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Pakistan Orders Probe into Military Killing

Posted June 10th, 2011 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
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Pakistani leaders have ordered a probe after a video surfaced showing paramilitary soldiers shooting and killing an unarmed young man. The video, which was broadcast on Pakistani television, shows members of the paramilitary Rangers opening fire on the man as he pleads for his life in the southern city of Karachi. The man, later identified […]

French Court to Rule on Lagarde in July

Posted June 10th, 2011 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
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A French court has delayed until July 8 a decision on whether to open a formal inquiry into claims that Finance Minister and International Monetary Fund candidate Christine Lagarde abused her power. The delay means the allegations will hang over Lagarde’s bid to be the new IMF chief. Lagarde says she did nothing wrong in […]

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Syrian Forces Begin Operations in Northern City

Posted June 10th, 2011 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
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Syrian state television says the nation’s army started operations on Friday to “restore security” in the northern city of Jisr al-Shughour near the Turkish border. State television says the army moved to gain control of the city at the request of residents, who the report says asked the military to arrest “armed gangs” the government […]

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Yemeni Jets Attack Islamic Militants, Killing at Least Three

Posted June 10th, 2011 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
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Officials in Yemen say an air raid on suspected Islamic militants in the southern part of the country has killed at least three people. Few details of the attack near the town of Jaar were immediately available. One official told the French News Agency the strike killed three relatives of an al-Qaida militant. Suspected al-Qaida […]

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European Markets Lower at Midday

Posted June 10th, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
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European stock markets were mostly lower in midday trading Friday. London’s Financial Times 100 index was down slightly , to 5,855. The CAC-40 in Paris was down three-tenths of a percent , to 3,868. And the DAX in Frankfurt was up two-tenths of a percent , at 7,175. The S&P futures contract was down four […]

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New Airstrikes Target Libyan Captial

Posted June 10th, 2011 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
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A new round of suspected NATO airstrikes shook the Libyan capital early Friday, a day after allied and Arab nations pledged more than $1.1 billion to help Libya’s opposition council and civilians affected by the country’s conflict. The 22-member Libya Contact Group announced the series of financial measures Thursday as it met in the United […]

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Afghan President in Pakistan for Talks

Posted June 10th, 2011 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai is in Pakistan for talks on bilateral ties, in his first visit since terrorist leader Osama bin Laden was found and killed in Pakistan in a U.S. raid last month. Mr. Karzai is holding talks Friday and Saturday with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, despite […]

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China Rejects Vietnamese Report of Maritime Incident

Posted June 10th, 2011 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
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Chinese officials also rejected that allegation and complaints from the Philippines about what Manila considers illegal Chinese intrusions into its waters. China’s ambassador to the Philippines said the South China Sea is Beijing’s territory and has been for centuries, but Liu Jianchao said Thursday in Manila that China will adhere to a 2002 agreement on […]

Asian Markets Close Mixed

Posted June 10th, 2011 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
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Asian stock markets closed mixed Friday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained half a percent , to close at 9,514. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index dropped eight-tenths of a percent , to end at 22,420. Elsewhere, share prices were lower in Taipei, Seoul, Mumbai, Singapore, Bangkok, Jakarta and Manila. Markets closed higher in Shanghai, Sydney, Kuala Lumpur […]

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Russian Colonel Killed in Moscow

Posted June 10th, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
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Russian police say a former army colonel convicted in 2003 of killing an 18-year-old Chechen woman has been killed. Officials say Yuri Budanov was shot dead Friday in Moscow. The Russian news agency Ria Novosti say Budanov, who received a 10-year sentence, was released early on parole in 2009. Budanov’s case came to symbolize army […]

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