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Disgraced Democrat jumps into race for NYC mayor, seeking comeback after 2011 sex scandal.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 08:05 |
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CAIRO (Reuters) - Seven members of the Egyptian security forces kidnapped by Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula last week were released on Wednesday, the army said. Security sources said they were freed following talks mediated by local Bedouin tribal leaders. The men were handed over to the army in an area south of Rafah, near the border with Israel. The six policemen and one soldier were abducted by gunmen demanding the release of members of an Islamist group convicted of carrying out a series of attacks in 2011 that killed seven people. ...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 07:18 |
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The rebellious Chinese artist Ai Weiwei plans to release a provocative music video and album based on his 81-day detention in 2011.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 03:17 |
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Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is expected to attend a ceremony welcoming the Reserve Officer Training Corps back to the City University of New York.
Monday, May 20, 2013 22:41 |
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Manu Ginobili isn`t hurt this time, and the upset won`t be so unusual if it happens.
Friday, May 17, 2013 21:32 |
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MILAN (AP) The European auto industry may be showing the first signs of a slowdown in its sales free-fall, according to data from the European automaker`s association.
Friday, May 17, 2013 12:23 |
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CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt`s army and police stepped up roadblocks in an area of northern Sinai as they tried to track down militant Islamists who kidnapped seven security officers last week, a security source said on Tuesday. The militants seized the men on a road between the towns of el-Arish and Rafah near the border with Gaza on Thursday, in a challenge to the government`s failing efforts to impose its authority in the lawless Sinai. The desert region on Egypt`s border with Israel has slipped further into anarchy since president Hosni Mubarak was toppled in 2011. ...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 16:13 |
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By Arshad Mohammed MUSCAT (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Oman on Tuesday for Raytheon Co`s signing of an estimated $2.1 billion arms deal and to consult on Syria and Iran, U.S. officials said. Oman is expected to sign a letter of intent to purchase a ground-based air defence system that would help protect against cruise missile, drone or fighter aircraft attacks, a senior U.S. State Department official told reporters aboard Kerry`s plane. Part of the sale has been previously disclosed. In October 2011, the U.S. Defense Department notified Congress of a proposed $1. ...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 14:54 |
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By Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than 70 people were killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shi`ite Muslims across Iraq on Monday, police and medics said, extending the worst sectarian violence since U.S. troops withdrew in December 2011. The attacks increased the number killed in sectarian clashes in the past week to more than 200. Tensions between Shi`ites, who now lead Iraq, and minority Sunni Muslims have reached a point where some fear a return to all-out civil conflict. No group claimed responsibility for the bombings. ...
Monday, May 20, 2013 19:22 |
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BAGHDAD (AP) Here is a look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011:
Monday, May 20, 2013 19:22 |
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