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Berlusconi sentenced to jail for tax fraud
Full Article The Star
26 Oct 2012

MILAN (Reuters) - An Italian court on Friday sentenced former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to four years in jail for tax fraud in connection with the purchase of broadcasting rights by his Mediaset television company. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi waves as he arrives for a debate on a package of economic reforms intended to...
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Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi attends the presentation of a book by the former minister of Public Administration and Innovation Renato Brunetta, in Rome, Thursday Sept. 27, 2012.
photo: AP / Alessandra Tarantino

updated 26 Oct 2012; published 26 Oct 2012
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Former Italian PM SENTENCED to 4 Years in Jail for Tax Evasion Berlusconi
updated 26 Oct 2012; published 26 Oct 2012
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'Bunga Bunga' Berlusconi jailed for four years for tax fraud
updated 26 Oct 2012; published 26 Oct 2012
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Berlusconi Gets 4-Year Sentence for Tax Evasion convicted former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
updated 26 Oct 2012; published 26 Oct 2012
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Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi SENTENCED to 4 Years in Jail
updated 26 Oct 2012; published 26 Oct 2012
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Silvio Berlusconi SENTENCED to 4 Years in Jail for Tax Evasion
updated 26 Oct 2012; published 26 Oct 2012
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Silvio Berlusconi sentenced to four years
Burma death toll rises in ethnic clashes
Full Article San Francisco Chronicle
26 Oct 2012

Kyauktaw, Burma -- At least 56 people were killed and nearly 2,000 homes destroyed in the latest outbreak of ethnic violence in western Burma, also known as Myanmar, a government official said Thursday. Violence between Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya communities re-erupted Sunday. It was unclear how many of the victims were Rohingya people...
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An injured Rakhine refugee is carried in to Kyauktaw hospital to receive medical treatment Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, western Myanmar.
photo: AP / Khin Maung Win

updated 16 Sep 2012; published 13 Jun 2012
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Inside Story - What is behind Myanmar's ethnic unrest?
updated 01 Oct 2012; published 15 Jun 2012
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Myanmar Police Arrest 29 After Violent Clash
updated 13 Sep 2012; published 11 Jun 2012
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Myanmar declares emergency to contain Buddhist-Muslim fighting‎
updated 18 Aug 2012; published 01 Jul 2012
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ABBU.MYANMAR (RNP) FREEDOM FROM FEAR
updated 12 Oct 2012; published 21 Sep 2012
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Rohingya - ROHINGYA's TRUE STORY - Myanmar Discrimination and human rights violation
updated 29 Sep 2012; published 14 Aug 2012
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Myanmar (Burma) Emergency Appeal
Syria Eid al-Adha ceasefire comes into effect
Full Article BBC News
26 Oct 2012

A four-day ceasefire to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha has come into effect in Syria, but the army warns it will retaliate against rebel attacks. It was proposed by UN and Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, who hopes it will lead to a peace process. The truce began at 0600 (0400 GMT), reported Syrian TV. Previous attempts at ceasefires in...
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Syria Eid al-Adha ceasefire comes into effect
photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi

updated 24 Oct 2012; published 24 Oct 2012
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Syria government 'agrees to Eid al-Adha ceasefire'
updated 25 Oct 2012; published 25 Oct 2012
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Cease Fire In Syria For Eid al-Adha Holiday
updated 26 Oct 2012; published 26 Oct 2012
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Syria Eid al-Adha ceasefire comes into effect
updated 25 Oct 2012; published 25 Oct 2012
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Syria Agrees to Ceasefire for Eid Al-Adha Holiday
updated 26 Oct 2012; published 21 Oct 2012
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Inside Syria - Will a temporary truce work in Syria?
updated 26 Oct 2012; published 18 Oct 2012
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Iran Supports Temporary Ceasefire In Syria
China strips Bo Xilai of parliamentary seat
Full Article Deutsche Welle
26 Oct 2012

