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Abbas to Seek UN Recognition for Palestine as Israel Boosts Security

Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he is prepared to formally ask the United Nations Security Council to recognize Palestine as a full member of the world body on Friday, as Israel beefed up security ahead of the controversial move. Mr. Abbas has rebuffed all appeals to drop the statehood bid, saying he would submit the […]

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Senators Propose Bill Against Chinese Currency Manipulation

Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 6:46 pm (UTC-5)
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A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators introduced a bill Thursday taking action against China for undervaluing its currency, the yuan. One of the sponsors, Democrat Sherrod Brown of Ohio, calls it “cheating” when China and others manipulate their currency and keep prices of their exports artificially low on world markets. The Senate bill would require […]

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EU Judge Puts Kosovo Lawmaker Under House Arrest

Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Kosovo parliament member and ruling party politician Fatmir Limaj has been ordered to to spend one month under house arrest, by an EU judge, while he awaits trial on charges of war crimes and fraud. Limaj, an ethnic Albanian and former Kosovo rebel leader, is accused of ordering the execution of two captured Serb policemen […]

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Scientists: Particles Seen to Travel Faster Than Light

Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Scientists have made a discovery that, if confirmed, could rewrite the laws of physics. An international group of researchers says it has measured a sub-atomic particle, called a neutrino, moving faster than the speed of light – something that was supposed to be impossible. A particle accelerator blasted a beam of neutrinos 730 kilometers from […]

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Pakistan Arrests Extremist Leader for Inciting Sectarian Violence

Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Pakistani police have placed a prominent Islamist militant under temporary house arrest after accusing him of trying to incite sectarian hatred. Officials said Thursday Malik Ishaq, the head of the banned Sunni Muslim extremist group Laskhar-e-Jhangvi, was ordered to remain at home for 10 days in the central city of Rahim Yar Khan. Police accuse […]

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US Military Accuses Pakistan of Exporting Violence to Afghanistan

Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 5:18 pm (UTC-5)
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The U.S. military’s top officer is accusing Pakistan of supporting attacks on U.S. targets in Afghanistan. Joint chiefs of staff chairman Admiral Mike Mullen told a U.S. Senate hearing the al-Qaida-linked Haqqani network, acting with support from Pakistan’s military spy agency ISI, planned and conducted the assault last week on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. […]

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Senators Propose Bill Against Chinese Currency Manipulation

Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 5:09 pm (UTC-5)
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A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators introduced a bill Thursday taking action against China for undervaluing its currency, the yuan. One of the sponsors, Democrat Sherrod Brown of Ohio, calls it “cheating” when China and others manipulate their currency and keep prices of their exports artificially low on world markets. The Senate bill would require […]

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Scared Investors Spark Global Sell-Off; US Stocks Plunge

Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 5:06 pm (UTC-5)
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Fears the world is on the verge of another recession worried investors, sparking sharp sell-offs in stock markets from New York to Hong Kong. The major U.S. stock indexes all plunged more than 3 percent Thursday, with the broad-based S&P index of 500 companies retreating to its lowest point of the year. The second straight […]

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Scientists: Particles Seen to Travel Faster Than Light

Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 4:48 pm (UTC-5)
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Scientists have made a discovery that, if confirmed, could rewrite the laws of physics. An international group of researchers announced Thursday it has measured a sub atomic particle, called a neutrino, moving faster than the speed of light — something that was supposed to be impossible. A particle accelerator blasted a beam of neutrinos across […]

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Eighth Suspect Arrested in Alleged British Terror Plot

Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
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British police have made an eighth arrest in Birmingham as part of what officials are describing as a major counter-terrorism operation targeting Islamic extremists. West Midlands police said a 20-year-old suspect from the Yardley area was detained Thursday night “on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism.” Six men arrested […]

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