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In Tucson to eulogize the victims of last weekend's tragic shooting, President Obama somberly called for an end to the political blame game that erupted in the wake of the tragedy and urged...
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Sarah Palin's 'blood libel' claim stirs controversy EnlargeBy Eric Thayer, Getty ImagesFormer Alaska governor Sarah Palin kicks off her book tour in Phoenix, Ariz., on Nov. 23, 2010. By...
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The failure of governance in the Arab world Protests in Tunisia and Algeria are part of a rising tide of popular dissatisfaction with illiberal, unreformed Arab rule...
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In Tucson to eulogize the victims of last weekend's tragic shooting, President Obama somberly called for an end to the political blame game that erupted in the wake of the tragedy and urged...
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The East African Community could double in size in three years as more countries express interest in joining the bloc. According to Harvard University professor Calestous Juma, both South Sudan...
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Haya yametokea Tunisia leo. Rais wa Tunisia amemfukuza kazi waziri wa mambo ya ndani. Sababu ni maandamano ya kupinga ufisadi yaliyosababisha watu 23 kuuawa. Watu waliowekwa ndani wameamuriwa...
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12 January 2011 Last updated at 16:31 GMT Imam denies Stoke-on-Trent mosque rape charges A Muslim worship...
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Huang Yuanfan, 84, of Ziyuan, China, is the latest person to report an unusual growth protruding from the head. His horn began growing two years ago and has reached a length of 3 inches...
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The Republican John Boehner was elected the new Speaker of the House today, marking a shift to the right in Washington as he replaced the first woman in the post, the Democrat Nancy Pelosi. The...
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Supreme leader tweetings infuriate Iran's persecuted bloggers Twitter account apparently run from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's office draws accusations of hypocrisy after online crackdown...
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It is feared the inquiry into Rafik Hariri's death in 2005 will spark fresh violence Ten ministers from the Shia movement Hezbollah and its allies have resigned amid a dispute over the UN...
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Kurdish club scene booming as Baghdad bans alcohol By AP SULAIMANIYAH - Dozens of men gathered in the smoky little club to watch five scantily clad dancers sway their hips to the beat of a drum...
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Huge turnout again on 2nd day of south Sudan vote By AFP JUBA - Thousands of south Sudanese poured out to vote for a second straight day in a landmark independence referendum on Monday...
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By Special Reporter 10th January 2011 Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, cleared by a New York jury in 284 out of 285 criminal counts for the 1998 bombings of two embassies in Africa, is asking...
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Netanyahu posts pay stub on Facebook Media commentators say disclosure of $4,200 monthly salary public relations stunt. 'Like many of us, he opens his pay stub at the end of the month in...
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When the U.S. Navy deploys a battle fleet on exercises, it takes the security of its aircraft carriers very seriously indeed. At least a dozen warships provide a physical guard while the...
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A member of the First Family has been named in an alleged attempt to offer Shs1.5 billion as an inducement to a key Forum for Democratic Change member to defect from his party and step down...
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Museveni brother’s Saracen security company may be training militia in Somalia Posted by Nasongo Willy on December 16, 2010 Kampala (Alshahid) -Saracen International, a security company...
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By Omnia Al Desoukie, Li Zhihui CAIRO, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of thousands of the south Sudanese will vote at polling stations on Sunday to decide whether or not south Sudan will be...
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