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  • Deadly car bomb rips through Damascus petrol station...0:51
  • CAR's 'rebel' children waiting for school...2:33
  • Delhi gang-rape: water cannons, lathicharge as protests intensify...3:58
  • Chavez unlikely to be in Venezuela in in time for oath of office...2:05
  • Malala Yousafzai leaves Queen Elizabeth Hospital...0:47
  • US Congress passes partial aid package for Sandy victims...1:16
  • Falklands letter is 'another Kirchner trick'...2:12
  • THE NEWS : Boehner re elected as House Speaker on first ballot...11:01
  • Hugo Chavez's health mystery...2:44
  • Raw: Sandy Hook Students Go Back to School...0:43
  • Google Settles on Patents, Other Antitrust Items...1:48
  • Leader Of Congo M23 Rebels Set For Peace Talks (News Bite)...0:15
  • Afghan police, an uncertain player in withdrawal...0:32
www.euronews.com At least 11 people have been killed and dozens more wounded after a car bomb exploded at a petrol station in the Syrian capital Damascus, according to opposition activists. The garage was reportedly packed with people queuing for fuel - something that has become increasingly scarce during the country's 21-month conflict. There was no immediate indication of who may be responsible for the blast, which happened in the Barzeh al-Balad district. According to one activist, there have been clashes at the petrol station between militia loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and people waiting for fuel. The United Nations says more than 60 thousand people have been killed in Syria's civil war - a figure far higher than recent estimates by anti-regime activists. Find us on: Youtube bit.ly Facebook www.facebook.com Twitter twitter.com
Dead­ly car bomb rips through Dam­as­cus petrol sta­tion
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CAR's 'rebel' chil­dren wait­ing for school
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Delhi gang-rape: water can­nons, lath­icharge as protests in­ten­si­fy
3:58
Chavez un­like­ly to be in Venezuela in in time for oath of of­fice
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Malala Yousafzai leaves Queen Eliz­a­beth Hos­pi­tal
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US Congress pass­es par­tial aid pack­age for Sandy vic­tims
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Burma air strike tar­gets Kachin rebels
1:01
Falk­lands let­ter is 'an­oth­er Kirch­n­er trick'
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THE NEWS : Boehn­er re elect­ed as House Speak­er on first bal­lot
11:01
Hugo Chavez's health mys­tery
2:44
Raw: Sandy Hook Stu­dents Go Back to School
0:43
Google Set­tles on Patents, Other An­titrust Items
1:48
Lead­er Of Congo M23 Rebels Set For Peace Talks (News Bite)
0:15
Afghan po­lice, an un­cer­tain play­er in with­draw­al
0:32
Delhi gang-rape case: India out­raged - NewsX
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Syria fights off rebel advance on Damascus
Full Article Al Jazeera
05 Jan 2013

Syrian government forces have bombarded several rebel strongholds in the suburbs of Damascus to quell the fighters battling the regime of President Bashar al-Assad from reaching the capital. Activists on Saturday said troops leveled their bombardment campaign on the districts of Hajar al-Aswad and Qaboun in southern Damascus while they continued to...

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, Syrian firefighters check a gas station that was attacked by a car bomb killing several people, activists said, in Damascus, Syria.
photo: AP / SANA

UN council calls on CAR rebels to withdraw
Full Article Al Jazeera
05 Jan 2013

The UN Security Council has called on rebels in the Central African Republic to halt their military offensive and withdraw from towns and cities they have seized. The council said in a press statement late on Friday that these military activities "gravely undermine" the country's security and stability, "constitute a threat to the civilian...

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File - Mohammed Loulichki, Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN and President of the Security Council for December, briefs the press on the situation in the Central African Republic, 28 December, 2012.
photo: UN / Mark Garten

Friend of Delhi gang-rape victim calls for protests to continue
Full Article Newstrack India
05 Jan 2013

Tweet New Delhi, Jan 5 (ANI): The male friend of the 23-year-old medical student, who was gang-raped and left unclothed and bleeding in the street and later died in hospital two weeks after she was attacked on December 16 on a private bus in New Delhi, has said that things would have gone differently if someone had stopped to help....

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Chatraparishad Supporters participate in a Candel Light to  protest  against Delhi gang rape case and for reviewing “ Women Protection Law “ in kolkata on Friday 28 December 2012
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick

‘Hugo Chavez can hold office without taking oath’
Full Article Zeenews
05 Jan 2013

Zeenews Bureau Caracas: President Hugo Chavez can reportedly begin his fourth term after re-election even if he is unable to attend a swearing-in ceremony owing to his illness, Vice-President Nicolas Maduro said. After assuming the role of President, he could be sworn in later by the Supreme Court, Maduro added. Maduro made the statement after...

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 Hugo Chavez. President of Venezuela, addresses the 61st session of the U.N. General Assembly at UN headquarters, in this Sept. 20, 2006 file photo. Unlike in years past, Bush´s address to the General Assembly did not make waves. It was Iran´s
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Pakistani Girl Discharged from British Hospital
Full Article Chosunilbo
05 Jan 2013

Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban last year, has been temporarily discharged from a British hospital. According to the hospital, Yousafzai will spend the next few weeks rehabilitating at her parent's temporary house elsewhere in England. In the meantime, she will be treated by the hospital as an...

