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Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng leaves for America
Human rights activist Chen Guangcheng has been allowed to leave China for a trip to the United States. Chen, with his wife and children, left China in a quiet departure on Saturday on board a US ...
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Privacy issues bring Facebook back to court
US Facebook users have filed a lawsuit against the social network. A group of Californian users are seeking damages for invasion of privacy and improper tracking. The members of the social ...
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People dead and injured following car rally
A rally car has crashed into a crowd in France, killing two people. The toll could worsen given some of the injuries sustained by other people in the crowd. During a race in southern France on ...
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Demonstrators file into Frankfurt
Twenty thousand demonstrators took to the streets of Frankfurt on Saturday in a protest against government austerity measures and the gap between rich and poor. As part of an anti-capitalist ...
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Baby deaths in Thailand linked to British citizen
Black magic is supposed to have played a role in the deaths of babies in Bangkok. Thai police have arrested a British citizen on suspicion of being involved in the use of dead bodies in black ...
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan [DVD]
Vulgar, hilarious, and frighteningly revealing, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan mixes the mock ...
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Two more charged with alleged crimes linked to Chicago NATO summit
Prosecutors charged two more activists Sunday with alleged crimes tied to the two-day NATO summit, accusing one of saying he wanted to blow up a downtown Chicago bridge and a second with seeking to ...
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Palestinian rivals set timetable for unity deal
RAMALLAH, West Bank -; Officials from Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah say they agreed on a new timetable for a power-sharing deal that envisions elections in about six ...
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Profiles of Egypts main presidential candidates
FILE - This combination of photos shows Egyptian presidential candidates, from left, Amr Moussa, Ahmed Shafiq, Mohammed Morsi and Abdel-Moneim Abolfotoh. None of the 13 candidates is likely to top ...
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Bomb explodes during UN visit in Syria
In this citizen journalism image provided by Sham News Network SNN, an anti-Syrian regime protester, holds up a Cross and Crescent painted with colors of the Syrian revolution flag during a ...
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UN. nuclear agency chief heads to Tehran
VIENNA -; The U.N. nuclear agency chief says he is "positive" about the chances of clinching a deal with Iran that would allow his organization to resume a probe into whether Tehran ...
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I am very grateful to the assistance of the American Embassy and the promise of the Chinese government for protection of my rights as a citizen over the long term. I am very gratified to see the Chinese government has been dealing with the situation with restraint and calm.
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The Chinese human rights activist was speaking after landing in the United States after his flight from Beijing.
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- Asiana Airlines the smaller of Koreas two national flag carriers and Air Canada will expand their alliance aimed at strengthening their cooperation in all areas of business.
- Ahead of the summer holiday season Korea’s top two airlines will increase flights to China and the United States.
- Delta Air Lines is offering spring special fares for travel between Korea and the United States.
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