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Argentina forces dirty war orphans to provide DNA
AP
(21 November 04:59) |
| AP - Valuing truth over the right to privacy, Argentina's Congress has authorized the forced extraction of DNA from people who may have been born to political prisoners slain a quarter-centu... |
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Albania opposition protests to demand vote recount
Reuters
(21 November 04:54) |
| Reuters - Tens of thousands of Albanian opposition Socialist Party supporters launched their latest protest Friday to demand the government either recount the vote in a controversial June 28... |
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Is imam a terror recruiter or just an incendiary preacher
McClatchy Newspapers
(21 November 04:42) |
| McClatchy Newspapers - CAIRO, Egypt — The Yemeni-American imam who's been under renewed scrutiny after the deadly shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, preaches against alcohol, birthday part... |
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Afghan govt would fall if NATO withdraws UK minister
Reuters
(21 November 04:12) |
| Reuters - The Afghan government would quickly be overthrown if NATO troops pulled out of the country now, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Friday. |
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Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them
AP
(21 November 03:45) |
| AP - A retired British couple snatched from their yacht by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday they fear they could be killed within a week or handed to a terrorist group if... |
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Researcher Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin
AP
(21 November 03:39) |
| AP - A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus. |
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McCain predicts success in Afghanistan in 12-18 months
AFP
(21 November 03:18) |
| AFP - US Senator John McCain predicted an allied win in Afghanistan in one year to 18 months if sufficient troops are sent, as the White House mulls sending tens of thousands of reinforcemen... |
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6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue
AP
(21 November 03:16) |
| AP - Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a U.N. plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency w... |
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Mexican reporter on organized crime goes missing
AP
(21 November 02:52) |
| AP - Authorities in the western Mexican state of Michoacan are investigating the disappearance of a journalist who wrote about organized crime. |
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Hug an Arab Day Welcome in Wake of Ft Hood
OneWorldnet
(21 November 02:18) |
| OneWorld.net - DEARBORN, Nov 20 (Arab Detroit / New America Media) - In the Facebook world, November 20th is a day of
importance. It is the official "Hug an Arab Day," an event that has
only... |
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Egyptian soccer fans riot against Algeria
AP
(21 November 02:01) |
| AP - Egyptian soccer fans burned Algerian flags and rioted outside the Algerian Embassy in Cairo, smashing cars and shop windows, in an escalating row between the two countries over a bitter... |
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125 million bought Pacquiao-Cotto pay per view
AFP
(21 November 01:46) |
| AFP - Manny Pacquiao's 12th-round TKO of Miguel Cotto was the top-drawing pay-per-view bout of 2009 with 1.25 million purchases worth 70 million dollars in revenue, Home Box Office Sports sa... |
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Museum Galileos fingers tooth are found
AP
(21 November 01:40) |
| AP - Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again, a Florence museum said Friday. |
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35 Egyptian police hurt as football violence simmers
AFP
(21 November 01:29) |
| AFP - Protesters injured dozens of police near the Algerian embassy in Egypt's capital on Friday, fanning the flames of a diplomatic spat that erupted after Algeria won a football World Cup ... |
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Couple to plead guilty to spying for Cuba
McClatchy Newspapers
(21 November 01:12) |
| McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — A retired State Department employee and his wife are expected to plead guilty Friday in federal court to charges that they have been spying for Cuba... |
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WHO investigating Norway swine flu mutations
AP
(21 November 12:56) |
| AP - The World Health Organization said Friday it is investigating samples of variant swine flu linked to two deaths and one severe case in Norway, but that so far the significance of the mu... |
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Yemen Somali pirates hijack Panamanian cargo ship
AP
(21 November 12:55) |
| AP - Yemen's coast guard says Somali pirates have hijacked a Panamanian cargo ship in the treacherous Gulf of Aden between the Arabian peninsula and the Horn of Africa. |
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Guatemala reopening international adoptions
AP
(21 November 12:28) |
| AP - Guatemalan officials on Friday announced the resumption of international adoptions after a nearly two-year suspension prompted by the discovery that some babies were being sold. |
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The new EU chiefs Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who
AP
(21 November 12:11) |
| AP - Catherine Ashton: International woman of mystery. |
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Fingers tooth said to be Galileos are found
AP
(20 November 11:55) |
| AP - A Florence museum says two fingers and a tooth believed to belong to Galileo Galilei have been found and will go on display next spring. |
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Pakistan demands US share Afghan blueprint
AP
(20 November 11:50) |
| AP - Pakistan expressed fear Friday that a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into its territory and called on the U.S. to factor in that ... |
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Afghan police are weak link in security force
AP
(20 November 11:26) |
| AP - Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans s... |
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Canada to have vaccine soon for half population
Reuters
(20 November 11:09) |
| Reuters - Enough H1N1 flu vaccine for almost half of Canada's population will have been shipped out by the end of the next week, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq said on Friday. |
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Russias Latest YouTube Craze Exposing Police Corruption
Timecom
(20 November 11:00) |
| Time.com - Russia has pledged to clean up its police forces -- again -- after whistleblowers posted videos online complaining of corruption, low pay and poor working conditions |
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Palestinians to set new date for elections
AP
(20 November 10:53) |
| AP - Palestinian officials announced Friday that a new date for parliamentary and presidential elections will be set next month now that President Mahmoud Abbas has agreed to postpone the Ja... |
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Ghana Ivory Coast clash in African Nations Cup
AFP
(20 November 10:30) |
