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Bo Xilai Expelled from Communist Party; China Vows ‘Justice’

Posted September 28th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
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Chinese state media say disgraced politician Bo Xilai, who is at the center of China’s biggest political scandal in decades, has been kicked out of the country’s Communist Party and will “face justice.” The official Xinhua news agency said Bo, once considered a rising star in Chinese politics, will face charges including corruption, abuse of […]

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12 Killed in Iraqi Prison Break

Posted September 28th, 2012 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
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An attack on a central Iraq prison has left at least 10 prison guards and two inmates dead. Dozens of prisoners escaped in the unrest. Officials in Salahuddin province say several gunmen broke into the prison in the city of Tikrit Thursday night overpowering guards and seizing their weapons. Officials say the fighting lasted for […]

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Bo Xilai Expelled from Communist Party; China Vows ‘Justice’

Posted September 28th, 2012 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
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Chinese state media say disgraced politician Bo Xilai, who is at the center of China’s biggest political scandal in decades, has been kicked out of the country’s Communist Party and will “face justice.” The official Xinhua news agency said Bo, once considered a rising star in Chinese politics, has been expelled from public office and […]

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Bo Xilai Expelled from Communist Party; China Vows ‘Justice’

Posted September 28th, 2012 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
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Chinese state media say disgraced politician Bo Xilai, who has been at the center of China’s biggest political scandal in decades, has been kicked out of the country’s Communist Party and will “face justice.” The long-awaited announcement regarding Bo’s fate was made Friday by China’s official Xinhua news agency. The brief announcement said Bo, once […]

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Heavy Fighting in Syria’s Aleppo

Posted September 28th, 2012 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
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Syrian activists say rebel forces battling for control of the northern city of Aleppo are engaged in heavy fighting with pro-government forces. Friday’s clashes were described by residents and activists as unprecedented, and come as part of a new rebel offensive to push regime forces out of the city. Elsewhere in the country, the Britain-based […]

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Burma President Praises Aung San Suu Kyi, Suggesting Improved Relations

Posted September 28th, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
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Burmese President Thein Sein has offered rare praise for the country’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, marking an apparent step forward in her complicated relationship with the former military general. Speaking at the Asia Society in New York, Thein Sein acknowledged that the democracy leader, who spent years detained under Burma’s former military rulers, […]

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Plane Carrying 19 Crashes in Nepal

Posted September 28th, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
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Officials in Nepal say a plane has crashed shortly after taking off from the capital Kathmandu, killing all 19 people aboard. An airport official said the pilot notified air traffic controllers the plane had hit a bird moments before it went down. Aviation authorities say the Sita Air flight crashed on the banks of the […]

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Kenya Military Attacks Somali Rebel Stronghold

Posted September 28th, 2012 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
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Kenya’s military says its forces have entered the Somali port city of Kismayo in an offensive aimed at recapturing it from al-Qaida linked militants. Kenyan military spokesman Colonel Cyrus Oguna says Friday’s early morning attack included both maritime and air forces in coordination with African Union and Somali government troops. Oguna said the city fell […]

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Clinton to Host Talks on Syria

Posted September 28th, 2012 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
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Officials from several Western nations and their allies will meet to discuss coordination efforts among Syria’s fractured opposition. Friday’s ad-hoc meeting of selected members of the Friends of Syria group, is hosted by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and will include ministers from more than 20 nations and representatives from local revolutionary councils. A […]

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Chinese Gov’t Expert Casts Doubt on Neil Heywood Poisoning

Posted September 28th, 2012 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
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A top Chinese forensic expert says there is little evidence that British businessman Neil Heywood died of cyanide poisoning, casting doubt on Beijing’s official narrative of an event that sparked a major political scandal. The 41-year-old businessman was found dead in a hotel room last November in the southwest city Chongqing. Gu Kailai, the wife […]

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