secure place to stay in Basra.Situated within the newly-acquired American military base in this southern-Iraqi province, the B&B provides private [...]