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Eurozone crisis heating back up threatening to undermine g

in International - Thu May 24, 2012

BERLIN: With Greece\'s membership in the eurozone teetering, fears of bank insolvency rising and Europe\'s leaders bickering about what to do, the euro crisis is once aga

Obamas ruthless streak targets Romney

in International - Wed May 23, 2012

WASHINGTON Barack Obama may have made his name peddling hope and change, but his aspirational politics concealed a ruthless streak now being turned on the man who wants

The Chen affair How it highlighted blind spots in Beijing

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

Soon after blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng escaped from illegal house arrest late last month, after suffering 19 months of detention and beatings, he issued a dramat

Iran hangs Israeli agent for killing nuclear scientist

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

Iran has hanged a man who was convicted of killing a nuclear scientist in 2010. The physicist was murdered with a remote-controlled bomb which was attached to a motorcycl

Greek Central Bank Warns President of Depositors Anxiety

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

May 16 (Bloomberg) -- Greek President Karolos Papoulias was told by the central bank chief this week that financial institutions are becoming anxious about their prospects a

In Iowa Mitt Romney focuses on prairie fire of debt

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

DES MOINES Returning to the state that launched Barack Obama to the presidency, Mitt Romney on Tuesday accused his rival of carelessly driving the country into "a f

Lugars Loss Shows Voters Ensure Partisanship They Decry

in International - Thu May 10, 2012

The defeat of Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana revealed a streak in the U.S. electorate that decries the partisanship and rancor in Washington while helping to ensure it

Seminar on Pak-US ties: "Pragmatism is the name of the gam

in National - Mon May 07, 2012

LAHORE, May 6: Speakers at a seminar on "Imperatives for improving Pak-US relations" on Sunday called for a pragmatic approach to resolve the deadlock between the two countr

China U S work out deal on blind activist

in International - Sat May 05, 2012

With a series of quickly choreographed steps, the United States and China outlined a tentative deal Friday to send a blind legal activist to America for study and potentiall

Freed by Maoists Sukma collector reaches home

in International - Fri May 04, 2012

Sukma:  Chhattisgarh Collector Alex Paul Menon, who was released by Maoists yesterday after almost two weeks in captivity, has reached home in Sukma. Mr Menon was br

French CEOs to feel the pinch if Hollande wins

in International - Thu May 03, 2012

For Henri Proglio, outspoken chief executive of French utility EDF (EDF.PA), a victory for Socialist Party candidate Francois Hollande in Sunday\'s presidential poll could p

Khalil Dale Red Cross tells of talks with kidnappers

in National - Mon April 30, 2012

The 60-year-old was kidnapped in Quetta, Pakistan, in January. His body was found in the same town on Sunday.

ICRC spokesman Sean Maguire said it had been in

John Brennan talks War on Terror; Joel and Victoria Osteen

in International - Mon April 30, 2012

We\'ll get the latest about the war on terror -- current threat assessments and potential security gaps when we sit down with the member of the inner circle that planned the

transfer of us troops out of japan hardly a withdrawal

in International - Sat April 28, 2012

The U.S. and Japan have come to an agreement on the relocation of about 9,000 U.S. Marines that will leave their bases in Okinawa, with about 5,000 transferred to Guam an

For Newt its exit stage far right

in International - Thu April 26, 2012

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich"s likely exit from the presidential race should warm up unenthusiastic conservatives who were frosty to Mitt Romney, the presumptive Re

Multichoice fined over nude scene

in International - Wed April 25, 2012

Private broadcaster Multichoice has been fined R10 000 over an inappropriate age restriction for a comedy show with a full-frontal nude scene, the Broadcasting Complaints

South Sudan president seeks support in China

in International - Tue April 24, 2012

BEIJING  The president of newly independent South Sudan is lobbying China for investment in his country\'s oil industry and diplomatic support in an escalating conflict

Sudan withdrawal from oil field finished

in International - Mon April 23, 2012

South Sudan\'s army says it has completed its pullout from an oil field seized from Sudan, ending a deadly stand-off which forced thousands of civilians to flee.

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Hacker attack underlines Web role in China scandal

in International - Sat April 21, 2012

BEIJING (AP) A massive hacker attack has crippled an overseas website that has reported extensively on China\'s biggest political turmoil in years, underscoring the

Al Qaida claims Iraqs worst violence in month

in International - Fri April 20, 2012

BAGHDAD Iraq\'s al-Qaida branch claimed responsibility Friday for attacks that killed dozens in the capital and across the country the day before, the worst wave of violence

Robin Gibb Unconventional Family

in International - Thu April 19, 2012

As Bee Gee Robin Gibb remains gravely ill in a coma, his devoted wife, Dwina Gibb, has remained steadfastly at his bedside.

The couple once avowed their open m

South Korea Says New Missile Can Hit Any Target in North

in International - Thu April 19, 2012

South Korea is deploying a new cruise missile capable of hitting targets anywhere in North Korea. 

South Korea, new arsenal South Korea, simultaneous t

Coachella Survival Guide

in International - Wed April 18, 2012

INDIO, CA - Three days in the California desert, five stages, hundreds of bands and thousands of music fans. The Vancouver Sun\'s social media girl, Celeste Moure, reports f

Jessica Sanchez made three key mistakes on American Idol

in International - Tue April 17, 2012

A Filipino-American career coach described three mistakes that Jessica Sanchez made on American Idol that promising job candidates also make that often cost them the job

Trial set to start for Norway mass murder suspect

in International - Mon April 16, 2012

Oslo, Norway (CNN) -- The trial of a man accused of killing 77 people in a bomb and gun rampage in Norway last summer is scheduled to begin Monday.

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