US man chooses firing squad death Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:53 PM PDT A convicted murderer in the US state of Utah opts to be executed by firing squad, rejecting lethal injection.  
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Mali border guards on alert after Niger kidnappings Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:44 PM PDT BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali has put its security forces on high alert after a French tourist and his Algerian driver were seized in neighboring Niger.  
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Iran withdraws bid for seat on UN rights council Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:26 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran has withdrawn its bid for a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council amid growing criticism of what one advocacy group said on Friday was Tehran's "appalling human rights record."  
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Obama Assails Arizona Bill in Call to Act on Immigration Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:03 PM PDT |
Ex-Officer Accused of Shoving Bicyclist Testifies Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:08 PM PDT |
Big City: Tech Entrepreneurs Share Woes in Founder Therapy Posted: 23 Apr 2010 10:22 AM PDT |
Thai Red Shirts Hint at Compromise Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:49 PM PDT Antigovernment protesters offered one of the first hints of a compromise in Thailand's six-week political crisis, as fears mounted that the country could suffer lasting damage to its economy and international reputation if a resolution isn't reached soon.  
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Diplomats: Iran Agrees to More IAEA Overview Posted: 23 Apr 2010 10:49 AM PDT Iran has agreed to give the United Nation's nuclear monitoring agency greater inspection and monitoring rights to a sensitive site where it is enriching uranium to higher levels, diplomats said Friday.  
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Split Ruling Issued on Korean Book Ban Posted: 23 Apr 2010 10:28 AM PDT A South Korean administrative court judge issued a split ruling in a case of two military attorneys who were dishonorably discharged after they challenged the defense ministry's efforts to ban certain books from soldiers.  
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French driver fined for wearing niqab Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:52 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - A 31-year-old French woman was fined for wearing a niqab while driving, a further sign of France's bid to clamp down on the face-covering Islamic veil which President Nicolas Sarkozy says demeans women.  
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Guilty plea over NY subway plot Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:36 PM PDT A New York man pleads guilty to terror charges in connection with a suicide bomb plot in the city's subway system.  
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Messi signs for Chinese car firm Posted: 23 Apr 2010 05:28 AM PDT Chinese car firm Chery Automobile signs up Barcelona and Argentina football star Lionel Messi.  
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Duke of Edinburgh injures ankle Posted: 23 Apr 2010 01:14 PM PDT The Duke of Edinburgh suffers a "minor injury" to his ankle during an accident at Windsor, Buckingham Palace says.  
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China Asks Buddhist Monks to Leave Quake Area Posted: 23 Apr 2010 11:50 AM PDT |
Lawyers hopeful for 'sorcerer' on death row Posted: 23 Apr 2010 06:50 AM PDT A Lebanese man sentenced to die for "sorcery" in Saudi Arabia remains on death row but may not be executed -- at least not yet, the man's lawyer said.  
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UK vote: Can Clegg hold? Posted: 23 Apr 2010 11:30 AM PDT Elections, the American commentator H.L. Mencken once insisted, are the process in which all the parties rush around the country insisting that the others are unfit to govern, and in the end they are all proved right.  
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Disgraced Melbourne may have to offload players Posted: 23 Apr 2010 05:52 AM PDT Melbourne Storm may be forced to sell their big-name players in the fallout from the Australian club being found guilty of breaking the National Rugby League salary cap.  
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Jaidee shares lead in South Korea Posted: 23 Apr 2010 08:53 AM PDT Defending champion Thongchai Jaidee plays 35 holes on Friday to grab a share of the clubhouse lead at the Ballantine's Championship in Jeju.  
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Paxman pushes Cameron on Lib Dems Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:13 PM PDT David Cameron has rejected suggestions he would have Nick Clegg in his cabinet following a hung parliament, in an interview with the BBC's Jeremy Paxman.  
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Change in Experiment Will Delay End of Shuttle Program Posted: 23 Apr 2010 10:46 AM PDT |
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