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UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations’ top envoy in Afghanistan, Kai Eide, said Friday that he would step down from his post in March, ending a tumultuous tenure that was marred by allegations of widespread corruption in Afghanistan’s U.N.-backed presidential election. Read more
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NEW DELHI — On a remote mountain pass, Chinese soldiers berated a group of Indian laborers building a five-mile road near the India-China border. The land belonged to China, asserted the soldiers, who reportedly waved their guns and scared off the workers. 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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NAIROBI — The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo is collaborating with known human rights abusers as it backs a brutal Congolese military operation that has led to the deliberate killing of at least 1,400 civilians and a massive surge in rapes, according a report by the group Human Rights Watch. Read more
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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — The leaders of Dubai have been accustomed to an easy ride when it comes to raising money, with bank and bond investors around the world willing to pump tens of billions of dollars into increasingly grandiose projects on the premise that, if anything went bad, the emirate and its oil-rich [...]
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ROME (Reuters) – Italians asked on Monday if an ugly assault on Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was prompted by a “climate of hatred” splitting their nation and commentators said a wave of sympathy looked set to boost his political fortunes. Read more
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama may have some tough words for executives of Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and other financial firms when he meets with them on Monday. Read more
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British Airways cabin crew have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike in a dispute over job cuts and changes to staff contracts. Read more
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LONDON – World markets mostly rose Monday after Dubai said it had received $10 billion in emergency funds from its oil-rich neighbor Abu Dhabi, helping to ease investor fears that the emirate will default on its debt. In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was up 50.05 points, or 1 percent, at [...]
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AP – FILE – This undated file photo released by freethehikers.org, shows Americans Shane Bauer, left, and … Slideshow:American hikers detained in Iran Play Video Iran Video:Neda’s Sunday Forecast – Dec. 13, 2009 CBS 13 / CW 31 Sacramento Play Video Iran Video:Gates Predicts New Sanctions on Iran ABC News By NASSER KARIMI, Associated Press Writer Nasser Karimi, [...]
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Environment ministers tried to overcome rifts between rich and poor nations in Copenhagen yesterday, with the deadline for a climate deal looming. Read more
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(Dec. 10) — As negotiators grapple in Copenhagen over a global scheme to curtail carbon emissions, Europe’s own iteration was revealed as an easy mark for organized crime. The development could lend fresh ammunition to congressional critics of the Obama administration’s plans to limit carbon emissions through a cap-and-trade system. Europol, the European Union’s joint [...]
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Francesca Walker receives more than £90,000 a year in housing allowance to meet the rent on the five-bedroom villa, plus other payouts of £15,000. 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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The news stories that shaped the first decade of the new millennium, from terrorism to natural and humanitarian disasters. (Note: These are not ranked in order of importance.) Read more
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who usually has no trouble making headlines for his priceless soundbites and personal scandals, wound up in the hospital Sunday after being attacked after a rally in Milan. More from the BBC: “He suffered two broken teeth, a minor nose fracture and cuts to his lip after [...]
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From Rod Blagojevich’s radio program today on WLS AM 890: A bull who’s castrated is a steer. And a pig who’s castrated is a barrow. And a governor who’s castrated is Pat Quinn. I don’t think I’m done politically. When I win this trial and I’m vindicated, people are going to see the truth [...]
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Andy Jack, Sky News Online Shamed golfer Tiger Woods has suffered another blow – with the news that Accenture is ending its six-year sponsorship deal with him. [...]
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WENN Kate Hudson has tried to dodge questions relating to her romantic relationship with Alex Rodriguez. During a recent appearance on Late Night with David Letterman to promote her musical Nine, the actress giggled and gave short answers when asked about her baseball star boyfriend, Us Weekly reports. The 30-year-old said: “Yeah, he’s a friend [...]
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Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was punched in the face at the end of a rally on Sunday by a man holding a small statue in his hand, leaving the 73-year-old media mogul with a bloodied mouth and looking stunned, police said. Read more