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A woman in England who ran over and killed a cyclist was found not guilty of causing death by dangerous driving after claiming that she may have fainted at the wheel of her car. Tracy Johnson, 35, hit mother of three, Sharon Corless, 43, in her 4×4 Range Rover when Mrs Corless was out [...]
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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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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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A Ugandan lawmaker is refusing to drop his legislative push to impose the death penalty on some gays, despite international condemnation and a general observation that the Dark Ages would scare away international investors. More: “Lawmaker David Bahati said he will not heed a call late Thursday from the government to drop [...]
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When the Consumer Electronics Show used to be in Chicago I’d usually find an excuse to wander over and check out tomorrow’s gadgets today. I have a distinct memory, in the early 1980s, of being at the Sony booth and putting on a headset for the device that became the Walkman. “This,” I thought confidently, [...]
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1:53pm UK, Monday January 11, 2010 Neal Walker, Sky News Online Two people have been arrested in connection with the attack on Togo’s national football team in Angola, according to state media. [...]
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EA Sports has confirmed recent reports that it is reprising popular arcade basketball game NBA Jam for Nintendo’s Wii console. The updated version will include the same core gameplay as the original title, but also introduce “all-new features that deliver a fresh new take on the game”. After first launching in US arcades in 1993, [...]
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Three U.S. service members were killed Monday in fighting in southern Afghanistan, underscoring the unrelenting violence in the Taliban heartland as the Obama administration steps up efforts to rout the insurgents. Read more
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A Danish cartoonist who outraged Muslims with controversial caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed fled to a panic room last week to escape an ax-wielding Islamic assassin — but left his 5-year-old granddaughter to fend for herself. “I feared for my… Read more
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Sacramento-based political strategist Steve Schmidt , true to his take-no-prisoners style, hit “CBS’ 60 Minutes” Sunday to detail how former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was a rushed — and wholly unprepared… 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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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Sheik cleared in videotaped torture A member of Abu Dhabi’s ruling family was cleared Sunday of the torture and rape of an Afghan man in a case that embarrassed the Gulf emirate and raised questions over human rights. The judge reading the verdict at a court in the United Arab Emirates did [...]
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SHENZHEN, CHINA — China overtook Germany in 2009 to become the world’s top exporting nation, another milestone in China’s rapid rise and growing economic influence. 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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BEIJING — With property prices soaring in key cities, many investors and bankers worry that China has the next great real estate bubble waiting to be popped. Read more
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GENEVA (Reuters) – Snow and icy weather disrupted travel across Europe on Sunday, closing Geneva airport on one of its busiest tourist weekends of the year and prompting a state of emergency on part of Germany’s Baltic coast. Read more
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican Party chief called on Senator Harry Reid on Sunday to step down as Senate majority leader over racial comments about President Barack Obama, while Democrats tried to put the issue behind them. Read more
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Israel’s government has approved plans for the construction of a barrier along its border with Egypt in a bid to keep out illegal migrants and militants. Read more
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LONDON (Reuters) – Most banks have increased basic salaries and cut bonuses for executives in response to calls for leaner compensation packages after the financial crisis, according to a survey by consultancy Mercer. Read more
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AP – Al-Qaida sympathizer, Ali Mohammed Omar, 42 talks to the Associated Press in the capital San’a, Yemen … Slideshow:Yemen Play Video Terrorism Video:Family Defends Queens Terror Suspect CBS 2 New York Play Video Terrorism Video:Talking To Your Kids About Terrorism CBS 11 Dallas 2 hrs 21 mins ago SAN’A, Yemen – Yemen’s president said he is ready to talk to al-Qaida [...]