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UN chief regrets experts inability to visit Syria
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed regret over the inability of experts, investigating the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria, to visit the country. "It is regrettable that the team in charge of this investigation was unable to visit Syria and conduct its inquiry on the spot," reported Xinhua citing the UN chief while talking to reporters after meeting Russian foreign ...
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Russia counting on UN for post-ISAF Afghanistan plans
Moscow is counting on the UN to develop proposals regarding the international presence in Afghanistan after 2014, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday. "We consider it important to start discussing in advance what forms of (international) presence there will be in Afghanistan after 2014; we will count on the proposals that the (UN) secretary general is planning to prepare together ...
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Imagine what the world could look like and pursue it CLU grads told
"This is a very historic commencement," President Chris Kimball told the Class of 2013. "Cal Lutheran has come a long way in just five decades, and you stand on the foundation built by those who came before you, and those who participate in the years ahead will benefit from what you have ...
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QA Crisis Escalates as International Community Fails Syria
- With no end in sight for the ongoing two-year war in Syria, the ensuing humanitarian crisis continues to escalate, with over 1 million refugees having fled to neighbouring countries and at least another 3 million displaced within ...
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FIBA best Europe basketball player stabbed in Belgrade restaurant
Predrag Danilovic, president of the Partizan Basketball Club of Serbia and former Yugoslav international player, was stabbed in a Belgrade restaurant after a confrontation with other guests, reported Radio Television Serbia (RTS).Danilovic was hospitalized early Saturday morning with wounds to his stomach, head and hands. Hospital officials said Danilovic is in stable condition after surgery to ...
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Nine world leading results set at the IAAF Diamond League Shanghai
Nine world leading results were set on Saturday at the IAAF Diamond League Shanghai meet, which featuring a star-spangled squad including 7 reigning Olympic champions and 9 defending world titlists.London Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica outran her archrival Carmelita Jeter again as she won the women's 100m sprint. The 1.52-meter-high Jamaican set a world leading time of ...
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China crushes Thailand at Beilun International Volleyball Tournament
China powered past Thailand in straight sets on Saturday for their second victory at the Beilun International Women's Volleyball Tournament.The Chinese, who lost to Thailand on four occassions in the past four years, gained sweet revenge with the 15-15, 25-13, 25-9 win.However, Chinese head coach Lang Ping played down the significance of the big victory."Thailand didn't play their ...
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Former Danish Olympic champion Hoyer Larsen elected as new world badminton chief
Former Olympic badminton champion Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen of Denmark was elected as the new president of Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Saturday, pledging to bring the sport to a new height on global stages.The 1996 Olympic Men's Singles gold medallist defeated his only rival, Justian Suhandinata of Indonesia, at the BWF Annual General Meeting held in Kuala Lumpur."One of my focus ...
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2 people killed 5 policemen kidnapped in clashes in Iraqs Anbar
At least two people were killed in clashes between tribesmen and Iraqi security forces in the western province of Anbar on Saturday, while gunmen separately kidnapped five policemen in the province, a provincial security source said.The clashes erupted near the provincial capital city of Ramadi when an unit of security forces tried to enter a tribal area near Ramadi, some 100 km west of the ...
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Best Airports In The World
Probably no one, really. The better question is "who hates airports?" For the most part, it's often the airports that make flying such a chore. Some of them are better than others. According to the Airports Council International, these are the airports that travelers prefer. For customer service in South Africa to China, here's a look at the top three airports in six ...
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ET What Tata Steel Europe can learn from JLR
Tata Steel on a consolidated basis reported a net profit of $102 million. This came after Tata Steel recorded four consecutive quarters of consolidated losses. Corus had turned around for all practical purposes. In sharp contrast JLR looked down in the dumps with a loss of 673 million in the period January 18, 2008 to March 31, 2009 (JLR was formed on January 18). However, JLR has pretty much ...
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Eurovision song winner crowned
Denmark, widely tipped to win the annual music competition, took the honours ahead of the 25 other finalists in a glittering ceremony watched by millions across Europe with their ...