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This photo made available by Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, England shows Malala Yousufzai saying goodbye as she is discharged from the hospital to continue her rehabilitation at her family’s temporary home in the area, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013.
photo: AP / Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Congress passes $9.7 billion in Sandy aid, with some House GOP dissent
Full Article The Washington Post
04 Jan 2013

Congress has approved $9.7 billion in new aid for victims of Hurricane Sandy, with a face-saving quick move by the House taken three days after Speaker John A. Boehner earned scathing criticism from New York and New Jersey Republicans for canceling a late-night vote on the funds. The bill, which will allow the Federal Emergency Management Agency to...

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio waits to meet new members of the House shortly after he survived a roll call vote in the newly convened 113th Congress, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite

Myanmar Refugees Fearful After Fighting Escalates
Full Article The New York Times
04 Jan 2013

LAIZA, Myanmar (AP) — Ethnic Kachins living in makeshift camps in Myanmar described their terror at the army's use of air power during fighting with Kachin rebels seeking more autonomy as the government said Friday that it has exercised maximum restraint. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and...

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Kachin refugees wait for rations by Kachin Independence Army at Je Yang IDP camp, the biggest and closest camp to Laiza, northern Myanmar, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013.
photo: AP / Yadana Htun

Argentina reasserts claim over Falklands
Full Article Al Jazeera
04 Jan 2013

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has released a public letter urging the United Kingdom to relinquish its control over the disputed Falkland Islands. She accused Britain of taking part in an act of "blatant colonialism" in claiming the archipelago and called on UK Prime Minister David Cameron to honour UN resolutions...

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File - Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez, front, gestures during a ceremony honoring Bolivia's Independence heroines in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Wednesday, July 18, 2012.
photo: AP / Juan Karita

Boehner re-elected speaker in midst of public defections
Full Article CNN
04 Jan 2013

Posted by CNN's Deirdre Walsh and Kevin Liptak Washington (CNN) – Rep. John Boehner was re-elected Speaker of the House Thursday. But after roughly a dozen of his own colleagues voted for someone else or withheld their vote to protest his leadership, the Ohio Republican begins his second term tasked with leading a conference that isn't shy...

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio holds up a gavel in the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, after being re-elected House Speaker as the 113th Congress began.
photo: AP / Susan Walsh

Health of Chavez spurs questions on oath of office
Full Article The Washington Times
03 Jan 2013

Follow Us On Facebook Follow @washtimes Question of the Day Are you happy with Congress' fiscal cliff deal? View results CARACAS, VenezuelaPresident Hugo Chavez is due to be sworn in for a new term in less than a week, and his closest allies still aren’t saying what they plan to do if the ailing leader is unable to return from a...

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People walk a mural depicting Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez past in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013.
photo: AP / Ariana Cubillos

Connecticut governor orders review of gun laws; Sandy Hook resumes classes
Full Article CNN
03 Jan 2013

January 3, 2013 -- Updated 2005 GMT (0405 HKT) (CNN) -- As Sandy Hook Elementary School students returned to class Thursday for the first time since last month's massacre, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy set a two-month deadline for a commission to address the state's gun laws, mental health policies and public security issues. "We don't know the...

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A girl sits on a Newtown bus leaving the new Sandy Hook Elementary School after the first day of classes in Monroe, Conn., Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013.
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Google settles US anti-trust probe
Full Article BBC News
03 Jan 2013

The US Federal Trade Commission has concluded a 20-month investigation into Google's business practises, saying it found no evidence that the search giant skewed search results. But it did accuse the firm of "unfair conduct" in the use of its Motorola patents and ordered it to allow others to license them. Google has agreed to change...

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This Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, photo shows a Google sign at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.
photo: AP / Marcio Jose Sanchez

Congo rebels demand government ceasefire before talks
Full Article Reuters
03 Jan 2013

BUNAGANA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Congolese rebels will attend peace talks with the government this week but will walk away if Kinshasa does not sign a ceasefire, the rebel political chief said on Thursday. Efforts last month to end the nine-month rebellion in Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) volatile east failed when both...

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In this Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 photo, Bishop Jean-Marie Runiga, president of rebel group M23, addresses a rally in Bunagana, eastern Congo.
photo: AP / Stephen Wandera

US working hard to have support for Afghan reconciliation
Full Article Zeenews
03 Jan 2013

Washington: Aiming to get cooperation through dialogue, the US said that it is working hard to create an environment within Afghanistan and also in the region to have support for Afghan-Afghan reconciliation. "We have been working hard to create an environment not only within Afghanistan, but also regionally have support for Afghan-Afghan...

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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Martin, right, civil affairs team lead for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, shakes hands and laughs with Mawlawi Guhlam M. Ruhaani, director of Hajj and Endowment, at the conclusion of a key leader engagement in Farah City, Dec. 29, 2012.
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Boateng ponders Italian exit after racist abuse
Full Article Deutsche Welle
05 Jan 2013

German-born footballer Kevin-Prince Boateng has said he may quit Italian soccer after racist abuse prompted his team to abandon a match mid-game. Team owner Silvio Berlusconi has given his backing to the player. Boateng told the German mass-circulation newspaper Bild on Saturday that he would discuss his future in Italy with his agent. "I will...

