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Voting Begins in First Primary of 2012 US Presidential Election

Posted January 10th, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
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Voters all across New Hampshire are heading to gymnasiums, town halls and even churches, casting their ballots in the state’s presidential primary. Most of the northeastern state’s polling locations have opened their doors and will stay open until Tuesday evening but at least in one small town the voting is done. The nine registered voters […]

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Bomb Kills 29 in NW Pakistan

Posted January 10th, 2012 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
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Pakistani officials say a bomb blast near the Afghan border has killed at least 29 people and wounded at least 37 others, in one of the deadliest attacks in the country’s northwest in months. Authorities say a remote-control bomb in a truck exploded in the Khyber tribal agency on Tuesday. The blast struck near a […]

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Nigerian Strike over Fuel Subsidy Enters Second Day

Posted January 10th, 2012 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
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Labor unions in Nigeria vowed Tuesday to continue their nation-wide strike to protest fuel prices that soared last week after the government abruptly ended a consumer fuel subsidy. As the strike entered its second day, angry youths set up a roadblock of burning tires on a highway leading to a district of luxury homes in […]

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Bomb Kills 25 in NW Pakistan

Posted January 10th, 2012 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
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Pakistani officials say a bomb blast near the Afghan border has killed at least 25 people and wounded 26 others, making it the deadliest attack of its kind in months. Authorities say they believe it was a remote-controlled bomb that exploded in a market in the Khyber tribal region Tuesday. Eyewitnesses told reporters that the […]

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Voting Begins in First Primary of 2012 US Presidential Election

Posted January 10th, 2012 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
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Voters in the U.S. state of New Hampshire are casting ballots Tuesday in the first primary election of the 2012 U.S. presidential campaign. Residents in the small town of Dixville Notch, near the Canadian border, cast their votes in the Republican Party primary shortly after midnight local time . Officials there say former Massachusetts Governor […]

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Bomb Kills 25 in NW Pakistan

Posted January 10th, 2012 at 3:10 am (UTC-5)
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Pakistani officials say a bomb blast near the Afghan border has killed at least 25 people and wounded 26 others, making it the deadliest attack of its kind in months. The explosion hit a market in the Khyber tribal region Tuesday at a site where vehicles being used by pro-government militias were located. Officials say […]

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Voting Begins in First Primary of 2012 US Presidential Election

Posted January 10th, 2012 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
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Voters in the U.S. state of New Hampshire have begun voting in the first primary election of the 2012 U.S. presidential campaign. Residents in the small town of Dixville Notch, near the Canadian border, cast their votes in the Republican Party primary shortly after midnight local time . Officials there say former Massachusetts Governor Mitt […]

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Romney Frontrunner in First US Primary

Posted January 9th, 2012 at 9:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Voters in the U.S. state of New Hampshire are preparing to vote in the 2012 presidential race’s first primary election, with front-runner Mitt Romney heavily favored to beat his Republican challengers. Social conservative Rick Santorum, who lost to Romney by only eight votes last week in the Iowa caucuses, said Monday he would be thrilled […]

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China Rejects Linking Iranian Nuclear Program To Trade

Posted January 9th, 2012 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
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A top Chinese diplomat says his country will not link Iran’s nuclear program to trade. The comments by Deputy Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai come on the eve of a visit to Beijing by U.S. Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner, in which he is expected to seek support for sanctions against Tehran. Cui said Monday that […]

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US Seriously Concerned Over Tibetan Self-Immolations

Posted January 9th, 2012 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
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The United States says it is “seriously concerned” that more Tibetans have set themselves on fire in China, and says the actions represent deep frustration with Chinese government restrictions. U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Monday the self-immolations show there is enormous anger over severe Chinese restrictions on human rights and religious freedoms. She […]

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