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Clinton Says North Korea Must Change Before Direct Diplomacy with US

Posted May 4th, 2012 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Washington wants to engage diplomatically with North Korea, but only if its leaders change course and “put their people first.” She spoke Friday at annual bilateral talks in Beijing. Clinton said that if Pyongyang focuses on feeding and educating it citizens and “rejoining the international community,” the United […]

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US Jobless Rate Dips, but Job Growth Modest

Posted May 4th, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
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The U.S. jobless rate edged lower in April, but the government said Friday that job growth in the world’s largest economy was modest. The Labor Department said the unemployment rate fell a tenth of a percentage point from March to 8.1 percent last month. But for the second straight month, more workers left the labor […]

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Obama Invites African Leaders to G8 Summit

Posted May 4th, 2012 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
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U.S. President Barack Obama has invited the leaders of Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania and Benin to attend the Group of Eight summit of major economies later this month in the United States. White House spokesman Jay Carney says Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, Ghana’s President John Mills, Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete and Benin President Yayi Boni, […]

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US Jobless Rate Dips, but Job Growth Modest

Posted May 4th, 2012 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
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The U.S. jobless rate edged lower in April, but the government said Friday that job growth in the world’s largest economy was modest. The Labor Department said the unemployment rate fell a tenth of a percentage point from March to 8.1 percent last month. But for the second straight month, more workers left the labor […]

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China Says Dissident Can Apply To Study Overseas, Clinton Sees ‘Progress’

Posted May 4th, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
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China says blind dissident Chen Guangcheng is free to apply to study abroad, signaling a possible breakthrough in a diplomatic dispute that began when he escaped house arrest and fled to the U.S. embassy in Beijing. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters in Beijing Friday that she sees progress in the Chen case, and […]

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10 Killed in Syria as Mass Protests Start

Posted May 4th, 2012 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
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Rights activists say government forces killed at least 10 people across Syria on Friday amid reports of mass anti-government demonstrations taking shape. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says at least three of the deaths occurred in the flashpoint Hama region after forces opened fire on a vehicle. The French news agency reports thousands of […]

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China Says Dissident Can Apply To Study Overseas, Clinton Sees ‘Progress’

Posted May 4th, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
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China says blind dissident Chen Guangcheng is free to apply to study abroad, signaling a possible breakthrough in a diplomatic dispute that began when he escaped house arrest and fled to the U.S. embassy in Beijing. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters in Beijing Friday that she sees progress in the Chen case, and […]

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Clinton Says North Korea Must Change Before Direct Diplomacy with US

Posted May 4th, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Washington wants to engage diplomatically with North Korea, but only if its leaders change course and “put their people first.” In a speech she was scheduled to deliver Friday at annual bilateral talks in Beijing, Clinton says, if Pyongyang focuses on feeding and educating it citizens and “rejoining […]

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20 Killed in Pakistan Suicide Bomb Blast

Posted May 4th, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
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Officials say a suicide bomber in Pakistan’s restive northwest tribal region along the Afghan border, has killed 20 people and wounded at least 40. Five policemen are among the dead. Authorities say the bomber detonated his explosives Friday as he approached a police checkpoint near a market in Khar, the main town of the Bajaur […]

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Human Rights Watch Report Accuses Kenyan Police and Soldiers of Abusing Somalis

Posted May 4th, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
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Human Rights Watch is accusing Kenyan police and soldiers of rampant human rights abuses against ethnic Somalis and Kenyans citizens without facing any consequences. The International Rights groups released a 65 page report, citing widespread emotional and physical abuses, include rape, during a four month period, beginning last November. The report says Somalis were singled […]

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