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Former King Addresses Romanian Parliament

Posted October 25th, 2011 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
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Romania’s former King Michael has called for more democracy and for politicians to restore the country’s dignity, in his first speech to parliament in more than 60 years. In a special parliamentary session Tuesday marking his 90th birthday, Michael said the return to democracy in 1989 brought freedom and the beginning of prosperity to Romania. […]

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Uranium Program is Eyed as US-North Korea Talks Continue

Posted October 25th, 2011 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
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The United States and North Korea sat down for a second day of nuclear talks in Geneva Tuesday, with attention focusing on Pyongyang’s recently revealed uranium enrichment program. U.S. envoy Stephen Bosworth said he was neither hopeful nor pessimistic before departing for the talks, which started several hours later than expected. Bosworth sounded more optimistic […]

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Slaughter Leaves Javan Rhino Extinct in Vietnam

Posted October 25th, 2011 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
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International wildlife groups say the critically endangered Javan rhinoceros has been wiped out in Vietnam, after the last surviving one was found dead there with its horn hacked off. The manager of the World Wildlife Fund in the Mekong region says that with the animal’s death, there is only one place on earth where about […]

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Bomb Kills Pakistani Anti-Taliban Militia Member, 3 Others

Posted October 25th, 2011 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
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Authorities say a roadside bomb has killed an anti-Taliban militia member and three others in Pakistan’s northwest. Police say the improvised explosive device targeted the vehicle of Aziz ur-Rehman in the Lower Dir district of Khyber-Paktunkhwa province, which borders the country’s semi-autonomous tribal belt on the Afghan border. Rehman, his 12-year-old son and two others […]

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South Korea to Host Southeast Asian Economic Talks

Posted October 25th, 2011 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
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South Korea is set to host diplomats from Southeast Asia’s five Mekong River nations this week as part of a push to deepen economic cooperation with the resource-rich region. The Yonhap news agency says Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan will welcome counterparts from Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand for meetings Thursday and Friday. A South […]

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Grenade Attacks Hit Indian Kashmir

Posted October 25th, 2011 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
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Suspected militants have hurled grenades at security forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir, wounding three paramilitary police officers. Authorities say the attacks took place within minutes of each other in Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar. Suspected rebels first threw grenades at a paramilitary camp, wounding the three members of the Central Reserve Police Force. A second attack […]

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China Mulls Law to Identify and Punish Terrorists

Posted October 25th, 2011 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
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China is reviewing new legislation that would allow it to publicly identify terrorist organizations and freeze their assets. State media say the State Council, or cabinet, submitted the legislation on Monday to the National People’s Congress. The China Daily newspaper quoted Yang Huanning, vice-minister of public security, as telling an NPC committee the lack of […]

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European Markets Mixed at Midday

Posted October 25th, 2011 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
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European stock markets were mixed in midday trading Tuesday. London’s Financial Times 100 index was up a third of a percent to 5,565. The CAC-40 in Paris slipped a quarter of a percent to 3,212. And the DAX in Frankfurt was up one percent at 6,119. The S&P futures contract was up 6 points, indicating […]

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Dublin Hit by Severe Flooding

Posted October 25th, 2011 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
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Severe flooding has hit the Irish capital, Dublin, leaving one person missing. The police officer is feared dead after he was swept away by the flood waters in the County Wicklow area. The region received torrential rain, resulting in quickly rising water levels. The flooding overwhelmed homes and businesses, disrupted rail travel and flooded roadways. […]

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Yemeni Troops Fire on Protesters, Killing 1

Posted October 25th, 2011 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
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Medics say Yemeni security forces have fired on anti-government protesters in the capital, Sana’a, killing at least one person. Medics said the troops loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh also wounded at least 40 people Tuesday, as tens of thousands of protesters continued their call for the president to step down. The troops later clashed […]

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