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AP – U.S. President Barack Obama, left, listens to Chinese President Hu Jintao, as they attend a state dinner … Play Video Barack Obama Video:AP Top Stories AP Play Video Barack Obama Video:Bowing to tradition? AP Play Video Barack Obama Video:Obama Admin. sets sights on financial fraud AP By JENNIFER LOVEN and ARTHUR MAX, Associated Press Writers Jennifer [...]
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A HOSPITAL consultant who tried to poison his pregnant lover to induce an abortion was described as “a liar, a cheat and a predator” yesterday as he was jailed for six years. Read more
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During a visit to Beijing, President Barack Obama joins his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, in emphasizing areas of cooperation between the two countries, such as climate change and energy. But divisions over human rights and trade policies remain, underscoring that tensions would not be erased by Obama\’s first trip there. Read more
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Mother-of-two Geeta Aulakh, 28, was found by a passerby slumped on the ground in Greenford, West London, at 7pm on Monday night. Read more
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When faults let loose with a mighty rumble, the reverberations are felt across the globe. As Mother Nature takes lives and property with such minute warning, super temblors anywhere in the world remind those in quake-prone zones of the vulnerability of great metropolitan regions and remind us to be prepared with good building codes and [...]
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Pakistani model Tooba Siddiqui, wearing a creation by Pakistani designer Nomi Ansari, left, watch a projector screening the show backstage during the third day of Fashion Pakistan Week on Nov. 6, 2009, in Karachi, Pakistan. Read more
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Two debate have broken out in the comment thread of the Oxford University Press blog where the lexicographers have announced their Word of the Year: “Unfriend” unfriend – verb – To remove someone as a ‘friend’ on a social networking site such as Facebook. As in, “I decided to unfriend my roommate on Facebook [...]
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Sky’s China correspondent Peter Sharp said: “They’ve agreed to discuss the whole issue of human rights next year. Obama certainly hasn’t ducked that issue like some predicted. Read more
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Ryan Reynolds and Anna Faris have signed up to star in romantic comedy TMI. Read more
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BEIJING a ‘ Seeking help with an array of global troubles, President Obama said today that his closely watched talks with his Chinese counterpart are vital not just for their nations but for the world. Read more
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Just in time to mess with Attorney General Jerry Brown’s world some more, there’s a new undercover ACORN video was released Monday night on Fox News’ Sean Hannity hootenanny. But unlike the other ACORN… 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 [...]
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CHINON, FRANCE — France has always been a nation of philosophers. Descartes contributed rigorous thinking. Montesquieu and Voltaire inspired democracy, and Sartre made it cool to despair. It was inevitable, sooner or later, that along would come Jacques Puisais, philosopher of taste. Read more
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BEIJING — President Obama and his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, emerged from two hours of talks Tuesday morning pledging to continue efforts to strengthen the growing partnership between the two countries, and to work together to address global challenges such as climate change, nuclear proliferation and sustaining the world’s nascent economic recovery. 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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For the first time in nearly eight years, the United States will participate in a conference with members of the International Criminal Court, a decision that signals growing U.S. support for a war crimes tribunal the Bush administration once shunned. Read more
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SHANGHAI — Meeting with a carefully screened group of students at the marquee event of his Asia trip, President Obama on Monday sought to advance what he called America’s “core principles” during his first public appearance in China. But the event itself — billed as an opportunity for Obama to reach beyond Chinese officialdom — [...]
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VIENNA (Reuters) – The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog is concerned that Iran’s belated revelation of a new uranium enrichment site may mean it is hiding further nuclear activity, an agency report said Monday. Read more
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BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama wrangles over trade and currency policy with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao on Tuesday, with Iran and North Korea competing for attention at the summit of the two global powers. Read more