| AFP - World Cup qualifiers Ghana and Ivory Coast will clash in the first round of the African Nations Cup after the draw here Friday placed them in Group B with Burkina Faso and Togo. |
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Brazil leader urges freeze on Israeli settlements
AP
(20 November 10:27) |
| AP - Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva is joining his Palestinian counterpart in calling on Israel to stop building new settlements in areas claimed by Palestinians. |
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Britain hit by floods after record rainfall
Reuters
(20 November 09:54) |
| Reuters - Lifeboats and military helicopters rescued hundreds of people overnight in northern England and a policeman was killed as torrential rain flooded homes, washed away bridges and clo... |
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Researcher says text proves Shroud of Turin real
AP
(20 November 09:52) |
| AP - A Vatican researcher claims a nearly invisible text on the Shroud of Turin proves the authenticity of the artifact revered as Jesus' burial cloth. |
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Banned director brings romance film to Hong Kong
AP
(20 November 09:51) |
| AP - A prominent mainland Chinese director banned by Beijing from making movies brought his new gay romance film to Hong Kong on Friday for what is likely the last of a handful of screenings... |
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Swiss seize $350 mln from late Nigeria dictators son
AFP
(20 November 09:38) |
| AFP - Swiss authorities said Friday that they had ordered some 350 million dollars of assets to be seized from the son of the late Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha for graft. |
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Italian prosecutors Knox hated murder victim
AP
(20 November 09:26) |
| AP - An American student accused of murdering her British roommate in Italy had a growing hatred for the victim and killed her in retaliation during a drug-fueled sex game, a prosecutor said... |
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The EUs New Top Leaders Bland Leading the Bland
Timecom
(20 November 08:30) |
| Time.com - Eschewing the superstar candidacy of Tony Blair, the E.U. picks low-profile politicians as its first president and foreign minister |
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A New Indian Travel Fad Divorce Tourism
Timecom
(20 November 08:30) |
| Time.com - A few Indian tour operators are cashing in on Indian's rising divorce rate with a new offer: The perfect holiday -- just you, your spouse, and a relationship counselor |
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Midday shooting in central Paris kills 1 wounds 2
AP
(20 November 07:53) |
| AP - Police say a man with an automatic rifle opened fire on a car near a Paris train station, killing one man and wounding two others. |
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Dozens hurt in clashes near Algerian embassy in Cairo
AFP
(20 November 07:45) |
| AFP - Protesters hurled stones and firebombs at police near the Algerian embassy in Cairo on Friday, wounding 11 officers as anger mounted over attacks on Egyptians after the countries' Worl... |
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Floods devastate UK Lake District much of Ireland
AP
(20 November 07:18) |
| AP - Military helicopters winched dozens of people to safety and emergency workers in inflatable boats rescued scores more as floods on Friday swamped northern England's picturesque Lake Dis... |
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Gunman opens fire on Pacific island Saipan 5 dead
AP
(20 November 07:18) |
| AP - A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan Friday, first at a shooting range and then at a World War II historical site, killing four people and wounding six othe... |
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Downbeat Dell weighs on world markets
AP
(20 November 06:33) |
| AP - European stock markets fell Friday and Wall Street was expected to open lower amid mounting concerns about the pace of the U.S. economic recovery following a disappointing earnings upda... |
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Indian boy mirrors plight of millions of kids
AP
(20 November 06:00) |
| AP - Arun Kumar was born to disabled parents, beaten by his grandparents, ran away from home, got a job in a garment factory and had all his savings stolen by the police. |
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Nokia to axe 330 jobs in Finland Denmark
AFP
(20 November 05:44) |
| AFP - Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said on Friday it would shed about 330 jobs in Finland and Denmark as part of a streamlining of its vast research and development operati... |
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Top SKorean model found hanged in Paris apartment
AP
(20 November 05:39) |
| AP - A 20-year-old top South Korean model who was a fashion week regular in New York, Milan and Paris has been found hanged in her Paris apartment, a police official said Friday. |
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Iraq clerics aide urges end to political crisis
AP
(20 November 05:24) |
| AP - A top aide to Iraq's Shiite spiritual leader is calling on the country's fractious political blocs to solve a crisis over a key election law that threatens to delay national polls plann... |
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Clashes outside Algerian embassy in Cairo
AFP
(20 November 05:06) |
| AFP - Protestors hurled stones and firebombs at police near the Algerian embassy in Cairo on Friday, wounding 11 officers as anger mounted over attacks on Egyptians after their World Cup pla... |
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Floods devastate UK Lake District Many rescued
AP
(20 November 05:02) |
| AP - Military helicopters winched dozens of people to safety and emergency workers in inflatable boats rescued scores more as floods swamped homes and roads Friday in northern England's pict... |
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Suicide bomber kills 16 in western Afghanistan
AP
(20 November 04:25) |
| AP - A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle killed 16 people, including two children and a policeman, and wounded at least 23 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, offici... |
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Volkswagen board moves closer to Porsche merger
AP
(20 November 03:56) |
| AP - German carmaker Volkswagen AG said Friday its supervisory board had approved certain agreement contracts for the planned merger with German sportscar builder Porsche, taking the compani... |
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Russian ship frees itself from ice in Antarctic
AP
(20 November 03:46) |
| AP - A Russian cruise ship that has been struggling through a huge mass of sea ice for days has finally reached clear water off Antarctica. |
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Egyptians clash with police at Algerias Cairo embassy
AFP
(20 November 03:37) |
| AFP - Protestors hurled stones and firebombs at police near the Algerian embassy in Cairo on Friday, wounding 11 officers as anger mounted over attacks on Egyptians after the countries' Worl... |
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Rebels blow up train track in India killing 1
AP
(20 November 03:36) |
| AP - A passenger train derailed after Maoist rebels blew up a key track in eastern India, killing one person and injuring at least 30 others, a police official said Friday. |
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