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22 killed in nine car bombings in Iraq
At least 22 people were killed and more than 130 others injured in a string of nine car bombings Monday in the Iraqi capital and in the southern oil hub of Basra, police said. Two car bombs went off almost simultaneously in Basra, 550 km south of Baghdad, killing at least 11 people and wounding 35 others, police told Xinhua. In Baghdad, seven car bombs ripped through different parts of the ...
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Imphal observes 30th International AIDS Candle Light Memorial Day
Imphal observed the 30th International AIDS Candle Light Memorial Day in memory of AIDS victims. This special day is observed across the globe, on the third Sunday of the month of May since many years. The objective of the movement is to mobilize public opinion and generate awareness in the world. It is about time that barriers of stigma and discrimination against those infected with HIV, are ...
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Indian womens football team gears up for AFC qualifiers
High on confidence after notching up a double-win over Bahrain in two international friendlies in the latter's own backyard, the Indian women's football team will look to carrying on the good form for the AFC Asian Cup (Qualifiers) starting here Tuesday. The 23-member squad and officials reached here Sunday afternoon. A large posse of local journalists and photographers mobbed the team upon ...
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North Korea fires two more short-range missiles
North Korea Monday fired two more short-range missiles, a day after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged the regime to return to talks on its controversial nuclear programme. "North Korea fired one KN-02 short-range missile between 11 a.m. and 12 noon and a second one between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Monday. The second missile is the same type as the KN-02 short-range missile launched on Monday ...
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India China ties essential for Asia world Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday that India and China's relationship is essential for stability and prosperity in Asia and the world, while stressing the need "for an early resolution of the boundary dispute. "There are many areas of convergence between us. We agreed that the relationship is of growing significance and essential for peaceful development and stability and prosperity in ...
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World TT Holder Zhang to face Wang in all-Chinese final
In a rematch of last year's Olympic final, defending champion Zhang Jike will fight for the men's singles title against Wang Hao at the World Table Tennis Championships here Monday. Zhang, the fourth seed, crushed top seed and teammate Xu Xin 11-8, 11-2, 11-9, 12-10 while Wang beat second seed Ma Long in the other all-Chinese semifinal 11-9, 11-7, 11-3, 7-11, 12-14, 11-3 Sunday night, Xinhua ...
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Roadside bomb kills 6 policemen in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan -; A powerful roadside bomb killed six policemen in western Afghanistan on Tuesday when their vehicle hit the explosives buried in the road, an Afghan official ...
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Government to issue international EOI for Gozo cruise liner terminal next week
I can't see the point in a cruise liner terminal in gozo. The small island will be ruined because there isn't any site that can be transformed into a terminal without ruining the beach and environment. If those who are planning this fuck up take a walk around the coast of gozo ,they will understand what im trying to say. i hope the common sense will win. What's the point of ...
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Cameron survives vote on gay marriage
British Prime Minister David Cameron headed off another Conservative rebellion on Monday after the opposition Labour Party helped him see off a ';wrecking amendment'; which had threatened his gay marriage ...
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Pentagon takes over some drone operations
Washington - President Barack Obama's administration has decided to give the Pentagon control of some drone operations against terrorism suspects overseas that are currently run by the CIA, several US government sources said on ...
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Hezbollah ‘plays growing role in Syria’
Supporters of Hezbollah and relatives of Hasan Faisal Sheker, an 18-year-old Hezbollah member, carry the coffin during his funeral in Nabi Sheet near Baalbeck on Monday. About 30 Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and 20 Syrian soldiers and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have been killed in the fiercest fighting this year in the rebel stronghold of Qusair, Syrian activists said on ...
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Pro athletes react with shock sympathy to Oklahoma disaster
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant posted on his Twitter account that he was praying for everyone involved in the Oklahoma disaster. (Bill ...
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In Ukraine no way to avoid a bumpy ride
KIEV (Reuters) - As the snow and ice began to melt in Ukraine this spring, exposing fresh cracks and potholes in the roads, hundreds of motorists gathered outside a government building carrying unusual ...
