 Philippines' Arroyo pleads not guilty to fraud
(AP)
 23.02.2012 3:39  1 views  0 comments
AP - Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo pleaded not guilty to an electoral fraud charge Thursday at the opening of a landmark trial that is seen as a key test of her reformist successor's campaign to stamp out corruption. Read more »
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Australian PM calls party vote as challenger rises
(AP)
23.02.2012 3:35 1 views 0 comments
AP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard put her job on the line Thursday, announcing a leadership ballot in hopes of quashing a comeback by the premier she ousted in a Labor Party coup. But Kevin Rudd's supporters said that even if Gillard survives Monday's vote, the turmoil surrounding her unpopular government will continue until she is out. Read more »
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Shelling kills 2 Western journalists in Syria
(AP)
23.02.2012 3:29 1 views 0 comments
AP - Syrian gunners pounded an opposition stronghold where the last dispatches from a veteran American-born war correspondent chronicled the suffering of civilians caught in the relentless shelling. An intense morning barrage killed her and a French photojournalist — two of 74 deaths reported Wednesday in Syria. Read more »
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Japan royal heir suggests easier load for emperor
(AP)
23.02.2012 2:52 2 views 0 comments
AP - Japan's crown prince believes efforts should be made to reduce the burden on his ailing father, Emperor Akihito, as the 78-year-old monarch recovers from heart bypass surgery. Read more »
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Syria: War Reporter Marie Colvin and Photographer Remi Ochlik Are Killed
(Time.com)
23.02.2012 2:40 2 views 0 comments
Time.com - A celebrated American-born war reporter and a young French photographer were killed on Wednesday morning when Syrian forces bombed a makeshift media center in the besieged city of Homs Read more »
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Grasping at Straws: The Syrian Opposition Appeals to Russia
(Time.com)
23.02.2012 2:40 2 views 0 comments
Time.com - In the face of continuing bloodshed in their homeland, one anti-Assad group courts the regime's allies in the Syrian business community and Moscow. Is it all in vain? Read more »
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Australian PM calls party vote as challenger rises
(AP)
23.02.2012 2:16 2 views 0 comments
AP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard put her job on the line Thursday, announcing a leadership ballot in hopes of quashing a comeback by the premier she ousted in a Labor Party coup. But Kevin Rudd's supporters said that even if Gillard survives Monday's vote, the turmoil surrounding her unpopular government will continue until she is out. Read more »
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Swedish palace: crown princess about to give birth
(AP)
23.02.2012 2:13 2 views 0 comments
AP - The Swedish Royal Court says Crown Princess Victoria has been admitted to a hospital for the birth of her first child, who would be a future heir to the throne. Read more »
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Shelling kills 2 Western journalists in Syria
(AP)
23.02.2012 2:13 2 views 0 comments
AP - Syrian gunners pounded an opposition stronghold where the last dispatches from a veteran American-born war correspondent chronicled the suffering of civilians caught in the relentless shelling. An intense morning barrage killed her and a French photojournalist — two of 74 deaths reported Wednesday in Syria. Read more »
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Philippine ex-leader Arroyo to be arraigned
(AP)
23.02.2012 1:49 3 views 0 comments
AP - Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is set to enter a plea on electoral fraud charges at the first day of a trial that the court calls a historic event. Read more »
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Argentine train slams into station, killing 49
(AP)
23.02.2012 1:49 3 views 0 comments
AP - The first two cars were packed as usual for the morning rush, so tightly that people stood pressed flesh to flesh, sandwiched between bicycles and the few seats, many without so much as a strap to hold onto. Read more »
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Australian PM calls party vote as challenger rises
(AP)
23.02.2012 1:45 3 views 0 comments
AP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard put her job on the line Thursday, announcing a leadership ballot in hopes of quashing a comeback by the premier she ousted in a Labor Party coup. But Kevin Rudd's supporters said that even if Gillard survives Monday's vote, the turmoil surrounding her unpopular government will continue until she is out. Read more »
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Shelling kills 2 Western journalists in Syria
(AP)
23.02.2012 1:08 3 views 0 comments
AP - Syrian gunners pounded an opposition stronghold where the last dispatches from a veteran American-born war correspondent chronicled the suffering of civilians caught in the relentless shelling. An intense morning barrage killed her and a French photojournalist — two of 74 deaths reported Wednesday in Syria. Read more »
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Assad forces renew barrage on Syria's Homs
(Reuters)
23.02.2012 1:01 3 views 0 comments
Reuters - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces rained rockets and bombs down on opposition-held neighborhoods of the city of Homs, reducing buildings to rubble and killing more than 80 people, including two Western journalists. Read more »
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Chavez surgery throws Venezuela into uncertainty
(AP)
23.02.2012 1:00 3 views 0 comments
 AP - President Hugo Chavez has never been one to share decision-making authority. Now, the voluble socialist strongman and acerbic critic of the U.S. may have no choice but to designate a successor.
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SEC files fraud charges against 2 Chinese execs
(AP)
23.02.2012 0:58 3 views 0 comments
AP - Federal regulators have filed civil fraud charges against the chairman and the former CEO of a Chinese company, accusing them of duping people to invest in a coal company that was an empty shell. Read more »
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Australia's Rudd encouraged to seek leadership
(AP)
23.02.2012 0:50 4 views 0 comments
AP - Former Australian foreign minister Kevin Rudd said he was encouraged by support from government colleagues to challenge Prime Minister Julia Gillard for the leadership of their Labor Party. Read more »
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Australian PM calls party leadership ballot
(AP)
23.02.2012 0:29 4 views 0 comments
AP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard is announcing that her party will vote next week on its leadership. Read more »
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Argentine train slams into station, killing 49
(AP)
23.02.2012 0:16 4 views 0 comments
AP - A train packed with morning commuters slammed into a downtown station on Wednesday, killing 49 people and injuring hundreds as passenger cars crumpled and windows exploded around them. It was Argentina's worst train accident in decades. Read more »
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Australia's Rudd encouraged to seek leadership
(AP)
23.02.2012 0:12 4 views 0 comments
AP - Former Australian foreign minister Kevin Rudd says he is encouraged by support from government colleagues to challenge Prime Minister Julia Gillard for the leadership of their Labor Party. Read more »
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