French Socialist heavyweights shun Strauss-Kahn |
- French Socialist heavyweights shun Strauss-Kahn
- Ex-oil chief who tried to reform Gaddafi's Libya dies
- Egypt parliament suspends sessions in protest over cabinet
- Labour demands statement on Hunt
- VIDEO: UN's Syria mission chief in Damascus
- Bahrain hunger striker force-fed, drugged: wife
- In Sudan and South Sudan, questions of nationality
- China Cracks Down After Dissident Escapes
- U.S. Drone Strike Kills 3 in Pakistan
- Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Cases Take Toll on Children
- U.S. Drone Strike Kills 3 in Pakistan
- Yankees Send Struggling Garcia to the Bullpen
- Ex-Libyan oil minister's body found in Danube
- FA approaches Hodgson for England
- Myanmar president orders shakeup for peace talks
- Israel court puts 60-day hold on settlement razings
- Malaysian Protesters Accuse Police of Brutality
- VIDEO: UN monitors see scene in Homs
- U.S. drone strikes resume in Pakistan; action may complicate vital negotiations
- Details emerge of China activist's escape
| French Socialist heavyweights shun Strauss-Kahn Posted: 29 Apr 2012 01:01 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - The heavyweights of France's Socialist party shunned disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Sunday after he made an uncomfortable return to the political scene in the delicate final days of a presidential campaign.
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| Ex-oil chief who tried to reform Gaddafi's Libya dies Posted: 29 Apr 2012 12:45 PM PDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Shokri Ghanem, Libya's former prime minister and oil chief, saw it as his mission to change his country from the inside, only to realize too late that Muammar Gaddafi would never accept any meaningful reform.
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| Egypt parliament suspends sessions in protest over cabinet Posted: 29 Apr 2012 12:24 PM PDT CAIRO— Egyptian lawmakers announced Sunday that they would suspend parliament sessions for a week to protest the military rulers' failure to allow the elected body to appoint a new civilian cabinet. The step marked a sharp escalation of tension between the country's new Islamist-dominated parliament and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, whose relationship has worsened as Egypt's landmark presidential election nears. Read full article >>   
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| Labour demands statement on Hunt Posted: 29 Apr 2012 12:32 PM PDT Labour is demanding that the prime minister makes a Commons statement on the Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt and the row over contacts with BSkyB.
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| VIDEO: UN's Syria mission chief in Damascus Posted: 29 Apr 2012 12:20 PM PDT The head of the United Nations observer team for Syria has arrived to take charge of the advance deployment.
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| Bahrain hunger striker force-fed, drugged: wife Posted: 29 Apr 2012 12:29 PM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - The wife of a jailed Bahraini activist and hunger striker said on Sunday he was being drugged and force-fed, but authorities denied the accusations saying the man had agreed to receive medical treatment.
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| In Sudan and South Sudan, questions of nationality Posted: 29 Apr 2012 12:28 PM PDT KHARTOUM/JUBA (Reuters) - Sultan Kwaje's problems started when his country disappeared from under him.
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| China Cracks Down After Dissident Escapes Posted: 29 Apr 2012 12:14 PM PDT The Chinese government clamped down on activists and online media in the wake of the dramatic escape of a blind human-rights advocate from home imprisonment.
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| U.S. Drone Strike Kills 3 in Pakistan Posted: 29 Apr 2012 12:06 PM PDT The attack against suspected militants in Pakistan's tribal belt was the first since the Parliament demanded that the United States end the use of drones against targets there.
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| Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Cases Take Toll on Children Posted: 29 Apr 2012 12:30 PM PDT Not only are more children developing type 2 diabetes, but the disease develops more quickly and is less responsive to treatment, a new study has found.
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| U.S. Drone Strike Kills 3 in Pakistan Posted: 29 Apr 2012 12:06 PM PDT The attack against suspected militants in Pakistan's tribal belt was the first since the Parliament demanded that the United States end the use of drones against targets there.
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| Yankees Send Struggling Garcia to the Bullpen Posted: 29 Apr 2012 11:39 AM PDT David Phelps, after a few outstanding relief outings, was expected to step into the rotation after Freddy Garcia's earned run average ballooned.
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| Ex-Libyan oil minister's body found in Danube Posted: 29 Apr 2012 12:33 PM PDT Austrian police say Shukri Ghanem was found dead in river near Vienna and showed no external signs of violence.
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| FA approaches Hodgson for England Posted: 29 Apr 2012 12:34 PM PDT West Brom grant the Football Association permission to speak to Roy Hodgson about the vacant England manager's position.
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| Myanmar president orders shakeup for peace talks Posted: 29 Apr 2012 11:42 AM PDT YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar will overhaul its peace negotiating teams in a bid to settle armed rebellions with ethnic rebel militias following a failure to end a stubborn conflict in the strategic Kachin State, sources close to the process said on Sunday.
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| Israel court puts 60-day hold on settlement razings Posted: 29 Apr 2012 11:43 AM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Supreme Court postponed the demolition of five unauthorized buildings on the West Bank on Sunday, a ruling that gave the government more time to argue against their destruction and placate pro-settler political partners.
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| Malaysian Protesters Accuse Police of Brutality Posted: 29 Apr 2012 11:30 AM PDT A group calling for electoral changes said the police beat protesters and used water cannons and tear gas to break up a weekend rally, and it demanded an inquiry.
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| VIDEO: UN monitors see scene in Homs Posted: 29 Apr 2012 11:26 AM PDT Anti-government activists say snipers in the central city of Homs shot dead two people on Sunday as monitors toured the city.
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| U.S. drone strikes resume in Pakistan; action may complicate vital negotiations Posted: 29 Apr 2012 11:22 AM PDT ISLAMABAD, Pakistan— The United States resumed drone missile strikes against Pakistan-based militants Sunday for the first time since the nation's parliament demanded an end to such attacks as one of several conditions for fully normalizing relations with the United States. Read full article >>
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| Details emerge of China activist's escape Posted: 29 Apr 2012 12:22 PM PDT Dissident who met Chen Guangcheng after he arrived in Beijing says the blind activist climbed over a high wall at night.
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