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AC Milan midfielder Kevin Prince Boateng, of Ghana, celebrates at the end of the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Genoa at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Boateng scored the winning goal as Milan won 1 - 0.
photo: AP / Antonio Calanni

Michael Campbell joining lucrative league
Full Article Stuff
05 Jan 2013

Michael Campbell is one of four Major champions up for auction in a multimillion-dollar, IPL-style golf league. Modelled on cricket's lucrative Twenty20 competition, the Indian Golf Premier League launches next month carrying a reputed total prize purse of almost $5 million. Along with 2005 US Open champion Campbell, three other...

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 Michael Campbell, of New Zealand, tees off during a practice round at Winged Foot Golf Club on Wednesday, June 14, 2006, in Mamaroneck, N.Y. The 106th U.S. Open begins Thursday. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy). (dy1)
photo: AP Photo/Michael Conroy

Ferrer upset by forgotten man Davydenko
Full Article Taipei Times
05 Jan 2013

Top-seeded David Ferrer was sensationally denied a place in the final of the Qatar Open on Friday by forgotten man Nikolay Davydenko. The 31-year-old Russian, without a win over a top 10 player in 15 attempts, and without an appearance in a final for 21 months, clinched a stunning 6-2, 6-3 win over one of the tour’s most tenacious players....

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Spain's David Ferrer returns a shot to Richard Gasquet, of France, in the fourth round of the 2012 US Open tennis tournament
photo: AP / Julio Cortez

Terry calls on Chelsea to retire No.8 shirt in honour of Lampard
Full Article Goal
05 Jan 2013

With speculation increasing that the 34-year-old will not be offered a new contract at Stamford Bridge, the Blues captain has called for the club to honour his...

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Chelsea's captain John Terry is seen in action against Wolverhampton Wanderers during their English League Cup soccer match at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Tuesday, Sept. 25 2012 .
photo: AP / Alastair Grant

Drogba Italy claims refuted
Full Article Sporting Life
05 Jan 2013

Carlos Arino Bajo, an agent claiming to represent Drogba, said on Friday the Ivory Coast international could cut short his stay with Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua and return to Europe with Juventus or AC Milan. But the London-based Sports PR Company, who count...

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Former Chelsea soccer player Didier Drogba his new club's jersey, greets fans before the match between Shanghai Shenhua and Beijing Guoan at Hongkou Football Stadium in Shanghai, China, Saturday July 14, 2012. Drogba arrived in China on Saturday, saying his move to Shanghai Shenhua was not motivated by money despite reportedly becoming the highest-paid player in the country.
photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko

Grigor Dimitrov living up to Roger Federer comparison
Full Article The Daily Telegraph Australia
05 Jan 2013

AFTER training in darkness for six weeks at a Swedish boot camp, Grigor Dimitrov can finally see the light. The Bulgarian 21-year-old, once rated "better than Federer at the same age" by renowned coach Peter Lundgren, realised his full potential yesterday as he reached his first ATP final at the Brisbane International. Fitter, stronger...

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Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria
photo: AP / Ermindo Armino

Mourinho coy about return of Casillas to starting lineup
Full Article Orlando Sentinel
05 Jan 2013

MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho spoke about the need for competition in the squad when he was asked on Saturday about the possible return to the starting lineup of goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas against Real Sociedad. Mourinho stirred up controversy when he dropped Spain's number one and played reserve keeper Antonio Adan...

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Spain's Cesc Fabregas celebrates with his teammate Iker Casillas after scoring the decisive penalty shootout during the Euro 2012 soccer championship semifinal match between Spain and Portugal in Donetsk, Ukraine, Thursday, June 28, 2012.
photo: AP / Jon Super

Mariah Carey shares stage with six-year-old namesake
Full Article Newstrack India
04 Jan 2013

Tweet Los Angeles, Jan 5 (IANS) Singer Mariah Carey shared the spotlight with a six-year-old girl at one of her shows after learning the youngster was named in her honour. The 42-year-old is currently touring Australia. On Thursday night, Carey brought special guest Mariah Cini onto the stage at Sydney's Allphones Arena....

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Singer Mariah Carey arrives at the TeenNick HALO Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
photo: AP / Joe Kohen/Invision

Carmen Electra in bid to revive music career
Full Article The Himalayan
04 Jan 2013

Added At: 2013-01-04 4:08 PM Last Updated At: 2013-01-04 4:08 PM The Himalayan Times - Saved Articles(s) The headlines has been added to your saved article(s)...

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Carmen Electra and Fiancee Rob Patterson start the Blackjack debut at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, FL, Sunday, June 22, 2008
photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert

Tech issue with music playback on iPhone
Full Article The Verge
04 Jan 2013

Tech issue with music playback on iPhone Posted by D-Bomb1127 on January 4, 2013 01:05 am 0 I got a new computer so I transferred my iTunes library via...

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Apple iPhone Music player
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Katy Perry crowned 2013's 'hottest woman'
Full Article Newstrack India
04 Jan 2013

Tweet Washington, Jan. 4 (ANI): Katy Perry has been named the hottest woman of 2013 by a men's magazine's website. MensHealth.com's wrote on their website that at only 28, the American singer has already been nominated for eight Grammy awards - including album of the year, CBS News reported....

