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Parecía una buena idea haber invitado al más prominente líder de izquierda de las Américas, el Presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez, a hablar con la guerrilla de izquierda más antigua de Colombia. Chávez pudo haber tenido un momento de gloria y el Presidente colombiano Álvaro Uribe, haber empezado a superar el último gran obstáculo para la [...]
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As D.C. United was making final preparations for its U.S. Open Cup semifinal against the second-division Rochester Rhinos on Tuesday night at Maryland SoccerPlex, personnel matters remained at the forefront Monday. Read more
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NEW DELHI, July 20 — The United States and India on Monday established a high-level forum designed to further strengthen a relationship that has dramatically improved in recent years. The two governments also announced relatively modest agreements that could foster potential sales of sophisticated U.S. arms and civil nuclear reactors. Read more
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SEOUL — Images and accounts of the North Korean gulag become sharper, more harrowing and more accessible with each passing year. Read more
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TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras’ de facto leader came under increased pressure on Monday to hand power back to the ousted president with Europe halting economic aid and top Latin American officials warning of bloodshed if he does not back down. Read more
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Public support for President Barack Obama’s strategy to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system appeared to waver as Republicans stepped up attacks on Monday on a plan they say is costly and unworkable. Read more
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The leading suspect in last November’s deadly attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) has pleaded guilty. Read more
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REYKJAVIK (AFP) – Iceland unveiled a 1.5-billion-euro plan on Monday to recapitalise three major banks that it was forced to rescue when the financial crisis devastated its economy last year. Read more
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AP – FILE – In this Nov. 26, 2008 file photo, a gunman identified by police as Ajmal Kasab walks through … By RAJESH SHAH, Associated Press Writer Rajesh Shah, Associated Press Writer – 11 mins ago MUMBAI, India – The lone surviving gunman in the Mumbai attacks pleaded guilty Monday and gave a detailed account of the plot and [...]
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BRITAIN is preparing to take back more than 1,400 tonnes of toxic waste said to have been exported illegally to Brazil for recycling. Read more
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ADELAIDE, Australia (July 19) – A British teenager who was found dehydrated and freezing after 12 wintry days lost in Australia’s wilderness said he wrote farewell notes to his family and expected to die of starvation. Read more
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Virgin Atlantic said sick passengers could be banned from flying unless they had a medical certificate giving them the go-ahead to travel. Read more
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Attackers hurled a grenade in a southern Philippine city that has been targeted by Muslim rebels and criminal gangs, wounding a police officer and six other people, authorities said today. 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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The Times of London has a don’t-miss article about Daniel Ortega’s signature movement now turning on him, as they see the Nicaraguan leader moving away from populist and toward dictator as their impoverished country pays the price: “Carlos Fernando Chamorro, a former editor of the Sandinista party newspaper Barricada, is one of [...]
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In my initial version of the post below on Burr Oak Cemetery, I typed “Burr Oaks Cemetery.” Not that I hadn’t read the correct name, one oak, umpty-whillion times, but that, in my haste as I typed, I relied on a far broader memory of the general tednency to pluralize natural phenomena when naming things. [...]
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8:57pm UK, Sunday July 19, 2009 The last British Embassy worker being held in Iran has been released, it has emerged. President Ahmadinejad’s re-election sparked weeks of protests [...]
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BBC BBC chiefs have claimed back money used to buy extravagant gifts and flowers for celebrities, it has been discovered. The expense claims of the broadcasting network’s top 30 managers earning over £160,000 have been published, with money gained from the licence fee being spent on a range of items for stars, The Sun reports. [...]