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22 killed in nine car bombings in Iraq
At least 22 people were killed and more than 130 others injured in a string of nine car bombings Monday in the Iraqi capital and in the southern oil hub of Basra, police said. Two car bombs went off almost simultaneously in Basra, 550 km south of Baghdad, killing at least 11 people and wounding 35 others, police told Xinhua. In Baghdad, seven car bombs ripped through different parts of the ...
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Imphal observes 30th International AIDS Candle Light Memorial Day
Imphal observed the 30th International AIDS Candle Light Memorial Day in memory of AIDS victims. This special day is observed across the globe, on the third Sunday of the month of May since many years. The objective of the movement is to mobilize public opinion and generate awareness in the world. It is about time that barriers of stigma and discrimination against those infected with HIV, are ...
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Indian womens football team gears up for AFC qualifiers
High on confidence after notching up a double-win over Bahrain in two international friendlies in the latter's own backyard, the Indian women's football team will look to carrying on the good form for the AFC Asian Cup (Qualifiers) starting here Tuesday. The 23-member squad and officials reached here Sunday afternoon. A large posse of local journalists and photographers mobbed the team upon ...
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North Korea fires two more short-range missiles
North Korea Monday fired two more short-range missiles, a day after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged the regime to return to talks on its controversial nuclear programme. "North Korea fired one KN-02 short-range missile between 11 a.m. and 12 noon and a second one between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Monday. The second missile is the same type as the KN-02 short-range missile launched on Monday ...
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Attacks Kill 7 in Iraq
Officials say a suicide bombing followed by clashes between militants and Iraqi troops left three soldiers dead Tuesday in Tarmiyah, north of the capital, Baghdad. Farther north, two car bombs exploded in Tuz Khormato, killing three people, while car bombs in Kirkuk killed at least one person. Both cities are in an area that Iraq's Kurds want to incorporate into their autonomous ...
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Officials More attacks in Iraq 7 killed
A police officer says a suicide blast at a checkpoint, followed by militants who opened fire at Iraqi troops, has killed three soldiers in Tarmiyah. The town is 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of ...
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Anti-Semitism on the rise - Kerry
American Secretary of State John Kerry, at the launch of a State Department report on religious freedom worldwide, voiced concern on Monday over rising anti-Semitism and laws used to target religious ...
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Obama approves aid for Oklahoma
Moore, Oklahoma - At least 91 people, including 20 children, were feared killed when a three-kilometre-wide tornado tore through an Oklahoma City suburb, trapping victims beneath the rubble as one elementary school took a direct hit and another was ...
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Man scales St Peter’s in political protest
Italian businessman Marcello Di Finizio displays a banner to protest against austerity measures, on the dome of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, May 20, 2013. The banner reads, "Stop this massacre, the political horror show is continuingPope Francis help us". REUTERS/Alessandro ...
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The driving force behind storm chasing
IN THE aftermath of the powerful tornado that decimated the town of Moore, Oklahoma, storm chasers pay their respect to the victims and reflect on their extreme ...
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Eurozone crisis live Severe economic weakness in Southern Europe warns Vodafone
The economic crisis in Southern Europe has been laid bare by Vodafone this morning. It warned shareholders that it has been scorched by the ongoing slump in demand in Spain, Italy, Portugal and Greece, blaming "severe macroeconomic weakness" across the ...
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EUROPE MARKETS Europe Stocks Pause After Rally Carnival Sinks
LONDON – European stock markets dropped on Tuesday, taking a breather after climbing to multiyear highs in the prior day's session.The Stoxx Europe 600 index lost 0.3% to 308.79, retreating from the highest closing level since June 2008, reached on Monday.Shares of cruise-ship operator Carnival PLC (CCL) sank 14%, after the firm late Monday slashed its full-year guidance, saying ...
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Justin Biebers monkey Mally to become German property
March 28, 2013: In this file photo, Canadian singer Justin Bieber performs on stage during the "I Believe Tour " in Munich, southern ...
