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Cut in nuclear stockpiles proposed by Obama in talks with Russia
BERLIN - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he would seek talks with Russia to reduce the number of strategic nuclear weapons both hold by up to a third. Speaking in front of Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate during a visit to the German capital, Obama said he was confident the US could maintain its security while reducing its nuclear capacity by a third. He also called for ...
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Dalian Wand Group to enhance UK presence with luxury hotel and yacht unit
LONDON - China's largest premier commercial property and entertainment conglomerate, Dalian Wanda Group Wednesday entered into 320million pounds definite acquisition deal with leading British yacht company, Sunseeker International Ltd, under which Wanda will acquire a majority shareholding of 91.81% in pre-eminent luxury motor yacht manufacturer. Under the agreement, the remaining 8.19% ...
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Karzai says peace talks with Taliban should be Afghan led
KABUL - An angry Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Wednesday his government would not join US peace talks with the Taliban "until the peace process is totally under Afghan control." He also suspended talks with the US to discuss the nature of US military presence after international troops withdraw in 2014. A spokesman for President Hamid Karzai said the decision was taken over ...
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North Korean leader Kim used luxury yacht to tour coast, says report
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has used a luxury boat to tour the country's east coast amid indications that the 90-feet-long yacht may have been smuggled into the country in defiance of UN sanctions that bans importing of luxury items to the impoverished country. A website that tracks events in the reclusive state said the yacht, a Princess 95MY made by British-based ...
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Somalia UN office attacked and 15 killed by Islamist militants
MOGADISHU, Somalia - At least 15 people, including some United Nations workers, were killed Wednesday when a UN compound in the Somali capital came under a bomb and gun attack by Islamist militants of an Al Qaeda-linked group, a minister said. Interior Minister Abdikarim Hussein Guled in a hurriedly called press conference said that the eight slain UN workers included four foreigners working ...
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NSA director defends e-snooping claiming it helped foil 50 terror attacks foiled
WASHINGTON - The controversial US snooping of foreign emails and telephone calls has prevented more than 50 potential terrorist attacks in at least 20 countries, the director of the National Security Agency (NSA) has said in defending the surveillance programme. The targets include the New York Stock Exchange and other important installations across the world, General Keith Alexander said ...
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EU antitrust regulator fines Lundbeck and several generic drug firms
BRUSSELS - European Union in its first case over pay-for-delay deals that held back sales of cheaper generic drugs Wednesday fined Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck 93.8 million euros and imposed fines totaling 52.2 million euros on several other producers of generic medicines. The European Commission, the EU's antitrust regulator, said the companies had reached agreements that may ...
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Chrysler to recall 2.7 mn Jeeps but says vehicles not defective
NEW YORK - Chrysler avoided a showdown with the US government by agreeing to recall 2.7 million Jeeps with fuel tanks that could rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions. Chrysler said it recognised the matter had raised concerns for customers The US company said it had resolved its differences with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The recall affects ...
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Four US mortgage servicers faulted for lapses by settlement monitor
WASHINGTON - Four of the largest U.S. mortgage servicers, including Citigroup Inc (C). and Bank of America Corp., have failed to adequately upgrade their treatment of customers in danger of foreclosure, according to a court-appointed monitor. Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo have failed to adhere to some of the new standards set out in a landmark settlement meant to ...
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Spain making progress but requires urgent action to generate growth says IMF
MADRID - Spain risks high joblessness and sluggish growth for years unless its government together with Europe takes "urgent action' to generate growth and jobs, the International Monetary Fund stated Wednesday. "While there are signs the economic contraction may end soon, the outlook remains difficult," IMF said in its annual assessment of the Spanish economy. "But unemployment remains ...
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Uzbek Border Guards Kill Kyrgyz Citizen
BISHKEK -- Uzbekistan's border guards have shot dead a Kyrgyz citizen under circumstances that remain unclear. The incident happened early on June 20 near Kyrgyzstan's Aydarken border post. Kyrgyzstan's border service said only that a 37-year-old citizen of Kyrgyzstan was shot and died from his wounds. Some 200 relatives and friends of the slain man blocked the Osh-Batken ...
