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Russia out of crisis, but Putin to continue stimulus

Didier, Moscow

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Saturday vowed to continue Russia’s anti-crisis program as the economy moves out of one of the deepest recessions in post-Soviet...

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This Time, Egyptian Riot Over Soccer, Not Bread

Ahmed, Cairo

President Hosni Mubarak vowed on Saturday that Egypt will be firm in dealing with attacks on its nationals, amid hot tempers and a diplomatic spat with Algeria over a...

Egypt, Riots, Attack on Algirian team Honsi Mubarak

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Mussolini's brain stolen, up for sale on eBay

Raffaele, Rome

Alessandra Mussolini, a right-wing MP, said she was outraged and upset when she heard reports that the remains of her grandfather were being sold online. The initial...

Italy, Mussolini, Mussolini's brain stolen

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Robert Gates: US would withhold aid if Afghanistan doesn’t curb Corruption

Jamshid, Kabul

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Friday that the United States could start holding Afghanistan’s government accountable for corruption by withholding money for...

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Lula is in too hurry to get his good friend Chavez in Mercosur

Yoann, Minneapolis

representatives of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay met in Caracas to sign the protocol for the entrance of Venezuela into the Southern Common Market (Mercosur)....

Brazil, Chavez, Mercosur

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Ethiopian Jews in Israel still await the promised land

Bisrat, Addis Ababa

“There should be no differences between black Jews and white Jews,” said Ayeli, 29, who was among 15,000 people who this week celebrated the...

Ethopia, Ethiopian Jews, Ethiopian Jews in Israel

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Uribe's meek surrender, says Colombia won't retaliate against Venezuela

Prince, Columbus

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Friday declared that his country will not retaliate with war threats against Venezuela, his only aim being to defeat terrorism in...

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Clashes are daily occurrences in Congo – this time it’s for fishing rights

Nsubuga, Kampala

More than 50,000 people have fled clashes between two ethnic groups in north-western Democratic Republic of Congo in recent weeks, the UN says. Many of those fleeing...

Congo, Congo rebels, ethnic clashes

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Behind derailing Tony Blair’s bid for EU Presidency: Angela Merkel

Elliott, Manchester

Tony Blair warned Gordon Brown a week ago that his campaign to become the first president of the European Council was doomed after a decisive intervention by the German...

EU, EU elections, EU presidency

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Quiet American 'planned another Mumbai attack'

CJ, San Francisco

In almost every way, David Headley was the perfect neighbour. When the 49-year-old American citizen began renting an apartment in Mumbai last year he charmed his...

26/11, Mumbai attacks, Terrorism in India

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Hangu Police Disposes Bomb to Save Boys College

Karim Khan, Peshawar

Hangu police on Friday morning acted efficiently to dispose a bomb placed outside a high school and college building in the Muslim Abad neighborhood of the town. The...

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42 dead, 66 trapped in China's mine explosion

Marshall, Shenzhen

A gas explosion tore through a state-run coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 42 people and leaving 66 others trapped underground as rescuers worked hastily...

China, Mine explosion, China's mines

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Transsexual Prostitute Linked To Italian Political Sex Scandal Found Burned To Death

Angelo, Rome

A transsexual Brazilian prostitute known as ‘Brenda,’ who was linked to a sex scandal involving former Italian politician Piero Marrazzo, has been found...

Brenda, Transsexual Prostitute, Italian Political Sex Scandal

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Leading Climate Center Hacked, Global Warming Deniers Have A Field Day

Tommy, Manchester

A group of hackers recently broke into the email system at the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit (CRU), one of the leading climate research...

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Man arrested with 15 Live Lizards Strapped to his Chest at Los Angeles airport

Erick, Los Angeles

Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport. The U.S. Fish and...

Lizards, Michael Plank, Lizard smuggling

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India gets wary of Obama

Chintan, Ambala

Conspicuous by its absence was India. Was India not on his radar? Or was it such a close ally that he skipped naming it at a public function? It left New Delhi...

India, Obama, Obama's Asia tour

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India's shame: 5,000 child deaths a day

Sukhbahar, Ludhiana

For millions of children in India, childhood is an elusive dream, as a UN report has revealed that 5,000 children below five die every day. It may be a shocking...

Children, Child mortality rate, child deaths

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Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Burundi Unite As One Nation

John, Kampala

THE five leaders of the East African Community (EAC) have signed a landmark agreement for a common market which allows free movement of people, goods, labour and...

East African Unity, EAC, EAC agreement

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Former Mumbai police commissioner: Cops refused to take on terrorists during 26/11 attack

Andy, Navi Mumbai

Shunted out after his leadership came under fire in the fight against the 26/11 attackers, former Mumbai Police Commissioner Hasan Gafoor has broken his silence only to...

Mumbai attacks, Mumbai police, Hasan Gafoor

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Pakistan is Wasting its Youth

Karim Khan, Peshawar

In form of its young to old ratio, Pakistan has plenty of demographic resource for increasing productivity but the country is doing nothing to use this opportunity, as...

British Council Pakistan, Pakistan’s youth, Pakistan demography

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