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US Man Linked to Anti-Islam Film Detained Without Bail

Posted September 28th, 2012 at 12:45 am (UTC-5)
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A U.S. federal judge has ordered the arrest and detention of the alleged filmmaker behind a crudely produced anti-Islam video that has sparked weeks of deadly protest across the Muslim world. Chief Magistrate Judge Suzanne Segal on Thursday ordered Nakoula Basseley Nakoula held without bail for violating the terms of his probation on a 2010 […]

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Plane Carrying 19 Crashes in Nepal

Posted September 28th, 2012 at 12:25 am (UTC-5)
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Officials in Nepal say an airplane has crashed on the outskirts of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu, killing all 19 people aboard. They say the plane crashed Friday morning shortly after taking off from Kathmandu airport. Authorities say the aircraft was engulfed in flames near the Manohara river. Police officials say seven British, five Chinese and […]

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China Minister to UN: Japan ‘Stole’ Disputed Islands

Posted September 28th, 2012 at 12:20 am (UTC-5)
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China’s foreign minister says Japan’s recent purchase of disputed islands in the East China Sea is “illegal and invalid” and that the move does not affect Beijing’s historical claim to the rocky archipelago. In a speech late Thursday to the United Nations General Assembly, Yang Jiechi said the Japanese purchase “grossly violated” Chinese sovereignty. He […]

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