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Kenyas Deputy Leader to Appear during ICC Trial
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled that Kenya's deputy president, William Ruto, must attend key segments of his trial on charges of crimes against humanity scheduled to begin in September, according to a court spokesman. Ruto and Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta face similar charges before the court in connection with their alleged role in the country's 2007-2008 post-election ...
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G8 condemns use of chemical weapons in Syria
G8 leaders Tuesday condemned any use of chemical weapons in Syria, and that they were deeply concerned by the growing threat from terrorism and extremism in the Middle East country. In a final communique issued after the annual G8 summit in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, the leaders called on all parties in the conflict to allow access to the UN investigating team, Xinhua reported. It said the ...
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Somalia UN envoy horrified by attack on world bodyÂ’s compound in Mogadishu
Print 19 June 2013 – The top United Nations envoy in Somalia has condemned today’s massive attack on the world body’s compound in Mogadishu, calling it a ';desperate'; attempt to derail the country’s recovery and development efforts. According to the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), a pickup truck rigged with explosives was detonated outside the ...
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DP World signs India port expansion pact
Containers are stacked at DP World's Nhava Sheva Gateway Terminal. The company is India's biggest container terminal operator. Adeel Halim / Bloomberg ...
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China Vietnam agree to set up hotline
BEIJING -; China and Vietnam agreed on Wednesday to set up a hotline to resolve fishing incidents in disputed South China Sea waters that have been a frequent source of tensions between the two ideological ...
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Markets drift as investors ready for Fed
The central bank wraps up a two-day policy meeting later and investors are looking to see if policymakers are moving towards any change in its monetary policy stance. The Fed's strategy of super-low interest rates and easy money over the past few years has been designed to shore up the U.S. economy. It has also helped drive sentiment in the ...
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Iceland informal talks about Snowden asylum
A banner supporting Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about sweeping U.S. surveillance programs, is displayed at Central, Hong Kong's business district, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. U.S. President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview, and called them transparent - even though they are ...
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Cher Returns With Womans World on The Voice Finale
Sporting a fuchsia fauxhawk and dressed in a patchwork of punk-inspired black clothing, the 67-year-old pop icon gingerly worked the stage amid strobe lights and a bevy of scantily-clad backup dancers while singing the female empowerment, dance-pop track co-penned and co-produced by the acclaimed British DJ Paul Oakenfold. Cher's last TV performance was also on NBC – in the 2003 ...
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Indian FM Begins Visit to Iraq Oil Among Priorities
New Delhi, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) The Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid, begins a two-day visit to Iraq aimed at reviving bilateral relations and negotiate greater purchases of oil to the Arab nation, currently its second largest supplier. The Indian foreign minister is scheduled to meet with his Iraqi counterpart Hoshiyar Zebari, and Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki, to discuss mutual ...
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The 25 Movies To Which World War Z Is A Sequel Probably
Pop Culture Happy Hour is a lively chat about books, movies, music, television, comics and pretty much anything else that strikes a nerve, all in a weekly roundtable from ...
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Jozy Altidores resurgence underlines USAs strong World Cup qualifiers
The USA passed the halfway point of World Cup qualification with three straight wins to top their group, but are Jurgen Klinsmann's team on target for ...
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Australia fans celebrate with World Cup-qualifying Socceroos – video
Australia's football team, the Socceroos, are given a rapturous greeting when they meet with fans in Sydney after qualifying for the 2014 World Cup with a 1-0 victory over Iraq. Olger Hosieck's team will now be looking to get past the round of 16 stage - their best placing in the World Cup to ...
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World Bank warns climate change woes closing in
The World Bank on Wednesday warned that severe hardships from global warming could be felt within a generation, with a new study detailing devastating impacts in Africa and Asia.The report presents "an alarming scenario for the days and years ahead - what we could face in our lifetime," said World Bank President Jim Yong Kim."The scientists tell us that if the world warms by two ...
