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Australian judge: Woman cannot wear veil in court

The case is the first time in Australia that a court has had to consider whether a witness should be allowed to keep their face hidden behind the …
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China city launches yuan trade scheme with North Korea

North Korea’s struggling economy has come under greater strain after a chaotic attempt to re-denominate its currency last year hurt private traders …
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Over 4 million homeless in flood-hit Pakistan

The U.N. had earlier said that 2 million people had lost their homes in the worst floods in Pakistan’s history which began nearly three …
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Will Obama keep U.S. troops in Iraq beyond 2011?

As a presidential candidate Obama campaigned to end the now seven-year-old war responsibly, and as president he has been explicit in his assurances …
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Businesswoman launches first British halal make-up

Under Islamic law, alcohol and certain meats are forbidden with pork especially taboo so Akhter was shocked to learn some of the products she used …
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Colombia says court ruling won’t affect drug fight

Colombia’s Constitutional Court suspended a deal on Tuesday giving U.S. troops more access to Colombian bases, sending the agreement back to Santos …
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U.S says troop numbers in Iraq at 56,000

"I had incorrect information," the official said. NBC News reported earlier on Wednesday night that the last U.S. combat troops had left Iraq. An NBC …
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Egyptians protest power outages, block key highway

The electricity cuts affected Egyptians from the Nile Delta in the north to the ancient temple city of Luxor in the south during a month of daytime …
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Khamenei: Iran won’t talk with United States in current climate

"What they say, our president and others are saying, that we will negotiate — yes we will, but not with America because America is not negotiating …
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Ex-Bolivian president sent to rehab for marijuana

Prosecutor Maria del Carmen Rocha says that Gen. Juan Pereda Asbun was detained Tuesday night in Santa Cruz, 335 miles (540 kilometers) east of the …
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Accuser in Hewlett-Packard case claimed work was cut

The substance of the complaint that led to Hurd’s resignation from the world’s largest technology company had not been publicly known until late …
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United States judge okays Barclays $298 million settlement

U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan endorsed the deal, in which the bank will pay the money as part of a deferred prosecution agreement over charges …
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No timeline for completing Gulf relief well

Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen told reporters that he will give the order to complete the so-called relief well when he is ready. Since nearly …
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French crackdown on Gypsies raises concern

President Nicolas Sarkozy’s conservative government is cracking down on Gypsies, or Roma, linking them to crime, dismantling their illegal camps and …
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Colombian plane crash wreckage removed from runway

The wreckage was moved to a hangar while investigators search for clues to the cause of the crash on San Andres Island, which all but one of the …
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Agrimoney.com: Wheat recovers ground as Western Australia bakes

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Muslims in Manhattan say they need a place to pray

Some New Yorkers traumatized by the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks have emotionally opposed a proposed Muslim community center and mosque two blocks from …
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Karadzic gets 2 weeks to study Mladic recordings

The judges say they will adjourn Karadzic’s genocide trial for two weeks after two prosecution witnesses finish testifying. Wednesday’s ruling came …
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