At least 10 killed by Riyadh building explosion |
- At least 10 killed by Riyadh building explosion
- Progress in euro zone talks on Greece, no deal yet
- VIDEO: US prepares for resumed campaign
- VIDEO: Fact v fiction on the campaign trail
- Do beautiful women have more socially desirable personalities?
- Japanese woman crushed to death by elevator
- China sovereign wealth fund buys Heathrow stake
- Most Canadians not prepared for disasters: poll
- Cyprus finance minister hopes for troika deal by November 12 Eurogroup
- China dissident gets eight years for subversion ahead of congress
- Riyadh industrial building hit by explosion
- Six ship crew missing as India cyclone kills eight
- Japan mobile users make 260,000 years of calls
- Blind faith in politics
- Japan kicks off winter energy-saving campaign
- Boy among six gunned down in Thai south
- Japan 'misspent' tsunami rebuilding money: audit
- Millions across Philippines visit their dead
- Europe's oldest prehistoric town found in Bulgaria
- Dinosaur exhibition opens in Paris
| At least 10 killed by Riyadh building explosion Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:46 AM PDT RIYADH (Reuters) - At least 10 people were killed when a fuel truck crashed into a flyover in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Thursday, triggering an explosion that caused the collapse of an industrial building, witness and television reports said. 
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| Progress in euro zone talks on Greece, no deal yet Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:41 AM PDT BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece revealed on Wednesday that it will overshoot its deficit and debt targets again next year because of a deeper than forecast recession as euro zone finance ministers debated how to keep the near-bankrupt state afloat. 
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| VIDEO: US prepares for resumed campaign Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:52 PM PDT President Obama will hold a series of election rallies later as he resumes campaigning. The Republican candidate, Mitt Romney, will also be on the campaign trail.
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| VIDEO: Fact v fiction on the campaign trail Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:19 AM PDT As the US prepares to take to the polls, Talking Movies reports on a film in which an actress posing as a real conservative Christian voter hits the Republican primary campaign trail to meet the candidates.
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| Do beautiful women have more socially desirable personalities? Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:16 AM PDT Beautiful women are often thought to be more social, successful, and well-adjusted than their less attractive counterparts. But a new study announced Monday finds that attractive women are more likely to have some not-so-pretty values, such as favoring social conformity and self-promotion over tolerance.
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| Japanese woman crushed to death by elevator Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:04 AM PDT A hotel cleaner in Japan was crushed to death in front of her colleague when she stepped into a moving elevator, police said Thursday.
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| China sovereign wealth fund buys Heathrow stake Posted: 31 Oct 2012 11:52 PM PDT China Investment Corporation (CIC), China's sovereign wealth fund, announced on Thursday that its subsidiary has purchased a 10-percent stake in Heathrow Airport Holdings, China's Xinhua news agency reported.
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| Most Canadians not prepared for disasters: poll Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:59 PM PDT Two-thirds of Canadians said they had not taken steps to prepare for a disaster, according to recent poll released earlier this week by the Canadian Red Cross.
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| Cyprus finance minister hopes for troika deal by November 12 Eurogroup Posted: 31 Oct 2012 11:35 PM PDT NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus's Finance Minister Vassos Shiarly said on Thursday he hoped international lenders would visit "very very soon" for a final round of talks on financial aid and conclude them before a meeting of euro zone finance ministers on November 12. 
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| China dissident gets eight years for subversion ahead of congress Posted: 31 Oct 2012 11:09 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - A court in China has sentenced a man to eight years in prison for trying to form an opposition party and for online messages criticising the ruling Chinese Communist Party, a week ahead of a congress which will usher in a new generation of leaders. 
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| Riyadh industrial building hit by explosion Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:36 PM PDT RIYADH (Reuters) - An industrial building in eastern Riyadh was almost entirely destroyed by a large explosion on Thursday, a Reuters witness said. 
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| Six ship crew missing as India cyclone kills eight Posted: 31 Oct 2012 11:08 PM PDT Rescuers in southern India searched Thursday for six tanker crew missing after their lifeboat capsized as a cyclone slammed into the coast overnight, forcing thousands to flee and killing eight.
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| Japan mobile users make 260,000 years of calls Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:59 PM PDT Japanese mobile phone users made a quarter of a million years' worth of calls last year, the government said on Wednesday.
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| Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:45 PM PDT The key actually lies on who has the ability to implement institutional reforms and eradicate the deep-rooted malady.
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| Japan kicks off winter energy-saving campaign Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:31 PM PDT Japan began imploring people to wrap up for its "warmbiz" winter energy-saving campaign on Thursday, despite Tokyo basking in warm sunshine.
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| Boy among six gunned down in Thai south Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:18 PM PDT An 11-year-old boy was among six people killed in a spate of shootings in Thailand's restive south, police said Thursday, as a violence continues to roil the Muslim-majority area.
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| Japan 'misspent' tsunami rebuilding money: audit Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:18 PM PDT Cash earmarked for tsunami reconstruction work was diverted to unrelated projects, a Japanese government audit showed as residents of the devastated northeast voiced frustration over the slow pace of rebuilding.
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| Millions across Philippines visit their dead Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:17 PM PDT Millions across the Philippines visited cemeteries Thursday to pay respects to their dead, in an annual tradition that combines Catholic religious rites with the country's penchant for festivity.
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| Europe's oldest prehistoric town found in Bulgaria Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:17 PM PDT Archaeologists in eastern Bulgaria say they have unearthed the oldest prehistoric town ever found in Europe and an ancient salt production site that may explain massive riches discovered in the region.
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| Dinosaur exhibition opens in Paris Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:16 PM PDT (France-AFP) - Going big for dinosaurs. A new dinosaur exhibition opens this week at the Museum of Natural History in Paris. Children express awe at the sheer size of the ancient creatures. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.
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