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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti- Haiti’s chaotic election process was plunged deeper into disarray Sunday afternoon as nearly all its major presidential candidates – including the presumed front-runner – called for voting results to be thrown out, alleging massive fraud. Read more
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VENEZUELA Chávez opponents jailed in crackdown Two foes of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez who had publicly criticized the socialist government in recent days found themselves in jail this week as part of a crackdown on opposition figures that has prompted alarm about the state of democracy in the oil-rich Latin American country. On Monday, former [...]
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CAIRO – Members of Egypt’s largest political opposition party braced for a bruising defeat in parliamentary elections held Sunday amid reports that proxies of the ruling party committed widespread fraud and prevented delegates working for rival candidates from entering polling stations. Read more
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SEOUL – South Korea and the United States on Sunday began joint naval exercises that will include live fire and bombing drills, as hermetic North Korea deployed missiles close to the Yellow Sea and warned that it will turn the region into “a merciless shower of fire” if its territory is violated. Read more
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YEONPYEONG, South Korea (Reuters) – North Korea has placed surface-to-surface missiles on launch pads in the Yellow Sea, Yonhap news agency said, as the United States and South Korea began military drills and China called for emergency talks. Read more
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PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – A Somali-born teenager was arrested on Friday for attempting to detonate what he thought was a car bomb at a Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in Oregon, officials said. Read more
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There is high tension on the Korean peninsula as the US and South Korea carry out military drills, five days after the North shelled an island. Read more
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ATHENS (Reuters) – The EU and the IMF could extend the period in which Greece must repay its bailout loans by five years, to make it easier for it to service its debt, a Greek newspaper said on Saturday, citing an IMF official. Read more
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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has placed surface-to-surface missiles on launch pads in the Yellow Sea, Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday, as the United States and South Korea began joint military exercises. Read more
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As the pupil of a Buddhist monk, Anni-Frid Reuss, the former Abba singer, and her meditation teacher shared a zen-like affinity. Read more
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Shocking video footage shows Keith Krantz pinned to the ground at a Target in Buffalo, New York, as shoppers clamber over him. Read more
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BRITAIN: A pensioner has lost his life savings after leaving it on the roof of his car and driving off. The unnamed 68-year-old from Westcliff-on-Sea took the cash to work with him every day because he distrusted banks and feared being robbed at home. 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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Saudi Arabia touted a bevy of terror arrests over the past several months on Friday, just as King Abdullah was in New York to receive treatment for a blood clot. From Al-Arabiya: “‘In the past eight months 149 people linked to al Qaeda were arrested, among them were 124 Saudis and 25 [...]
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News release: CHICAGO – Chicago Retail Merchants Association (CRMA), a committee of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA), has released findings from a poll conducted Monday evening following the filing deadline in the Chicago Mayoral race. The poll finds that Rahm Emanuel strongly leads his rivals by gender, ethnic origin, age bracket and [...]
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Alison Chung, Sky News Online A teenager has been arrested after attempting to detonate a ‘bomb’ moments before a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony in the US, according to reports. [...]
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WENN Nicki Minaj has expressed her frustration over the double standards women in showbiz are forced to face. In her upcoming documentary My Time Now, the rapper revealed that she is often perceived in a negative light simply because she is assertive and self-assured. “When I am assertive, I’m a bitch. When a man is [...]
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Brazilian army soldiers patrol the entrance to the Alemao shantytown on Friday in Rio de Janeiro. Read more
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U.S. allies around the world have been briefed by American diplomats about an expected release of classified U.S. files by the WikiLeaks website that is likely to cause international embarrassment and could damage some nations’ relations with the Uni… Read more
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AP photo Memo to novice candidates like Sharron Angle: Know thy Constitution. Don’t tell Hispanics they look Asian. Pay special attention to what you say when you are in front of cameras…. Read more