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Factbox: Ties binding China and Pakistan

Here are some facts about relations between the long-time partners: "ALL-WEATHER" PARTNERS * China and Pakistan call each other "all-weather friends" …
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Fire kills 24 aboard China steel company bus

The shuttle bus, carrying night shift workers of a steel company in Wuxi in Jiangsu province, caught fire late on Sunday when passing through a …
Reuters

India opposition strike over fuel price hike disrupts

The strike, called by the main Hindu nationalist opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and leftist parties, is seen as a test of opposition …
Reuters

Pakistan and China move closer in nuclear embrace

Zardari’s visit, starting on Tuesday, appears meant to show that Beijing wants to ensure that Islamabad stays an "all-weather friend" while it frets …
Reuters

Exit polls: Komorowski takes Polish presidency

Exit polls showed Komorowski with a slight edge over Jaroslaw Kaczynski, who essentially conceded defeat in the presidential run-off by declaring …
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Exit polls: Bronislaw Komorowski still leading in Polish presidential poll

Exit polls showed Komorowski with a slight edge over Jaroslaw Kaczynski, who essentially conceded defeat in the presidential run-off by declaring …
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Bronislaw Komorowski winning Polish presidential election

"I have to start by doing what good manners require, that is by congratulating the victor," he told cheering supporters. TVP state television’s exit …
Wire reports

Spain’s Rafael Nadal wins Wimbledon tennis tournament

The top-ranked Spaniard beat the 12th-seeded Czech 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 in just 2 hours, 13 minutes to reinforce his current status as the No. 1 player in …
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BBC: Hezbollah ‘mentor’ Fadlallah dies in Lebanon

Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah was regarded as Hezbollah’s spiritual guide after the group was founded in 1982, a charge both denied. An …
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Space.com: American flag farthest from home is leaving the solar system

The space-flying American flag is a not a huge version of Old Glory, but will be the only one flying more than 10.5 billion miles (16.9 billion km) …
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UPDATE: Poles go to the polls

Both presidential candidates, Jaroslaw Kaczynski and Bronislaw Komorowski, are former anti-communist activists with conservative, Roman Catholic …
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Wired: Top 10 things to watch for geeky Indendence Day

Especially since today, July 2, really should be Independence Day instead of the Fourth, we at GeekDad would like to present our list of 10 things …
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Five facts about Poland’s Jaroslaw Kaczynski

He is also the identical twin of President Lech Kaczynski, whose death in a plane crash in Russia on April 10 precipitated the election. In opinion …
Reuters

Should BP nuke its leaking oil well?

"A nuclear explosion over the leak," he says, nonchalantly puffing a cigarette as he sits in a conference room at the Institute of Strategic …
Reuters

New commander tax charge of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan

During a ceremony at NATO headquarters, Petraeus received two flags — one for the U.S. and the other for NATO — marking his formal assumption of …
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Mexican elections marred by gun wars, violence

One gubernatorial candidate has been photographed with a powerful kingpin. Another was arrested for allegedly protecting two cartels. A third was …
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Poland elects a new president today

Both men, Jaroslaw Kaczynski and Bronislaw Komorowski, are former anti-communist activists with conservative, Catholic upbringings. Yet they differ …
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State College: Who is Thorstein Veblen?

The question has become a popular parlor game over the past few years, at least for State College reporters. Through his "Left of Centre" blog, …
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