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3 hrs ago | Tajikistan News.Net

Netanyahu may stop building in West Bank

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is hoping to relaunch stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks by convincing his cabinet to freeze West Bank settlement construction for ten months.

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Related Topix: Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories,

7 hrs ago | WTVG

Charlie Chaplin's last home to become a museum

Charlie Chaplin's last home in Switzerland will be turned into a permanent place of pilgrimage for fans of the actor who immortalized the "Little Tramp," one of his sons said Monday.

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Related Topix: France,

12 hrs ago | KOKI

U.S. sailor cleared of assaulting Sydney ...

Prostitution SYDNEY a ' A U.S. Navy serviceman was found not guilty Monday of sexually assaulting a prostitute at a brothel while on shore leave in Australia's biggest city.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, Australia, US Marine Corps

16 hrs ago | Newsday.com

Chinese critic on quake response gets 3 years

In this April 5, 2000 file photo, Chinese computer engineer Huang Qi poses for photo in his office in Chengdu, in China 's Sichuan province.

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Related Topix: China, Asia, Earthquake, Natural Disasters

21 hrs ago | Salisbury Journal

Sting makes Amazon dam project plea

Pop star Sting has said Brazil's government should listen to the voices of local indigenous groups before building a massive hydroelectric dam in the Amazon rainforest.

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Related Topix: Brazil,

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Mochila

Raw Gay men in Mexico crown a queen

Residents of the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca held an unusual beauty pageant celebrating a group of homosexual men who don elaborate makeup, wear ...

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Related Topix: Mexico, Video

Andover Advertiser

Four due to face terrorism charges

Four men have been charged with terrorism offences following counter-terror raids.

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Related Topix: Terrorism, Greater Manchester County, England, Greater London County, England, United Kingdom, Essex County, England

Newsday.com

Iraq PM ramps up attacks on Baathists before vote

In this file photo made on Friday, Jan. 23, 2009, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is seen at a rally in Basra , Iraq 's second-largest city, 550 kilometers southeast of Baghdad .

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Related Topix: Middle East, Iraq, Prison

The Boston Globe

Egypt's president warns Israel over Jerusalem

Israel will anger all Muslims if it does not resolve Jerusalem's disputed status, Egypt's president warned his Israeli counterpart on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Israel, Middle East, Shimon Peres

The Wichita Eagle

Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with 242 aboard

In this May 27, 2005 file photo, a Singaporean Navy vessel patrols the crowded straits between Singapore, background, and Indonesia off the coast of Batam, Indonesia.

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Related Topix: Boat Disaster, Indonesia,

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Salisbury Journal

Iraq war's 'appalling' MoD failures

A leaked Government report on "lessons learnt" after the Iraq war reveals "appalling" failures that left the British Army ill-equipped for battle and the subsequent occupation, it has been reported.

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Related Topix: Iraq

Coast Reporter

Prosecutors request life in prison for American suspect at Italy murder trial

U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox, right, is escorted by a penitentiary police officers at the end of a hearing at Perugia's court, Italy, Saturday, Nov.

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Related Topix: Prison, Italy,

KSNT-TV Topeka

Gaza militants agree to halt rocket fire

General view of a neighborhood on January 22, 2009 in Gaza City, Gaza Strip. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip a ' Hamas announced Saturday evening that it has reached an agreement with other militant groups in Gaza to stop firing rockets at southern Israeli towns to prevent retaliatory attacks.

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Related Topix: Palestinian Territories, Middle East, Israel

Reuters Video

Taiwan beef noodle worries

Nov. 21 - Taipei Beef Noodle Festival kicks off amid fears over the lifting of Taiwan's ban on U.S. beef imports.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Life, Food, Food Festival, Video

Lubbock Avalanche

Italian police arrest 2 linked to Mumbai attacks

Italian police on Saturday arrested a Pakistani father and son accused of helping fund and providing logistical support for last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, authorities said.

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Related Topix: India, Italy,

KATU-TV Portland

China says 31 dead, 82 trapped in mine explosion

A gas explosion tore through a coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 31 people and trapping 82 others nearly a third of a mile under ground, government authorities said.

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Related Topix: Explosion, China,

Fri Nov 20, 2009

MLive.com

U.S. to drop manslaughter, weapons charges against Blackwater guard for 2007 shooting in Baghdad

The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday.

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Related Topix: Iraq, Middle East, Sparta, TN

National Post

MacKay, Gates talk about Afghan troop withdrawal

The Harper government is waiting with "anticipation" to learn how many more troops U.S. President Barack Obama will send to Afghanistan, in part to replace the withdrawal of Canadian soldiers scheduled for 2011, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Friday.

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Related Topix: Asia, Afghanistan, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Peter Mackay

technologyexpert.blogspot.com | Iria

Woman Loses Disability Insurance Over Facebook Photos

We've discussed how using Facebook and other social networking sites can get you fired, or even keep you from getting a job. In this case, a Canadian woman lost her disability insurance payment because of Facebook photos.

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Related Topix: Social Software

Madison Publishing

Top South Korean model found hanged in Paris apartment, suicide thought likely

A 20-year-old top South Korean model who was a fashion week regular in New York, Milan and Paris has been found hanged in her Paris apartment, a police official said Friday.

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Related Topix: South Korea, Asia, Suicide, Blog News

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