Israel kills one in second day of Gaza strikes |
- Israel kills one in second day of Gaza strikes
- Ukraine grapples with corruption as it heads for election
- In final stretch, Romney seeks to turn momentum into votes
- Russian activist says was forced to confess
- China reshuffles top military ranks ahead of leadership change
- Emails: White House told of militant claim two hours after Libya attack
- Italian reforms to have impact in 2-3 years - rescue fund chief
- China propaganda post likely to go to a conservative Hu loyalist
- Mexican labour reform hits hurdle in Congress
- Immigrants come out of the shadows to fulfil a dream
- Political donations
- Japan names new minister after yakuza scandal
- VIDEO: Unemployment remains high in Egypt
- India tries handing out cash to help teeming poor
- Australia's Antarctic runway melting
- Kids stay with parents in Bolivia jails
- Iraqi officials venture into world of the Internet
- Suspected arsonist in Taiwan hospital fire detained (UPDATED)
- Gangnam fever 'just the beginning' for new Korean wave
- Iconic Hollywood costumes exhibited in London
| Israel kills one in second day of Gaza strikes Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:41 PM PDT GAZA (Reuters) - Israel killed one Hamas gunman in its second round of air strikes in as many days on the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, responding to rocket fire at its southern towns that wounded three people. 
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| Ukraine grapples with corruption as it heads for election Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:37 PM PDT KIEV (Reuters) - As a Ukrainian, Viktoria quickly picked up on the subtext of the doctor's words at the Kiev hospital where the 22-year-old had gone for emergency treatment. 
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| In final stretch, Romney seeks to turn momentum into votes Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:45 PM PDT MORRISON, Colorado, Oct 24 — Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney yesterday kicked off his sprint to the election finish line, seeking to harness momentum from his three televised debates with President Barack Obama to energise supporters in an extremely tight race. While Obama was judged by polls as the winner of Monday's debate on ... 
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| Russian activist says was forced to confess Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:23 PM PDT MOSCOW, Oct 24 — A Russian activist was forced to confess to plotting unrest against the rule of President Vladimir Putin under threats made to his life, rights workers said yesterday after visiting the man in a prison once run by the feared Soviet-era KGB. Russian investigators said Leonid Razvozzhayev had been charged with preparing mass ... 
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| China reshuffles top military ranks ahead of leadership change Posted: 23 Oct 2012 08:11 PM PDT BEIJING, Oct 24 — China reshuffled its top military ranks yesterday, weeks before a once-in-a-decade generational leadership change that sources said would see the outgoing air force commander promoted to vice-chairman of the military's top decision-making body. General Ma Xiaotian, 63, was named air force commander, replacing General Xu Qiliang, ... 
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| Emails: White House told of militant claim two hours after Libya attack Posted: 23 Oct 2012 07:33 PM PDT WASHINGTON, Oct 24 — Officials at the White House and State Department were advised two hours after attackers assaulted the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11 that an Islamic militant group had claimed credit for the attack, official emails show. The emails, obtained by Reuters from government sources not connected with US ... 
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| Italian reforms to have impact in 2-3 years - rescue fund chief Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:11 PM PDT MILAN (Reuters) - Italy will need to wait for two or three years to see an improvement in its productivity as a result of reforms introduced by Mario Monti's government, the head of the euro zone's bailout fund ESM told daily Il Sole 24 Ore on Wednesday. 
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| China propaganda post likely to go to a conservative Hu loyalist Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:46 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - A loyal ally of Chinese President Hu Jintao is the front-runner to become propaganda minister during a once-in-a-decade generational leadership change, two sources said, but while media-savvy he is unlikely to drastically loosen tight controls. 
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| Mexican labour reform hits hurdle in Congress Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:44 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's efforts to pass the biggest reform of its labour laws in four decades hit a hurdle on Tuesday when the Senate sent a bill back to the lower house of Congress to try and open up trade unions to more scrutiny, potentially stalling the legislation. 
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| Immigrants come out of the shadows to fulfil a dream Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:20 PM PDT TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Carlos Roa celebrated this summer when the Obama administration announced a new program to defer deportation for young undocumented immigrants. 
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| Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:57 PM PDT Therefore, as long as the people's democratic awareness is increased, the majority can still strike a deadly blow to money politics by gathering the power of their votes!
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| Japan names new minister after yakuza scandal Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:51 PM PDT Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Wednesday named a new justice minister after the last one resigned in the wake of an uproar over past links to organised crime.
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| VIDEO: Unemployment remains high in Egypt Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:47 PM PDT Youth unemployment was a common thread running through the Arab Spring uprisings and it continues to be high.
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| India tries handing out cash to help teeming poor Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:23 PM PDT Uddal Singh, a retired army sergeant, is part of an experiment trying out radical changes to the Indian welfare system that the government plans to adopt nation-wide. And he's furious.
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| Australia's Antarctic runway melting Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:17 PM PDT Australia said Wednesday it was searching for a new aircraft landing site for planes supplying its three bases in Antarctica because the current runway is melting.
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| Kids stay with parents in Bolivia jails Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:16 PM PDT Ramiro Llanos spent part of his childhood in prison -- living there with his father, a political prisoner under Bolivia's 1960s military dictatorship.
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| Iraqi officials venture into world of the Internet Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:13 PM PDT Smiling shyly, Wassan Saleh admitted to being the face of a vast problem across Iraq's bureaucracy that officials are now trying to remedy: she had never used a computer.
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| Suspected arsonist in Taiwan hospital fire detained (UPDATED) Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:09 PM PDT A Taiwanese prosecutor said Wednesday an elderly man had been arrested and detained on suspicion of starting a fire at a hospital that killed 12 people and injured 60.
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| Gangnam fever 'just the beginning' for new Korean wave Posted: 23 Oct 2012 09:57 PM PDT South Korea's biggest ever box office hit creates a splash during the country's top International Film Festival. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.
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| Iconic Hollywood costumes exhibited in London Posted: 23 Oct 2012 09:51 PM PDT (Britain-AFP) - London's Victoria and Albert Museum is to open an exhibition of costumes from classic Hollywood films, including the ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 movie 'The Wizard of OZ' and a chiffon dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in the 1959 film 'Some Like it Hot.' Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.
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