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- Negotiators optimistic Chicago teachers' strike may end soon
- Mexican Navy says captures top drug boss "El Coss"
- Obama vows to "bring to justice" ambassador's killers
- Cambodia court orders release of KRouge 'First Lady'
- Is it wrong to receive foreign funds?
- US embassies boost security in Asia after deadly unrest
- Prince William and wife arrive for official visit
- In Madagascar, little help for difficult pregnancies
- Dutch PM Rutte vows to beat crisis after vote victory
- VIDEO: Training for outer space in a cave
- Kate speech awaited as royals arrive in Malaysia
- Education reform, again
- Vietnam PM lashes out at political blogs
- New optimism of Chicago teachers strike ending soon
- Mexican Navy captures top drug boss "El Coss"
- William and Catherine honour war dead in Singapore
- AirAsia ready to take on rival: Fernandes
- Hundreds jailed by 'fake' bomb detectors in Thai south
- Eight schoolgirls drown in Vietnam lake
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| Negotiators optimistic Chicago teachers' strike may end soon Posted: 13 Sep 2012 12:18 AM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - The union for Chicago teachers and the third largest U.S. school district said they will try on Thursday to make a final push to settle a strike that has drawn national attention to the sweeping education reforms sought by Mayor Rahm Emanuel. 
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| Mexican Navy says captures top drug boss "El Coss" Posted: 12 Sep 2012 11:56 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican Navy said on Wednesday it had captured one of Mexico's most wanted drug bosses, the head of the Gulf Cartel, in what would mark a major victory in President Felipe Calderon's crackdown on organized crime. 
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| Obama vows to "bring to justice" ambassador's killers Posted: 12 Sep 2012 11:00 PM PDT WASHINGTON/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed on Wednesday to "bring to justice" the Islamist gunmen responsible for a ferocious assault that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans - an attack that may have been organized in advance. 
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| Cambodia court orders release of KRouge 'First Lady' Posted: 13 Sep 2012 12:37 AM PDT Cambodia's war crimes court ordered the release Thursday of Ieng Thirith, dubbed the "First Lady" of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime, saying she was unfit to stand trial.
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| Is it wrong to receive foreign funds? Posted: 13 Sep 2012 12:36 AM PDT To become an advanced state, the government must first learn how to get along with NGOs. It must convince them, instead of suppress them.
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| US embassies boost security in Asia after deadly unrest Posted: 13 Sep 2012 12:26 AM PDT Afghanistan's leader has put off a foreign trip for fear of violence at home over an anti-Islam film, officials said Thursday, as anxious governments across Asia stepped up security outside US embassies.
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| Prince William and wife arrive for official visit Posted: 13 Sep 2012 12:06 AM PDT The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and his wife Catherine, arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) here today to begin their four-day official visit.
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| In Madagascar, little help for difficult pregnancies Posted: 13 Sep 2012 12:05 AM PDT When she was 20 years old, Alphonsina Zara was pregnant with her first child. After three days of excruciating labour, though she was in a health centre, her baby was stillborn.
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| Dutch PM Rutte vows to beat crisis after vote victory Posted: 12 Sep 2012 11:48 PM PDT Dutch Liberal Prime Minister Mark Rutte vowed to form a government quickly Thursday after receiving a solid mandate to battle the eurozone's debt crisis at the expense of anti-EU populism.
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| VIDEO: Training for outer space in a cave Posted: 12 Sep 2012 11:44 PM PDT Six astronauts are about to return from an usual mission after spending a week in a vast cave network on the island of Sardinia.
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| Kate speech awaited as royals arrive in Malaysia Posted: 12 Sep 2012 11:03 PM PDT Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine arrived Thursday in Malaysia where she will make her first speech on foreign soil as the royal couple pressed on with an Asia-Pacific tour.
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| Posted: 12 Sep 2012 10:42 PM PDT Such an education reform seems to be overly dependent on the time of learning. There is, of course, nothing wrong to strengthen the learning of Bahasa Malaysia and English language. However, we should avoid spoiling the efforts by being over enthusiastic. Instead, we should attach importance to the improvement in terms of the content and methods of teaching and learning.
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| Vietnam PM lashes out at political blogs Posted: 12 Sep 2012 10:14 PM PDT Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has ordered those responsible for three "slanderous" blogs, which have publicised a recent string of high-level corruption scandals, be "seriously punished".
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| New optimism of Chicago teachers strike ending soon Posted: 12 Sep 2012 10:35 PM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Teachers Union and the nation's third-largest school district expressed optimism for the first time late on Wednesday that a strike could end soon, after they made good progress toward an agreement on education reforms sought by Mayor Rahm Emanuel. 
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| Mexican Navy captures top drug boss "El Coss" Posted: 12 Sep 2012 09:26 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican Navy has captured one of Mexico's most wanted drug bosses, the head of the Gulf Cartel, the government said late Wednesday, in the latest high-profile arrest in President Felipe Calderon's crackdown on organized crime. 
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| William and Catherine honour war dead in Singapore Posted: 12 Sep 2012 10:11 PM PDT Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine paid tribute to British and Commonwealth war dead on Thursday as they wound up a three-day visit to Singapore on a sombre note.
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| AirAsia ready to take on rival: Fernandes Posted: 12 Sep 2012 10:09 PM PDT AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes has vowed to give Indonesian rival Lion Air "a real run for their money" after it announced plans for a new low-cost carrier, a report said Thursday.
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| Hundreds jailed by 'fake' bomb detectors in Thai south Posted: 12 Sep 2012 10:08 PM PDT Implicated by the wand of a "bogus" bomb detector, Hassan became one of hundreds detained in Thailand's insurgency-racked south because of equipment that experts say is useless.
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| Eight schoolgirls drown in Vietnam lake Posted: 12 Sep 2012 10:04 PM PDT Eight Vietnamese schoolgirls have drowned while swimming in a lake on the outskirts of the capital Hanoi, state-run media said Thursday.
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| Posted: 12 Sep 2012 09:56 PM PDT The new iPod Touch is displayed during an Apple special event at the Yerba Buena Centre for the Arts in San Francisco, California. Apple announced the iPhone 5 as well as updated versions of iPod Nano, Shuffle and Touch on Wednesday.
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