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Pink has claimed that she will never appear as a judge on TV contests such as American Idol. The ‘I Don’t Believe You’ singer confessed that she rarely watches reality shows, but admitted that some contestants have good voices. “I don’t really watch it other than some of the out-takes but some of those guys [...]
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Two American soldiers disappeared in western Afghanistan after a routine resupply mission, and more than 25 NATO and Afghan security forces members were wounded during the search mission for them, the alliance said Friday. Read more
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HERAT, Afghanistan, — Two U.S. soldiers transporting supplies in Afghanistan were reported missing on Friday and the Taliban said they were holding the bodies of two drowned foreign soldiers. The Islamist militants’ spokesman, Qare Yousuf, told Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location that they had recovered the bodies of the drowned soldiers [...]
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Newly-announced U.S. Senate hopeful Carly Fiorina swept through Sacramento Thursday, where she spoke to a building trade gathering about the importance of job creation and economic development — and slammed her would-be colleagues in Washington, D.C. (The former Hewlett Packard CEO officially announced Wednesday that she will challenge U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer next year and [...]
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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 [...]
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We interrupt this broadcast to bring you the President’s thoughts on the attack at Fort Hood. . . Except, Barack Obama did not seem to realise the news networks were relaying his remarks live to the nation. Before moving on to the shooting, he offered his thanks to the people organising the [...]
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BAGHDAD — Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell signed a deal with the Iraqi Oil Ministry on Thursday to develop a major field, marking the first foray by a U.S.-led consortium into Iraq’s promising but uncertain oil industry. Read more
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BANGKOK — After a rare trip by high-level U.S. diplomats to Burma, there was little indication from either nation Thursday about how the Obama administration’s overture of engagment had been received. Read more
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CARACAS, Venezuela — Every day, Pascual Cicenia plays golf on an emerald course that is 18 holes of tropical heaven in the middle of this chaotic city. He doesn’t take it for granted, he said, especially now that President Hugo Chávez has disparaged the sport as an elitist endeavor with few friends in his populist [...]
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KENYA Hague court to probe post-election violence The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said Thursday that post-election violence in Kenya that killed more than 1,000 people was a crime against humanity and pledged to initiate proceedings that could result in top officials facing trial. Luis Moreno-Ocampo said he told President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister [...]
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MOSCOW — Russian authorities said Thursday that they had solved one of their country’s most notorious crimes, charging two alleged neo-Nazi gang members in the brazen killings of a human rights lawyer and a journalist in central Moscow in January. Read more
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani soldiers have entered an important militant bastion in South Waziristan, security officials said on Friday, as gunmen wounded an army brigadier and his driver in a drive-by shooting in the capital. Read more
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KILLEEN, Texas (Reuters) – An Army psychiatrist opened fire with two handguns at the Fort Hood Army post on Thursday, killing 12 and wounding 31 others, Army officials said, adding the suspect was shot several times but survived. Read more
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SHARED READ WATCHED/LISTENED Deadly shootings at US army base Controversy over U2′s Berlin wall US hits China pipes with tariffs In pictures: Fort Hood shootings A taste for the old East Germany Three bald bears perplex experts Weekly [...]
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AFP/Getty Images – Preet Bharara, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks at a press conference. Law enforcement … Slideshow:Stock Markets Play Video Wall Street Video:Insider Trading Arrests CNBC Related Quotes Symbol Price Change ^DJI 10,005.96 +203.82 ^GSPC 1,066.63 +20.13 ^IXIC 2,105.32 +49.80 By KELLY OLSEN, AP Business Writer Kelly Olsen, Ap Business Writer – [...]
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KABUL – The United Nations is sending about 600 foreign staff out of the country or into secure compounds because of the deadly Taliban attack on U.N. workers, warning the Afghan government Thursday that international support will wane unless it cracks down on corruption fueling the insurgency. Read more
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A gang made off with 80 kilograms of flour after police set up a drugs sting but went home before their targets arrived. Read more
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(Nov. 5) — Not that anyone’s complaining, but as hurricane seasons go, this one has been pretty wimpy. Ida reached hurricane strength off Nicaragua’s east coast Thursday morning, becoming only the third Atlantic hurricane of the year. It’s the first named storm since Tropical Storm Henri in early October. The biggest threat from Ida is [...]