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Russia says two rebels killed in North Caucasus
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian security forces killed two suspected militants in the North Caucasus during a night-time sweep in the region plagued by an Islamist insurgency, investigators said on ...
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How to shop online anywhere in the world at any time
Living in Dubai has many advantages in terms of endless shopping opportunities. Still many expat residents and locals wonder how to shop online from the largest online stores which are based elsewhere in the world. Having an address away from the U.S. or U.K. may make your shopping really impossible, but there are local solutions for the global distances and one of the best for the Middle East ...
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Official expecting 40 more bodies
>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO, KOKH, KOKI. Moore, Oklahoma (CNN) -- Clinging to the hope of finding more survivors, rescue workers raced overnight scouring mountains of rubble where houses and ...
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Oklahoma Tornado How to Help
massive tornado touched down in the Oklahoma city metropolitan area on Monday. Among the dead were children from one of two elementary schools in Moore, Okla., that were devastated by the twister, local officials said. All across the region and the county, organizations are mobilizing to offer aid to the victims of the storm. Read on to see how you can ...
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Ethiopia World Bank AfDB to Fund U.S. $1.26 Billion Ethiopia-Kenya Power Line
The World Bank and African Development Bank will provide 80 percent of the funds needed for a $1.26 billion line that will take power to Kenya from Ethiopia, Bloomberg reported. The World Bank will lend the countries $684 million for the 1,070-kilometer (665-mile) line that will run from Wolayta-Sodo in Ethiopia to Suswa, 100 kilometers northwest of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, African ...
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Israel returns fire following shooting from Syria
JERUSALEM (AP) -- The Israeli military says gunfire from Syria hit an Israeli patrol on the Golan Heights overnight, damaging a vehicle and prompting the troops to fire ...
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Myanmar Muslims jailed for killing Buddhist monk
MEIKHTILA, Myanmar -; Six Muslim men and one minor have been sentenced to jail terms ranging from life to two years in prison for involvement in the killing of a Buddhist monk during sectarian violence in central ...
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Azerbaijani envoy in US gets Turkish World Service -2012 award - PHOTOS
TRKSAV, Writers and Artists Foundation of Turkish World, has presented Turkish World Service -2012 award to an Azerbaijani diplomat. On 17 May, during a ceremony dedicated to Turkish Day Parade TÜRKSAV President Yahya Akengin presented Turkish World Service Award 2012 to Azerbaijani ambassador to the U.S Elin Suleymanov for supporting lobbying efforts of the Turkish world against unfounded ...
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Gay man’s murder sparks public anger
Thousands of New Yorkers - including mayoral candidate Christine Quinn - marched on Monday to protest the fatal shooting of a gay man in the neighbourhood that was the cradle of the modern US gay rights ...
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Oklahoma tornado tears through school
Two girls stand in the rubble of their home after the tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. A three-kilometre-wide twister tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing 51 people while destroying entire tracts of homes and trapping two dozen school children beneath ...
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The wonderfully weird world of webcomics | Dean Burnett
Webcomics are a popular, diverse and increasingly widespread format that most people are blissfully unaware. To address this, an interview was conducted with the team behind the popular UK-based webcomic Exterminatus ...
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Kiwi Womens Sevens champs eye Moscow World Cup
The triumphant New Zealand Women's Sevens team has returned home after securing the inaugural IRB Women's World Sevens Series with a win at the final tournament in Amsterdam. There will be little time for the players to rest on their laurels with the squad due to get back together in just over a week for a camp in lead up to next month's World Cup in Moscow. Coach Sean Horan is ...
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Australia the energy superpower?
A new boom in the extraction of Australia's natural gas reserves will have immense economic benefits for the country and especially the state of Western Australia, but conservationists warn of an environmental impact.
Australia is a country rich in natural resources, because of this its economy is an export driven one, and coal, iron ore, wool, meat, gold, and wheat are some of its main exports. It was in the 1920’s that Australia’s economic potential was underpinned by the gold rush that saw its population triple in size in just ten years. Read more
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