Harsh winter hits Yemenis fleeing conflict: ICRC Posted: 08 Jan 2010 11:37 AM PST GENEVA (Reuters) - Yemeni civilians fleeing a civil conflict in the north face harsh winter conditions that are increasing their misery, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Friday.  
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Immigrants riot in Italy amid racial unrest Posted: 08 Jan 2010 12:08 PM PST ROSARNO, Italy (Reuters) - Clashes between immigrants and locals in a southern Italian town entered a second day on Friday, with the government rushing extra police to try to stem one of the worst episodes of racial unrest in years.  
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First Georgian plane since war lands in Moscow Posted: 08 Jan 2010 11:30 AM PST MOSCOW/TBILISI (Reuters) - A Georgian Airways charter plane landed in Moscow from Tbilisi on Friday, the first direct flight between Georgia and Russia since the two countries fought a brief war in 2008.  
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UPS to cut 1,800 management jobs Posted: 08 Jan 2010 12:25 PM PST United Parcel Service (UPS) is to cut back its workforce as part of a reorganisation of its US small parcels division.  
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Ford Says He Won’t Be ‘Bullied’ by Senator’s Allies Posted: 08 Jan 2010 12:05 PM PST |
Nigerian Arraigned in Bomb Attempt Posted: 08 Jan 2010 12:18 PM PST |
Leno, O'Brien and the NBC Muddle Posted: 08 Jan 2010 11:45 AM PST |
US site hit in west Afghanistan Posted: 08 Jan 2010 10:50 AM PST Rockets are fired at the site of a future US consulate in the western Afghan city of Herat, but no-one is injured.  
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Robbers fire on bus with soccer stars Posted: 08 Jan 2010 10:55 AM PST Robbers used machine guns to fire on a bus carrying the Togo national soccer team to the African Cup of Nations in Angola. One person was killed and three wounded. Manchester City star Emmanuell Adebayor was not hurt.  
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Big Deficits Cloud Britain's Future Posted: 08 Jan 2010 11:49 AM PST Even as Britain recovers from recession, it faces one of the largest budget deficits in the world. And paring it down may make recovery more painful than in many other places.  
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Germany Probes Blackwater-CIA Report Posted: 08 Jan 2010 11:03 AM PST German authorities are investigating a published report that the CIA conceived a plan with the Blackwater security firm to assassinate a man who allegedly helped fund the Sept. 11 hijackers in Hamburg.  
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Tackle science fraud, China urged Posted: 08 Jan 2010 09:26 AM PST An editorial in the medical journal the Lancet has urged China's authorities to do more to prevent scientific fraud.  
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New Investment Tools Approved by Regulator in China Posted: 08 Jan 2010 10:41 AM PST |
Rockets fired at U.S. consulate site in Afghan city Posted: 08 Jan 2010 10:51 AM PST HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Three rockets were fired on Friday at a building leased as the site of a future U.S. consulate in the western Afghan city of Herat, police said.  
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Togo footballers attacked in Angola Posted: 08 Jan 2010 11:59 AM PST Gunmen open fire at bus carrying national team ahead of African Cup of Nations.  
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Chad Ochocinco, the N.F.L. Leader in Attention Posted: 08 Jan 2010 11:35 AM PST |
Immigrants riot in Italy amid racial unrest Posted: 08 Jan 2010 09:34 AM PST ROSARNO, Italy (Reuters) - Thousands of immigrants protested against racism in a southern Italian town on Friday, after a night of rioting sparked by an attack on African farm workers by a gang of white youths.  
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UK braced for weekend icy blasts Posted: 08 Jan 2010 11:32 AM PST The UK braces itself for more freezing temperatures as the government steps in to ration supplies of gritting salt.  
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Robinson defiant despite pressure Posted: 08 Jan 2010 10:53 AM PST Northern Ireland's First Minister wants an inquiry to assess whether he breached any rules in relation to his wife's affairs.  
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Pakistani official says house bombing targeted him Posted: 08 Jan 2010 08:43 AM PST Pakistan's interior minister, citing police evidence gathered after a deadly house bombing Friday, said people at the dwelling had been planning to attack him during a court appearance in Karachi.  
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