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Swiss campaigners hope to revive death penalty

An announcement in the federal bulletin said the documents submitted by campaigners meet formal legal requirements. The group now has until Feb. 24, …
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Indonesia project boosts global forest CO2 market

That market under the U.N.-backed scheme reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) could eventually be worth billions of dollars …
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North Korea deploying troops, weapons near Pyongyang

The military buildup near the capital began in mid-July amid high tensions on the peninsula, South Korea’s Defense Ministry said in a report submitted …
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Egypt culture chief sleepless over Van Gogh theft

"I feel like I am working alone and that I alone spend time thinking of how to manage cultural affairs," the minister Farouk Hosni told daily paper …
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Rome 1960: When the Olympics went modern (PHOTOS)

Starting 50 years ago on Wednesday, Rome hosted the first Summer Olympics to be commercially broadcast. They were the first games with a major doping …
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India rejects Vedanta mining plan on green worries

The decision pertains to one mining site in eastern Orissa state where it runs an alumina refinery on bauxite imported from elsewhere in India which …
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Carter to visit North Korea over U.S. prisoner

Carter, 85, would go as a private citizen, with no accompanying U.S. officials, to secure the release of Aijalon Mahli Gomes, the U.S.-based Foreign …
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Radiologists call for curbs on overuse of imaging

They said many doctors order tests that will not find the cause of their patients’ complaints. But better communication among doctors and providing …
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Foreigners among 14 feared dead in Nepal plane crash

The Angi Air plane, returning to Kathmandu after failing to land in Lukla in eastern Nepal because of bad weather, crashed near the outskirts of the …
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South Africa looks to boost investment from China

South Africa is looking for expanded trade that will help it meet its development needs, especially by improving infrastructure and livelihoods, …
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Afghan poll a chance for change, or more of the same

Welcome to Afghanistan. "An election without security means nothing," says Fazlullah Mojadidi, a lawmaker from the capital, Kabul, who is seeking …
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Small plane carrying foreigners missing in Nepal

The Angi Air plane was en-route to Lukla, gateway to Mount Everest in east Nepal, when it vanished in rough weather, airline official Abhinas …
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U.S. court rules against Obama’s stem cell policy

U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth granted the injunction because he found that the doctors who challenged the policy would likely succeed because …
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Obama stem cell regulations temporarily blocked

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. judge has temporarily blocked Obama administration regulations expanding stem cell research. A nonprofit group, Nightlight …
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Forty-seven million dollars in grants to help Haiti’s hungry

An estimated 100,000 households will receive food vouchers for about $40 each every month through next March. Each voucher is enough to purchase 44 …
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German defence minister wants to shrink army

Germany is considering five different proposals for an overhaul of the armed forces, a topic of heated debate within Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling …
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Dollar gains as economic uncertainty dominates

The euro, used by 16 European countries, dropped to $1.2682 in late New York trading from $1.2711 late Friday. It touched as low as $1.2647, its …
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Israel faces difficult choice on settlement freeze

Israeli officials confirmed Monday that the government is in quiet talks with the United States in search of a "creative" solution that will allow at …
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