The Chinese parliament has stripped former high-ranking Communist party official Bo Xilai of his seat in the body. Bo may now face prosecution on charges of corruption and obstruction of justice. The National People's Congress on Thursday expelled former senior politician Bo Xilai from its ranks, stripping him of his legal immunity and possibly...
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Bo Xilai, Chongqing party secretary attends the closing session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference held in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, China, Tuesday, March 13, 2012.
photo: AP / Ng Han Guan

updated 10 Oct 2012; published 17 Apr 2012
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China's Bo Xilai Saga: Why You Should Care
updated 27 Sep 2012; published 27 Sep 2012
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Countdown to the Trial of Bo Xilai
updated 06 Sep 2012; published 06 Sep 2012
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Wang Charged, Will Bo's Case End Before 18th Congress?
updated 17 Apr 2012; published 14 Apr 2012
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Bo Xilai Under House Arrest, Seven Crimes Exposed
updated 18 Aug 2012; published 11 Aug 2012
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Inside Story - Murder, cover-ups and a political conspiracy?
updated 06 Oct 2012; published 25 Sep 2012
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JAPAN & US vs CHINA: Territorial Dispute Or Is It All About The OIL !
Muslims flee Myanmar as unrest continues
Full Article New Straits/Business Times
25 Oct 2012

YANGON: A new wave of sectarian violence in western Myanmar has left five people dead and dozens injured in recent days, triggering another exodus of Muslims to emergency camps, officials said Thursday. Hundreds of homes have been burned in the fresh outburst of unrest in Rakhine state, where Buddhist-Muslim clashes have killed at least 95...
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Myanmar Buddhist monks march, protesting against plans to open office of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012.
photo: AP / Khin Maung Win

updated 26 Oct 2012; published 26 Oct 2012
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Sectarian violence against Rohingya Muslims-Comments-10-26-2012
updated 04 Sep 2012; published 22 Jun 2012
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SAVE ROHINGYA MUSLIMS
updated 16 Sep 2012; published 13 Jun 2012
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Inside Story - What is behind Myanmar's ethnic unrest?
updated 25 Oct 2012; published 16 Jun 2012
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Rakhine Violence 'Rooted in the History of Burma'
updated 03 Oct 2012; published 15 Jun 2012
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Myanmar sectarian unrest displaces more than 30000'
updated 12 Oct 2012; published 12 Jul 2012
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Massacre in Burma - Rohingya, 2012
Hurricane Sandy growing stronger as it nears Cuba
Full Article Yahoo Daily News
25 Oct 2012

HAVANA (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy, growing stronger over warm Caribbean waters, lashed eastern Cuba with heavy rains and rising winds on Wednesday as it bore down on the communist island after ripping across Jamaica. At least 55,000 people had been evacuated, Cuban officials said, principally because of expected flooding from rains that could...
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Waves, brought by Hurricane Sandy, crash on a house in the Caribbean Terrace neighborhood in eastern Kingston, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012.
photo: AP / Collin Reid

updated 25 Oct 2012; published 25 Oct 2012
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Hurricane Sandy rips through Jamaica
updated 26 Oct 2012; published 14 Oct 2012
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"I give them the method to change... by thinking" but they continue to repeat behaviors
updated 27 Sep 2012; published 27 Sep 2012
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Gulf of Mexico - Wiki Article
updated 26 Oct 2012; published 22 Apr 2011
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updated 15 Oct 2012; published 01 Jun 2011
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Chapter 16 - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
updated 26 Oct 2012; published 12 Oct 2012
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This is your moment, and the kind of thinking you can do makes the difference beginning right now
Syrian truce agreed, but few expect it to hold
Full Article Canberra Times
25 Oct 2012

