Indian Lawmakers Fail to Pass Anticorruption Bill |
- Indian Lawmakers Fail to Pass Anticorruption Bill
- Anticorruption Bill Stalls in Adjourning India Parliament
- Samoa to Skip Friday and Switch Time Zones
- VIDEO: Pakistan testimony doctor shot dead
- Worst year in decades for endangered elephant
- VIDEO: Pakistan testimony doctor shot dead
- At War Blog: Lens: From a Marine's Side of the Camera
- Poland announces amnesty for illegal immigrants
- Russian nuclear submarine catches fire
- ArtsBeat: In Cheetah Mystery, Florida Sanctuary Stands by Its Chimp
- Pakistan murder case doctor dead
- AUDIO: 'Thousands of elephants are being killed'
- India Ink: India's Novel Solar Auctions Fuel Boom
- Saudi buys nearly $30bn in US warplanes
- Two bodies discovered in house
- US Army unveils helicopter drone
- China 'to withdraw' car support
- Tight race expected as Jamaica opens polls
- 3 U.S. rights groups raided in Egypt
- U.S. to sell $30B worth of fighter jets to Saudi Arabia
| Indian Lawmakers Fail to Pass Anticorruption Bill Posted: 29 Dec 2011 01:51 PM PST India failed to get crucial anticorruption legislation through Parliament in an emotive late-night session, adding to the policy paralysis of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government that has scared off foreign investors this year and slowed economic growth.
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| Anticorruption Bill Stalls in Adjourning India Parliament Posted: 29 Dec 2011 01:07 PM PST The measure to create the Lokpal agency may be in limbo until the next session, in February. 
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| Samoa to Skip Friday and Switch Time Zones Posted: 29 Dec 2011 01:14 PM PST The shift across the international dateline is intended to align Samoa with its Asian trading partners, making it easier to do business with Australia and New Zealand. 
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| VIDEO: Pakistan testimony doctor shot dead Posted: 29 Dec 2011 01:14 PM PST Dr Baqir Shah was gunned down in the city of Quetta after he contradicted police reports from earlier this year.
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| Worst year in decades for endangered elephant Posted: 29 Dec 2011 01:20 PM PST Tusk seizures double in last year as syndicates continue to undermine 1989 ban on sale of ivory.
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| VIDEO: Pakistan testimony doctor shot dead Posted: 29 Dec 2011 01:14 PM PST Dr Baqir Shah was gunned down in the city of Quetta after he contradicted police reports from earlier this year.
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| At War Blog: Lens: From a Marine's Side of the Camera Posted: 29 Dec 2011 12:25 PM PST Wars forge strong bonds--even between soldiers and the photographers covering them. 
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| Poland announces amnesty for illegal immigrants Posted: 29 Dec 2011 12:32 PM PST WARSAW (Reuters) - Thousands of illegal immigrants will be allowed to stay and work in Poland under an amnesty unveiled on Thursday that highlights the country's transformation into a regional economic powerhouse from communist-era basket case.    
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| Russian nuclear submarine catches fire Posted: 29 Dec 2011 12:03 PM PST Officials say no threat of radiation or munitions explosions from vessel that burned at Murmansk dock.
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| ArtsBeat: In Cheetah Mystery, Florida Sanctuary Stands by Its Chimp Posted: 29 Dec 2011 08:15 AM PST Some experts were skeptical that a chimp believed to be Cheetah, who starred in the classic Tarzan movies of the 1930s, could live to be more than 80 years old. 
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| Pakistan murder case doctor dead Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:34 AM PST A doctor who testified that Pakistani security forces had killed a group of unarmed foreigners is himself shot dead.
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| AUDIO: 'Thousands of elephants are being killed' Posted: 29 Dec 2011 11:50 AM PST More elephant tusks were seized in 2011 than in any year since 1989, when the ivory trade was banned, international wildlife trade group Traffic says.
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| India Ink: India's Novel Solar Auctions Fuel Boom Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:42 AM PST Reverse auctions have helped bring down prices. 
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| Saudi buys nearly $30bn in US warplanes Posted: 29 Dec 2011 11:32 AM PST Riyadh signs deal with US for 84 new fighter jets in move meant to counter Iran's regional influence.
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| Two bodies discovered in house Posted: 29 Dec 2011 12:41 PM PST Police say they are treating the deaths of a man of 71 and a 58-year-old woman who were found at a Cynon Valley house as unexplained.
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| US Army unveils helicopter drone Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:11 AM PST New helicopter-style drones with 1.8 gigapixel colour cameras, capable of following 65 separate targets, are being developed by the US Army.
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| China 'to withdraw' car support Posted: 29 Dec 2011 11:12 AM PST China says it will withdraw support for foreign investment in the country's car industry to help domestic carmakers, according to state media.
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| Tight race expected as Jamaica opens polls Posted: 29 Dec 2011 12:30 PM PST Country's youngest prime minister competes with its first female leader for control of government for next five years.
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| 3 U.S. rights groups raided in Egypt Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:37 AM PST Several rights groups, including three U.S.-based entities, were raided in Cairo and other locations on Thursday in what one source called a push by police to "show some muscle."      
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| U.S. to sell $30B worth of fighter jets to Saudi Arabia Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:34 AM PST The U.S. government has signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia to sell nearly $30 billion worth of F-15 combat jets, according to a statement released Thursday by the Obama administration.   
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