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North Korea’s New Leader Makes Unprecedented Speech
April 15, 2012 Comment Off 39 ViewsNorth Koreans and the world, for the first time, heard the country's new, young leader, Kim Jong Un, speak in public Sunday. He addressed the crowd in central Pyongyang gathered for a military
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Terrified Indonesian island survives quake
April 11, 2012 Comment Off 40 ViewsSIMEULUE, Indonesia — Terrified villagers on a remote Indonesian island near the epicentre of a massive earthquake ran out of their homes and headed for the hills when the ground began to shake
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US Election 2012: Rick Santorum drops out of race
April 10, 2012 Comment Off 38 Views
The former Pennsylvania senator said he had "tried to be a witness" to the struggles of America's middle class and a voice for social conservatives. "Even when they said we couldn't win, we
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‘Merchant of Death’ sentenced to 25 years in prison
April 6, 2012 Comment Off 43 ViewsInternational arms dealer Viktor Bout, whose network is alleged to have armed the al-Qaeda and Taliban, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by a US court for conspiring to supply deadly weapons,
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UN team to enter Syria within 48 hours
April 3, 2012 Comment Off 45 ViewsUN representatives are to go to Syria within two days for talks on a monitoring mission after Damascus agreed to start implementing a peace plan. Ahmad Fawzi, a UN representative, said on Tuesday
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Global sanctions on Iran not working: Israel PM
April 3, 2012 Comment Off 37 ViewsThe global campaign of imposing sanctions against Iran has so far failed to halt Tehran's controversial nuclear drive, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday. "The sanctions are
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Springtime in Cuba
March 29, 2012 Comment Off 33 ViewsThis week's three-day visit to Cuba by Pope Benedict marked another milestone in the Roman Catholic Church's cautious efforts to expand its role in the communist-run island. Havana's Cardinal
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Mali Soldiers have announced on state television that they have overthrown the government
March 22, 2012 Comment Off 51 ViewsSoldiers in Mali have announced on state television that they have overthrown the government of President Amadou Tamani Toure because of his weak leadership in tackling a growing Tuareg rebellion in
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Afghan leader blasts US over probe into shootings
March 16, 2012 Comment Off 30 ViewsTaliban talks off; Karzai tells NATO to pull back By AMIR SHAH, Associated Press – 26 minutes ago KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The American campaign in Afghanistan has suffered a double blow: The
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