U.S. Alleges Abuse of Thai Workers at Farms Posted: 20 Apr 2011 12:58 PM PDT The federal government filed civil complaints against a California contractor here and eight in Hawaii and Washington state, alleging they forced hundreds of Thai laborers to harvest coffee and pineapples while living in squalor and enduring threats of abuse and deportation.  
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Groups urge Medvedev: bring rule of law to Chechnya Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:56 AM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian human rights activists appealed to President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday to intervene to stop extrajudicial kidnappings and enforce the rule of law in the country's predominantly Muslim region of Chechnya.  
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Vote to Unionize Airport Screeners Goes to a Runoff Posted: 20 Apr 2011 12:20 PM PDT The nation's airport screeners voted to unionize, but federal officials said there would be a runoff because neither of the competing unions received a majority.  
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ArtsBeat: Kathleen Turner Show Closing Posted: 20 Apr 2011 10:57 AM PDT Matthew Lombardo's play about a nun whose faith is tested while working with a young drug addict received mixed reviews after its Tuesday opening.  
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Bits: 3G Apple iOS Devices Store Users’ Locations Posted: 20 Apr 2011 12:04 PM PDT A file was discovered on the Apple iPhone and 3G iPad that stores the device's location data.  
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Emerging Economies' Fear: Easy Credit Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:34 AM PDT Housing prices are rising rapidly in Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Israel, Singapore, South Africa and Sweden. Housing prices are flat—or falling—in Britain, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and the U.S. Welcome to the two-speed global economy.  
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Unreliable Data Further Roil Oil Markets Posted: 20 Apr 2011 12:20 PM PDT Unreliable data on oil production—starting with the world's largest exporter, Saudi Arabia—are adding to the price volatility triggered by unrest in the Middle East, despite efforts to improve transparency.  
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British journalist dies in Libya Posted: 20 Apr 2011 12:50 PM PDT British journalist Tim Hetherington is killed in a mortar attack while covering the conflict in the besieged Libyan city of Misrata.  
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Nigeria unrest 'not spontaneous' Posted: 20 Apr 2011 12:10 PM PDT Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the violence in the country that followed his re-election "was not a spontaneous reaction".  
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Fiat warns Japan will cut output Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:52 AM PDT Fiat says European car production will be cut by up to 100,000 units because of supply chain hold-ups in Japan.  
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Groups urge Medvedev: bring rule of law to Chechnya Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:56 AM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian human rights activists appealed to President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday to intervene to stop extrajudicial kidnappings and enforce the rule of law in the country's predominantly Muslim region of Chechnya.  
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Relatives search for bodies after Nigeria riots Posted: 20 Apr 2011 10:57 AM PDT KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Relatives used a lull in the curfew in northern Nigeria on Wednesday to search morgues for their loved ones, after riots triggered by disputed election results killed at least 100 people in the mostly-Muslim region.  
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Groups urge Medvedev: bring rule of law to Chechnya Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:56 AM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian human rights activists appealed to President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday to intervene to stop extrajudicial kidnappings and enforce the rule of law in the country's predominantly Muslim region of Chechnya.  
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Groups urge Medvedev: bring rule of law to Chechnya Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:56 AM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian human rights activists appealed to President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday to intervene to stop extrajudicial kidnappings and enforce the rule of law in the country's predominantly Muslim region of Chechnya.  
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Man charged in sex video suicide Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:47 AM PDT An ex-Rutgers University student faces 15 charges after allegedly spying on a same-sex encounter involving his roommate, who later committed suicide.  
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New US protections for air travel Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:53 AM PDT Airlines will soon be forced to raise compensation for passengers who are bumped from flights, and to show fees up front under new US government rules.  
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Director of 'Restrepo' Killed in Libya Posted: 20 Apr 2011 01:01 PM PDT Tim Hetherington, the Oscar-nominated co-director of the 2010 film "Restrepo" was killed Wednesday in Libya amid a battle between rebel and government forces.  
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Syrian Demonstrations Gain Pace Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:34 AM PDT Protesters took to Syrian streets, mosques and universities on Wednesday and planned demonstrations for Friday that could prove a watershed moment for a family autocracy that has ruled the country for more than four decades.  
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Acclaimed journalist killed in Libya Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:38 AM PDT Tim Hetherington, the photojournalist whose gritty and harrowing documentary about the Afghan war was nominated for an Oscar, has been killed in the war-torn Libyan city of Misrata, according to the president of the agency that represented him. FULL STORY | LIBYAN REBELS PLEAD FOR INTERVENTION  
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US 'will continue' Pakistan drone attacks Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:45 AM PDT Unnamed US military official says drone programme will proceed with both sides to determine the way forward.  
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