Analysis: Peru's indigenous losing faith in reformed Humala Posted: 17 Aug 2011 01:38 PM PDT LIMA (Reuters) - Indigenous leaders and rights groups in Peru are expressing disappointment with President Ollanta Humala's plan to encourage oil exploration in the Amazon and want the leftist leader to safeguard tribal lands.  
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Hezbollah: Hariri indictment lacks evidence Posted: 17 Aug 2011 01:53 PM PDT Hezbollah leader dismisses UN tribunal indictment as "pure speculation" and chides it for relying only on phone records.  
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Cruelty and control Posted: 17 Aug 2011 01:16 PM PDT Forty years on, Stanford prison experiment still shocks  
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Swiss cheese Posted: 17 Aug 2011 04:12 AM PDT Strong Swiss franc punches holes in exporters' purses  
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Turkish warplanes attack PKK targets in Iraq Posted: 17 Aug 2011 01:16 PM PDT DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkey sent warplanes to attack Kurdish targets in northern Iraq on Wednesday, military sources said, hours after a rebel attack in southeast Turkey killed a dozen soldiers.  
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Thousands Rally on Behalf of Jailed Indian Activist Posted: 17 Aug 2011 01:01 PM PDT Hundreds gathered waiting for the possible release of Anna Hazare, whose campaign against corruption has attracted significant national support.  
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Turkey Vows Retaliation for Kurdish Ambush Posted: 17 Aug 2011 01:06 PM PDT An attack left seven soldiers and one guard dead, wounded at least 14 and infuriated Turkish leaders.  
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Pakistan ex-MP killed in shooting Posted: 17 Aug 2011 12:42 PM PDT At least 13 people, including a former parliamentarian, are killed in politically-motivated violence in Pakistan's southern port of Karachi.  
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Israel firm on not apologising over flotilla Posted: 17 Aug 2011 12:25 PM PDT Israel sticks to refusal to apologise to Turkey for killing nine of its citizens on Gaza-bound aid ship last year.  
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T Magazine: Profile in Style | Erica Reid Posted: 17 Aug 2011 10:30 AM PDT Inside the house and closet of a budding author who happens to be married to the record executive L. A. Reid.  
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City Room: A Tribute to Ads That Made an Impression and Then Wouldn't Leave Posted: 17 Aug 2011 08:50 AM PDT Low-budget, low-concept, low-quality commercials are finally getting their due. We visit with some of New York's masters: Uncle Majic and Alice and Michael Halkias of Grand Prospect Hall.  
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Analysis: Peru's indigenous losing faith in reformed Humala Posted: 17 Aug 2011 12:18 PM PDT LIMA (Reuters) - Indigenous leaders and rights groups in Peru are expressing disappointment with President Ollanta Humala's plan to encourage oil exploration in the Amazon and want the leftist leader to safeguard tribal lands.  
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Rallies grow across India for jailed activist Posted: 17 Aug 2011 01:41 PM PDT Protestors come out in force to support jailed anti-corruption campaigner who has cornered the government.  
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VIDEO: Life in Tripoli as rebels close in Posted: 17 Aug 2011 11:51 AM PDT Libyan rebels are fighting forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi for control of a coastal oil refinery in Zawiya, a town just 50km (30 miles) west of Tripoli.  
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VIDEO: US tobacco firms sue over warnings Posted: 17 Aug 2011 11:41 AM PDT The US Food and Drug Administration is facing a lawsuit from several tobacco companies over a rule calling for graphic health warnings on their products.  
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Chavez to nationalize Venezuelan gold industry Posted: 17 Aug 2011 11:38 AM PDT CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Wednesday he will nationalize the gold industry, including extraction and processing, and use its output to boost the country's international reserves.  
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Judge Rules for Bloomberg L.P. in Class-Action Bias Lawsuit Posted: 17 Aug 2011 12:34 PM PDT A federal judge ruled that the class-action case on behalf of pregnant women at the company lacked evidence.  
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The Remake of AOL Is Still Being Written Posted: 17 Aug 2011 12:24 PM PDT Despite lackluster quarterly earnings, AOL's executive is confident that his company can regain some of its former glory.  
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Clearing hope for A-level pupils Posted: 17 Aug 2011 11:28 AM PDT Universities in Wales expect to have several hundred places available for students who fail to get the A-level grades for their preferred course.  
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Nigeria launches two satellites Posted: 17 Aug 2011 11:27 AM PDT Nigeria has successfully launched two Earth observation satellites which could be used to monitor weather in a region seasonally ravaged by disasters.  
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