Eritrea 'reduces support' for al-Shabab Posted: 16 Jul 2012 01:25 PM PDT UN report says the east African country decreases its help for the al-Qaeda-allied group amid international pressure.  
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House Panel Plans Libor Hearings Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:24 PM PDT Republican Spencer Bachus and Democrat Barney Frank are planning for the House Financial Services Committee to hold hearings on the alleged distortion of the London interbank offered rate.  
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VIDEO: Touchdown for London 2012 athletes Posted: 16 Jul 2012 11:00 AM PDT The first athletes and officials arrive for the London 2012 Games, with Heathrow Airport experiencing one of its busiest ever days.  
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AU urges Mali Ansar Dine rebels to break with Qaeda Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:59 PM PDT ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Malian Islamist rebel group Ansar Dine can be part of a negotiated political solution to reunite the divided West African country if it breaks with al Qaeda and its allies, a senior African Union official said on Monday.  
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Merkel Calls for New Kyoto Agreement Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:51 PM PDT German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged a meeting of international environment ministers to follow through on commitments made in the Kyoto treaty to reduce greenhouse gases and develop a road map for a follow-on treaty.  
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Needles Found in Sandwiches on Delta Flights Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:28 PM PDT What appeared to be sewing needles were found in sandwiches served in business-class cabins on four Delta Air Lines flights to the U.S. from Amsterdam.  
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Brazil Says Chevron Fine Unlikely to Surpass $25 Million Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:53 PM PDT Brazil is unlikely to fine Chevron more than 50 million Brazilian reais ($24.5 million) for its role in a November oil spill off Brazil's coast, the director of the country's petroleum regulator said.  
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Hungary Is Urged to Charge Alleged War Criminal Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:52 PM PDT Pressure mounted on Hungarian prosecutors to take action against Laszlo Csatary after the Simon Wiesenthal Center said it delivered new evidence that he helping organize the deportation of thousands of Jews to the Auschwitz death camp.  
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China Shifts Gears in Canada Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:30 PM PDT Chinese companies are turning increasingly to national executives and geologists for everything from negotiating with Native American groups to prospecting as they push to invest billions of dollars in Canadian resource projects.  
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VIDEO: Ban halts Pakistan's polio drive Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:18 PM PDT Hundreds of thousands of children in Pakistan's tribal areas will not receive a polio vaccine in the first immunisation campaign since a Taliban-imposed ban, according to officials.  
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George Zimmerman Accused of Molesting Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:51 PM PDT An Orlando woman has told investigators that she was sexually abused as a child by George Zimmerman, who is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Trayvon Martin.  
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GSK to buy Human Genome for $3bn Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:33 PM PDT Drug company GlaxoSmithKline buys Human Genome Sciences for an improved offer $3bn (£1.9bn), ending a three-month pursuit of the US biotech firm.  
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Maldives charges ex-president with judge's detention Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:38 PM PDT MALE (Reuters) - The Maldives formally charged the ousted president, Mohamed Nasheed, on Monday with the detention of a Criminal Court judge during his final days in office, increasing the chance he will be arrested and adding to rising tension in the island nation.  
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Heavy Clashes Reported in Damascus Posted: 16 Jul 2012 10:56 AM PDT Opposition fighters are clashing with Syrian government forces in the capital Damascus for a second day, activists said. They said the fighting is among the heaviest since the uprising began.  
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Nasa may not hear rover's landing Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:35 PM PDT The US space agency may not have its prime communications satellite in the right place to receive instant confirmation that its Curiosity rover has landed on Mars.  
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Heathrow braces as Olympics land Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:09 PM PDT As some teams struggle to get to London for the 2012 Games, CNN showcases the enormous burden facing Heathrow Airport.  
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Heathrow gets set for Olympics Posted: 02 Jul 2012 05:04 AM PDT |
UPDATE: Where in the world ... ? Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:05 PM PDT Do you know where this photo was taken?  
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EU to send experts to Niger to counter al Qaeda threat Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:12 PM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is to send experts to Niger to train its security forces to fight al Qaeda, signaling the depth of EU concern over the growing threat Islamist militancy poses to Africa's Sahel region.  
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Why we should consider the Arctic Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:01 PM PDT Bob Reiss says the opening of the region will have enormous consequences on our economy, environment and foreign policy.  
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