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Katy Perry performs during the Y100 Jingle Ball at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida USA December 11, 2010
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Will Not Have To Provide Evidence Of Their Baby's Paternity (UPDATE)
Full Article Huffington Post
03 Jan 2013

UPDATE: According to California state law, a couple must be living together, or "cohabiting," for the state to automatically recognize a woman's husband as her baby's father....

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West watch the Los Angeles Lakers play the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 in their first-round NBA basketball playoff series, Saturday, May 12, 2012, in Los Angeles.
photo: AP / Mark J. Terrill

Lil Wayne reveals 'Baked' forehead tattoo - picture
Full Article Digital Spy
03 Jan 2013

Lil Wayne has revealed a new tattoo on his forehead. The rapper has had the word "Baked" inscribed on his forehead in the style of the logo from skateboarding company Baker. Wayne previously described his love of skateboarding as a "lifestyle", explaining to HipHopDX: "You have to be fully committed. In order to be fully committed, you have to live...

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Lil' Wayne performs during the
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Selena Gomez is happy for a fresh start with Justin Bieber
Full Article The Times of India
03 Jan 2013

After weeks of rumours that the two had broken up, Selena Gomez had finally reconciled with her boyfriend in late December last year. And now the singer and actress says that she has had enough and wants to put all the drama that transpired between her and Justin Bieber behind her and...

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Selena Gomez performs during the Y100 Jingle Ball at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida USA December 11, 2010
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Jackie Chan deserves a moment of 'chan'
Full Article China Daily
04 Jan 2013

Jackie Chan in his latest film Chinese Zodiac, sliding in the much-talked buggy rolling suit. If Tom Cruise was awarded with the Stunt of the Year in 2011 thanks to his hair-raising stunt on the world’s highest skyscraper in Dubai as he filmed Mission Impossible IV, then his title would be succeeded by Asian action legend Jackie Chan in 2012 with...

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Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan speaks during an interview in Beijing Monday, April 14, 2008. Chan and fellow action star Jet Li are in Beijing for the world premiere of their movie "The Forbidden Kingdom" on Wednesday
photo: AP / Greg Baker

Cavill soars into films hot list
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
04 Jan 2013

Henry Cavill has been chosen as the hottest actor to watch out for this year by film fans. The British actor, soon to be seen as Superman in Zack Snyder's highly...

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Henry Cavill: The Immortals
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Helen Mirren gets Hollywood star
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
04 Jan 2013

Dame Helen Mirren has received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. The British actress said she was thrilled to be given the honour - and joked that her star being adjacent to Colin Firth's was the cherry on the cake. "I couldn't be prouder...

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Actress Helen Mirren on the Red panel at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con in San Diego, California.
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Senators: Did CIA tell ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ filmmakers torture led to bin Laden?
Full Article The News & Observer
04 Jan 2013

Email Print Order Reprint Share This Text tool name tool goes here By Jonathan S. Landay - McClatchy Newspapers By Jonathan S. Landay McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON -- The chairs of the Senate intelligence and armed services committees are looking into whether the CIA misled the makers of a movie about the hunt for Osama bin Laden by telling them...

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Central Intelligence Agency Director Gen. Michael Hayden, center, peers out of a doorway following a closed-door briefing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on the destroyed CIA interrogation tapes, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007 on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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Piper 'was mistaken for prostitute'
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
03 Jan 2013

Billie Piper has revealed she was mistaken for a real-life prostitute after a stint playing one for a TV role. The actress, 30, said the confusion arose after she moved to the countryside following her role in ITV2 drama Secret Diary...

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Danny Boyle's 'Trance' sets UK release date
Full Article Digital Spy
03 Jan 2013

Danny Boyle's Trance has been given a UK release date. The James McAvoy-starring psychological thriller will arrive in cinemas on March 27, 2013, reports Deadline. It centres around an art dealer who gets mixed up with a criminal gang and enlists a hypnotist in order to recover a stolen painting. Vincent Cassel and Rosario Dawson will also star....

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'Slumdog Millionaire' director Danny Boyle gestures during a press conference before the premiere of the film in Mumbai, India
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Hrithik rings in New Year with family
Full Article The Times of India
03 Jan 2013

Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan flew his entire family to Bangkok and later boarded a private yacht with his family to welcome in the New Year. The actor hired a yacht and partied along...

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Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan
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Jacqueline Fernandez: 'I would shave my head for a role'
Full Article Digital Spy
03 Jan 2013

Jacqueline Fernandez has claimed she would shave her head if it was important for a role. The star will be seen next in a supporting role in the ensemble thriller Race 2. She told The Times of India: "I love experimenting with my look. For example, if a director asks me to shave my head for a particular scene, my reaction would be, 'That's...

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Jacqueline Fernandez at IIFA 2010
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Japan seeks opportunity in Myanmar
Full Article Taipei Times
05 Jan 2013

Japan’s Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso confirmed fresh financial aid for Myanmar on Friday during a visit to an industrial zone that underlined the long-isolated nation’s growing importance as an economic partner. With a land mass as large as Britain and France combined, Myanmar shares borders with 40 percent of the world’s population in India,...