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Iran blamed for angry World Cup scenes
Iranian players celebrate after the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between South Korea and Iran in Ulsan, South Korea on Tuesday. Photo: CFPSouth Korean media blamed Iran on Wednesday for angry scenes at a tense World Cup qualifier which ended with fans pelting debris onto the pitch and the visiting coach under fire for a rude gesture.Local newspapers said Iran's players had goaded ...
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G8 should not focus on biofuels in world hunger debate
WITH the G8 summit underway, the UK biofuel supply chain is calling on Prime Minister David Cameron to use the opportunity to address the multiple causes of global hunger, and not 'simply blame the biofuel industry'. Industry spokeswoman and head of renewable transport at the Renewable Energy Association, Clare Wenner, said the European Commission estimated bioethanol production ...
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Family delight at Iraq court ruling
The Supreme Court - the highest court in the UK - ruled that damages claims could be launched under legislation covering negligence and human rights.Lawyers representing relatives said the ruling meant the Ministry of Defence owed a duty of care to properly equip servicemen and women who went to war.But Defence ...
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Head of United Iraq party murdered on eve of elections
An Iraqi policeman casts his ballot in Ramadi on June 17, 2013 as security forces vote in provincial polls ahead of the rest of Iraqis in the Anbar province. Iraq held provincial elections in April except in six provinces, including Anbar and Nineveh, where polls were delayed because authorities said security could not be guaranteed (Azhar Shallal / AFP) A suicide bombing in northern Iraq on ...
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World Cup Legacy for Brazil Goes Beyond Soccer Says Blatter
RECIFE, Brazil ...
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World millionaires wealth totals $46.2 trillion over 3 times US GDP
The combined wealth of the world's millionaires increased by 10 percent in 2012 to $46.2 trillion. This is more than three times the annual economic output in the US. Another million people were also added to the list of super-rich in the past year. According to the World Wealth Report 2013 there are a total of 12 million millionaires around the globe, with the US topping the list of ...
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2 SAfrican deminers killed in Mogadishu attack
View Photo Associated Press/Farah Abdi Warsameh - Somali government soldiers gather in front of the main U.N. compound, following an attack on it in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Al-Qaida-linked ...
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Obama calls for reduction of worlds nuclear weapons
President Barack Obama announces efforts to reduce the number of nuclear weapons in the U.S. and the world while speaking in Berlin, Germany, ...
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Live video US President Barack Obama gives speech at Brandenburg Gate Berlin
BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 19: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive to speak to the media following bilateral talks at the Chancellery on June 19, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. Obama is visiting Berlin for the first time during his presidency and his speech at the Brandenburg Gate is to be the highlight. Obama will be speaking close to the 50th anniversary of the ...
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Obama wants nukes cut by a third
Obama promised to work with Natoallies to forge a new international framework for peaceful nuclear power. He said the US will hold a summit in 2016 on securing nuclear materials around the world.He also called for a treaty to end production of fissile ...
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Karzai threat to Taliban peace deal
Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations and the militant group stops its violent attacks on the ground.Mr Karzai is upset over the joint US and Taliban announcement that they would begin preliminary peace talks ...
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High levels of radiation found in groundwater at Fukushima
A worker carries out radiation screening last year on a bus for a media tour at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. New requirements make it compulsory that plants take steps to guard against radiation leaks in the case of severe accidents. ...
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Is the student-beating teacher being used as scapegoat?
Without question, the shocking video footage of a Houston school teacher attacking and beating a cowering 13-year-old student shows something wrong and something that should never ever occur in the classroom. But recent revelations surrounding the events leading up to the incident, and the conditions at the school itself, seem to suggest that this teacher was pushed to the limit by a flawed school system, as well as her own lack of training to deal with the rigors of a stressful and provocative teaching environment.
On April 29th Sheri Lynn Davis attacked a student in her class, the footage has now gone viral on the internet and shows an incident that seems to represent a complete breakdown of the system. In the video the 13-year-old student is seen backed into a corner of the room with Davis standing before him in a position indicative of an imminent attack, the boy cowers down at which point the beating begins. Read more
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