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Nicolas Sarkozy arrested over ‘influence peddling’
Full Article The Irish Times
01 Jul 2014

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was held today for questioning over suspicions that a network of informers kept him abreast of a separate inquiry into alleged irregularities in his 2007 election campaign, a legal source said. It was the first time a former head of state had been held for questioning...

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy gestures while speaking during a final press conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Saturday, May 8, 2010.
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Ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy held over suspected influence-peddling
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BREAKING NEWS - French ex President Sarkozy 'held' over influence claims
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French ex President Sarkozy 'held' over influence claims
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French ex President Sarkozy held over influence claims
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French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy Detained For Questioning Over Alleged Corruption
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Nicolas Sarkozy held over influence claims
Former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent admits he is a 'cheat who has shamed cricket' ...
Full Article The Daily Telegraph
01 Jul 2014

Related Articles Vincent to be given life ban for fixing within days 30 Jun 2014 Sussex 'disgusted' by allegations 27 May 2014 Two county stars face fixing charges 22 May 2014 Profile: Lou Vincent 22 May 2014 County player backs Vincent's claims 19 May 2014 "I have lived with this dark secret for so many years, but months ago I reached the point...

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 New Zealand´s Lou Vincent makes a catch to put out Australia´s Ricky Ponting for 104 runs in their one day international cricket match in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. Australia won by 5 wickets with 10 balls remaining.  (rks2)
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New Zealand Batsman Lou Vincent Admits To Cheating Banned For Life news
updated 01 Jul 2014; published 01 Jul 2014
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Kiwi cricketer Lou Vincent admits to match fixing
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VIncent Black Lightning
updated 26 Apr 2012; published 26 Apr 2012
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Vincent Browne at his best, almost brought to tears, on Thursday 26/04/2012
updated 21 Jun 2013; published 21 Jun 2013
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Jonathan Trott 68 vs New Zealand 1st ODI Hamilton February 2013 HD
updated 15 May 2014; published 15 May 2014
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Indian media: 'Space diplomacy' in South Asia
Full Article BBC News
01 Jul 2014

Media in India welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pitch for a regional satellite to benefit South Asian nations. During a speech on the launch of a commercial rocket, Mr Modi urged Indian scientists to develop a satellite that provides services to countries in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) region. "Today...

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks after the successful launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C23) in Sriharikota, India, Monday, June 30, 2014.
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Indian Assertiveness Vs Pakistani Slavery In Foreign Relations
updated 06 Jan 2014; published 06 Jan 2014
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Rocket launch puts India in 'cryo-club'
updated 26 Jan 2014; published 26 Jan 2014
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WW3: JAPAN Vs CHINA - Devastating Effects To Come
updated 24 Nov 2013; published 24 Nov 2013
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Closing in on Iran's Nuclear Capability - Panel discussion with J.E. Dyer, Rick Richman, Elan Journo
updated 16 Mar 2014; published 16 Mar 2014
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7 March 2014 Allied Powers "hi-jack" Malaysia Airlines MH370 to open Red China's Space Defense
updated 09 Jan 2014; published 09 Jan 2014
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Asia's space exploration push to the moon
UN: More than 2,400 killed in Iraq in June
Full Article Boston Herald
01 Jul 2014

BAGHDAD — Violence has claimed the lives of 2,417 Iraqis in June, making it the deadliest month so far this year, the United Nations said on Tuesday, underlining the daunting challenge the government faces as it struggles to confront Islamic extremists who have seized large swaths of territory in the north and west. In recent weeks, fighters from...

