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Geithner Gives Europe Vote of Confidence

Posted December 7th, 2011 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says he is confident the European Union will find its way out of a debt crisis that has sent jitters through financial markets across the globe. Geithner spoke after meeting with French Finance Minister Francois Baroin in Paris Wednesday. It is his latest stop on a tour intended to get […]

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Egypt’s Brotherhood Claims Victory in 2/3 of Individual Seat Elections

Posted December 7th, 2011 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood says its political party has won almost two-thirds of the parliamentary seats reserved for individual candidates in the opening rounds of the country’s lower house elections. In a statement Wednesday, the Islamist group’s Freedom and Justice party says it won 36 of the 56 individual seats that were contested in nine provinces, […]

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Philippines, Rebel Group Pledge to Continue Peace Talks

Posted December 7th, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
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The Philippine government and the country’s largest Muslim rebel group have agreed to extend the mandate of an international peace monitoring mission, while pledging to continue talks aimed at ending the decades-long insurgency. A joint statement issued Wednesday by the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) said the two sides agreed to meet […]

Remembering Pearl Harbor, 70 Years Later

Posted December 7th, 2011 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
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On Wednesday the United States marks the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the “Day of Infamy” that catapulted the country into World War Two. Memorial events marking the December 7,1941 attack are being held throughout the country, the largest being on the Pacific island of Oahu, Hawaii, where the attack took […]

NATO Aims to Ease Russian Fears

Posted December 7th, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
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NATO is hoping it can ease a rift with Russia over plans for a missile defense system. NATO foreign ministers are set to start two days of talks in Brussels Wednesday. Much of the focus will be on the organization’s plans for a joint U.S.-NATO missile defense across Europe. The United States and NATO say […]

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Pakistani President’s Medical Condition Prompts Resignation Rumors

Posted December 7th, 2011 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
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Pakistani officials have denied reports speculating that President Asif Ali Zardari will step down, after he traveled to Dubai for medical tests. The president’s spokesman on Wednesday called the reports “untrue” and “imaginary.” He said Mr. Zardari’s visit was a planned checkup. State media said the tests were linked to a previously diagnosed heart condition. […]

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US, China Inaugurate Radiation Detection System in Shanghai

Posted December 7th, 2011 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
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The United States and China have unveiled a radiation detection system at a Shanghai seaport as part of a global effort to prevent the illegal transport of weaponized nuclear materials. The system will provide comprehensive screening of cargo at the Yangshan deepwater port – one of the world’s busiest container ports. The move is part […]

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Karzai Cuts Britain Trip Short After Deadly Attacks in Afghanistan

Posted December 7th, 2011 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
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President Hamid Karzai has returned to Afghanistan, canceling a trip to Britain after a pair of bomb attacks in Afghanistan killed at least 59 people. Mr. Karzai arrived Wednesday in the capital Kabul to visit with some of the more than 160 wounded in the blasts. He traveled home from Germany, where he attended an […]

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Fugitive ‘Red Shirt’ Leader Surrenders in Bangkok

Posted December 7th, 2011 at 4:20 am (UTC-5)
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A fugitive leader of Thailand’s Red Shirt protest movement has surrendered to authorities in Bangkok to fight terrorism charges related to last year’s deadly opposition protests. Arisman Pongruangrong is accused of leading anti-government protesters to storm the Thai parliament and a satellite broadcasting building during weeks of mass protests against then Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. […]

Syria’s Assad Disclaims Responsibility for Protest Deaths

Posted December 7th, 2011 at 4:10 am (UTC-5)
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has denied responsibility for the killing of thousands of anti-government protesters, telling a U.S. journalist he does not control the forces implementing his country’s brutal crackdown. In a rare interview to air Wednesday, Mr. Assad tells ABC News that although he is president he does not “own the country, so they’re […]

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