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Hearings into cause of oil spill begin in Houston

BP’s Gulf of Mexico marine authority official Neil Cramond was testifying Monday in Houston. Two officials from Transocean, the owner of the rig, are …
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HSBC in talks for 70 percent of South Africa’s Nedbank

HSBC and Anglo-South African insurer Old Mutual, which owns a 52 percent stake in Nedbank, said in separate statements on Monday they were in …
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Manila hostage taker dead, some hostages alive

Police were shown by local media jumping into the bus after a tense and lengthy stakeout. The Red Cross said four hostages had survived and TV images …
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Bank robber releases hostages near Athens

Three men had stormed into a National Bank of Greece branch on Monday morning. Two were immediately arrested as they tried to flee but the third went …
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Chinese drivers sit it out in 9-day traffic jam

The snarl-up has been caused by roadworks, which are not expected to finish for another month, state news agency Xinhua said on its website …
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A shoe flies, a leader ducks … a trend is born?

Little has been heard out of Muntadhar al-Zeidi since he left Iraq and started a charity in Switzerland last year. But his odd moment in the spotlight …
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Poland behind in preparations to co-host Euro 2012

The Supreme Chamber of Control says that half of the projects that it has examined are not on schedule. The chamber says some projects will probably …
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Headless, mutilated bodies hung from Mexico bridge

The bodies of the four young men were discovered early on Sunday, hung upside down by their feet from a bridge near a wealthy area of Cuernavaca, a …
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Ex-policeman holds bus in Manila, some hostages freed

Several tourists, including three children, have been released from the bus, according to officials and media reports. Metro Manila police chief …
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India opposition raises fresh objection to nuclear bill

The BJP is now objecting to a provision that makes suppliers liable for compensation only if wilful intent to cause damage is proved. "They have …
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Zuma looks to China to boost trade

South Africa aims to tap trade and investment in "BRIC" economies Brazil, Russia, India and China to make up for the downturn in traditional markets …
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Australia’s Labor & coalition will tie poll

Antony Green, a closely watched analyst who uses computer algorhythms to project elections results, said on ABC News’ Web site that the ruling Labor …
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Gunman holds tourists on bus in Manila

The radio station said 25 foreign tourists, including some children, and three Filipinos were on the bus when a heavily-armed man boarded. Metro …
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Trapped Chilean miners alive, rescue to take months

Here is a timeline of the ordeal, one of the major mining accidents in Chile’s history. Aug. 5 – A cave-in some 1,100 feet (350 metres) below the …
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MP warns of N. Irish dissident threat to UK mainland

"I have no doubt there is an aspiration, a hope, a desire to bomb the mainland (Britain) and probably the Tory (Conservative) or indeed any of the …
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UK official decries video game with Taliban role

Liam Fox said he was "disgusted and angry" by "Medal of Honor," produced by California-based Electronic Arts Inc. "At the hands of the Taliban, …
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Qaeda in N.Africa frees 2 Spanish hostages

The release was linked to Mauritania’s extradition to Mali of a militant who had been convicted of the kidnapping of three Spanish aid workers, …
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Merkel defends nuclear tax in scrap with industry

Merkel hopes the tax will raise 2.3 billion euros a year as part of a 80 billion euro budget consolidation drive that she is determined to press ahead …
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