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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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BALUARTE GORGE, Mexico — High in the wicked folds of the western Sierra Madre, Mexican transportation officials have launched one of the most ambitious road-building projects in history — an experiment in social engineering as much as a structural one. Across a landscape of yawning ravines and sheer-sided ridges so rugged that [...]
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AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Around 2,000 Syrian troops backed by tanks launched an assault to retake Damascus suburbs from rebels on Sunday, activists said, a day after the Arab League suspended its monitoring mission in Syria because of worsening violence. Read more
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House hopeful Mitt Romney widened his lead over rival Newt Gingrich to 11 percentage points in Florida, according to Reuters/Ipsos online poll results on Saturday, up from 8 points a day earlier, as he cemented his front-runner status in the Republican nomination race. Read more
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The Afghan government is planning to meet the Taliban in Saudi Arabia in an attempt to jump-start peace talks, the BBC has learned. Read more
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ATHENS, Greece – A disorderly and potentially devastating Greek debt default is looking much less likely. Greece and investors who own its bonds have reached a tentative deal to significantly reduce the country’s debt and pave the way for it to receive a much-needed euro130 billion bailout. Negotiators for the investors announced the agreement Saturday [...]
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TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran said on Sunday it was very optimistic over a visit by U.N. nuclear inspectors aimed at shedding light on suspected military aspects of Tehran’s atomic work but suggested Tehran would curb cooperation if the experts became a “tool” for outside powers. Read more
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‘How many times can a man turn his head, pretending he just doesn’t see?’ asked Bobby McDonagh, Irish Ambassador to the UK, as he addressed supporters of the Forgotten Irish on Friday evening. Read more
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But antique furniture that would fetch a few hundred pounds in British auction rooms is suddenly being sold for thousands in Beijing – thanks to soaring demand among China’s new executive class. Read more
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A fire swept through a two-story private rehabilitation centre for addicts in a poor part of Peru’s capital Lima yesterday, killing 26 people and critically injuring six as firefighters punched holes through walls to rescue residents locked inside. Read more
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A general view of the theater that was seized on Oct. 23, 2002, in Moscow. An estimated 42 heavily armed Chechen rebels, including women, stormed the Dubrovka theater during the second act of the sold-out musical “Nord-Ost,” advertised on the banner. (Photo by Getty Images) Read more
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Via the New York Times: In 1990, (Newt) Gingrich’s political action committee, Gopac, instructed Republican candidates to learn to “speak like Newt,” by offering a glossary of words to describe Democrats. From the flyer: We have heard a plaintive plea: “I wish I could speak like Newt.” That takes years of [...]
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4:38pm UK, Saturday January 28, 2012 A woman’s body has been found on the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship – the 17th confirmed victim of the disaster. Divers discovered her on the submerged sixth floor deck and she was not wearing a life jacket, officials said. Fifteen people are still missing [...]
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Egyptian policemen stand guard outside the Syrian Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 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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PARIS — France announced Friday that it will pull its combat forces out of Afghanistan one year ahead of the scheduled NATO withdrawal and said it would urge the rest of the alliance to do the same. President Nicolas Sarkozy made the unexpected proposal in concert with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at [...]
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AMMAN (Reuters) – Security forces killed over 40 people in Syria on Friday, activists and residents said, as people in Homs mourned 14 members of a family they said were slain by militiamen in one of the worst sectarian attacks in a 10-month revolt. Read more
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MIAMI (Reuters) – Newt Gingrich struggled to regain momentum in the Republican presidential race on Friday as two new polls showed him falling behind rival Mitt Romney, who was seen as the winner of the final debate before the Florida primary. Read more
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The UN Security Council has met to consider a draft resolution against Syria’s government. Read more