Chink of light ... a Free Syria Army fighter walks through a hole in the wall during fighting in Aleppo. Photo: AFP Syria's President, Bashar al-Assad, and some rebel groups have agreed to a cease-fire during the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival this week, the United Nations Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said. Most groups involved in the Syrian conflict...
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In this Sunday, April 1, 2012 photo, Syrian boys watch Free Syrian Army fighters move through a neighborhood of Damascus, Syria.
photo: AP

updated 25 Oct 2012; published 24 Oct 2012
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Syria: tentative agreement for ceasefire during Eid
updated 25 Oct 2012; published 25 Oct 2012
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Syria rebel army faction admits mistakes.
updated 10 Oct 2012; published 10 Oct 2012
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UN replaces Syrian observer mission with civilian office
updated 02 Oct 2012; published 28 Sep 2012
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Assad's regime at its 'worst stage': Syria's defected PM Hijab
updated 30 Sep 2012; published 29 Sep 2012
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Hillary Clinton Announces $175 Million Syria Aid Total (130 in Humanitarian, 45 for Opposition)
updated 05 Oct 2012; published 25 Sep 2012
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Kuwait approves Iraq release from Chapter VII
Ex-Goldman director Gupta gets two years for insider trading
Full Article CNN
24 Oct 2012

By James O'Toole @CNNMoney October 24, 2012: 4:34 PM ET Rajat Gupta leaves court last year. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Former Goldman Sachs board member Rajat Gupta received a two-year prison sentence Wednesday in the highest-profile case yet of the government's ongoing insider trading crackdown. The sentence marks the culmination of a stunning fall...
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Former Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble Co. board member Rajat Gupta, left, arrives outside federal court in New York Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012.
photo: AP / Craig Ruttle

updated 25 Oct 2012; published 24 Oct 2012
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Insider trading case: Rajat Gupta to be sentenced today - NewsX
updated 26 Oct 2012; published 24 Oct 2012
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Former Goldman executive jailed for insider trading
updated 24 Oct 2012; published 16 Jun 2012
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Insider trading: Rajat Gupta convicted, faces up to 25 yrs in jail
updated 19 Sep 2012; published 21 May 2012
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Ex-Goldman Director, Rajat Gupta, Faces US Jury in Insider Case
updated 19 Oct 2012; published 12 Jun 2012
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Rajat Gupta not to testify in insider trading case
updated 14 Sep 2012; published 20 Apr 2012
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4th Goldman Sachs Insider Cited In Gupta Trial
Tensions rise over Gaza rocket attacks
Full Article Canberra Times
24 Oct 2012

Repeated attacks ... a rocket is launched from Gaza towards southern Israel. Photo: AFP JERUSALEM: The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, threatened "more extensive and deeper action" against militants in the Gaza Strip, after 79 rockets and mortar shells were fired into southern Israel on Wednesday. "We neither chose nor initiated this...
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Smoke trails of rocket fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza Strip towards Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012.
photo: AP / Ariel Schalit

updated 16 Oct 2012; published 21 Aug 2011
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Gaza Rockets Struck Southern Israeli Cities
updated 17 Aug 2012; published 04 Jan 2009
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Red alert against rocket attacks in Sderot - 04 Jan 09
updated 25 Oct 2012; published 13 Mar 2012
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Compilation: Rocket Attacks Filmed by Civilians
updated 24 Oct 2012; published 13 Mar 2012
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Israeli Officials Explain Rocket Attacks on Southern Israel: Over 200 Mortar Bombs & Rockets Fired
updated 25 Oct 2012; published 29 Feb 2012
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Interview with IDF on Gazan Rocket Attacks: Range of Rockets, Iron Dome, Effect on Southern Israel
updated 24 Oct 2012; published 12 Jan 2009
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Israel admits: "No Hamas rockets were fired during ceasefire"
Qatari emir urges Palestinian unity
Full Article Al Jazeera
24 Oct 2012

