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4 Syrian Troops Killed for Defecting: Activists

Posted September 26th, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Syrian activists say security forces shot dead four soldiers who tried to desert a military camp in the country’s north. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Monday said the soldiers were killed in Idlib province, which borders Turkey. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has sent troops across the country to quell an uprising by protesters. The […]

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Bolivian Defense Minister Resigns in Highway Dispute

Posted September 26th, 2011 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Bolivia’s defense minister has resigned to protest a police crackdown on indigenous groups marching to protest a planned highway through a nature reserve. Cecilia Chacon said she did not agree with the government’s decision to break up hundreds of demonstrators, who began marching toward the capital, La Paz, from the city of Trinidad last month […]

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British Court Charges Two Germans With Possessing Alleged Terrorism Materials

Posted September 26th, 2011 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Two German men who converted to Islam appeared at England’s Old Bailey criminal court on Monday, charged with having a computer and hard drive that contained information that could be of use in terrorism. Christian Emde and Robert Baum of Solingen, Germany, were arrested at the port of Dover on England’s southeast coast on July […]

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Kenyan Nobel Laureate Maathai Dies

Posted September 26th, 2011 at 2:26 pm (UTC-5)
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Global leaders are honoring the late Wangari Maathai of Kenya, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Maathai died at a Nairobi hospital on Sunday after a long battle with cancer. She was 71. The Nobel Committee awarded Maathai the peace prize in 2004, citing her stand against Kenya’s former oppressive government […]

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Dead Sea Scrolls Go Online

Posted September 26th, 2011 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
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The Israel Museum and Internet giant Google have made high-quality images of five of the Dead Sea Scrolls available for viewing online. Antiquities officials say the online project launched Monday provides unlimited access to the 2,000-year-old manuscripts, which are considered one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century. When complete, the project by […]

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Floods Kill Dozens in India

Posted September 26th, 2011 at 2:11 pm (UTC-5)
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Heavy rains have killed nearly 50 people and displaced hundreds of thousands in northern and eastern India. Those stranded took shelter atop trees, hills and rooftops in the eastern states of Orissa and Bihar and the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Rescue helicopters dropped food in hard-to-reach areas. The floods have been caused by heavy […]

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Oil Production Resumes in Libya

Posted September 26th, 2011 at 2:06 pm (UTC-5)
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Italian energy giant Eni says it is resuming large-scale oil production in Libya, a half year after its operations were brought to a near standstill by the uprising against Moammar Gadhafi. Eni, the largest foreign oil producer in Libya, said Monday that it is now drawing nearly 32,000 barrels of crude oil a day at […]

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Eritrean President Denies He Leads Pariah State

Posted September 26th, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki says he rejects the view that his country is a pariah state, and says that such views show a bias against his country. In an exclusive interview with VOA , Mr. Afewerki also dismissed accusations his country does not allow freedom of the press, and blamed Ethiopia for Eritrea’s withdrawal from […]

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Italian Lawyer Tells Appeal Court Knox Has Split Personality

Posted September 26th, 2011 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
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A lawyer in the appeal trial for Amanda Knox against her murder conviction told an Italian court that the American student is “diabolical” and has a split personality. Carlo Bacelli, the lawyer for a man falsely accused by Knox, told the court Monday that her lie destroyed his client Patrick Lumumba’s image. Knox later withdrew […]

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Russian Finance Minister Quits After Dispute With Medvedev

Posted September 26th, 2011 at 1:28 pm (UTC-5)
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Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin has resigned following a conflict with President Dmitry Medvedev over a plan to have the president and prime minister swap jobs in next year’s election. A presidential spokeswoman says Mr. Medvedev signed Kudrin’s resignation letter on Monday. Kudrin had criticized the government’s economic policies and said he would not serve […]

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