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G8 condemns use of chemical weapons in Syria
G8 leaders Tuesday condemned any use of chemical weapons in Syria, and that they were deeply concerned by the growing threat from terrorism and extremism in the Middle East country. In a final communique issued after the annual G8 summit in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, the leaders called on all parties in the conflict to allow access to the UN investigating team, Xinhua reported. It said the ...
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India signs loan agreement with World Bank for US$ 255 million for National AIDS Control Project-IV
An agreement for loan of US$ 255 million (equivalent) from World Bank for the "National AIDS Control Project (NACP-IV)" was signed here today between India and the World Bank. Nilaya Mitash, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance signed on behalf of the Government of India and Mr.Onno Ruhl, Country Director, World Bank (India) on behalf of the World Bank. ...
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Europe will regret arming Syrian rebels says Assad
Embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned Europe that it will live to regret arming rebel factions in the Syrian conflict. The move to arm the rebels would lead to the "export" of terrorism to the continent, The Independent daily quoted the president as telling German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Assad rejected Western claims that his forces had deployed chemical ...
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Sania-Liezel enter Eastbourne quarters
Indo-American pairing Sania Mirza and Liezel Huber defeated Croatian-British duo of Darija Jurak and Heather Watson to enter the quarterfinals of the women's doubles event at the Aegon International here Tuesday. The second seeds were not in their elements but managed to win their first round tie 7-6(4), 7-6(3) in one hour and 36 minutes on the grass courts of Devonshire Park. Sania-Liezel had ...
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32 die in Iraq suicide bombing
At least 32 people were killed and over 50 injured in twin suicide bomb attacks at a mosque in the Iraqi capital, an interior ministry official said. The attacks occurred around midday at the al-Husseiniyah mosque in al-Qahira district, when two suicide bombers blew themselves up during prayers, Xinhua reported. The official said the two attackers first shot dead the guards of the mosque with ...
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World in Pictures June 19 2013 The Wanted in London and Madonna in New York
TODAY'S World in Pictures features photographs of Nathan Sykes, Tom Parker, Jay McGuiness, Max George and Siva Kaneswaran at the premiere of their reality E! TV series Wanted Life in London and Madonna at the world premiere of 'Madonna: The MDNA Tour' at the Paris Theatre in New ...
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Supreme Court rules families can sue the MoD over British soldiers deaths in Iraq
Justin Tipuric and Sean O'Brien were blown away at the breakdown against the Brumbies. Any lingering doubt over Warburton's place in the team has been ...
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World War Z scary and sobering
, Gerry travels to South Korea then Israel and Wales in the hope of finding a cure. The director Marc Forster visualises social collapse on a grand scale and it largely pays off. Purists may be offended by the zombies' breakneck speeds, but this detour from the norm allows for some startling scenes - not least when the creatures form a pyramid to scale Jerusalem's walls. Both scary and ...
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Zamaaan a visual archive of Middle East memories and nostalgia
Photographs of the Middle East on Zamaaan - your Passport to the Past are keeping alive links with the region's recent history, and the people who lived it. Courtesy Noor Al ...
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Video World Bank alarm over climate change
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim discusses the global economic outlook and the business case for going green at a Thomson Reuters event in ...
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Inside the Canada-Europe trade talks How politics are undermining the deal
A man on a mission, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is using his European tour and the G8 summit to advance the Canada-Europe free-trade agreement - known as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the national leaders who constitute the European Union's 'board of directors.'CETA was the central message in his meetings with British Prime Minister David Cameron, French ...
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Air France-KLM orders 25 wide-body Airbus A350s
Visitors walk among planes displayed at the 50th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, Wednesday June 19, 2013. Visible at foreground is a Bombardier Global 6000 jet.(AP Photo/Remy de la ...
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Zimbabwes president goes back to court on polls
HARARE, Zimbabwe -; Zimbabwe's highest court says it has received an application from the president's party to delay crucial elections by at least two ...
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Obama NSA programs have saved lives
Obama says at least 50 threats have been averted because of phone records and Internet information the agency was able to access. He says those threats were not just in the U.S. but also in other countries like ...
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Obama Friction in Afghan peace talks no surprise
BERLIN -; President Barack Obama says it's no surprise that there's friction in early efforts to launch peace talks between the Taliban and Afghanistan's ...
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Greek government back in talks to end TV crisis
A protester stands in front of the Greek state television ERT headquarters in Athens, on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. State TV channels in Greece remained off-air Tuesday as the political storm over the future of public broadcaster ERT rages on despite a court ruling that the prime minister's decision to pull the plug was wrong. The banner on the top reads in Greek "ERT is, and will remain ...
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Markets steady as investors ready for Fed
The central bank wraps up a two-day policy meeting later Wednesday and investors are looking to see if policymakers are moving towards any change in its monetary policy stance. The Fed's strategy of super-low interest rates and easy money over the past few years has been designed to shore up the U.S. economy. It has also helped drive sentiment in the ...
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Climate change will increase poverty says World Bank
A new scientific report from the World Bank paints a dire future for those trapped in poverty, if climate change predictions are correct, the consequences will be terrifying. "This new report outlines an alarming scenario for the days and years ahead - what we could face in our lifetime," said World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim. "The scientists tell us that if the world ...
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Iraq damages cases Families of soldiers killed on the battlefield can sue the Government for negligence
The decision means that claims can now proceed to trial.A group of families started legal action as a result of the deaths of a number of soldiers, judges have ...
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Iraq - Iraqi government detains two journalists without charge
The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about the detention of two Iraqi journalists who have been held for two weeks without formal charge or access to a lawyer in connection with the alleged theft of a senior official's notebook.Police arrested Mohammed Fouad, a journalist for the independent satellite channel ANB, and his assistant, Afdhel Jumaa, at the Ministry of Defense in ...
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Peppa Pig Worlds Facebook page hacked
The Facebook page for Peppa Pig World , a visitor attraction based on the hit children's television show, has been filled with spam emails, random links and pictures, sparking angry comments from upset adults.One of them, Morgan-Leigh Cummings, wrote: "If you're posting pics like this why don't you make your own page and update as many piccys as you want, instead ...
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AfDB and United Nations University Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Sustainable Development in Africa
Dr. Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), and Prof. David Malone, Rector of United Nations University (UNU), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to foster research and knowledge exchange on sustainable development in ...
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Global Markets Europe Higher in Choppy Trade
CNBC's Ross Westgate reports on all the market moving events from Europe, as investors await the Fed's policy statement following its two-day ...
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Campaigners condemn whale killing
International Fund for Animal Welfare (Ifaw) said.The Icelandic government has set quotas for catching 154 fin whales for this year, after a two-year hiatus in catching the species because of problems with the export market to Japan in the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami there.Campaigners called for an end to the "brutal" and "dying" industry of catching fin ...
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Tony Blair warns against Syria inaction
The former prime minister said the "predominant emotion" in the West was to stay out of Syria, where rebels are battling to oust Bashar Assad and his regime, and avoid becoming embroiled in the politics of the region. But in a speech on political leadership he warned that the cost of staying out "may be paid in a higher price later". Mr Blair said the situation in Syria was ...
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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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