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Merkel Calls for Closer Ties Between Germany, China

Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel says China and Germany should work together for better understanding and for new ideas and changes in the world. Addressing an audience at the Chinese Academy of Social Science in Beijing Thursday, Chancellor Merkel stressed that China is one of Europe’s most important economic partners. She also sought to explain the […]

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UN Envoys Debate Revised Syria Text; Hama Marks 1982 Massacre

Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Diplomats at the United Nations are discussing the latest version of a European-Arab plan to end the Syrian crisis. The revised Security Council draft resolution “fully supports” an Arab League proposal for a political transition in Syria, but no longer includes an explicit call for President Bashar al-Assad to delegate his powers and form a […]

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UN Envoys Debate Revised Syria Text; Hama Marks 1982 Massacre

Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Diplomats at the United Nations are discussing the latest version of a European-Arab plan to end the Syrian crisis. The revised Security Council draft resolution “fully supports” an Arab League proposal for a political transition in Syria, but no longer includes an explicit call for Mr. Assad to delegate his powers and form a unity […]

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Trump Endorses Romney’s Presidential Bid

Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
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Celebrity real estate tycoon Donald Trump has endorsed Mitt Romney for president, telling reporters he will not mount an independent campaign if Romney is the Republican nominee. Trump, who has repeatedly flirted with the possibility of his own run for the White House, made the announcement Thursday with Romney at his side at a Las […]

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Philippine Military Strike Kills Three Top-Ranking Terrorists

Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
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The Philippine military says it has killed three of southeast Asia’s top Islamist militants in a U.S.-backed air raid on the remote southern island of Jolo. The three terrorist leaders have been identified as Umbra Jumdail, a leader in the Abu Sayyaf group, and Jemaah Islamiyah leaders Zulkifli bin Hir and Abdullah Ali. Zulkifli bin […]

Indian Supreme Court Cancels 122 Controversial Telecom Licenses

Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
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India’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to revoke 122 telecommunications licenses awarded in 2008 to mobile phone companies that are at the center of one of the country’s largest corruption scandals. Thursday’s court ruling is expected to disrupt about 5 percent of the nation’s mobile phone users, as customers of the affected companies are […]

Pakistan’s PM to be Indicted for Contempt

Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to appear on February 13 to face charges of contempt for failing to reopen old corruption cases against thousands of people, including President Asif Ali Zardari. The seven-member bench ruled Thursday that there was enough ground to proceed further and charge Gilani with contempt of […]

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Indian Supreme Court Cancels 122 Controversial Telecom Licenses

Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
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India’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to revoke 122 telecommunications licenses awarded in 2008 to mobile phone companies that are at the center of one of the country’s largest corruption scandals. Thursday’s court ruling is expected to disrupt about 5 percent of the nation’s mobile phone users, as customers of the affected companies are […]

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Turkey Seeks Life Sentence for Ex-Military Chief

Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 3:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Turkish prosecutors are seeking life imprisonment for a former army chief in an alleged plot to topple the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. General Ilker Basbug has been jailed since January 6, when he was arrested as a suspect in an alleged Internet campaign aimed at destabilizing Mr. Erdogan’s Islamic-rooted government. Prosecutors also […]

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NATO Allies Discuss New Timeframe for Afghan Transition

Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
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NATO defense ministers, taking part in a two-day meeting in Brussels, joined the United States and France Thursday in calling for Afghan forces to take the lead in all combat operations by 2013 — a year earlier than originally envisioned. NATO Secretary-General Anders-Fogh Rasmussen told the gathering he backs the new timeframe but stressed there […]

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