United Nations Pulls Staff from Sudanese City |
- United Nations Pulls Staff from Sudanese City
- Sudan's Bashir agrees to Abyei withdrawal: diplomats
- Greeks protest for 19th day, utility union to strike
- Modern Love: The Radiance, Then the Ashes
- Israeli Economist Enters Race to Lead I.M.F.
- Fischer's Entry Adds Twist To IMF Race
- New Afghan Battle Safeguards Sought
- Egypt detains suspected Israeli spy
- Turkey's ruling AKP claims third term
- US congresswoman releases recovery pictures
- Clinton Honors Embassy Bombing Victims
- Cultural Studies: Twitter’s Secret Handshake
- Italy referendums pose another test for Berlusconi
- At least 21 dead in Libyan fighting
- Jordan's King Agrees to Elected Cabinets
- Bhutan's Queen Mother on Elvis, Buddhism
- VIDEO: BBC vows to protect World Service
- Vietnam allows second anti-China protest in Hanoi
- VIDEO: Pakistan death toll rises
- Chicago News Cooperative: The Mayor’s Go-To Man on the Council
| United Nations Pulls Staff from Sudanese City Posted: 12 Jun 2011 12:25 PM PDT The United Nations has begun evacuating nonessential staff from Kadugli, the capital of Southern Kordofan, even as it sends peacekeepers there to try to protect civilians, officials said. 
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| Sudan's Bashir agrees to Abyei withdrawal: diplomats Posted: 12 Jun 2011 12:32 PM PDT ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has agreed to pull northern troops out of the disputed Abyei border region before the south secedes on July 9, diplomats said on Sunday.    
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| Greeks protest for 19th day, utility union to strike Posted: 12 Jun 2011 12:15 PM PDT ATHENS (Reuters) - More than 20,000 Greeks protested against austerity measures in Athens on Sunday and workers at state-owned utility PPC announced strikes to oppose government plans to sell the company.   
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| Modern Love: The Radiance, Then the Ashes Posted: 12 Jun 2011 10:56 AM PDT He was a relentless tide of optimism. I knew better, yet I let myself hope, too. 
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| Israeli Economist Enters Race to Lead I.M.F. Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:51 AM PDT With arguably the most impressive résumé and the least chance of succeeding, Stanley Fischer, the governor of the Bank of Israel, has added his name to the list of candidates. 
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| Fischer's Entry Adds Twist To IMF Race Posted: 12 Jun 2011 12:28 PM PDT Israeli central banker Stanley Fischer is positioning himself as a dark-horse candidate to head the International Monetary Fund as the race enters its final stages.
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| New Afghan Battle Safeguards Sought Posted: 12 Jun 2011 12:21 PM PDT A special coalition task force is calling for adding new safeguards to battlefield guidelines, in an effort to reduce the civilian deaths that have undermined Afghan confidence in the U.S.-led mission, military officials say.
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| Egypt detains suspected Israeli spy Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:33 AM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt arrested an Israeli man on Sunday suspected of spying and recruiting agents to destabilize Egypt and sow strife after President Hosni Mubarak was forced to step down on February 11, the prosecutor and judicial sources said.   
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| Turkey's ruling AKP claims third term Posted: 12 Jun 2011 12:45 PM PDT Erdogan re-elected prime minister, but his party falls short of majority large enough to rewrite country's constitution.
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| US congresswoman releases recovery pictures Posted: 12 Jun 2011 10:56 AM PDT Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona Democrat who survived a shooting in January, has been undergoing rehabilitation treatment.
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| Clinton Honors Embassy Bombing Victims Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:09 AM PDT The memorial service comes a day after authories confirmed the death of the Al Qaeda operative who masterminded the attacks. 
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| Cultural Studies: Twitter’s Secret Handshake Posted: 12 Jun 2011 10:56 AM PDT Hashtags, words or phrases preceded by the "#" symbol, have become a new cultural shorthand. 
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| Italy referendums pose another test for Berlusconi Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:18 AM PDT ROME (Reuters) - Italians began voting in four referendums on Sunday that could strike a new blow against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who is still stinging from heavy local election losses last month.   
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| At least 21 dead in Libyan fighting Posted: 12 Jun 2011 10:03 AM PDT Rebels in the besieged Libyan city of Misrata released a document they claim is a battle plan confiscated from forces loyal to longtime Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.      
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| Jordan's King Agrees to Elected Cabinets Posted: 12 Jun 2011 10:51 AM PDT Bowing to popular demands for reform, Jordan's king says future Cabinets will be formed according to an elected parliamentary majority.
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| Bhutan's Queen Mother on Elvis, Buddhism Posted: 12 Jun 2011 09:22 AM PDT A spritley author and conservationist, Queen Mother Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck keeps a grip on the secluded nation's rich traditions while embracing the future.
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| VIDEO: BBC vows to protect World Service Posted: 12 Jun 2011 10:33 AM PDT The Chairman of the BBC Trust, Lord Patten, has vowed to do his best to protect the BBC World Service from 20% budget cuts facing the Corporation.
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| Vietnam allows second anti-China protest in Hanoi Posted: 12 Jun 2011 10:50 AM PDT HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnamese authorities tolerated a second day of anti-China protests in the capital on Sunday as more than 100 people demonstrated against what they see as bullying behavior by Beijing in an escalating dispute over maritime territory.   
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| VIDEO: Pakistan death toll rises Posted: 12 Jun 2011 10:37 AM PDT The death toll from two bomb attacks in Pakistan rises to 39.
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| Chicago News Cooperative: The Mayor’s Go-To Man on the Council Posted: 11 Jun 2011 06:10 PM PDT Alderman Patrick O'Connor, soft-spoken and unobtrusive, has become Mayor Rahm Emanuel's go-to man on the City Council. 
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