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Tweet Kim Jong-un was revealed as his father’s choice to carry the Kim dynasty 11:55am UK, Thursday December 29, 2011 North Korea has declared Kim Jong-il’s son and successor “supreme leader” in the government’s first public endorsement of his rule. Kim Jong-un stood on a balcony at the Grand People’s Study House overlooking Kim Il [...]
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© WENN John Abraham has claimed that he has learnt to deal with constructive criticism. The actor can currently be seen playing an Oxbridge graduate-turned-male stripper in Desi Boyz. Abraham told The Times of India: “When I first got my share of criticism, my dad reminded me of this parable. It’s about Little John who [...]
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A man in an Afghan army uniform turned his weapon on NATO troops and shot dead two service members on Thursday, the alliance said in what was the latest apparent attack by members of Afghan security forces against their coalition partners. Read more
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TMZ.com is reporting a rumor today that has the blogosphere abuzz: Is former California First Lady Maria Shriver really considering taking former CA Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger back? Most of the reaction, at least on the talkshow circuit, has been of the “Girlfriend, are you insane?” variety. Read more
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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
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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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TEHRAN/DUBAI (Reuters) – The U.S. Fifth Fleet said on Wednesday it would not allow any disruption of traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran threatened to stop ships moving through the world’s most important oil route. Read more
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(Reuters) – Arab monitors head to three more Syrian cities on Thursday to check if government forces are complying with a peace plan after a delegation to Homs, center of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, was mobbed by a protesters demanding protection. Read more
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Arab League monitors overseeing compliance with a peace plan have been fanning out to cover various parts of Syria amid continuing anti-government violence. Read more
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ROME – Strong demand for short-term Italian government debt on Wednesday pushed the country’s borrowing costs lower and suggested investors have become less jittery about an imminent default by the eurozone’s third-largest economy. Italy raised euro10.7 billion ($14 billion) in a pair of auctions at sharply lower rates than those it was forced to pay [...]
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – The chief Arab League monitor in Syria said he saw “nothing frightening” on a first visit to the battered protest hotbed of Homs but France called his remarks premature and urged Syria to guarantee his team free movement. Read more
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BRITAIN’S Prince Philip was last night beginning a belated Christmas with his family after being discharged from hospital. Read more
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Katie Briscoe, 19, suffered knife wounds in an attack at her sister’s house in Beech Drive, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. Read more
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President Barack Obama and his family spent a warm and sunny afternoon at one of the most popular snorkelling spots on the island of Oahu, where they released four green sea turtles into the water. Read more
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Thousands of well-wishers from around the world flocked to London to witness the spectacle and pageantry of the Royal Wedding, and cheered loudly when William kissed Kate on the Buckingham Palace balcony. Read more
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North Korea sent delegations to Seoul when the women’s husbands died. The South Koreans also met with Kim Yong Nam, president of Presidium of North Korea’s parliament, according to footage from the AP news agency in Pyongyang. He often represents the country and is considered a nominal head of state. The sides agreed [...]
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Beyoncé is thought to be preparing to check into a New York hospital to give birth. The ‘Countdown’ singer, who announced her pregnancy at the MTV Video Music Awards in August, is rumoured to be heading to St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital on Manhattan’s Upper West Side to have her first child. © Rex Features / [...]
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President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday that his government would accept Taliban insurgents’ opening a representative office in the Gulf state of Qatar for the purpose of holding peace talks, although Saudi Arabia or Turkey would be preferable venues. Read more
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At least one member of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission is strongly refuting allegations that the Democratic Party manipulated the outcome, saying that the recent ProPublica account of state redistricting  ”just doesn’t match the process we went through.” Read more