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Watch Oklahoma Tornado Survival Stories
Is tough nights in Moore Oklahoma. -- to get tougher as first leg breaks over the searchers. Combing the rubble for those lost including children believed to be trapped inside their elementary school -- short time ago. We -- a chance to speak with lieutenant governor of the state of Oklahoma -- -- Thank you so much to take its time out of horrific day. Can you give us the very latest tonight the ...
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Watch Tornado Outbreak Destruction in the Heartland
They know something about killer wind speeds in Moore Oklahoma in fact may third is a shorthand in that part of tornado Alley. From the 1999 storm that took over forty lives -- municipal website ...
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Watch Massive Tornado Devastates Oklahoma City Area Dozens Killed
It was another day of whaling storm sirens just south of Oklahoma City this afternoon another round of tornado drills in schools where duck and cover is ritual. But there was nothing routine ...
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Photos The Doors Keyboardist Dead at 74
Keyboardist and co-founding member of The Doors, Ray Manzarek, died on May 20, 2013 of cancer in Rosenheim, Germany. Manzarek's signature organ playing on classic tunes such as "Light My Fire," "Break On Through (To the Other Side)," and "Riders on the Storm," defined a generation of music. He was ...
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Trial begins in international custody case
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-A trial begins Tuesday that could determine which country will decide the fate of 13-year-old twin boys at the center of an international custody battle that extends from Eastern Europe to Middle Tennessee. The boys are American citizens who were born in Texas but have spent the majority of their lives in Hungary. Their father is an American citizen with family in the Cottontown ...
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Owner Chinese boats captain beaten by NKoreans
BEIJING (AP) -- The owner of a Chinese fishing boat seized for more than two weeks by armed North Koreans says the captors wore military uniforms, and that they beat up the boat's captain and stole its ...
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Head of embattled G4S security force retires
LONDON (AP) -- The chief executive of security firm G4S is to retire after a tumultuous year that saw the company fail to fulfill its Olympic ...
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Roadside bomb kills 6 policemen in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan -; A powerful roadside bomb killed six policemen in western Afghanistan on Tuesday when their vehicle hit the explosives buried in the road, an Afghan official ...
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Government to issue international EOI for Gozo cruise liner terminal next week
I can't see the point in a cruise liner terminal in gozo. The small island will be ruined because there isn't any site that can be transformed into a terminal without ruining the beach and environment. If those who are planning this fuck up take a walk around the coast of gozo ,they will understand what im trying to say. i hope the common sense will win. What's the point of ...
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Cameron survives vote on gay marriage
British Prime Minister David Cameron headed off another Conservative rebellion on Monday after the opposition Labour Party helped him see off a ';wrecking amendment'; which had threatened his gay marriage ...
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Pentagon takes over some drone operations
Washington - President Barack Obama's administration has decided to give the Pentagon control of some drone operations against terrorism suspects overseas that are currently run by the CIA, several US government sources said on ...
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Hezbollah ‘plays growing role in Syria’
Supporters of Hezbollah and relatives of Hasan Faisal Sheker, an 18-year-old Hezbollah member, carry the coffin during his funeral in Nabi Sheet near Baalbeck on Monday. About 30 Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and 20 Syrian soldiers and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have been killed in the fiercest fighting this year in the rebel stronghold of Qusair, Syrian activists said on ...
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Cairo leading new wave in literature
The publishing industry in Cairo is undergoing a profound change that may have implications for the day-to-day life of Egyptians for years to come, it is a kind of revolution in literature that may one day put Cairo on the map, nestled among those other publishing powerhouses, New York, London, and Chicago primarily, but also regional publishing centers like Johannesburg, Mumbai, and Sydney.
Cairo is already a literature producing city, but it is more commonly associated with Arabic texts, and these pieces of literature are further associated with sweeping assessments of society, societal change, politics and religion on a macrocosmic level. Traditionally, there has also never been much of a local market for literature in Cairo or wider Egypt, leading to an old saying that books are written in Cairo, but published in Beirut and then read in Baghdad. Read more
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