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- UK to raise Heywood murder with senior Chinese official
- Italy Fines Bank CEO Ahead of Brazilian IPO
- Hungary PM proposes close ally as new president
- Rise in Scientific Journal Retractions Prompts Calls for Reform
- Birds of Kaena Point, Hawaii, Enjoy a Revival Thanks to a Fence
- New verdict deepens mystery about Italy bombings
- Syria fighting casts shadow over UN mission
- Italy begins Berlusconi prostitution trial
- PJ Crowley: Tough lessons in Kabul
- Swiss Woman Kidnapped in Mali
- Rags-to-riches Nigerian governor faces UK jail term
- Algeria to develop tourism to diversify economy: minister
- N. Korea's leader, not yet 30
- From afar, Syrian-Americans worry and mourn
- Rwanda's endangered gorillas
- Syria: A truce to nowhere?
- Populist former comic frightens Italy's parties
- Egyptian sumo wrestler sizes up world title
- An Art Critic in Africa: In Mali, Finding Art as Authentic as Life Itself
- 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced
| UK to raise Heywood murder with senior Chinese official Posted: 16 Apr 2012 01:33 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to discuss the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood in China with a visiting senior Chinese official, an aide said on Monday, as the British government faced questions over its handling of the affair.
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| Italy Fines Bank CEO Ahead of Brazilian IPO Posted: 16 Apr 2012 01:10 PM PDT Italy's stock market regulator fined André Santos Esteves for alleged insider trading, just days before the Brazilian billionaire is to launch a high-profile initial public offering of his investment bank, Banco BTG Pactual.
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| Hungary PM proposes close ally as new president Posted: 16 Apr 2012 01:25 PM PDT BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban tapped a close ally on Monday to become the next president, in a move that will cement the power of his conservative party and help push through his political agenda.
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| Rise in Scientific Journal Retractions Prompts Calls for Reform Posted: 16 Apr 2012 01:09 PM PDT Retractions of published papers are on the rise, and some scientists fear the situation is out of control.
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| Birds of Kaena Point, Hawaii, Enjoy a Revival Thanks to a Fence Posted: 16 Apr 2012 01:02 PM PDT Seabirds such as Laysan albatrosses and wedge-tailed shearwaters flourish on Kaena Point as a new predator-proof fence keeps cats and mongooses out.
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| New verdict deepens mystery about Italy bombings Posted: 16 Apr 2012 01:14 PM PDT ROME (Reuters) - The acquittal of four people for a bombing 38 years ago has left yet another atrocity from Italy's "Years of Lead" unsolved and underlined the failures of a chaotic justice system.
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| Syria fighting casts shadow over UN mission Posted: 16 Apr 2012 01:01 PM PDT UN chief demands safety guarantees for ceasefire monitors amid reports of continued shelling of opposition strongholds.
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| Italy begins Berlusconi prostitution trial Posted: 16 Apr 2012 12:58 PM PDT Court charges former prime minister with having sex with an underage prostitute known as "Ruby the Heart Stealer".
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| PJ Crowley: Tough lessons in Kabul Posted: 16 Apr 2012 12:09 PM PDT PJ Crowley on what Afghan attacks say about Taliban strategy
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| Posted: 16 Apr 2012 11:22 AM PDT Switzerland said it is working toward the release of a Swiss woman kidnapped in northern Mali, as rebels in the area said they would have protected her had they known she was there.
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| Rags-to-riches Nigerian governor faces UK jail term Posted: 16 Apr 2012 12:52 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - A British prosecutor on Monday charted the extraordinary rise of James Ibori from a petty thief in London to a powerful governor in Nigeria, describing a web of bogus firms he used to buy mansions and luxury cars in Britain with his stolen millions.
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| Algeria to develop tourism to diversify economy: minister Posted: 16 Apr 2012 12:47 PM PDT DJERBA, Tunisia (Reuters) - Algeria plans to boost investment in the tourism sector with the aim of attracting some 3.5 million tourists per year starting in 2015, the tourism minister said on Monday, in an effort to move its economy away from reliance on oil and gas.
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| Posted: 16 Apr 2012 12:48 PM PDT For just a moment we can hardly believe what is happening.
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| From afar, Syrian-Americans worry and mourn Posted: 16 Apr 2012 12:14 PM PDT Since violence began in their home country more than a year ago, Syrian-Americans have been trying to cope from a distance.
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| Posted: 16 Apr 2012 12:35 PM PDT Hidden high among the forested volcanoes of central Africa, the mountain gorilla was unknown to science until 1902, when two were first encountered by a German explorer -- and promptly killed.
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| Posted: 16 Apr 2012 12:17 PM PDT CNN's Ivan Watson reports Syrian rebels are rearming themselves during a cease-fire they expect to fail.
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| Populist former comic frightens Italy's parties Posted: 16 Apr 2012 12:34 PM PDT ROME (Reuters) - A populist movement led by a former comedian who calls Prime Minister Mario Monti "Rigor Montis" and dismisses mainstream parties as "political diarrhea" has rattled Italy's political establishment ahead of next month's local elections.
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| Egyptian sumo wrestler sizes up world title Posted: 16 Apr 2012 12:16 PM PDT Now training in Japan, Abdurrahman, 19, hopes to become the first Arab to be crowned world champion.
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| An Art Critic in Africa: In Mali, Finding Art as Authentic as Life Itself Posted: 16 Apr 2012 01:09 PM PDT Where the search for "authentic" African art can change your definition of the term.
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| 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced Posted: 16 Apr 2012 12:51 PM PDT The New York Times won two Pulitzer Prizes, but the bigger surprise this year came with awards for two new media outlets, a sign of the changing media landscape.
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