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CIA drone kills U.S.-born al Qaeda cleric in Yemen

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SANAA (Reuters)- Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born Islamist militant, was killed in Yemen on Friday in a CIA drone strike described by President Barack Obama as “another significant milestone” in efforts to defeat al Qaeda. Read more

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Kodak shares plummet on restructuring fears

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(Reuters)- Eastman Kodak Co shares fell almost 70 percent on Friday afternoon on concerns the photography pioneer could file for bankruptcy. Read more

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Islamist cleric killed in Yemen

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US-born radical Islamist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, a key al-Qaeda leader, has been killed in Yemen, the country’s defence ministry said. Read more

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French, Greek leaders to meet on debt crisis (AP)

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AP – Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the executive European Commission, delivers a speech at the European … Play Video Wall Street Video:How Banks Make Money Without Lending TheStreet.com Play Video Wall Street Video:3 Stocks I Saw on TV, September 29 TheStreet.com Related Quotes Symbol Price Change ^DJI 11,068.61 -85.37 ^GSPC 1,149.48 -10.92 ^IXIC 2,448.67 -32.09 By GREG [...]

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U.S.-born al Qaeda cleric killed in Yemen: officials (Reuters)

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SANAA (Reuters)- Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born cleric linked to al Qaeda’s Yemen-based wing, was killed in an air strike on Friday, Yemeni and U.S. officials said, removing a “global terrorist” high on a U.S. wanted list. Read more

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Three teenage girls gunned down on London street in drive-by shooting

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TWO teenage girls remained in hospital today and a third was discharged after all three were gunned down in the street. Read more

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Whatever the BBC say, Britain is still mainly white, Christian and straight

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Nevertheless, the survey contradicts the accepted picture of 21st-century Britain peddled by the vested interests of the social-engineering industry and endorsed whole- heartedly by the BBC. Practising Christians are regarded as a dangerous minority cult to be persecuted and harassed at every turn, while self-appointed spokesmen for Islam are treated with kid-glove reverence. Read more

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Syria sanctions threat divides UN

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Expand The uprising against Syrian President Bashar Assad began in mid-March. Photo / AP Divisions over whether to threaten sanctions against Syria for the government’s deadly crackdown have held up UN Security Council discussions on a resolution. European nations and Russia have proposed rival resolutions on Syria, [...]

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Women's Rights in Saudi Arabia

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Much attention has been drawn to the plight of women in Saudi Arabia thanks to both social media campaigns waged in order to attain greater rights and by King Abdullah’s efforts to buck the more conservative religious elements by incrementally allowing women more rights. But what is women’s place in Saudi society as deemed by [...]

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Saudi King Grants Women the Right to Vote, Run for Office

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Over the years, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has taken steps toward liberalization in the extremely conservative Salafi kingdom, particularly in the area of women’s rights. The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, where women take co-ed classes, can drive on campus and don’t have to wear veils, opened in 2009 and reaped the ire [...]

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