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This week the World Affairs Council
Matthew Goodman, of the Center for Strategic & International Studies, and Takashi Hatchoji, chairman of Hitachi America Ltd., discuss U.S. and Japanese economic and global corporate strategies. Thursday. Noon to 2 p.m. (lunch included). Duquesne Club, 325 6th Ave., ...
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Did fractured rail cause derailment
>Are you there? Stay safe and share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Federal investigators ruled out foul play in a commuter train derailment in Bridgeport, Connecticut, that left more than 70 people injured and shut down service along the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor, officials said Saturday. National Transportation Safety Board investigators are now focusing on a broken rail as a ...
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World science map grim for Latin America
The highly respected Nature Scientific Reports journal has just published a map of the world's leading science cities and it looks pretty bad for emerging countries: It shows the planet's Northern Hemisphere full of lights and the south almost solidly ...
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Sports Briefing | Golf Three Teammates Advance to World Match Play Championship Quarterfinals
The Ryder Cup-winning teammates Graeme McDowell, Nicolas Colsaerts and Francesco Molinari advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Match Play Championship in Kavarna, Bulgaria. McDowell beat Bo Van Pelt, 2 and 1, and will look to avenge his loss from last ...
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Scores hurt as car hits US parade
Up to 60 people were injured when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain ...
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Police recall house of horror rescue
Cleveland police have released emotional interviews with officers who were the first responders to alleged kidnapper Ariel Castro's Cleveland house where 3 missing women were ...
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Chuck Grassley On Foreign Policy We Should Remember When Hitler Started World War II
US has no foreign policy. We shld remember what happened th last time we had no foreign policy. It was Sept 1939 Hitler started WWII Poland-- ChuckGrassley ...
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Video Handbags have more germs than toilet seats study finds
According to a study by Initial Washroom Hygiene, handbags have up to ten times the level of microbiological activity on them than an average toilet seat. Willem Marx reports from ...
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Worlds Fair Park hosts reading festival
The Knox County public library hosted the ninth annual children's festival of reading Saturday. The goal is to get kids interested in reading during the summer months. Some of top children's authors brought their stories to life in World's Fair Park to the open ears and imaginations. There's also a statewide initiative called "Read-20" which encourages kids to ...
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Denmark eclipses UK at Eurovision
The UK was holding out for a hero - but in the event Bonnie Tyler was totally eclipsed by bookies' favourite Denmark at the Eurovision Song ...
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Gunmen kill senior woman member of Pakistani party led by Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Gunmen killed a senior female politician from a reformist party in Pakistan on Saturday night, the latest violent incident in a bloody election campaign and one that set off a war of words between two major opposition ...
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No Triple Crown Oxbow Upsets Orb at Preakness
Oxbow put D. Wayne Lukas in the record books again with an upset of Orb in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, giving the Hall of Fame trainer his 14th win in a Triple Crown race. Kentucky Derby winner Orb was unable to find his rhythm after breaking from the rail, and never challenged in finishing fourth. The loss ended any chance of a Triple try at the Belmont Stakes in three weeks, extending ...
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Ahmadinejad Iran backs restoration of security in Iraq
Ahmadinejad: Iran backs restoration of security in Iraq Iraq-Iran, Politics, 8/26/2011 Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday that the Iran fully backs restoration of security and progress in Iraq, in a meeting with visiting Iraqi deputy chairman of Iraqi Kurdistan administration Nechirvan Barzani. IRNA reported saying "Given historical and cultural affinities ...
Brisbane Digest
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Cost of driving is becoming punitive in Brisbane
Is driving in Brisbane becoming punitively expensive? With the recent toll increases, on top of those made in 2006 and 2008, as well as last year, and the recent mis-management surrounding the privatisation of major roads in Sydney, it seems that using major roads in Brisbane is going to become even more expensive.
Brisbane, like many cities across Australia, is facing a mounting budget deficit in the wake of the near-crippling financial crisis and ensuing recession, as the state capital, it must also oversee Queensland’s plunge in revenues, which has created a budget deficit of over $2.3 billion for the state. Read more
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