The emir of of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, has called for unity between Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah. Sheikh Hamad also denounced Israel's policies and praised people of the Gaza Strip for standing up to it with "bare chests" during a one-day visit to the coastal enclave ruled by Hamas. The visit was the first by a head of state...
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Palestinians holds the Qatari flag and pictures of the Emir of Qatar Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani near the Rafah border crossing with Egypt prior to the arrival of Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani to the Gaza Strip on October 23, 2012. The Emir of Qatar entered the Gaza Strip for a visit that will raise the prestige of its isolated Islamist rulers in the Hamas movement, but disappoint Israel and mainstream Palestinian leaders in the West Bank.
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb

updated 24 Oct 2012; published 24 Oct 2012
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Qatari Emir calls for Palestinian unity
updated 24 Oct 2012; published 23 Oct 2012
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Qatar leader in key visit to Gaza
updated 25 Oct 2012; published 25 Oct 2012
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Deadly violence erupts between Israel, Hamas
updated 25 Jun 2012; published 01 Aug 2010
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Michel Soleiman: Lebanon Ready To Defeat israel Again.
updated 24 Oct 2012; published 23 Oct 2012
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Historic Visit to Gaza by Emir of Qatar
updated 25 Oct 2012; published 24 Oct 2012
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THE DEBATE : The emir goes to Gaza - part 1 (10/24/2012)

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Putin says 'One could die' listening to 27-member EU's talks
more The Independent
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is pushing for the integration of former Soviet states modeled on the European Union, said Thursday "one could simply die" listening to "27...
Is this effort from Grigor Dimitrov the best tennis shot of all time?
more The Australian
IS this the best tennis shot of all time? Grigor Dimitrov has put his case forward with this jaw-dropping shot at the Swiss Indoor Tournaments in Basel. The Bulgarian came up a...
Afghanistan warning from MPs on international development committee
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The UK may have to recognise that creating a viable state in Afghanistan is not achievable, an influential group of MPs has said. The Commons international development committee...

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41 killed in Eid bombing at Afghanistan mosque more
Afghans carry the body of a suicide attack victim at the hospital in Maymana, Faryab province north west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012.
Newstrack India
Tweet Kabul, Oct 26 (IANS) At least 41 people were killed and 34 wounded when a suicide bomber wearing a police uniform targeted a mosque in northern Afghanistan's Mainama city just after Eid-ul-Azha prayers, an official said....
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European Union Awards Rights Prize to Jailed Iranians more
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi
The New York Times
TEHRAN — The European Union awarded its most prestigious human rights award on Friday to two imprisoned Iranians, the lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and the filmmaker Jafar Panahi. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international...
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Elba in talks to be next James Bond more
Idris Elba arrives at the 2012 HBO Golden Globe After Party at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012.
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Idris Elba could be set to play 007 in the future Idris Elba has been in talks to play the first black James Bond, Naomie Harris has revealed. The star of Luther and The Wire has previously been linked to the role, and...
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China strips Bo Xilai of parliament post more
File - Chongqing party secretary Bo Xilai reacts during the closing session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference held at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, in China, Tuesday, March 13, 2012.
Al Jazeera
Chinese legislators have stripped politician Bo Xilai of his last official post, formally expelling him from the country's parliament and setting the stage for criminal proceedings against him. State news agency Xinhua said the Standing Committee of...
photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan
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Microsoft launches Windows 8 in bid to regain lost market ground more
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer arrives to give his presentation at the launch of Microsoft Windows 8, in New York, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012.
The Australian
MICROSOFT CEO Steve Ballmer can't afford to be wrong about Windows 8. So much so, he's invested in 1.24 billion hours of public testing. Overnight in New York, Microsoft unveiled the dramatic overhaul of its ubiquitous Windows operating...
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NYPD officer arrested after cannibalism plot (Video) more
Law enforcement in the U.S. is maintained primarily by local police departments. The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is the largest in the country.
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Related topics News Advertisement A NYPD officer was arrested and charged after authorities discovered his cannibalism plot. On Oct. 25, NJ.com reported that Gilberto Valle was planning to "kidnap, cook, and eat 100 women." Investigators found...
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Russian spaceship docks with ISS more
In a photo provided by NASA, Family of the newly arrived International Station Expedition 33/34 crew members, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, front left, NASA astronaut Kevin Ford, front center, and Russian cosmonaut Evgeny Tarelkin, front right, talk via phone to the crew from the Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia shortly after the three joined Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, back left, Expedition 33 Commander Sunita Williams of NASA, back center, and Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012.
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MOSCOW, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Russia's manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-06M has successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS), Russia's Mission Control Center said Thursday. The docking was completed at 16:29 Moscow time (1229 GMT),...
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updated 26 Oct 2012; published 26 Oct 2012
1:49
Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi SENTENCED to 4 Years in Jail
Berlusconi sentenced to jail for tax fraud
The Star 26 Oct 2012, MILAN (Reuters) - An Italian court on Friday sentenced former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to four years in jail for tax fraud in connection with the purchase of broadcasting rights by his Mediaset television company. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi waves as he arrives for a debate on a package of economic reforms intended to...

