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UN chief calls on North Korea to return to talks
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Sunday said he was concerned over North Korea's latest short-range missile launches and called on Pyongyang to return to the six-party talks on its controversial nuclear programme. The communist regime broke off talks with South Korea, China, the US, Japan and Russia on its nuclear programme in 2009, after the UN Security Council passed a resolution condemning ...
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Graeme McDowell sure McIlroy will part company with management
Northern Irish golfer Graeme McDowell has defended his slip about World No.2 Rory McIlroy leaving his management company, saying that although the move is not yet confirmed, it is already being much talked about in the golfing world. For weeks there have been whispers at big events in America that McIlroy is about to leave Horizon, the Dublin-based management agency that negotiated his 20 ...
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Pakistan Gunmen attack polio team kill policeman
Local government administrator Faramosh Khan says the gunmen attacked the team on Monday in the town of Mamound in the Bajur tribal area, just as it had started a vaccination ...
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Chinese premier Peace requires India-China trust
Chinese Premiere Li Keqiang, right, and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wave during Li's ceremonial reception at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 20, 2013. Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign three-day trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old ...
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Aid group Syrian refugees face dire health risks
In this Saturday, May 18, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Qusair Lens which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrians inspecting the rubble of damaged buildings due to government airstrikes, in Qusair, Homs province, Syria. The town of Qusair has been besieged for weeks by regime troops and pro-government gunmen backed by the Lebanese militant ...
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Lottery winner bags $590.5m
Florida - A single winning ticket for a record US Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organisers said late on Saturday, but there was no immediate word about who won or where in the state the ticket was ...
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Jordan felt the eclectic beat with STOMP the world reknowned musical show
STOMP steps into Jordan (photo from STOMP Facebook page) The individuality and personality of the world-renowned STOMP groupEUR(TM)s members shone through their rehearsals of the choreographed percussion show ahead of their three-day performance at Amman's Palace of Culture.The British show has travelled around the world for over twenty years, with the 12 performers using brooms, lids, ...
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Tornadoes ravage Oklahoma kill 1
Tornadoes ravaged portions of Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out in the open. The tornado in Shawnee was one of several that touched down in the nation's midsection Sunday. Twisters, hail and high winds also struck Iowa and Kansas as part of a massive, northeastward-moving storm system that stretched ...
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Taylor Swift wins 8 trophies at Billboard Music Awards Justin Bieber Minaj perform
Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards. Swift won eight of 11 awards, including top artist and top Billboard 200 album for "Red." She told the crowd: "You are the longest and best relationship I ever had." She also had a colorful performance of her hit "22" -- starting backstage and working her ...
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Europes Defense Double Dutch
Julian Lindley-French doesn't believe that shrinking European defense budgets will spur ever-closer defense cooperation. In fact, this erroneous notion not only jeopardizes NATO's vision of Smart Defense, it also means that Europe's leading armed forces will have a little bit of everything but not much of anything. By Julian Lindley-French for Atlantic ...
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Nigeria ATCON to Hold International Workshop On IPv6
Lagos - The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), in partnership with Africa Network Information Center (AfriNIC), is organising a four-day international workshop on IPv6 in Lagos from June 18 to June 21, 2013. A statement from the ATCON Executive Secretary, Ajibola Olude said participation at the workshop is targeted to Network Engineers in the African telecoms ...
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Worlds biggest croc turns 110 in Qld
IT took Cassius less than a minute to devour a cake made of chicken necks to celebrate his first birthday party in 110 years. Far north Queensland keepers of the world's largest saltwater crocodile in captivity sang the old croc Happy Birthday before giving him a 20 kilogram meat cake topped with candles. "He destroyed it in about 30 seconds," Marineland Melanesia croc wrangler Billy ...
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Kubuqi International Desert Forum ends
Dong Jianhua, Vice Chairman of National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, delivers remarks at the closing ceremony of Kubuqi International Desert Forum, July 10, 2011. (Xinhuanet Photo) The 3rd Kubuqi International Desert Forum, a high-level dialogue platform for global initiatives of battling desertification and developing desert areas with technologies, ...
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Price of oil falls below $96 per barrel as traders await data Fed chief Bernankes speech
BANGKOK - The price of oil fell Monday ahead of the release later this week of economic data from the U.S. and China, the world's two largest economies, and a speech by the Federal Reserve chief. Benchmark crude for June delivery was down 25 cents to $95.77 a barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 86 cents to close at ...
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Twister kills 1 in Oklahoma
>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. (CNN) -- [Breaking news update at 2:05 a.m. ET](CNN) -- A tornado touched down in Golden City, Missouri, early Monday morning and tore through two counties, Barton County Emergency Management Director Tom Ryan ...
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Heydar Aliyev Center to host exhibition of world famous artist Andy Warhol
1news.az reports. According to the press service for the center, the exhibition is organized as part of the center's cooperation with the Andy Warhol Museum (United States). The international exhibition called 'Life, death and beautiful' feature nearly 100 works of the author including portraits by celebrities of cinema, music, fashion, as well as other works by the ...
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Sreesanth if found guilty to forgo World Cup medals records erased
Cricket News: CHANDIGARH: If India pacer S Sreesanth is found guilty in the IPL spot-fixing case, have to return the World Cup 2011 and World T20 2007 medals, along with his man-of-the-match awards. It is learnt that the BCCI will not just ban him for life, but also suggest that the International Cricket Council (ICC) erase all his records from international ...
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European Countries Lead World in Distrust of Banks
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Thirteen percent of Greeks said they had confidence in their country's banks or financial institutions in 2012, leading the nearly all-European list of countries where trust in financial institutions was among the worst in the world last year. Seven European Union countries had trust levels lower than 30%, far below the median 55% across 135 countries. Even in the ...
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Gearing for world without PCs
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Gunmen storm Egyptian security post in lawless Sinai Peninsula
ISMAILIA: Gunmen stormed an Egyptian security forces base in the Sinai Peninsula at dawn on Monday and exchanged gunfire with forces inside the base before retreating, security sources said. The gunmen attacked the base in ...
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China sentences underground bank operator to death
BEIJING (AP) -- A businesswoman in southern China has been sentenced to death on charges of defrauding investors as the government tightens controls on informal financing that is widely used by ...
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CB Previews International draws the line on pocket listings
However, many real estate leaders are pushing back against the practice of selling homes outside multiple listing services, which often results in the listing agency representing the buyer as well and earning both sides of the commission, known as dual agency. They're concerned that large numbers of pocket listings will compromise the effectiveness of MLSs and skew the level playing field ...
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World Disgraced French minister bows out
Paying his debts He initially denied a report by an investigative website that he had an undeclared Swiss bank account until 2010. But after a meeting with investigating magistrates in April, he admitted to having the account, which contained about 600,000 euros (509,000; $770,000). He told the Depeche newspaper he had transferred the funds to France: he would pay his debts to the state and turn ...
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World Brazil paves way for gay marriage
The council that oversees the country's judiciary said it was wrong for some offices just to issue civil union documents when the couple wanted full marriage ...
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World Tunisia police clash with Islamists
Police also clashed with protesters in the central city of Kairouan where the Ansar al-Sharia meeting was planned. The government banned the congress last week, saying it posed a threat to public security. The group urged its supporters instead to gather for the meeting in Ettadhamen. Some 500 supporters were reported to have descended on Ettadhamen on Sunday, erecting barricades and hurling ...
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