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Myanmar President Thein Sein, left, shakes hands with Japanese Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso during their meeting at Presidential House in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013.
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Won leads Asian currencies amid US Fed anxiety
Full Article Taipei Times
05 Jan 2013

South Korean’s won led gains in Asian currencies this week after the US averted US$600 billion of tax increases and spending cuts, easing the risk of a slowdown in the world’s largest economy. The Bloomberg-JPMorgan Asia Dollar Index touched a 16-month high on Thursday and regional stocks rallied 1.8 percent in the last four days of the week after...

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 South Korean foreign currency dealers work in the dealing room at a local bank in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 10, 2005. The U.S. dollar briefly skidded below the psychologically important 1,000-won level to as low as 989.00 won right after the ma
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News Analysis: Yuan to strengthen mildly in 2013: analysts
Full Article Xinhua
05 Jan 2013

BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese yuan will not see any sharp rises in 2013 due to the country's dwindling trade surplus but small gains with more two-way fluctuations will further stabilize the economy, analysts predicted. The yuan's exchange rate experienced roller-coaster-style changes in 2012, as the first half of the year saw...

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Obama urges action on debt ceiling
Full Article Detroit news
05 Jan 2013

By Matthew Daly Associated Press Comments HonoluluPresident Barack Obama is hailing a last-minute deal that avoids the so-called fiscal cliff but says it's just one step in a broader effort to boost the economy and shrink federal deficits. Obama said in his radio and Internet address Saturday that the new law — approved by Congress...

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President Barack Obama addresses supporters at a fundraising reception in Baltimore, Tuesday, June 12, 2012.
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Analysis: Why Google North Korea visit irks US
Full Article Boston Herald
05 Jan 2013

WASHINGTON — Google chief Eric Schmidt's plan to visit North Korea has put the Obama administration in the awkward position of opposing a champion of Internet freedom engaging with one of the most intensely censored countries. But the Obama administration is wary for a reason: It fears Schmidt's trip could give a boost to North...

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Google-Geschaeftsfuehrer Eric Schmidt (rechts) und Google-Mitbegruender Larry Page sitzen bei einem Pressetermin in Sun Valley, Idaho, USA, nebeneinander (Foto vom 08.07.10).
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Obama says U.S. can't afford more showdowns over debt, deficits
Full Article The Guardian
05 Jan 2013

By Jeff Mason HONOLULU (Reuters) - Fresh from the long legislative fight to prevent a "fiscal cliff" of tax hikes and spending cuts, President Barack Obama warned on Saturday that the United States could not afford further budget showdowns this year or in the future....

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File - President Barack Obama addresses Soldiers from 1st Infantry Division and Coalition Forces at Bagram Airfield May 1, 2012.
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Save a trolley load at the till with seasonal fruit and veg
Full Article The Daily Telegraph
05 Jan 2013

Healthy food needn't become unaffordable in winter. Eat seasonal veg in winter such as carrots Photo: GETTY IMAGES / ALAMY By Rosie Murray-West 7:30AM GMT 05 Jan 2013 Comments The beginning of January traditionally sees a change in our shopping habits. Out go the massive tins of Quality Street, packets of mince pies and rounds of cheese. In...

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Year 2013 will bring a paradigm shift in the real estate sector
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The passage of two crucial bills, Real Estate Regulation Bill and Land Acquisition Bill, in particular, sometime in the next few quarters this year will boost the sentiment of all stakeholders and herald a new order in the country's Real Estate , Pranab Datta, chairman of Knight Frank India, says. The recent approval of FDI in multi-brand retail by...

