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WTO backs China in US poultry case: Chinese media

BEIJING (AFP) – The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has ruled in China’s favour in a dispute with the United States over imports of Chinese chicken, state media reported Thursday. China’s commerce ministry has …YAHOO! · 1 day ago

I.M.F. Urges Changes From China

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White House to Wikileaks: Please don’t post our secret war papers

– The White House is imploring the website WikiLeaks not to post any more classified documents about the Afghanistan war, saying U.S. national security and Afghan lives are at risk. Press secretary Robert Gibbs says …SecurityInfoWatch · 2 hours ago

Feds Appeal to WikiLeaks to Stop Posting Afghanistan Reports

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Syrian-Saudi leaders urge Lebanese to avoid violence

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Saudi King Abdullah on Friday urged Lebanon’s rival factions to avoid violence after an unprecedented joint visit to defuse a tense political situation. "The leaders stressed the …Raw Story · 1 hour ago

Syrian, Saudi leaders urge Lebanon to avoid violence

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Saudi, Syrian leaders urge Lebanese to avoid violence

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Pakistan Flooding Fatalities

The death toll in the flooding across Pakistan has surpassed 400, according to Mian Iftikhar Hussain, the information minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Speaking on Pakistani TV on Friday, he said the death toll is …WIBW · 2 hours ago

Pakistan Death Toll From Northwest Flash Floods, Heavy Rain Rises to 408

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Floods ravage NW Pakistan, kill 430 people

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Pakistan crash kills all 152 aboard

A government official said all 152 people on board a plane that crashed in the hills surrounding Pakistan’s capital were killed. Imtiaz Elahi, chairman of the Capital Development Authority, told The Associated Press that …WDBJ7.com · 3 hours ago

Pakistan Plane Crashes, Killing All 152 Aboard

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US citizens among victims of Pakistan plane crash

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Huge blast at China factory kills 5, scores hurt

B EIJING — A powerful blast caused by a suspected gas leak rocked a plastics factory in eastern China on Wednesday, killing at least five people and seriously injuring 28. The explosion happened about 10 a.m. in …Boston Herald · 1 hour ago

Worst floods in a decade in China, 30,000 trapped

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China to Send 2 Pandas to Japan in Diplomatic Move

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WikiLeaks fallout: US, UK, India criticize Pakistan as terror haven

Pakistan’s top spy agency is coming under increased pressure over its alleged links to and sponsorship of terrorists and Taliban insurgents, as the fallout continues from Sunday’s leak of tens of thousands of documents on …The Christian Science Monitor · 1 hour ago

WikiLeaks exposure endangers Afghan lives: Times

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WikiLeaks Reportedly Outs 100s of Afghan Informants

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Travel magazine names Bangkok world’s top city, 1st Ld-Writethru, AS

Associated Press Writer= BANGKOK (AP) — Bangkok city officials say they are humbled and inspired after receiving Travel + Leisure magazine’s "Top City" award, despite recent street riots that sent tourists packing. …The Guardian · 1 hour ago

Travel magazine names Bangkok world’s top city

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Travel magazine names Bangkok world’s top city

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US military investigates contractor work force

The U.S. military is clamping down on contracting firms on American military bases using employees whose home countries ban travel to Iraq. U.S. Col. Richard E. Nolan, of the military’s contracting office in Iraq, says the military is investigating the firms’ …AP – msnbc.com · 4 hours ago

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US military clamps down on firms employing citizens from countries banning travel to Iraq

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Spain’s Catalonia bans bullfighting

Barcelona, Spain (CNN) — Catalonia became the first Spanish mainland region to ban bullfighting after its parliament voted Wednesday to outlaw the tradition on animal cruelty grounds. The vote was 68 in favor and 55 …CNN · 1 hour ago

Barcelona bans bullfighting in Catalonia

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Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region has outlawed bullfighting

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17 Die in Panic During German Love Parade

DUISBURG, Germany | A stampede inside a tunnel crowded with techno music fans left 17 people dead and 80 injured at the famed Love Parade festival in western Germany on Saturday. Other revelers initially kept …The Ledger · 1 day ago

Mayor under fire for German Love Parade tragedy

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German prosecutors probe 19 Love Parade deaths

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Trial of 2 men accused of JFK bomb plot nears end

A New York jury is hearing closing arguments in a terrorism case accusing two men of plotting to blow up John F. Kennedy International Airport. Russell Defreitas and Abdul Kadir are charged with plotting in 2007 to use …AP – msnbc.com · 3 hours ago

Jurors hear closings at JFK bomb plot trial

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WikiLeaks’ Afghanistan Bombshell

WikiLeaks is making headlines again with the release of an enormous trove of secret US military documents from Afghanistan. The Afghan War Diary , as WikiLeaks has dubbed it, was first given to the New York Times …Mother Jones · 6 hours ago

Wikileaks Unveils Pantload of U.S. Military Data on Afghanistan

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EU, Canada adopt new sanctions against Iran

BRUSSELS – The European Union and Canada on Monday separately adopted new sanctions against Iran, targeting the country’s foreign trade, banking and energy sectors. The moves are the latest in a series of measures …Philadelphia Daily News · 1 hour ago

EU adopts new sanctions against Iran

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Afghan president: NATO rocket killed 52 civilians