updated 06 Oct 2012; published 22 Jul 2012
2:36
Rohingya: the world's most forgotten people
Burma death toll rises in ethnic clashes
San Francisco Chronicle 26 Oct 2012, Kyauktaw, Burma -- At least 56 people were killed and nearly 2,000 homes destroyed in the latest outbreak of ethnic violence in western Burma, also known as Myanmar, a government official said Thursday. Violence between Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya communities re-erupted Sunday. It was unclear how many of the victims were Rohingya people...

updated 21 Oct 2012; published 16 Oct 2012
2:32
Syria envoy calls for Eid ceasefire
Syria Eid al-Adha ceasefire comes into effect
BBC News 26 Oct 2012, A four-day ceasefire to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha has come into effect in Syria, but the army warns it will retaliate against rebel attacks. It was proposed by UN and Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, who hopes it will lead to a peace process. The truce began at 0600 (0400 GMT), reported Syrian TV. Previous attempts at ceasefires in...

updated 26 Oct 2012; published 26 Oct 2012
2:03
Beijing strips Bo Xilai of parliament post
China strips Bo Xilai of parliamentary seat
Deutsche Welle 26 Oct 2012, The Chinese parliament has stripped former high-ranking Communist party official Bo Xilai of his seat in the body. Bo may now face prosecution on charges of corruption and obstruction of justice. The National People's Congress on Thursday expelled former senior politician Bo Xilai from its ranks, stripping him of his legal immunity and possibly...

updated 06 Oct 2012; published 22 Jul 2012
2:36
Rohingya: the world's most forgotten people
Muslims flee Myanmar as unrest continues
New Straits/Business Times 25 Oct 2012, YANGON: A new wave of sectarian violence in western Myanmar has left five people dead and dozens injured in recent days, triggering another exodus of Muslims to emergency camps, officials said Thursday. Hundreds of homes have been burned in the fresh outburst of unrest in Rakhine state, where Buddhist-Muslim clashes have killed at least 95...

updated 26 Oct 2012; published 23 Oct 2012
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Oct 23 - Hurricane Sandy - warning in effect for Jamaica, Tropical Storm Tony, TD Ofel / Son-Tinh
Hurricane Sandy growing stronger as it nears Cuba
Yahoo Daily News 25 Oct 2012, HAVANA (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy, growing stronger over warm Caribbean waters, lashed eastern Cuba with heavy rains and rising winds on Wednesday as it bore down on the communist island after ripping across Jamaica. At least 55,000 people had been evacuated, Cuban officials said, principally because of expected flooding from rains that could...