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Five Pakistani Army Troops Killed By Militants Near Peshawar
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Five Pakistani Army soldiers reportedly have been killed during an attack on their military convoy on the outskirts of Peshawar, the capital of the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal reports the attack came late on June 19 near Matani, a village that is an important road link between Peshawar and remote tribal areas. Bahram Khan, ...
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Report Irans Rohani tied to AMIA 1994 bombing
'Washington Free Beacon' cites indictment by the Argentine government prosecutor accusing the Iranian government of directing the bombing; says Iranian president-elect connected to decision to launch ...
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UNESCO to include Yad Vashem database in world register
UNESCO, the United Nations' organ which aims to promote international cooperation in the field of science and culture, announced that it has included Yad Vashem's database of the names and stories of those who have perished in the Holocaust as part of its Memory of the World Register.This marks the first time that UNESCO has included an Israeli archival collection in its ...
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Bid to block Berlusconi verdict fails
ROME - Italy's constitutional court on Wednesday rejected a bid by Silvio Berlusconi to block a tax fraud conviction from October, clearing the way for a final verdict this year and deepening the uncertainty facing Prime Minister Enrico ...
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James Gandolfini dead The Sopranos actor dies in Italy following a suspected heart attack
The Sopranos cast and crew led tributes to the star, with creator David Chase and co-star Steve Schirripa mourning the loss of their 'brother' ...
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Education minister Dont allow TVs or computers in childrens bedrooms
'Don't allow TVs or computers in children's bedrooms': Education minister reveals concerns parents don't realise their offspring can access hard core ...
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UNESCO lists 6 Syrian heritage sites as endangered
UNESCO on Thursday added six ancient sites in Syria to the endangered World Heritage list, warning that more than two years of civil war had inflicted heavy ...
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Haze casts shadow over Singapore-Jakarta ties
Indonesia has accused Singapore of "behaving like a child" by complaining about severe haze from raging forest fires on Sumatra island that has cloaked the city-state. "Singapore should not be behaving like a child and making all this noise," Agung Laksono, the minister who is coordinating Indonesia's response to the haze crisis, told reporters in Jakarta on ...
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US lauds Israel for efforts in combating trafficking
Israel, for the second year in a row received a "Tier 1" ranking for it's efforts to prevent human trafficking, prosecute offenders, and protect victims, according to this ...
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Hungary exposes huge fake sugar deal
Budapest - Hungary's tax authority has questioned two men over a fake contract that, if fulfilled, would have involved the sale of nearly half a million tonnes of sugar - more than the country's annual sugar consumption - and a massive tax ...
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Investigation sought in U.S. plane crash missile-strike theory
The reconstructed wreckage of TWA Flight 800 is shown during the original investigation, which concluded that the crash was caused by an explosion in a fuel tank. ...
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Hologram Videos Could Be On Laptops Soon
Scientists say they have cracked a major technological hurdle to make low-cost, high quality holographic videos a reality. Until now, the video hologram has generally been confined to science fiction - the most famous example being the projected image of Princess Leia in the first Star Wars film. Existing systems that project moving holographic images are costly and suffer from severe ...
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New MERS virus spreads easily deadlier than SARS - Boston.com
LONDON (AP) - A mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than SARS, doctors reported Wednesday after investigating the biggest outbreak in Saudi ...
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Afghanistan threatens to boycott US-backed peace talks in anger at Talibans Qatar office
The United States was racing to gather up the pieces of its always fragile relationship with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan after he broke off security talks with Washington and denounced plans for the start of peace negotiations with the ...
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Hopkins International on the brink
United and Continental Airlines remain intent on merging the two airlines, which would create the biggest airline in the world. Continental, based in Houston, Texas is already the fourth-largest carrier in the United States, which makes its operations out of Hopkins International extremely important to the city of Cleveland.
Local industry commentators have been discussing the merger between United and Continental and the effects it might have on the city. The general consensus has been negative, according to Cleveland news media. Read more
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