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s president says that a NATO rocket attack killed 52 civilians in the south of the country on Friday. Hamid Karzai’s statement issued Monday says the Afghan intelligence service …Washington Post · 2 hours ago

NATO rocket kills 45 Afghan civilians: government spokesman

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Taliban, Afghan officials say one of two missing U.S. service members is dead

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US-led armada stages anti-sub maneuvers off Korea as Pyongyang threatens …

ABOARD USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and South Korean warships and helicopters staged anti-submarine maneuvers off the Korean peninsula Monday meant as a warning to Pyongyang that aggression in …Hartford Courant · 4 hours ago

Drills begin as Pyongyang talks war

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Massive US aircraft carrier leads drills with South Korea amid North’s nuclear war rhetoric

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Search on for US soldiers missing in Afghanistan

An abandoned vehicle and rumours of a death were all NATO had to offer Sunday as a massive manhunt for two missing US soldiers continued over Taliban territory in eastern Afghanistan. Two days after the soldiers went …Raw Story · 3 hours ago

Taliban May Be Holding Two Missing U.S. Service Members in Afghanistan

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Families of victims of Concorde supersonic jet crash mark 10 years since disaster

GONESSE, France (AP) — Families of those who died when a supersonic Concorde jet crashed on takeoff from Paris have gathered to mark the tenth anniversary of the disaster. Air France officials gave flowers to some …FOX News · 3 hours ago

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Bomb wounds 9 in Bangkok on day of by-election

A bomb at a bus stop in downtown Bangkok wounded nine people Sunday shortly after polls closed in a parliamentary election that pitted a government candidate against a jailed leader of recent mass protests in the Thai …AP – msnbc.com · 1 hour ago

Bomb wounds 9 in Bangkok on day of election

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17 die in stampede at Germany’s Love Parade

DUISBURG, Germany — A stampede inside a tunnel crowded with techno music fans left 17 people dead and 80 injured at the famed Love Parade festival in western Germany today. Other revelers initially kept partying at …Everett Herald · 16 hours ago

Stampede at Germany’s Love Parade kills revelers

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Mass panic at Germany’s ‘Love Parade’ kills 17

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Bomb at Bangkok bus stop wounds 9

Police in Thailand’s capital say at least nine people have been wounded by a bomb explosion at a bus stop in downtown Bangkok. Police Maj. Gen. Anuchai Lekbamroong, at the site of the explosion Sunday, declined to …AP – msnbc.com · 3 hours ago

Bomb at Bangkok bus stop wounds 9 on day capital votes in parliamentary by-election

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Police upgrade number of wounded to 9 after bomb explodes at Bangkok bus stop

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Massive US aircraft carrier leads drills with South Korea amid North’s nuclear war …

ABOARD USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (AP) – A nuclear-powered U.S. supercarrier led an armada of warships in exercises off the Korean peninsula on Sunday that North Korea has vowed to physically block and says …Buffalo News · 9 hours ago

U.S. aircraft carrier pressures North Korea

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US aircraft carrier ups pressure on North Korea

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In Hanoi, Clinton faults regime on rights but extends friendship

HANOI — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton chided Vietnam yesterday for intolerance of dissent and infringement of Internet freedom, even as she celebrated its 15 years of normalized relations with the United …Boston Globe · 13 hours ago

Clinton pushes Vietnam on human rights progress

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U.N. court: Kosovo secession was legal

LONDON — Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008 did not violate international law, the United Nations’ highest court declared Thursday in a closely watched case that could have significant …The Keene Sentinel · 3 hours ago

Fears of global separatism after UN court rules Kosovo’s independence declaration legal

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Serbia Loses Court Battle Over Kosovo

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Amsterdam court fines oil trader Trafigura €1 million for its role in hazardous …

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Oil trading company Trafigura was fined €1 million ($1.28 million) Friday for exporting hazardous waste that allegedly left 15 people dead and thousands ill in Ivory Coast. It was the first time the …FOX News · 2 hours ago

Trafigura Fined 1 Million Euros: How the Toxic Dumping Case Went Down

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Million-dollar fine for company in 2006 Ivory Coast waste dump

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Swiss Glacier Express train derails, dozens hurt

Authorities say a popular Alpine tourist train has derailed in southern Switzerland, injuring dozens of people. The accident occurred Friday afternoon on the Glacier Express train that travels through the spectacular scenery …AP – msnbc.com · 4 hours ago

1 killed, 40 hurt in Swiss tourist train crash

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1 dead, 42 injured as Switzerland’s popular Glacier Express tourist train derails in the Alps

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Holbrooke: al-Qaida ally ‘targeted’ Kabul summit

LONDON— An al-Qaida ally targeted this week’s top-level international conference on Afghanistan’s future, the U.S. special envoy to the region said Friday. The Haqqani network, which directs operations against U.S. and …Boston Globe · 1 hour ago

Holbrooke: al-Qaida ally ’targeted’ Kabul summit

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Holbrooke: al-Qaida ally ‘targeted’ international conference in Afghanistan

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Venezuela severs Colombia ties

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez severed Venezuela’s diplomatic relations with Colombia on Thursday over claims he harbors guerrillas, and he charged that his neighbor’s leader could attempt to …Morning Sun · 3 hours ago

Hugo Chavez cuts off diplomatic relations with Colombia

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Hugo Chavez severs Venezuela’s diplomatic ties with Colombia

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