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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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An ad-hoc group within the International Whaling Commission suggested Monday that the commission condone commercial whaling for the first time in nearly 30 years in exchange for reducing the number of whales killed each year. Read more
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MARJA, AFGHANISTAN — The Afghan official responsible for governing Marja paid his first visit to this strife-torn community Monday, imploring residents to forsake the Taliban and promising employment programs as an inducement for local men to put down their weapons. Read more
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UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations’ top humanitarian relief coordinator has scolded his lieutenants for failing to adequately manage the relief effort in Haiti, saying that an uneven response in the month after the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake has undercut confidence in the United Nations’ ability to deliver vital assistance, according to a confidential e-mail. [...]
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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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CAIRO — Hundreds of supporters greeted former U.N. nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei at the airport upon his return to his native Egypt on Friday, singing songs, chanting pro-reform slogans and calling on the Nobel Prize winner to run for president. Read more
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PETIONVILLE, HAITI — Here on the hills above Port-au-Prince, a vision for a very different capital city is taking shape. Read more
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MARJAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A NATO airstrike in Afghanistan mistakenly killed 27 civilians, the government said on Monday, hurting a campaign to win over the local population and defeat Taliban insurgents. Read more
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will pitch his bid to revamp the U.S. healthcare system as a way to control big insurance company rate increases when he releases his healthcare plan on Monday, the White House said. Read more
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At least 27 civilians died in a Nato air strike in southern Afghanistan, the Afghan cabinet says, revising downwards a prior statement that 33 were killed. Read more
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ATHENS, Greece – A lack of leadership within the European Union has worsened Greece’s financial crisis by failing to calm market fears the country might default on its massive debt load, the Greek deputy prime minister said Monday. Read more
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AFP/Fars News/File – A sample of enriched uranium in Mashhad. Iran says it is considering plans to start building two new … Slideshow:Iran Nuclear Issues Play Video Barack Obama Video:Obama says governors helped ‘right the ship’ AP Play Video Barack Obama Video:Obama Pushes Drug Rehab FOX News By ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press Writer Ali Akbar Dareini, Associated [...]
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SR TECHNICS, the maintenance company that oversees the easyJet fleet, is to close operations at Stansted airport in England, throwing 345 aviation engineers out of work. Read more
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The founder of the National Bullying Helpline said it had received ‘three or four’ calls in the last 18 months from those working for the Prime Minister. Read more
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A peace-loving Malaysian-born man was chased down, ferociously bashed with a hammer and stabbed after stopping his vehicle outside his Sydney home, in a murder possibly motivated by road rage. The 43-year-old Australian citizen died after arriving at his Marion Street home at Leichhardt, in Sydney’s inner west, just after midnight last night. 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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Whether sparked by Mother Nature or by the carelessness or maliciousness of man, these fires have ripped across the Earth with alarming ferocity and deadly consequences. Read more
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Every great drama needs a sequel, and the “you did no quad!” battle between silver medalist Yevgeny Plushenko and gold medalist Evan Lysacek — which has drawn the Kremlin into the fray — is no exception. First, it was announced Saturday that Russia had appointed Plushenko special ambassador to the 2014 Sochi Olympics. From Itar-Tass: [...]
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In Quinn’s oft-touted hotel discount card discontinued 6 years ago, the Daily Herald is reporting: With Illinois in a financial crisis, Gov. Pat Quinn repeatedly touts his membership in Super 8 hotel’s VIP club as testament to his frugality….The problem is, however, that the Daily Herald has found Super 8 VIP cards like Quinn’s [...]
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Madeira is one of our most favourite winter destinations. We are devastated at hearing the news and seeing pictures of parts of the Island we know and love. Our heart go at to the Madeiran people and pray they get the help they need Posted By :Judie Jones [...]