Deadly attack rocks Kabul hotel
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At least 10 people are reported to have been killed after a top hotel in the Afghan capital, Kabul, came under attack by gunmen and suicide bombers. Read more
Combative new IMF chief takes on new challenge (AP)
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AP – French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, center, exits the International Monetary Fund in Washington, … Related Quotes Symbol Price Change ^DJI 12,167.27 +123.71 ^GSPC 1,294.00 +13.90 ^IXIC 2,723.37 +35.09 By ANGELA CHARLTON, Associated Press Angela Charlton, Associated Press – 6 mins ago PARIS – Christine Lagarde has traveled tirelessly to save the euro and blazed a trail for women [...]
Greek police clash with austerity protesters (Reuters)
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ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek police fired teargas and battled groups of hooded youths near parliament on Tuesday in a rally against anti-austerity measures international lenders have demanded to stave off national bankruptcy. Read more
Make Prince Harry our king, say Canadian monarchists
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Even Canada’s most ardent monarchists accept that the 2,300-mile gulf between London and the Queen’s largest realm is something of a stumbling block. Read more
Disabled boy barred from easyJet flight because his wheelchair was too heavy
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Sergeant in ‘suicide bid’ after police dogs die in baking heat of his car Police cash in on car crashes: It’s not just insurance firms making millions selling drivers’ details Food parcels sent to a primary school as migrant farm worker parents keep their own children hungry in protest over benefits Pictured: Diner hit over [...]
Papua New Guinea leader resigns
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Expand Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Michael Somare is stepping down, reports say. Photo / AFP Papua New Guinea’s veteran leader Michael Somare is resigning the prime ministership due to ill health, a report said today, citing his son. The 75-year-old underwent heart surgery earlier this year [...]
al-Jihad (Egyptian Islamic Jihad)
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Egyptian Islamic Jihad is a group that originally operated to establish an Islamic state in Egypt but has broadened to generally attack U.S./Israel interests. Ayman Al-Zawahri stands behind bars in an Egyptian court in 1982 during his trial as one of the masterminds behind the assassination of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat in 1981, the year [...]
Gadhafi, Son Charged with Crimes Against Humanity
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The International Criminal Court granted the wish of prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo today and issued warrants for the arrest of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, his son Saif al-Islam, and intelligence chief Abdullah Al-Senussi to face charges of crimes against humanity. The U.N. Security Council referred the case to Moreno-Ocampo for review in February, the prosecutor began [...]
Mulch ado about rotting
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 Evidently, it starts with a little grass, a few leaves, some carrot shavings, eggshells, banana skins. Then pretty soon you’re into layering and churning and thermal measurements, and you’re what some call a “compost-a-holic,” a person fixated on tending to the slowly brewing mixture of kitchen and lawn waste that will decompose and [...]
Gaddafi Faces International Arrest Warrant
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2:07pm UK, Monday June 27, 2011 The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Libya’s Colonel Gaddafi for crimes against humanity. [...]
Bill Pullman: ‘Torchwood role has many facets’
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© Starz Bill Pullman has claimed that joining the cast of Torchwood was an “impulsive” decision. The Independence Day star told Wales Online that he signed up to the series without reading the entire script. “I just thought, ‘Let’s do it’,” he explained. “It was so attractive to me because it’s a character with so [...]
Judges order arrest of Gadhafi, son for slayings
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The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Monday for Moammar Gadhafi, his son Seif, and his intelligence chief for crimes against humanity in the Libyan leader’s four-month battle to cling to power. Read more
Bay Area delegation split on Libya vote
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The huge bipartisan repudiation of President Obama’s Libya excursion split the Bay Area’s Democratic delegation, with House minority leader Nancy Pelosi voting to authorize the military… Read more
North Korea has completed missile facility, satellite imagery shows
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TOKYO – The latest satellite imagery indicates that North Korea has completed construction of a second – and more modern – missile launch facility, a vital step in its efforts to successfully launch intercontinental ballistic missiles. Read more
Johnson & Johnson division recalls 43 OTC medicines for infants and children
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A division of Johnson & Johnson is recalling 43 over-the-counter medicines made for infants and children — including liquid versions of Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl — after federal regulators identified what they called deficiencies at the company’s manufacturing facility. Read more
World Digest: Opponents of Venezuela’s Chávez jailed in crackdown
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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 [...]
Governor’s convoy in north Nigeria rushing to president crashes, killing 4 and injuring 11
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KATSINA, Nigeria – A Nigerian state governor survived a car crash that left four dead as he traveled to meet the president in the oil-rich country’s north. Read more
China’s Wen sees struggle to control inflation
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HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – Premier Wen Jiabao signaled for the first time that China would struggle to meet its 4 percent inflation target this year. Read more
Greece to debate austerity package under EU pressure
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ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s parliament begins on Monday to debate a deeply unpopular austerity plan which international lenders are demanding to see approved this week to avert the threat of bankruptcy. Read more
Fierce fighting near to Tripoli
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Rebels have been engaged in fierce firefights with government forces in mountain plains about 80km (50 miles) south-west of Tripoli. Read more