Close Mubarak associate held in Spain Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:46 PM PDT Egyptian officials say Hussein Salam will be bought back to Egypt to face a number of charges.  
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Sudan border state foes agree to talks: Mbeki Posted: 16 Jun 2011 01:24 PM PDT ADDIS ABABA/KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The warring parties in Sudan's Southern Kordofan border state have agreed hostilities should cease and that talks should start, former South African President Thabo Mbeki said on Thursday.  
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Police hold 100 at Vancouver riot Posted: 16 Jun 2011 01:12 PM PDT Police arrested nearly 100 people during riots in downtown Vancouver after the hockey team lost the Stanley Cup final, an official says.  
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At War: Libya Campaign Reveals the Doves - on the Left and Right Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:16 PM PDT President Obama is coming under criticism from the left and the right for his decision to participate in the NATO military campaign in Libya.  
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Senate Votes to End Ethanol Subsidies Posted: 16 Jun 2011 01:15 PM PDT The Senate voted 73 to 27 on Thursday to wipeout billions of dollars in support for the U.S. ethanol industry.  
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Mapping Sun’s Potential to Power New York Posted: 16 Jun 2011 09:32 AM PDT Two-thirds of New York's buildings are suitable for solar panels, which together could meet half of the city's power demand at peak times, the city found.  
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Syrian Forces Move to Iraq Border Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:51 PM PDT Syria's military has expanded its reach to a fourth border by deploying forces to the remote towns of Deir el-Zour near the frontier with Iraq, a volatile tribal area, stretching the capacity of it military.  
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India, China Set to Resume Military Ties Posted: 16 Jun 2011 11:44 AM PDT India and China will resume military ties a year after a cold freeze in relations, with a defense delegation set to travel to Beijing on Sunday, according to an official in the Indian government.  
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Spain Expels Libyan Ambassador Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:11 PM PDT Spain has ordered the expulsion of the Libyan ambassador in Madrid, saying Col. Moammar Gadhafi's regime no longer has any legitimacy,  
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Ministers 'losing way' on reforms Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:35 PM PDT The coalition is "losing its way" over its promised public sector reforms in the face of union pressure and fears of a public backlash, the CBI is to say.  
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Vancouver ponders Stanley Cup riots Posted: 16 Jun 2011 11:39 AM PDT Sanitation workers in Vancouver continued clean-up efforts Thursday after hundreds of angry hockey fans, fuming over their team's Stanley Cup loss, wreaked havoc across downtown sections of the Canadian city.  
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China Says It Has Inspected Its Nuclear Plants Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:04 PM PDT A statement from the Ministry of Environmental Protection implied that the country's 13 nuclear power plants had passed the test.  
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Assange supporters' camera claim Posted: 16 Jun 2011 11:37 AM PDT Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange claim surveillance cameras have been installed near his bail address in Norfolk.  
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Gang wars kill 33 in Mexican city Posted: 16 Jun 2011 11:55 AM PDT Thirty-three people are killed in one of the deadliest days ever for the Mexican city of Monterrey, officials say.  
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Greek PM talks tough amid worsening crisis Posted: 16 Jun 2011 11:41 AM PDT George Papandreou vows to stay the course and pursue reforms amid growing resentment over austerity measures.  
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California Governor Vetoes Budget Posted: 16 Jun 2011 01:18 PM PDT Gov. Jerry Brown said that the budget the Legislature passed merely papers over the state's long-term deficit.  
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VIDEO: Congressman Weiner news conference Posted: 16 Jun 2011 10:07 AM PDT News conference by Congressman Anthony Weiner  
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Libya rebels: Cell phones show rapes Posted: 16 Jun 2011 09:38 AM PDT Libyan rebels say they have confiscated cell phones that contain video showing Gadhafi loyalists raping women and torturing people, adding to the accusations of rape being used as a weapon of war in the country.  
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City Room: No Strike at Macy's Posted: 16 Jun 2011 10:13 AM PDT Macy's and the union representing roughly 4,000 workers reached a tentative contract agreement, averting a threatened strike.  
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US pledges to hunt down Zawahiri Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:36 PM PDT The US will hunt down and kill new al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri as it did Osama Bin Laden, Washington's top military officer says.  
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