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Pope begs forgiveness for sexual abuse scandal

Benedict made his comments, some of his most specific about the scandal that has swept the Church around the world, during a homily in St Peter’s …
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At least 17 dead in Arkansas flood

Spokesman Bill Sadler says the body was found today and hasn’t been identified yet.Crews are searching on ATVs, canoes and horseback for dozens of …
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Germans protest against Merkel’s savings package

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s increasingly unpopular coalition on Monday agreed a package of budget cuts and taxes to bring the federal structural …
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Security developments in Pakistan

ORAKZAI – Pakistani gunship helicopters attacked Taliban hideouts in the northwestern Orakzai region, killing 10 militants, officials said. There …
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Iran to unveil nuclear fuel advance

"In the next few months Iran will announce a new nuclear achievement in connection to the production of fuel for its Tehran research reactor," Ali …
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Drugmakers to share data to speed brain research

The database, a public/private partnership unveiled on Friday, will give academic and industry researchers worldwide access to information from more …
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Somali pirates free ship, crew after 5 months

The EU Naval Force in a statement said the British-flagged cargo ship Asian Glory was freed Friday along with 25 crew from Ukraine, Bulgaria, India …
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In tweet, Turkey’s president condemns YouTube ban

"I know there are lots of complaints about bans on YouTube and Google," Gul said in a tweet posted on June 10. "I am definitely against them being …
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Ambush marketing gives Nike leg up for World Cup

Almost one-third of the online buzz around the World Cup in the month running up to the soccer tournament was focused on Nike, twice as high as …
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NATO opens northern supply route to Afghanistan

Until now, most supplies destined for the 140,000-strong international force in Afghanistan were shipped to the Pakistani port of Karachi, and then …
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Bernd Debusmann: Obama, Iran and Alice in Wonderland

That is the conclusion one can draw from President Barack Obama’s statements on the U.N. Security Council’s vote on June 9 to sanction Iran for …
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NATO, EU say reacting to rising Somali pirate numbers

The Islamist takeover of a pirate haven last month seems to have had no impact on what has become a very profitable industry, they said, but monsoon …
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NATO warns Afghan success not yet assured

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told a meeting of defence ministers of the 28 NATO states the alliance force in Afghanistan was facing …
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Ahmadinejad shrugs off sanctions to praise China ties

At a ceremony in Shanghai, host city of the World Expo, Ahmadinejad spoke of his hopes of building a "better world". "The two great nations of Iran …
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Obama’s sharp rhetoric could bite him back

Tough talk from the president and his team helped accelerate a steep fall in BP’s shares, which hit 14-year lows on Wednesday, triggering concern …
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Taiwan ex-president’s life sentence cut to 20 years

The ruling in Taiwan’s first criminal case against a former president scales back a lower court conviction last year on counts involving about $20 …
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Demjanjuk expert: ID card photo removed

Larry Stewart testified Thursday that there are staple holes through the photograph but not through the card itself, indicating it was likely once …
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Ikea recalls over 3 million window blinds, shades Ikea recalls over 3 million window blinds, shades

The recall includes all Roman shades and roll-up blinds that were sold at Ikea stores across the United States in more than 11 years, from January …
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