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Deadly car bomb rips through Damascus petrol station
Deadly car bomb rips through Damascus petrol station
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www.euronews.com At least 11 people have been killed and dozens more wounded after a car bomb exploded at a petrol station in the Syrian capital Damascus, according to opposition activists. The garage was reportedly packed with people queuing for fuel - something that has become increasingly scarce during the country's 21-month conflict. There was no immediate indication of who may be responsible for the blast, which happened in the Barzeh al-Balad district. According to one activist, there have been clashes at the petrol station between militia loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and people waiting for fuel. The United Nations says more than 60 thousand people have been killed in Syria's civil war - a figure far higher than recent estimates by anti-regime activists. Find us on: Youtube bit.ly Facebook www.facebook.com Twitter twitter.com
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CAR's 'rebel' children waiting for school
CAR's 'rebel' children waiting for school
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REPORT: Children, forced to work for the Central African Republic's rebel soldiers, have been demobilized for a year following the rebels' ceasefire. But the government has still not reopened the schools. (Report: A. Zajtman / M.Rabaud)
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Delhi gang-rape: water cannons, lathicharge as protests intensify
Delhi gang-rape: water cannons, lathicharge as protests intensify
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There was chaos outside North Block in New Delhi this morning as the police resorted to lathicharge and used water cannons on protesters who tried to break barricades and enter the premises. The police also lobbed tear gas shells on the protesters, who are out on the streets demanding safety of women after a 23-year-old medical student was gang-raped in a moving bus in Delhi on Sunday. Watch full video: www.ndtv.com
  • published: 22 Dec 2012
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Chavez unlikely to be in Venezuela in in time for oath of office
Chavez unlikely to be in Venezuela in in time for oath of office
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It looks as though Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez won't be home for Christmas. He's recovering from cancer surgery in Cuba, his fourth in two years. And now many fear he won't be back in time to be sworn in for a third term on January 10. Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman reports from Caracas.
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Malala Yousafzai leaves Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Malala Yousafzai leaves Queen Elizabeth Hospital
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The Pakistani schoolgirl activist shot in the head by the Taliban has been discharged from a Birmingham hospital as an inpatient. Malala Yousafzai, 15, was being treated at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEHB) after being transferred following the attack in October. She will continue rehabilitation at her family's temporary West Midlands home. The Taliban said it shot Malala, a campaigner for girls' education, for "promoting secularism". The attack sparked domestic and international outrage. The Pakistani schoolgirl activist shot in the head by the Taliban has been discharged from a Birmingham hospital as an inpatient.
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US Congress passes partial aid package for Sandy victims
US Congress passes partial aid package for Sandy victims
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A financial package to help victims of Superstorm Sandy has been passed by US Congress, although a quarter of Republican members voted against it. The money, 9.7 billion US dollars -- about 7.4 billion euros -- is only a fraction of the original figure, and many are angry that a vote on the remaining 50 billion dollars has been delayed by Republican House Speaker John Boehner until the January, 15. Sandy caused an estimated 71 billion dollars worth of damage to New York and New Jersey on the east coast of America at the end of October -- and those affected are tired of waiting for help. "This is a strong middle class working area and we pay our taxes. It's time that the people in this community in Breezy Point see some of that support from the government," said Cody Doran, grandson of a Breezy Point homeowner. There is suspicion that partisan politics played a part in the decision to only approve one sixth of the original figure, and fears that the January, 15 vote may also be affected. "I feel that we are a blue state, and all the Congressmen from the red states postponed not because of us, but because of our political affiliation here," said New York homeowner Ralph Petagna. Sandy, which claimed more than 130 lives, is said to be second only to 2005's Hurricane Katrina when it comes to economic damage caused by natural disasters in the US.
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Burma air strike targets Kachin rebels
Burma air strike targets Kachin rebels
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Falklands letter is 'another Kirchner trick'
Falklands letter is 'another Kirchner trick'
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Cristina Kirchner's open letter to David Cameron about the sovereignty of the Falklands will not change the debate in the UK, says Telegraph Foreign Affairs Correspondent Damien McElroy. Read more: Falklands row: Cameron vows to defend Islanders - click on the link below www.telegraph.co.uk
  • published: 03 Jan 2013
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THE NEWS : Boehner re elected as House Speaker on first ballot
THE NEWS : Boehner re elected as House Speaker on first ballot
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Boehner re-elected as House Speaker on first ballot - Video on ... video.msnbc.msn.c... - Estados Unidos - Traduzir esta página 6 hours ago -- Video on NBCNews.com: Lawmakers in the House of Representatives convene for the first session of the 113th Congress and re-elect House ... John Boehner re-elected as Speaker of the House - as Watch Editor's Picks: Boehner Re-elected As House Speaker On ... www.hulu.com/.../... - Estados Unidos - Traduzir esta página Editor's Picks - Russert: House GOP 'Sent Real Message' With Boehner Vote (Excerpt) Editor's Picks - Boehner Re-elected As House Speaker On First Ballot ... Boehner re-elected as Speaker of the House - First Read - MSNBC ... firstread.nbcnews.com/_.../163271... - Traduzir esta página 6 hours ago -- Following a bruising first two years as speaker and leader of House Republicans, ... Hill where House Speaker John Boehner has been re-elected to his ... triggered a second ballot of House lawmakers on electing a speaker. Boehner likely to be reelected speaker, but there could be drama ... firstread.nbcnews.com/_.../163048... - Traduzir esta página 1 day ago -- Recommended: Boehner re-elected as Speaker of the House after some ... against Boehner, it could lead to the first second ballot for speaker ... John Boehner is Re-Elected as Speaker of the House on First Ballot ... uneditedpolitics.com/john-boehner... - Traduzir esta página 6 hours ago -- John Boehner is Re-Elected as Speaker of the House on First Ballot -- 1/3/13 ...
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Hugo Chavez's health mystery
Hugo Chavez's health mystery
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez undergoes another surgery for cancer treatment, as CNN's Patrick Oppmann reports.
  • published: 12 Dec 2012
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  • author: CNN
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Raw: Sandy Hook Students Go Back to School
Raw: Sandy Hook Students Go Back to School
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Classes resumed Thursday for the students of Sandy Hook Elementary School for the first time since last month's massacre in Newtown, where a gunman killed 20 first-graders and six educators. (Jan. 3)
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Google Settles on Patents, Other Antitrust Items
Google Settles on Patents, Other Antitrust Items
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Google is agreeing to license certain patents to mobile phone rivals and stop some search practices but in a win, the Federal Trade Commission didn't find enough evidence the company favors its own services in search results. (Jan. 3)
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Leader Of Congo M23 Rebels Set For Peace Talks (News Bite)
Leader Of Congo M23 Rebels Set For Peace Talks (News Bite)
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Colonel Sultani Makenga, leader of Congo's M23 rebels, heads to Kampala, Uganda, for peace talks
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Afghan police, an uncertain player in withdrawal
Afghan police, an uncertain player in withdrawal
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The Afghan Local Police, branded by some critics as an incompetent Taliban-linked militia, poses one of the many security challenges facing the country as international troops withdraw. Duration: 00:31
  • published: 31 Dec 2012
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Delhi gang-rape case: India outraged - NewsX
Delhi gang-rape case: India outraged - NewsX
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The horrific gang rape of a 23-year-old para-medical student on a moving bus in Delhi has outraged the entire nation. While angry MPs have set off a storm in Parliament demanding the strictest punishment for rapists. Outraged citizens have taken to the streets questioning the law and order situation in Delhi and demanding ways to stop this shame. For more log on to www.newsx.com
  • published: 18 Dec 2012
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Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel listens to questions at a news conference during his campaign in Chicago, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011. Chicago Bulls' Carlos Boozer, left, tries to score against Phoenix Suns' Michael Beasley (0) in overtime during an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, in Phoenix. The Bulls defeated the Suns 112-106. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Commercial building in the city area - Real Estate - property Eric Schmidt, Google-Chef waehrend einer Rede bei der Healthcare Information and Management System Society Conference in Orlando, Fla. am 28. Feb. 2008. Google bietet jedermann schon jetzt viel Platz kostenlos seine Daten im Internet zu speichern - ob Fotos, Texte oder E-Mails. Demnaechst koennten die Befunde vom Arzt hinzukommen. Google Health heisst die Plattform, auf der die Menschen ihre medizinischen Daten dann selbst verwalten koennen.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a ceremony to reopen the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. Tomas Berdych (CZE) competes against Rafael Nadal (ESP) during the Sony Ericsson Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center Key Biscayne, Florida March 31, 2011 The Venetian Macao is a luxury hotel and casino resort in Macau owned by the Las Vegas Sands corporation. The Venetian is a 40-story, $2.4 billion anchor for the 7 resort hotels which are under construction on the Cotai Strip in Macau. The 10,500,000-square-foot (980,000 m2) Venetian Macao is modeled on its sister casino resort – The Venetian in Las Vegas – and is the largest single structure hotel building in Asia and the fourth-largest building in the world by area.[1][2] Ginger - herbal medicine - healthy food

