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Im staying put in embassy Assange
Julian Assange won't leave the Ecuadorean embassy in London even if Sweden drops its investigation into allegations he sexually assaulted two women.The WikiLeaks founder made the surprise announcement during an anniversary interview to mark one year since he sought refugee inside the diplomatic mission.Assange believes the United States has likely already issued a sealed extradition order ...
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Space station crew opens Europes Einstein cargo ship after fungus flap
It doesn't take an Einstein to see that international differences can still crop up on the final frontier: Take the case of the European Space Agency's Einstein cargo craft, for example. Russian concerns about some potentially moldy cargo bags caused a holdup in the schedule for unloading seven tons of ...
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Copycats take Turkish silent protester viral
TRT said 13 had been held in Eskisehir.Protests have frequently turned into fierce clashes between police firing tear gas and water cannons and masked demonstrators throwing bottles and other missiles, images that have dented Turkey's reputation for stability in a volatile Middle East.Western countries have expressed concern about the police's handling of the protests against Erdogan, ...
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Russia urges West to soften Iran sanctions
Russia Tuesday urged the West to consider relaxing sanctions against Iran, saying there was unprecedented hope of a breakthrough in the nuclear standoff ...
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France to reinforce Chinese safety
/enpproperty--> PARIS - France pledged to further secure Chinese safety after a violent attack on Chinese students in southwest France, a government official said Tuesday. At a daily briefing, Foreign Affairs Ministry's spokesman Philippe Lalliot said "French authorities ...
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California prosecutors Man threw ex-wife off cruise ship in Italy
By Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News A man was arraigned on indictment for murder on Monday by a California grand jury for throwing his ex-wife over the side of a cruise ship, according to the Orange County District Attorney.The indictment against Lonnie Loren Kocontes, 55, includes one felony count of murder for financial ...
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Assad warns Britain and France against arming rebels
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has warned Britain and France against arming rebels fighting his government, which he said would turn the Middle East, Europe's backyard, into a "hub for terrorism and chaos". He claimed this in turn would result in terrorism being exported back to Europe. "Terrorists will gain experience in combat and return [home] with extremist ...
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Irelands refugee acceptance rate lower than European counterparts
Ireland is not accepting as many refugees as its European counterparts.That is the claim being made by the Irish Refugee Council who said that the latest European statistics on asylum show Ireland has the third lowest rate in the EU.According to their figures 10% of cases were granted status on their first try, with just 6.8% success on appeal. The total percentage of positive decisions was 8.3% ...
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US Russia to install “cyber-hotline” to prevent accidental cyberwar
As leaked details of ongoing network surveillance and espionage programs by the National Security Agency (NSA) continue to stir up international concern about how deep US intelligence is reaching into IT operations worldwide, Russia and the US have taken steps to cooperate on cyber-security--or at least prevent an accidental cyber-war. During talks at the G-8 Summit in Enniskillen, Northern ...
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Roberta Vinci Carla Suarez Navarro post Netherlands victories
Carla Suarez Navarro gained the quarterfinals Tuesday at the grass-court Topshelf Open. Vinci, who titled at s'Hertogenbosch in 2011, breezed into the second round with 6-3, 6-3 decision over Estonian Kaia Kanepi. She next faces last week's Nuremberg, Germany, titlist Simona Halep. Spain's Suarez Navarro, meanwhile, posted a second-round triumph over ...
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Defending champ David Ferrer falls to Malisse in Netherlands upset
Xavier Malisse in an upset. Ferrer, ranked fourth in the world, tumbled to the Belgian grass court specialist 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 in the opening round at Autotron Rosmalen. The Spaniard was seeking to repeat in the Netherlands after downing German Philipp Petzschner in last year's finale. Malisse, meanwhile, notched just his 16th win 57 all-time matches against Top 10 players. Elsewhere ...
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Some Aid Programs in Sahel Prefer Cash to Food
DIOURBEL, SENEGAL -- Humanitarian agencies in Africa's Sahel region are struggling to deal with a cycle of chronic food crisis. Some are moving away from traditional food aid in favor of "cash for work" programs that pay villagers to work on community improvement projects. The U.S. government is considering shifting as much as 45 percent of its $1.4 billion of traditional food aid ...
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Italys highest court says Amanda Knox acquittal was flawed
Amanda Knox speaks with her legal team in Perugia's Court of Appeal during the first session of her appeal against her murder conviction on November 24, 2010 in Perugia, Italy. (Oli Scarff, Getty ...