updated 25 Oct 2012; published 21 Oct 2012
2:38
UN envoy urges Syria truce as conflict enters 20th month - NewsX
Syrian truce agreed, but few expect it to hold
Canberra Times 25 Oct 2012, Chink of light ... a Free Syria Army fighter walks through a hole in the wall during fighting in Aleppo. Photo: AFP Syria's President, Bashar al-Assad, and some rebel groups have agreed to a cease-fire during the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival this week, the United Nations Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said. Most groups involved in the Syrian conflict...

updated 25 Oct 2012; published 25 Oct 2012
1:38
Rajat Gupta sentenced to two years in jail
Ex-Goldman director Gupta gets two years for insider trading
CNN 24 Oct 2012, By James O'Toole @CNNMoney October 24, 2012: 4:34 PM ET Rajat Gupta leaves court last year. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Former Goldman Sachs board member Rajat Gupta received a two-year prison sentence Wednesday in the highest-profile case yet of the government's ongoing insider trading crackdown. The sentence marks the culmination of a stunning fall...

updated 25 Apr 2012; published 15 Mar 2012
0:31
Gaza militants fire rocket at Israeli town, despite truce
Tensions rise over Gaza rocket attacks
Canberra Times 24 Oct 2012, Repeated attacks ... a rocket is launched from Gaza towards southern Israel. Photo: AFP JERUSALEM: The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, threatened "more extensive and deeper action" against militants in the Gaza Strip, after 79 rockets and mortar shells were fired into southern Israel on Wednesday. "We neither chose nor initiated this...

updated 25 Oct 2012; published 23 Oct 2012
5:09
Emir of Qatar in historic visit to Gaza
Qatari emir urges Palestinian unity
Al Jazeera 24 Oct 2012, The emir of of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, has called for unity between Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah. Sheikh Hamad also denounced Israel's policies and praised people of the Gaza Strip for standing up to it with "bare chests" during a one-day visit to the coastal enclave ruled by Hamas. The visit was the first by a head of state...

updated 26 Oct 2012; published 17 Oct 2012
97:41
Complete Second Presidential Town Hall Debate 2012: Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney - Oct 16, 2012
Obama, Romney focus on early voters
Detroit Free Press 24 Oct 2012, DAYTON, Ohio — The endgame at hand, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney plunged into the final two weeks of an excruciatingly close race for the White House Tuesday with TV advertising nearing an astronomical $1 billion and millions of Americans casting early ballots in all regions of the country. Increasingly, Ohio looms as ground...

updated 25 Oct 2012; published 23 Oct 2012
1:42
In Aleppo, Syria, a War-Torn Life
20 killed in shelling of bakery in Aleppo, Syria
Chicago Tribune 24 Oct 2012, BEIRUT — At least 20 people were killed in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday when a bakery was hit by a shell, turning the bread shop into a bloodbath, activists said. More than 50 people were injured in the attack by government forces on the Masaken Hanano neighborhood, they said, with surrounding field hospitals so overwhelmed by the...

updated 30 Jul 2012; published 20 Jul 2012
0:35
THOUSANDS OF AFRICANS JOINING MALI JIHADISTS
The Whiff of Conflict Grows in Mali
The New York Times 24 Oct 2012, BAMAKO, Mali — A military strike to recapture Mali’s Islamist-held north is growing more likely, according to Western powers, regional bodies and the United Nations — a pronounced shift after months of hesitation and hopes that negotiations might end what is now seen as a far-reaching jihadist threat. Connect With Us on Twitter...

updated 12 Sep 2012; published 17 Apr 2012
25:00
Inside Story - Iran nuclear talks: A positive first step?
Major powers examine long-shot options in Iran talks
MSNBC 23 Oct 2012, BRUSSELS/VIENNA (Reuters) - Big powers may ask Iran for stricter limits on its nuclear work if it wants an easing of harsh sanctions - a long-shot approach aimed at yielding a negotiated solution that has eluded them for more than a decade. A solution to the standoff is increasingly urgent. The longer the impasse goes on, the closer Iran could get...