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Iraqis gather at the site of a bombing in the oil rich city of Kirkuk, in northern Iraq, Wednesday, June 25, 2014.
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1000+ killed: October Iraq's deadliest month since 2008
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Nearly 800 Killed In Iraq's Bloodiest Month This Year: U.N.
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UN says 750 Iraqis killed in violence in April-1th may 2014
updated 02 Jun 2014; published 02 Jun 2014
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Iraq violence kills 799 people in May UN
updated 01 Nov 2013; published 01 Nov 2013
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New casualty figures indicate that October was Iraq's deadliest month since April 2008
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More Than 1,000 Iraqis Killed In May Violence
Ukraine’s Poroshenko vows to ‘attack’ rebels as ceasefire dropped
Full Article South China Morning Post
01 Jul 2014

Ukraine’s Western-backed president has decided to resume a military offensive against pro-Russian separatists in the country’s restive east after opting not to prolong a shaky truce, a move that threatens to escalate the deadly conflict. “After examining the situation I have decided, as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, not to extend the...

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Pro-Russian fighters gather to take an oath in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine Saturday, June 21, 2014.
photo: AP / Dmitry Lovetsky

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Ukraine president ends ceasefire with rebels
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Ukraine crisis: Truce in east holds despite rebel attacks
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says government will attack rebels
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Putin, Poroshenko discuss Ukraine ceasefire as two TV crew killed
updated 01 Jul 2014; published 01 Jul 2014
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Ukraine begins military offensive as cease fire ends
updated 24 Jun 2014; published 24 Jun 2014
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Ukraine's President Warns He Could End Cease-fire

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San Francisco Chronicle
Twenty-five years ago, an Islamist party backed by the Sudanese military took power in the nation's capital, Khartoum. A quarter century later, Omar al Bashir's reign continues....
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The Examiner
About 12,000 years or so ago God created man, named him Adam, gave him dominion over all beasts, fish, and foul, and tasked him with naming all the critters found under the sun....

DF's Nahal Brigade conducting a search in the Hebron area
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Netanyahu is pledging retaliation against Hamas, but his intelligence minister says the Palestinian Authority is supposed to prevent terrorist acts like the killing of three Israelis. The discovery Monday by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) of the bodies...
photo: Creative Commons / Israel Defense Forces
 A Muslim man walks past a church gate decorated with paintings of Jesus Christ in Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday April 10, 2005. Winding its way across Africa is an invisible faultline between a mainly Muslim north and a majority Christian south. Across this fro
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Lagos - An attack on churches in north-east Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram killed more than 50 people, an official said on Monday, overshadowing festivities ahead of a last-16 World Cup match against France. Gunmen stormed Sunday services in four...
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Rolf Harris
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Veteran TV personality Rolf Harris was today found guilty of 12 indecent assaults at Southwark Crown Court. The Australian entertainer was found guilty after more than a week of deliberation by jurors. Harris, 84, was found guilty of the assaults on...
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, right, walks from number 10 Downing Street to attend Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament in London, Wednesday, April 25, 2012.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron has called Jean-Claude Juncker to congratulate the man he tried to block from becoming president of the European Commission. Cameron's failure to prevent Juncker getting the job after a bitter campaign was seen as...
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Afghans battle for strategic Helmand after U.S. troops pull out
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LASHKAR GAH Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan forces battled the Taliban in southern Helmand province on Monday for a second week, officials and residents said on Monday, seeking to reassert control over a strategic district just weeks after the...
photo: US Army / Nikayla Shodeen
A human brain, left, and a cross section of a human brain which suffered a massive stroke, injected with a polymer preservative, are on display during a press preview of "Bodies...The Exhibition", Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005 in New York. The exhibit which feature 22 whole body specimens, as well as more than 260 additional organs and body specimens opens at the South Street Seaport, Nov. 19, 2005.
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New York, June 30: In a boost to optogenetics, a technology allowing scientists to control brain activity by shining light on neurons, the first light-sensitive molecule that enables neurons to be silenced non-invasively using a light source outside...
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Uruguay's President Jose Mujica is named president of the South American trading bloc Mercosur, during their summit at the Itamaraty Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012.
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Montevideo - Uruguay's President Jose Mujica has slammed Fifa leaders as “sons of bitches” for banning the country's star striker Luis Suarez over his infamous World Cup bite. Mujica called the four month ban on all football activity...
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