 John Kufuor, President of the Republic of Ghana     (js1) Marseille's Ghanaian forward Andre Ayew, reacts, during their UEFA Europa League Group C soccer match against Fenerbahce, in Marseille, southern France, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Opposition leader Andry Rajoelina is seen in one of the capital's presidential palaces in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Tuesday March 17, 2009 Mariame Kanfando, 10, with her father, wait outside the morgue in in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Wednesday Jan. 2, 2013, in an attempt to get the bodies of her mother and two sisters killed in a stampede on new year's eve. Survivors of a stampede in Ivory Coast that killed 61 people, most of them children and teenagers, after a New Year's Eve fireworks display at a stadium said Wednesday that barricades stopped them from moving along a main boulevard, causing the crush of people. Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara ordered three days of national mourning and launched an investigation into to the causes of the tragedy but two survivors, in interviews with The Associated Press, indicated why so many died in what would normally be an open area, the Boulevard de la Republic. An estimated 50,000 people had gathered in Abidjan's Plateau district to watch the fireworks.

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, meets U.S. actor Sean Penn at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) Liverpool's Luis Suarez reacts during their English Premier League soccer match against Chelsea, at the Stamford Bridge Stadium, London, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Bolivia's President Evo Morales speaks at an anniversary event for Military College in La Paz, Monday, April 20, 2009. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez delivers a speech after a ceremony declaring him winner of Sunday's presidential elections at the Electoral Council in Caracas, Venezuela

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa reacts after listening favorable reports about a referendum he proposed as he is interviewed during a TV broadcast at GamaTV station in Quito, Ecuador, Saturday, May 7, 2011. Asian Football Confederation President Mohamed Bin Hammam, left, speaks as Chung Mong-joon, an outgoing FIFA vice president and an honorary chairman of the Korea Football Association, looks on during their press conference in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Chung expressed support for Hammam, who has announced his candidacy for the FIFA presidency. Lt. Col. David G. Rabel, the Logistics Readiness Squadron Commander, with the 130th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, directs a semi-truck at Yeager Airbase in Charleston, West Virginia. The 130th Airlift Wing is the staging ground for transporting supplies from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in support of relief efforts from the effects of Hurricane Sandy. The West Virginia National Guard has over 200 members aiding in recovery efforts from Hurricane Sandy.  The storm blanketed the state with heavy snow and rains and also had severe winds that left homes and properties damaged. Guardsmen are involved in numerous aspects of the operations from search and rescue missions to debris removal. (U.S. Air Force Photo by TSgt Bryan G. Stevens) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) addresses the conference’s High-Level Ministerial Roundtable, flanked by Christiana Figueres (left), Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah (left), Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar and President of COP 18/CMP 8, 5 December, 2012.

