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11 Chinese Sailors Killed in River Boat Attack

Posted October 10th, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
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China has suspended shipping on the Mekong river, days after 13 sailors were killed on two cargo boats in an apparent hijacking by drug smugglers. The official Xinhua news agency said the shipping ban extends to passenger vessels as well as cargo ships. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said the two boats came under […]

Apple Says Million New iPhones Ordered on First Day

Posted October 10th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
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The Apple technology company in the U.S. says that more than one million of its new iPhone 4S models were ordered on the first day the smartphone was available. Online and telephone orders for the latest version of Apple’s line of smartphones started in the predawn hours Friday. The company said Monday that commitments for […]

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11 Chinese Sailors Killed in River Boat Attack

Posted October 10th, 2011 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
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China has suspended shipping on the Mekong river, days after 13 sailors were killed on two cargo boats in an apparent hijacking by drug smugglers. The official Xinhua news agency said the shipping ban extends to passenger vessels as well as cargo ships. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said the two boats came under […]

Libya’s NTC Forces Say Gadhafi Loyalists Cornered in Sirte

Posted October 10th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
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Libya’s transitional government forces said Monday they have Moammar Gadhafi’s loyalist fighters cornered in the former leader’s hometown, Sirte. But reports of fierce clashes continue. On Sunday, the head of Libya’s provisional government said he expects the last of Mr. Gadhafi’s strongholds to fall within the week. National Transitional Council chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil said […]

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Al-Shabab Loses Districts on Edge of Somali Capital

Posted October 10th, 2011 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
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Somali government and African Union forces have seized two of the militant group al-Shabab’s last strongholds in the capital, Mogadishu. Witnesses told VOA’s Somali Service that government troops captured two of the city’s northern neighborhoods during a day of heavy fighting Monday. Residents of the area reported hearing explosions and gunfire as government and AU […]

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Yemeni Women Injured During Protest March

Posted October 10th, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
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Yemeni activists and medics said Monday that at least 22 women were hurt during a previous day’s demonstrations after government loyalists threw rocks and other objects at them. The women had gathered in the southern city of Taiz to demand the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh and to celebrate last week’s awarding of the […]

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Firm Says Ship Hijacked Off Somali Coast

Posted October 10th, 2011 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
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An Italian company says one of its ships appears to have been hijacked off the coast of Somalia. The D’Alesio Group says the MV Montecristo activated its security alarm Monday evening while located about 1,000 kilometers east of the Somali coast. The firm says the last message from the captain indicated the ship had been […]

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German Police Thwart Arson Attack on Berlin Train Station

Posted October 10th, 2011 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
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German authorities say they have thwarted an arson attack at Berlin’s busy central train station after railway employees discovered an explosive device set to detonate. Federal police said Monday the rail employees discovered several bottles of flammable liquid attached to a fuse in a tunnel less than 200 meters from the main station building. Similar […]

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Nobel Economics Prize Goes To Two Americans

Posted October 10th, 2011 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
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Americans Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims have won the 2011 Nobel economics prize for research on the relationship between government policy decisions and the economy. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the prize Monday to the two American professors for “research on cause and effect” in the economy. The winners’ research in the 1970s […]

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UN Says Detainees Tortured in Afghan Jails

Posted October 10th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
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The United Nations says Afghan authorities have been “systematically” torturing detainees in Afghan jails, including those under the age of 18. UNAMA surveyed 379 pre-trial detainees and prisoners at 47 facilities run by the Afghan National Police (ANP) and by the country’s intelligence agency — the National Directorate of Security (NDS) — in 22 provinces. […]

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