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LONDON — Yemen pledged Wednesday to implement broad political and economic reforms in exchange for a package of long-term development and security assistance from countries concerned that it could become a permanent base for international terrorist operations. Read more
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ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — Three American troops were killed Wednesday in a bombing in the volatile northwest region of Pakistan, a nation where U.S. military involvement is a highly sensitive matter and where American ground personnel rarely suffer casualties. Read more
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Three weeks after a powerful earthquake destroyed Haiti’s capital, aid officials are still seeking to reach hundreds of thousands of desperate people who apparently have not received food and shelter from an expanding international aid operation, U.S. officials said Tuesday. 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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PARIS — When the French navy’s 23,700-ton Mistral-class amphibious assault ship dropped anchor in St. Petersburg’s frigid harbor Nov. 23, it was doing more than paying a friendly visit to the Russians. Read more
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TIMERGARA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Taliban claimed responsibility for a bomb on Wednesday that killed three U.S. soldiers outside a girls school in the northwest of the country and threatened more attacks on Americans. Read more
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – The pace of job losses in the private sector slowed in January as employers reported the smallest payroll decline in nearly two years, while the dominant services sector grew slightly, data showed on Wednesday. Read more
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Three US soldiers have become the first known American military fatalities in Pakistan as they died in a bomb near a school in the north-west. Read more
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LONDON – Greek stocks rose, then led European markets lower Wednesday amid mounting skepticism about the Greek government’s ability to get a grip on its finances as workers threatened strike action against austerity measures. In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was down 14.54 points, or 0.3 percent, at 5,268.77 while Germany’s [...]
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Play Video Reuters  – Bomb attack near Pakistan school Slideshow:Pakistan Play Video Video:Americans held in Pakistan allege FBI abuse AP Play Video Video:Alleged suicide bomber on TV Reuters AFP/File – Pakistani soldiers stand guard near the site of a bomb blast on the outskirts of Peshawar in December, … By SHERIN ZADA and MUNIR AHMAD, Associated Press Writer Sherin [...]
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Tony Blair lied to his cabinet and misled parliament over the war in Iraq, according to Clare Short, the former British international development secretary. Read more
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“There are a lot of anomalies in this case. ” – Mr. Ploppy Er – I think you will find that just as in most stories posted on this website, there are a lot of anomalies in the article, rather than in the case itself. A jury who heard all of the facts of the [...]
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The number of unemployed Spaniards last month rose above 4 million for the first time in the country’s history, official figures revealed yesterday, underlining the scale of its economic collapse. Read more
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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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A group called Polo Constitucional, composed of former government ministers, Army colleagues and Assembly members who once allied with Hugo Chavez, are now formally calling on the Venezuelan president to step down. At a Sunday press conference, Luis Alfonso Dávila, former Congress Speaker, former Minister of the Interior and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, read [...]
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Not to be too much of a home-team guy, but our results page is a good one. The only big surprise to me so far is how poorly Todd Stroger is doing. Last place right now? Dem Lite Guv race looks like a squeaker — the candidates (Cohen & Turner) and their supporters will [...]
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9:59pm UK, Tuesday February 02, 2010 Adam Arnold, Sky News Online Iran’s leaders are “sowing the seeds of their own destruction” with their brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters, the US vice-president has [...]
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WENN Madonna has reportedly invested $1.5m (£938,820) in a brand of coconut water. The Grammy winner set aside the funds for Vita Coco, a coconut water beverage made in Brazil, reports Fox News. According to sources, Vita Coco is Madonna’s drink of choice because of its health and anti-ageing benefits. “She began drinking coconut water [...]
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In the border city of Ciudad Juarez, state police said they have detained a suspect in the killings of 16 people, many of them teenagers who had gathe … Read more
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Senator Abel Maldonado, R-Santa Maria (Santa Barbara County) is gearing up for tomorrow’s hearing on his confirmation to lieutenant governor, telling reporters today that he thinks his chances of being… Read more