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Bangladesh blocks Facebook over caricatures

The government move followed publication of caricatures of the Prophet deemed hurtful to the religious sentiments of the country’s majority Muslim …
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Japan Social Democrats leave government

The decision was made at a meeting of the party’s senior officials, Minoru Hosoda, secretary general of the party’s federation in Shimane Prefecture, …
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China coal mine blast kills 17 near Chenzhou

The miners died after mining explosives stored in the shaft blew up and released clouds of toxic gas at a township coal mine near Chenzhou on …
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Colombia’s leading candidates Mockus and Santos

Polls show none of the six main candidates has over half the votes needed to win on Sunday, making it likely that former Bogota Mayor Antanas Mockus …
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Kindergarten knife attacker executed in China

Earlier this month a court convicted 47-year-old Xu Yuyuan of intentional homicide for the April 29 attack at a school in Jiangsu province, the …
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Canada’s Afghan commander removed, misconduct alleged

Brigadier-General Daniel Menard was removed from his position as commander of the Joint-Task Force Afghanistan and replaced by Col. Simon Hetherington …
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Thousands in Lisbon protest against austerity cuts

The rally was the first outpouring of popular discontent after the government announced additional austerity measures such as tax hikes, pay and …
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Scottish Secretary Alexander appointed UK treasury minister

Laws resigned on Saturday over a series of parliamentary expense claims made for renting rooms in houses owned by his long-term partner.
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UPDATE: Pacific storm Agatha’s rains kill four in Guatemala

Two adults and two children were killed when their home was buried in a mudslide in Alomolonga, 120 miles (200 km) west of the capital, emergency …
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British treasury minister Laws quits in expense row

Laws, a Liberal Democrat, holds the No. 2 Treasury job in a coalition government led by the Conservative Party that took office little more than two …
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Finance minister: Greece will not restructure debt

The debt-laden country has been offered a 110 billion euro ($134 billion) bailout to avoid defaulting on its debt and in return promised to cut the …
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Israel rejects call to join anti-nuclear treaty

All 189 parties to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, including the United States, called on Friday in a declaration that singled out Israel for a …
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UPDATE: India halts trains after 130 die, sabotage blamed

Railway workers and paramilitary soldiers used cranes to lift and pry aparttraincars to pull out more bodies from the Jnaneswari Express, which was …
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Centre-right wins Czech election on austerity pledge

The leftist Social Democrats won the most votes of any party in the election, garnering support of 22.1 percent. But centre-right parties secured a …
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Humbled by crisis, Russia and EU eye summit reset

Both Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and the EU leaders visiting the Russian city of Rostov on Monday and Tuesday are too preoccupied with financial …
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Guatemala girds for first Pacific storm of season

Emergency workers reported rivers were already swollen by heavy rain and warned flooding could be worse than usual due to ash from the erupting Pacaya …
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Israeli air strikes target factory, tunnel in Gaza

No one was wounded in the attacks, Palestinian medical workers said. The army spokesman said the air strikes targeted a metal factory in northern Gaza …
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Three killed as Turk forces clash with Kurd rebels

Violence between the Turkish armed forces and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) guerrillas has escalated in recent weeks as warmer weather reaches …
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