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Terror alert in Philippines after bus bomb kills four
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Manila: A bomb on a packed bus in the Philippines' financial hub killed four people on Tuesday, sparking a warning from President Benigno Aquino that the country faced a raised terror threat. Authorities said it was too early to say who was behind the explosion as the bus travelled along one of Manila's busiest roads, but Aquino ordered security...

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Deadly Blast Comes at Sensitive Time for Russia
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MOSCOW — A suicide bomber attacked Moscow’s busiest airport on Monday, killing dozens of people and injecting new pain into a country already split along ethnic lines. There was no indication on Monday night of who was behind the blast. Past terrorist attacks have been traced to militants in the North Caucasus, a predominantly Muslim...

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Mystery surrounds bombing tactics
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Conflicting reports have emerged about how the bombing was carried out, with some accounts citing unnamed sources as saying there were two bombers, one of them a woman. Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said on Monday that the attack was most likely carried out by a suicide bomber and "attempts were being made to identify him". The...

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Cholera down in Haiti, but could surge
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SAINT-MARC, Haiti (AP) — The cholera epidemic that has raged across this country is claiming fewer victims, with a sharp drop in new cases everywhere from the shimmering rice fields of the Artibonite Valley to the crowded urban slums. It is a welcome development, but tinged with doubt: It's not yet known whether the epidemic that has killed...

Emergency workers carry out the body of a victim at Domodedovo airport in Moscow, Monday, Jan. 24, 2011.

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Medvedev blames security lapse for Moscow blast
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Dmitry Medvedev placed the blame on Tuesday on a lapse in security for allowing a suspected suicide bomber to kill at least 35 people and wound scores at Russia's busiest airport. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Monday's attack at Moscow's Domodedovo airport, but the action bore...

European Union negotiator Robert Cooper, right, and EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton, left, speak during the second day of talks between Iran and world powers on Iran's nuclear program at the historical Ciragan Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011.

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Beware of The Selim the Grim Syndrome
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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. When U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton accused Iran of trying to ignite new conflicts in the Middle East, Arab and Muslim nations should first consider the Ottoman Sultan Selim the Grim. In 1512, Selim came to power by overthrowing his father and murdering his brothers and nephews to...

An angry Sunni protester, reacts as they burn tyres with other protesters to block the highway link to south Lebanon, near the village of Barja, Lebanon, Monday, Jan. 24, 2011.

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Hariri backers call 'day of anger'
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Supporters of Saad Hariri, Lebanon's caretaker prime minister, have called for a day of anger in protest against Hezbollah's nomination of a candidate for the post of prime minister, a move that brings the group one step closer to controlling the government. Protests had earlier erupted in Sunni Muslim regions across Lebanon against the...

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attends the opening ceremony of a World Summit on Food Security, at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters, in Rome, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009.

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UN defends Ban Ki-moon over rights 'cowardice' claim
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Continue reading the main story Related stories UN chief condemns Nigeria clashes UN chief warns of Ivory Coast war UN chief's China stance attacked The UN has defended its Secretary General Ban Ki-moon over accusations that he has failed to speak out over human rights issues. Mr Ban has been singled out for harsh criticism by Human Rights Watch in...

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Uzbek leader pressed by EU on human rights
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The European Commission president, Jose Manuel Barroso, pressed the Uzbek leader, Islam Karimov, to free political prisoners during a meeting in Brussels on Monday that had drawn wide condemnation from rights groups. Mr Barroso met...

Egyptian demonstrators harass a soldier during a protest in front of the Tunisian embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011, in support to Tunisian national protests which sweeps the North African Arab country after its longtime president was forced out by protests.

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Egypt warns protesters of arrest
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The Egyptian government has warned activists hoping to emulate Tunisian pro-democracy protesters that they face arrest if they go ahead on Tuesday with mass demonstrations some have labelled as the "Day of Wrath". The rallies have been promoted online by groups saying they speak for young Egyptians frustrated by the kind of poverty and oppression...