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Friday, 10 May 2013 06:50
S. Korea's President Fires Spokesman Amid Sexual Assault Allegations
Written by Jeanette Torres
Authors: Jeanette TorresLEE JAE-WON/AFP/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) -- South Korea's president fired her spokesman Yoon Chang-jung after he was accused of sexually assaulting a 21-year-old intern hired by the Korean Embassy at a Washington, D.C.,…
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Friday, 10 May 2013 04:26
In Run-up to Pakistani Elections, Son of Former PM Is Abducted
Written by Jeanette Torres
Authors: Jeanette TorresTONY ASHBY/AFP/Getty Images(ISLAMABAD) -- The kidnapping of a former prime minister's son Thursday is the latest violent incident in the run-up to Pakistan's national election this weekend.At least 100 people have been killed…
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Authors: Jeanette TorresiStockphoto/Thinkstock(BEIRUT) -- Iran will reportedly seek vengeance against Israel for a series of air strikes in Syria last week that targeted missiles heading to Hezbollah in Lebanon.The Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reports Iran's supreme…
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Thursday, 09 May 2013 22:09
Ohio Women Give Hope to Parents of Missing Madeleine McCann
Written by Carmen Cox
Authors: Carmen CoxDan Kitwood/Getty Images(LONDON) -- The parents of one of Europe's best-known missing children say the discovery of three women in Cleveland who were abducted 10 years ago provides hope their daughter can be…
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Thursday, 09 May 2013 22:03
US Ambassador Makes Secret Crossing Into Syria to Briefly Meet with Rebels
Written by Carmen Cox
Authors: Carmen CoxJEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford briefly crossed into northern Syria on Thursday to meet with Syrian opposition leaders.Ford was recalled from Syria in late 2011 amid the violence…
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Authors: jcSTR/AFP/Getty Images(DHAKA, Bangladesh) -- A fire in a garment factory in Bangladesh has left at least eight people dead, including the factory's director and a police official.The 11-story building, containing a factory and apartments,…
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Authors: jcSHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- Speaking to a group of university students, Afghan President Hamid Karzai publicly disclosed a tidbit American officials have been tight-lipped on: the number of bases the U.S. has requested…
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Thursday, 09 May 2013 11:09
Chinese Director Facing Huge Fines over Single-Child Policy
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Authors: jcDidier Baverel/WireImage(BEIJING) -- Chinese Family Planning authorities are investigating one of the country’s top film directors and the architect of the opening ceremonies at the Beijing Olympics, Zhang Yimou, for brazenly violating China’s one-child…
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Thursday, 09 May 2013 10:52
Union Protests to Target Gap over Bangladesh Worker Safety
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Authors: jcMUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A leading American labor union is throwing its weight behind public protests against Gap Inc. planned for this weekend in what the union's leader said is an "opening…
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Thursday, 09 May 2013 07:58
Search Underway in Australia for Two Missing from Carnival Spirit
Written by Jeanette Torres
Authors: Jeanette TorresWILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images(SYDNEY) -- A search is underway in Australia for two people who apparently went overboard from a cruise ship Wednesday night off the country's east coast.Carnival said it became aware of…
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