Calderon apologises to drug war victims Posted: 23 Jun 2011 10:28 PM PDT Mexican president says sorry to families who have lost relatives, but refuses to apologise for using army in crackdown.  
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Peru set to surpass Colombia as world's top coca producer (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 02:11 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - In its darkest years, Colombia held some unfortunate titles: the kidnapping capital of the world, home to the most murderous city, the most deadly place to be a union member and, of course, the main world producer of coca, the raw material used in making cocaine.  
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Afghanistan war: The limits of targeting Taliban leaders (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 01:51 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - In his Afghanistan drawdown speech last night, President Obama said the US would start withdrawing troops from a position of strength, with Al Qaeda under “enormous strain.† 
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US proposes UN force for Sudan's Abyei Posted: 23 Jun 2011 09:58 PM PDT US introduces UN resolution that would deploy a 4,200-strong Ethiopian peacekeeping force to disputed Abyei region.  
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World's Rich Richer Than Ever; Wealth Growth Beats GDP Avgs Posted: 23 Jun 2011 09:30 PM PDT The world economy expanded under 4% in 2010, but that didn't stop the world's millionaires from seei  
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Asian shares rise on hopes for Greece support (AP) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 09:59 PM PDT AP - Asian stock markets climbed Friday after the European Union offered billions of euros in funds to help recession-mired Greece avoid a massive debt default.  
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Strong quake rocks Alaska Posted: 23 Jun 2011 09:21 PM PDT Major earthquake with magnitude of 7.2 has struck off the coast of US state, near the remote Aleutian Islands.  
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Apple, Mercedes-Benz and Starwood Say China's #1 Posted: 23 Jun 2011 09:05 PM PDT Apple, Mercedes-Benz and Starwood see China as their number 1 markets.  
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Lawyer: Top court acquits Playboy Indonesia editor (AP) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 10:29 PM PDT AP - Playboy Indonesia's former editor, serving a two-year prison sentence for publishing pictures of scantily clad women, has been acquitted by the Supreme Court, his lawyer said Friday.  
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Credit Card Flyers Posted: 23 Jun 2011 08:40 PM PDT Consider Tom Stuker, who is the real life person that George Clooney's character in the movie Up in  
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'Cars 2??? Ka-Ching! Posted: 23 Jun 2011 08:19 PM PDT The Pixar film is expected to top the box office this weekend with $80 million.  
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Emerging Asia Now Has More Rich People Than Europe Posted: 23 Jun 2011 08:19 PM PDT The global economic slowdown not enough to stop the rich from getting richer. Only nowadays, they ar  
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VIDEO: Senegal riots force Wade U-turn Posted: 23 Jun 2011 08:16 PM PDT At least 100 people are reported to have been injured in violent clashes in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, over proposed changes to the country's constitution.  
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Phone gives clues to bin Laden's Pakistan links: report (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 08:51 PM PDT Reuters - A cell phone found in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan contained contacts to a militant group with ties to Pakistan's intelligence agency, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing senior U.S. officials briefed on the findings.  
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US lawmakers to vote on curbing Libya operations (AFP) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 08:33 PM PDT AFP - The US House of Representatives seemed on track to approve a resolution Friday aimed at limiting the US role in strikes on Libya, amid deep anger at President Barack Obama's handling of the conflict.  
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China's Communist Party members exceed 80 million (AP) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 10:08 PM PDT AP - China's Communist Party, the world's largest political party, said Friday that it has grown even bigger, with the number of members passing 80 million people last year.  
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VIDEO: Senegal riots force Wade U-turn Posted: 23 Jun 2011 08:16 PM PDT At least 100 people are reported to have been injured in violent clashes in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, over proposed changes to the country's constitution.  
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Phone gives clues to bin Laden's Pakistan links: report Posted: 23 Jun 2011 08:51 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A cell phone found in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan contained contacts to a militant group with ties to Pakistan's intelligence agency, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing senior U.S. officials briefed on the findings.  
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U.S.: Gadhafi May Flee Tripoli Posted: 23 Jun 2011 08:24 PM PDT New U.S. intelligence shows Col. Moammar Gadhafi is "seriously considering" fleeing Tripoli for a more secure location outside the capital.  
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Petraeus Named in Bin Laden Documents Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:46 PM PDT Gen. David Petraeus, the president's nominee to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, was the only person Osama bin Laden targeted by name in materials seized in the raid that killed the al Qaeda leader last month.  
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