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Obama begins 24-hour trip to Germany
An American soldier salutes as Air Force One, carrying U.S. President Barack Obama, rolls by upon its arrival at Tegel airport on June 18, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. (Sean Gallup, Getty ...
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Germany Not As Enthusiastic About Obama Five Years After Historic Speech
President Barack Obama, then candidate for President, waves after a speech at the Victory Column in Tiergarten Park in Berlin, July 24, 2008. (Photo: REUTERS/Jim ...
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Russia ramps up oil exports to China in strategic shift
An employee talks on a portable radio set near a complex producing aromatic hydrocarbons at the Bashneft - Ufaneftekhim refinery in the city of Ufa, Russia, on April 11, 2013. Russian oil exports to China will increase this quarter, as Russia shifts its strategy away from Europe. (SERGEI ...
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Ex-UBS trader charged over Libor scandal
A former trader at UBS and Citigroup has been charged with conspiracy to defraud, in the first prosecution over banking's Libor rate-rigging ...
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Ireland U20s pipped by France at JWC
Ireland have lost 9-8 to hosts France in their fifth place play-off semi-final at the Junior World Cup. Number 8 Ryan Murphy crossed for a try in the first half while Rory Scannell also landed a penalty kick. However, three penalties from France scrum-half Baptiste Serin won it for the home side in La ...
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USA Bans Professor From Attending Intl. Event in Cuba
Havana, June 18 (Prensa Latina) As part of its blockade against Cuba, the United States banned Doctor Vctor Margolin, emeritus professor of the Illinois University, from attending the international meeting on design Forma 2013, on June 18-20, in Havana. In exclusive remarks to Prensa Latina, President of the organizing committee of the event, Sergio Pena, said that this new prohibition is a ...
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Argentina Goes to UN to Claim Sovereignty Over Falklands
Buenos Aires, June 18 (Prensa Latina) Argentinian Foreign Minister Hector Timerman will travel to New York Thursday to attend the session of the UN Special Committee on Decolonization, in which he will claim again his country's sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. Timerman will put forward his country's stand, ratifying its full willingness to find a peaceful solution to the dispute, ...
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UN Calls for Dialogue to Solve Crisis in Turkey
United Nations, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, urged today for a dialogue in Turkey to "resolve the differences and avoid future violent confrontations". The head of the UN continues monitoring the events in Turkey and is concerned about the current clashes between protesters and security personnel, said today the Deputy Official Spokesperson of the world ...
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Brussels Ferry part of IL 100 reopen
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (KSDK) - The Brussels Ferry and IL 100 between IL 3 Grafton and IL 16 Hardin has reopened. The IL 3 By-Pass in Randolph County will remain closed at this time. State and local officials are teaming up to clear flood debris and repair damaged areas along the road. It is scheduled to reopen at 3 p.m. Wednesday. State roadways will continue to be monitored by the Illinois ...
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I’m sick of this says Moors murderer after walking out of his hearing
Brady, 75, left the hearing for two hours, and later made clear he was bored by listening to psychiatric evidence he knew "by heart". He also suggested one of the three panel members who will decide his fate had fallen asleep.Brady left the hearing ...
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April Jones parents want child porn tackled on web
The parents of murdered children April Jones and Tia Sharp have demanded more action to tackle child porn on the internet as ministers and ...
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Real Madrid offer €155m deal to keep Ronaldo
Madrid are in advanced talks with Ronaldo's representatives over a deal totalling around EUR155 million over five years, with the Portuguese forward set to earn EUR15m annually after tax in what will be the most lucrative contract in the history of the game. Ronaldo, who has scored 201 goals in just 199 games in his four seasons at the Santiago Bernabeu, raised alarm bells on Thursday when ...
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Italy heavily involved in multi billion euro South Stream project
Italy’s natural gas company ENI is a major investor in the South Stream natural gas pipeline project, but the infrastructure development is being held up by a number of trans-national issues, which the Italian government believes is detrimental to the country’s energy security.
South Stream is the name of the transit pipeline that is intended to transport natural gas from Russia to Southern Europe, bypassing Belarus and the Ukraine. It has been highlighted by Prime Minister Berlusconi as important for the energy needs of Italy as it will eliminate the so-called ‘middle man’ and enhance the security of our energy supply, an issue that was underscored in 2005 when ongoing business disputes between Russia and the Ukraine spilled over into trans-national political issues. Read more
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