Iran sanctions: Voices of doubt |
- Iran sanctions: Voices of doubt
- Egypt police on trial for brutality
- Bird's eye view of Olympic site
- Tony Blair's Olympic hopes
- Natural gas could lead to new Lebanon-Israel war (AP)
- Vietnam asks France for military upgrades (AP)
- In Iraq, Mullen to review US troop withdrawal (AFP)
- Slangy Italian teenagers become YouTube hit (Reuters)
- Yahoo Japan may adopt Google's search engine (Reuters)
- AU boosts troop role in Somalia
- Pentagon can't account for how it spent $2.6 billion in Iraqi funds, audit finds
- BP 'set to replace' CEO Hayward
- U.S. Soldiers Charged With Fuel Theft
- China Fuels Trade Tension, Group Says
- Fidel makes latest appearance as Cuba says no rush on reform
- Avoiding The Next Financial Contagion
- Mass grave of communist soldiers found in Vietnam (AP)
- Mexican drug cartels bring violence with them in move to Central America
- WikiLeaks disclosures unlikely to change course of Afghanistan war
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| Iran sanctions: Voices of doubt Posted: 26 Jul 2010 11:00 PM PDT Tehran has hit back at new sanctions being imposed by the EU and Canada, saying they will only complicate Iran's international relations.
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| Egypt police on trial for brutality Posted: 26 Jul 2010 11:09 PM PDT Two officers in court accused of beating a young man who later died in custody.
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| Bird's eye view of Olympic site Posted: 26 Jul 2010 10:36 PM PDT BBC Sport's Jake Humphreys has gained an aerial view of the East End site in London for the 2012 Olympics.
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| Posted: 26 Jul 2010 10:43 PM PDT His legacy as Prime Minister remains in the spotlight, but as the Olympics loom on the horizon, Tony Blair is widely credited with securing the games for London. Five years ago Mr Blair said he punched the air with delight as London piped Paris by just four IOC votes. So with two years left to go does he remain as excited? Clive Myrie went to find out.
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| Natural gas could lead to new Lebanon-Israel war (AP) Posted: 26 Jul 2010 10:42 PM PDT AP - The discovery of large natural gas reserves under the waters of the eastern Mediterranean could potentially mean a huge economic windfall for Israel and Lebanon, both resource-poor nations — if it doesn't spark new war between them.
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| Vietnam asks France for military upgrades (AP) Posted: 26 Jul 2010 10:31 PM PDT AP - The French defense minister has agreed to help Vietnam modernize its military on a historic visit to the former colony, state media reported Tuesday.
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| In Iraq, Mullen to review US troop withdrawal (AFP) Posted: 26 Jul 2010 10:49 PM PDT
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| Slangy Italian teenagers become YouTube hit (Reuters) Posted: 26 Jul 2010 10:18 PM PDT Reuters - Two teenagers from the suburbs of Rome have become Italy's newest media heroines after their slang-filled account of a day at the beach shot from a minor item on the local news to become a YouTube sensation.
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| Yahoo Japan may adopt Google's search engine (Reuters) Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:56 PM PDT Reuters - Yahoo Japan, Japan's largest Internet portal site, appears set to adopt Google's search engine instead of teaming up with Microsoft like partner Yahoo Inc, media reported.
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| AU boosts troop role in Somalia Posted: 26 Jul 2010 07:25 PM PDT The African Union has pledged to send a further 2,000 soldiers to Somalia, and to introduce tougher rules of engagement, in the fight against Islamist militants.
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| Pentagon can't account for how it spent $2.6 billion in Iraqi funds, audit finds Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:00 PM PDT BAGHDAD -- Because of poor record-keeping and lax oversight, the Department of Defense cannot account for how it spent $2.6 billion that belonged to the Iraqi government, according to the inspector general for Iraq reconstruction. 
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| BP 'set to replace' CEO Hayward Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:34 PM PDT Chief executive could be moved to a new job with a pay-off worth about $18.5m.
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| U.S. Soldiers Charged With Fuel Theft Posted: 26 Jul 2010 06:16 PM PDT U.S. investigators arrested two U.S. soldiers and suspended a pair of Afghan trucking companies on suspicions they helped the soldiers steal $1.6 million in fuel from a military base in eastern Afghanistan.
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| China Fuels Trade Tension, Group Says Posted: 26 Jul 2010 11:18 PM PDT China's drive to support domestic technologies is likely to continue to cause trade disputes and political tensions with the U.S., says a new report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
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| Fidel makes latest appearance as Cuba says no rush on reform Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:17 PM PDT SANTA CLARA, Cuba (Reuters) - Cuba said it would not rush into reforms for its troubled economy, while former leader Fidel Castro made his latest public appearance in ceremonies on Monday marking the anniversary of the start of the Cuban revolution.
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| Avoiding The Next Financial Contagion Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:00 PM PDT Managing the global recovery will require minimizing the transmission of economic shocks.
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| Mass grave of communist soldiers found in Vietnam (AP) Posted: 26 Jul 2010 08:48 PM PDT AP - An official says a mass grave has been found containing the remains of 40 communist soldiers killed during the Vietnam War.
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| Mexican drug cartels bring violence with them in move to Central America Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:00 PM PDT SAN SALVADOR -- Drug cartel violence in Mexico is quickly spilling south into Central America and is threatening to destabilize fragile countries already rife with crime and corruption, according to the United Nations, U.S. officials and regional law enforcement agents.
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| WikiLeaks disclosures unlikely to change course of Afghanistan war Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:00 PM PDT In the first 24 hours after the unauthorized release of more than 91,000 secret documents about the war in Afghanistan, a few things became clear to the officials, lawmakers and experts reading them:
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