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Top US Diplomat Criticizes China’s Treatment of Tibetans

Posted November 11th, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
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The United States says China must improve its human rights record, including its treatment of Tibetans. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States is “alarmed” by recent incidents of people lighting themselves on fire in “desperate acts of protest” against China. Eleven Tibetan monks and nuns have set themselves on fire since March […]

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UN Says Sudan Dropped Bombs Near Refugee Camp

Posted November 11th, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
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A United Nations official has said Sudan is responsible for Thursday’s bombing near a refugee camp in neighboring South Sudan. U.N. peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous said Friday that confirmation of Sudan’s involvement in the attack comes from the U.N. Mission in South Sudan. Ladsous said the Sudan Armed Forces dropped at least two bombs near […]

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Ferry Hijacked Near Istanbul, Turkey

Posted November 11th, 2011 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
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A hijacker claiming to have a bomb has taken at least 20 people hostage on a ferry boat just southwest of the Turkish city of Istanbul. Turkish media reported that the ferry Kartepe was traveling toward Izmit, when the hijacker seized control of the vessel. Izmit’s mayor, Ibrahim Karaosmanoglu, told local NTV that only one […]

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Source: Russian Space Probe Unlikely to be Saved

Posted November 11th, 2011 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
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A source in Russia’s space industry says chances are slim for saving an unmanned Russian mission to Mars that remains stuck in low earth orbit. The source told Russia’s Interfax news agency Friday that overnight efforts to re-establish contact with the spacecraft were unsuccessful. The source said that attempts to make contact with the probe […]

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US Honors Military Personnel on Veterans Day

Posted November 11th, 2011 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
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U.S. President Barack Obama is calling on Americans to adopt a new spirit of service and sacrifice as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan come to an end. President Obama paid tribute Friday to those who have served in the nation’s military at a ceremony marking the U.S. holiday of Veterans Day. The event was […]

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Ferry Hijacked in Turkey Near Istanbul

Posted November 11th, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Five people have hijacked a ferry in northwestern Turkey. Turkish media reported that the ferry Kartepe was just southwest of Istanbul, traveling toward Izmit, when hijackers seized control of the vessel. Details about the incident are still coming in. Turkish news reports say 23 people were on board at the time. One account quoting a […]

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Italian Senate Approves Financial Reforms

Posted November 11th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
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The Italian Senate has approved new austerity measures, the first step to ease the country’s financial crisis and open the path for the expected resignation of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The upper house of the Italian Parliament approved the financial reforms Friday, with the lower Chamber of Deputies expected to give its assent on Saturday. […]

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Yemeni Forces Kill 11 During Protests

Posted November 11th, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Yemeni government forces have killed at least 11 civilians in one of the country’s largest cities, a day after a United Nations envoy started a mission to urge President Ali Abdullah Saleh to hand over power. Medical officials and witnesses say civilians were killed early Friday when Yemeni forces renewed shelling in Taiz, where demonstrators […]

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UN Panel Deadlocked on Palestinian Membership Bid

Posted November 11th, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Diplomats at the United Nations have failed to reach an agreement on a Palestinian application for United Nations membership. A U.N. Security Council committee on admitting new members met briefly Friday morning to approve a report that says it is deadlocked on the issue. A draft of the report was obtained by the media earlier […]

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Japan Seeks to Join Pacific Trade Agreement

Posted November 11th, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Japan says it will participate in talks to join a U.S.-backed Pacific Rim free trade zone, a decision opposed by Japanese farmers who say the move will hurt them. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda says he will hold talks about joining the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership with leaders at an Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit that […]

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