Harassment and House Evictions Bedevil Even China’s Well-Off Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:06 PM PDT The struggle for Huaxiang World Famous Garden, a gated community near the capital, is not like most of the redevelopment battles that each year lead to forced evictions in China.  
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Arab Spring activists win human rights award Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:03 PM PDT Activists, including Tunisian fruit seller whose death sparked uprisings, awarded European parliament's Sakharov Prize.  
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Woman's flat death 'suspicious' Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:41 AM PDT The death of a 36-year-old woman whose body was found at a flat in East Renfrewshire is being treated as suspicious, police say.  
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VIDEO: The funny side of Chinglish Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:57 PM PDT A new comedy is opening on Broadway in New York that explores the communication gap between the English-speaking world and China.  
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Poland reopens Auschwitz probes Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:36 PM PDT Polish authorities reopen investigations into crimes committed at Auschwitz and its satellite Nazi death camps during World War II.  
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Genette Tate case may be reviewed Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:23 AM PDT The disappearance of Genette Tate in Devon 33 years ago could be looked at again after the conviction of paedophile child killer Robert Black in Northern Ireland.  
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Yemen's military kills six militants in south: official Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:41 AM PDT ADEN (Reuters) - Yemeni government forces have killed six Islamist militant fighters in two towns, a local official said Thursday, part of efforts to drive the fighters out of three cities in the south of the country.  
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Tributes to canal death teenagers Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:11 PM PDT Tributes are paid to two teenagers who died after they fell into a West Midlands canal.  
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News Analysis: Banks Reassured by Euro Deal, but Italy Remains a Worry Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:30 PM PDT Italy's ability to service its debt now becomes the key to whether compulsory recapitalization of banks will stabilize the Continent's financial system.  
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Di Resta feels safe in Formula 1 Posted: 27 Oct 2011 03:19 AM PDT Force India driver Paul di Resta insists Formula 1 is safe despite motorsport being rocked by the deaths of Dan Wheldon and Marco Simoncelli in the last two weeks.  
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Twin Bombs Kill 18 in Baghdad Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:29 AM PDT A twin bombing killed 18 people in a Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad, the deadliest attack to rock Iraq since the U.S. declared the full withdrawal of its forces at the end of the year.  
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RIM Facility Helps India in BlackBerry Surveillance Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:08 AM PDT RIM as set up a facility in Mumbai to help the Indian government carry out lawful surveillance of its BlackBerry services.  
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Attack in Kandahar Breaks Rare Respite Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:26 AM PDT Insurgents armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades attacked a small NATO base in Kandahar, setting off a stand-off between the attackers and coalition and Afghan forces  
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Women File New Class-Action Bias Case Against Wal-Mart Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:53 AM PDT After the Supreme Court threw out a national sex-discrimination case against Wal-Mart, the plaintiffs are trying again by narrowing the class to women in California only.  
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Survivor rescued four days after Turkey quake Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:03 AM PDT Rescue team reaches 18-year-old man, more than 100 hours after he was buried alive in Sunday's devastating earthquake.  
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Bangkok Braces for More Flood Impact Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:03 AM PDT Thailand's flood is presenting new challenges for Bangkok beyond the immediate threats to lives and property.  
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Thai Floods Hit Toyota Production in U.S. Posted: 27 Oct 2011 10:21 AM PDT Toyota said it would suspend production at plants in North America to cope with a shortage of parts, as the flooding in Thailand begins to affect its operations globally.  
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Egypt Swaps Jailed U.S.-Israeli for 25 Prisoners Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:01 AM PDT U.S.-Israeli citizen Ilan Grapel, arrested in Egypt as a suspected spy, was freed after four-and-a-half months in jail under a prisoner swap deal that has eased friction between the two countries.  
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China Banks Post Strong Profits Amid Loan Fears Posted: 27 Oct 2011 10:28 AM PDT Industrial & Commercial Bank of China saw third-quarter earnings rise 28%, and other big Chinese banks have posted strong results this week. But that might not ease investor worries over the quality of the banks' balance sheets.  
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EU Pact Does Little to Lift Greek Spirits Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:57 AM PDT Most Greeks didn't share in the relief after European Union leaders reached an agreement aimed at saving Greece from bankruptcy and the 17-nation euro zone from a deepening financial crisis.  
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