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012 file photo, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks during a luncheon in Sydney. Gillard has denied Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012 she personally benefited from a union fund she helped set up for a legal client and her then-boyfriend in 1995. Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a return to David Ferrer of Spain during their singles tennis match at the ATP World Tour Finals in London Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. Shoppers test the iPhone 5 at an Apple store in San Francisco, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. The Great Barrier Reef is clearly visible from jet planes flying over it

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Dead­ly car bomb rips through Dam­as­cus petrol sta­tion
Al Jazeera 05 Jan 2013, Syrian government forces have bombarded several rebel strongholds in the suburbs of Damascus to quell the fighters battling the regime of President Bashar al-Assad from reaching the capital. Activists on Saturday said troops leveled their bombardment campaign on the districts of Hajar al-Aswad and Qaboun in southern Damascus while they continued to...

updated 15 Sep 2012; published 02 May 2008
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CAR's 'rebel' chil­dren wait­ing for school
Al Jazeera 05 Jan 2013, The UN Security Council has called on rebels in the Central African Republic to halt their military offensive and withdraw from towns and cities they have seized. The council said in a press statement late on Friday that these military activities "gravely undermine" the country's security and stability, "constitute a threat to the civilian...

updated 30 Dec 2012; published 22 Dec 2012
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Delhi gang-rape: water can­nons, lath­icharge as protests in­ten­si­fy
Newstrack India 05 Jan 2013, Tweet New Delhi, Jan 5 (ANI): The male friend of the 23-year-old medical student, who was gang-raped and left unclothed and bleeding in the street and later died in hospital two weeks after she was attacked on December 16 on a private bus in New Delhi, has said that things would have gone differently if someone had stopped to help....

updated 31 Dec 2012; published 25 Dec 2012
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Chavez un­like­ly to be in Venezuela in in time for oath of of­fice
Zeenews 05 Jan 2013, Zeenews Bureau Caracas: President Hugo Chavez can reportedly begin his fourth term after re-election even if he is unable to attend a swearing-in ceremony owing to his illness, Vice-President Nicolas Maduro said. After assuming the role of President, he could be sworn in later by the Supreme Court, Maduro added. Maduro made the statement after...

updated 04 Jan 2013; published 04 Jan 2013
0:47
Malala Yousafzai leaves Queen Eliz­a­beth Hos­pi­tal
Chosunilbo 05 Jan 2013, Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban last year, has been temporarily discharged from a British hospital. According to the hospital, Yousafzai will spend the next few weeks rehabilitating at her parent's temporary house elsewhere in England. In the meantime, she will be treated by the hospital as an...

updated 05 Jan 2013; published 05 Jan 2013
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US Congress pass­es par­tial aid pack­age for Sandy vic­tims
The Washington Post 04 Jan 2013, Congress has approved $9.7 billion in new aid for victims of Hurricane Sandy, with a face-saving quick move by the House taken three days after Speaker John A. Boehner earned scathing criticism from New York and New Jersey Republicans for canceling a late-night vote on the funds. The bill, which will allow the Federal Emergency Management Agency to...

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Burma air strike tar­gets Kachin rebels
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2:12
Falk­lands let­ter is 'an­oth­er Kirch­n­er trick'
Al Jazeera 04 Jan 2013, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has released a public letter urging the United Kingdom to relinquish its control over the disputed Falkland Islands. She accused Britain of taking part in an act of "blatant colonialism" in claiming the archipelago and called on UK Prime Minister David Cameron to honour UN resolutions...

updated 04 Jan 2013; published 03 Jan 2013
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THE NEWS : Boehn­er re elect­ed as House Speak­er on first bal­lot
CNN 04 Jan 2013, Posted by CNN's Deirdre Walsh and Kevin Liptak Washington (CNN) – Rep. John Boehner was re-elected Speaker of the House Thursday. But after roughly a dozen of his own colleagues voted for someone else or withheld their vote to protest his leadership, the Ohio Republican begins his second term tasked with leading a conference that isn't shy...

updated 05 Jan 2013; published 12 Dec 2012
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Hugo Chavez's health mys­tery
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updated 05 Jan 2013; published 03 Jan 2013
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Raw: Sandy Hook Stu­dents Go Back to School
CNN 03 Jan 2013, January 3, 2013 -- Updated 2005 GMT (0405 HKT) (CNN) -- As Sandy Hook Elementary School students returned to class Thursday for the first time since last month's massacre, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy set a two-month deadline for a commission to address the state's gun laws, mental health policies and public security issues. "We don't know the...

updated 04 Jan 2013; published 03 Jan 2013
1:48
Google Set­tles on Patents, Other An­titrust Items
BBC News 03 Jan 2013, The US Federal Trade Commission has concluded a 20-month investigation into Google's business practises, saying it found no evidence that the search giant skewed search results. But it did accuse the firm of "unfair conduct" in the use of its Motorola patents and ordered it to allow others to license them. Google has agreed to change...

updated 26 Nov 2012; published 26 Nov 2012
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Lead­er Of Congo M23 Rebels Set For Peace Talks (News Bite)
Reuters 03 Jan 2013, BUNAGANA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Congolese rebels will attend peace talks with the government this week but will walk away if Kinshasa does not sign a ceasefire, the rebel political chief said on Thursday. Efforts last month to end the nine-month rebellion in Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) volatile east failed when both...

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Afghan po­lice, an un­cer­tain play­er in with­draw­al
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