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- Family begins trek to free captive Israeli soldier
- NATO reports death in Afghan war in record month
- US military chief in Israel for top-level talks
- Bangladesh hit by first strike since elections
- Toronto police use tear gas to combat G20 'thugs'
- In signal to Pyongyang, US, SKorea beef up ties
- U.S. spill efforts to ramp up; anxious eyes on storm
- Japan PM sticks to modest election goal after polls
- ‘Genocidal’ Israel will be put in its place: Chavez
- Obama: must be consequences for Korea ship sinking
- Chavez: 'genocidal' Israel will be put in its place
- CORRECTED - Japan PM sticks to modest election goal after polls
- Shell begins pulling U.S. Gulf workers due storm
- Tropical Storm Alex makes landfall in Belize
- Japan PM sticks to modest election goal after polls
- New Rabobank HQ tower on fire after explosion
- Ariane rocket puts two satellites into orbit
- U.S. spill efforts to ramp up; anxious eyes on storm
- U.S. court to decide corporate reform law, gun case
- Kyrgyz leader casts vote in turbulent south
| Family begins trek to free captive Israeli soldier Posted: 27 Jun 2010 12:01 AM PDT MITZPE HILA, Israel -The family of captive soldier Gilad Shalit on Sunday began a solemn protest march from northern Israel to the premier's home in Jerusalem to mark four years since their son was captured.
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| NATO reports death in Afghan war in record month Posted: 26 Jun 2010 11:56 PM PDT KABUL -NATO on Sunday reported another foreign soldier killed fighting in the Afghan war as the death toll for what is already a record month climbed higher.
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| US military chief in Israel for top-level talks Posted: 26 Jun 2010 11:12 PM PDT TEL AVIV -The top US military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, arrived in Tel Aviv on Sunday for talks with Israeli military and defence officials, both sides said.
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| Bangladesh hit by first strike since elections Posted: 26 Jun 2010 09:41 PM PDT DHAKA -A lawmaker was injured and scores of activists arrested Sunday as Bangladesh's main opposition party called the country's first nationwide strike since general elections in December 2008, police said.
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| Toronto police use tear gas to combat G20 'thugs' Posted: 26 Jun 2010 07:59 PM PDT TORONTO -Toronto police used tear gas and arrested 75 when a violent mob tried to hijack a peaceful protest by tens of thousands of people against the G20 summit, the city's police chief said.
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| In signal to Pyongyang, US, SKorea beef up ties Posted: 26 Jun 2010 01:18 PM PDT TORONTO -In a display of unshakeable unity against nuclear-armed North Korea, US President Barack Obama has agreed to wrap up a long delayed free trade deal with South Korea and extend Washington's wartime command of South Korean forces.
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| U.S. spill efforts to ramp up; anxious eyes on storm Posted: 27 Jun 2010 12:46 AM PDT GRANDE ISLE, Louisiana (Reuters) - The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season is posing an uncertain threat to the Gulf of Mexico, even as efforts to contain the worst oil spill in U.S. history are set to ramp up.
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| Japan PM sticks to modest election goal after polls Posted: 27 Jun 2010 12:46 AM PDT TORONTO (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister tried to quell suggestions on Saturday he could be the next in line of revolving door leaders, sticking to a modest target in a forthcoming election after polls showed his party may miss a majority.
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| ‘Genocidal’ Israel will be put in its place: Chavez Posted: 27 Jun 2010 12:34 AM PDT CARACAS, June 27 — Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez described Israel on Saturday as a genocidal state that acted as an assassin for the United States, predicting the Middle East nation would one day be "put in its place." The socialist Chavez is a harsh critic of both Israel and the United States and cut relations with Israel after accusing it of ...
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| Obama: must be consequences for Korea ship sinking Posted: 27 Jun 2010 12:10 AM PDT TORONTO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Saturday the United States stood firmly behind South Korea's efforts to have the U.N. Security Council condemn North Korea for what it says was the sinking of a South Korean naval vessel in March.
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| Chavez: 'genocidal' Israel will be put in its place Posted: 27 Jun 2010 12:10 AM PDT CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez described Israel on Saturday as a genocidal state that acted as an assassin for the United States, predicting the Middle East nation would one day be "put in its place."
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| CORRECTED - Japan PM sticks to modest election goal after polls Posted: 27 Jun 2010 12:10 AM PDT By Chisa Fujioka
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| Shell begins pulling U.S. Gulf workers due storm Posted: 27 Jun 2010 12:10 AM PDT HOUSTON (Reuters) - Shell Oil Co said non-essential workers from production platforms and drilling rigs in U.S.-regulated areas of Gulf of Mexico oilfields were being evacuated on Saturday due to the forecast path of Tropical Storm Alex.
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| Tropical Storm Alex makes landfall in Belize Posted: 26 Jun 2010 09:02 PM PDT MEXICO CITY, June 27 — Tropical Storm Alex made landfall in Belize last night, dumping showers on northern Guatemala and the Yucatan Peninsula, the US National Hurricane Center said. The storm was not an imminent threat to oil-siphoning efforts at BP Plc's blown-out Macondo well in the Gulf, the US Coast Guard said. Current forecasts project Alex ...
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| Japan PM sticks to modest election goal after polls Posted: 26 Jun 2010 11:35 PM PDT TORONTO (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister tried to quell suggestions on Saturday he could be the next in line of revolving door leaders, sticking to a modest target in a forthcoming election after polls showed his party may miss a majority.
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| New Rabobank HQ tower on fire after explosion Posted: 26 Jun 2010 11:35 PM PDT AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - An explosion on Sunday set on fire one of two new towers being built by Dutch bank Rabobank as its headquarters, and firefighters are having difficulty putting out the blaze, Dutch agency ANP reported.
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| Ariane rocket puts two satellites into orbit Posted: 26 Jun 2010 11:35 PM PDT CAYENNE, French Guiana (Reuters) - An Ariane rocket has put two satellites into orbit after a launch from French Guiana on Saturday, space officials said.
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| U.S. spill efforts to ramp up; anxious eyes on storm Posted: 26 Jun 2010 11:04 PM PDT GRANDE ISLE, Louisiana (Reuters) - The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season is posing an uncertain threat to the Gulf of Mexico, even as efforts to contain the worst oil spill in U.S. history are set to ramp up.
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| U.S. court to decide corporate reform law, gun case Posted: 26 Jun 2010 11:04 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court could strike down a key part of a 2002 corporate reform law and extend gun rights in the United States on Monday when the justices issue their final rulings of the term.
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| Kyrgyz leader casts vote in turbulent south Posted: 26 Jun 2010 11:04 PM PDT OSH, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's interim leader voted on Sunday in Osh, epicentre of a wave of ethnic bloodshed, in a referendum likely to pave the way for the creation of Central Asia's first parliamentary democracy.
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