French citizen dies after train assault in India
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Police say a French citizen has died a week after being beaten unconscious on a train in northern India, allegedly by a conductor. Police Inspector-General V. Kamraj says Frank Wilfred was found last week bleeding with...
World powers expect concrete steps in Iran nuclear talks
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VIENNA (Reuters) - The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council put pressure on Iran on Thursday to allay international concern about its nuclear program, saying they expected talks with Tehran to lead t
Analysis: Greek election set to rock shaky euro zone
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By Luke Baker BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Overshadowed by the prospect of a Socialist win in France's presidential vote, the parliamentary election in Greece on Sunday carries far greater risks for the euro zone.
Sudan agrees to AU roadmap, must meet with S.Sudan
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The African Union says that Sudan has endorsed the AU's roadmap to avert an all-out war with South Sudan. The AU Commission said late Wednesday that Sudan had endorsed the roadmap "in principle," joining South Sudan's...
In UK election, Cameron expects anger over economy
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Opinion polls indicate London's outspoken, but well-liked, mayor Boris Johnson is on course to retain City Hall in British elections and lead the capital during the Summer Olympics. Votes were being cast Thursday for...
Russia says goodbye to a car and an era
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By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is ending its long love affair with a car that was once prized by the nation but has come to symbolize the decline of its automobile industry and, for some, the
FAO says world food prices fall in April
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MILAN (Reuters) - World food prices eased in April after three months of gains, driven down by falls in grains and sugar, and can remain under a downward pressure in the coming months, the United Nations' Food and
Taiwan presidential guard shoots himself on duty
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Officials say a soldier has fatally shot himself while standing guard at the front gate of Taiwan's presidential office building in downtown Taipei. The Defense Ministry said the 22-year-old soldier, surnamed Kao, shot...
Russia says goodbye to a car and an era
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By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is ending its long love affair with a car that was once prized by the nation but has come to symbolize the decline of its automobile industry and, for some, the
Army procurement switch puts boot into Afghan dream
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By Rob Taylor KABUL, May XX (Reuters) - Gazing glumly over millions of dollars worth of machinery which used to churn out thousands of police and army boots each day but now sits wreathed in plastic sheeting
Hollande: A kinder, gentler France ahead?
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If polls are to be believed, leftist Francois Hollande will soon be French president, and will tell Barack Obama next month that France is speeding up its withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan _ bucking NATO's slower...
Analysis: Tuareg uprising in Mali threatens neighbor Niger
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By Nathalie Prevost TCHINTABARADEN, Niger (Reuters) - In the weeks since a sudden Tuareg revolt split Mali in two, officials in neighboring Niger have been desperate to stop the Sahara uprising from spreadin
Kyrgyz says fate of US base not only about money
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The president of Kyrgyzstan says keeping the U.S. air base in his country beyond June 2014 depends on how developments in Afghanistan affect regional stability as well as increases in rental payments. Almazbek...
Bombs kill 5 people in northwest Pakistan
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A Pakistani official says two bomb blasts targeting anti-Taliban tribal elders and security forces have killed five people in the country's northwest. Tariq Khan says the attacks occurred Thursday in Chamarkand town in...
US delegation marks WWII anniversary in Australia
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A U.S. Cabinet secretary and Navy vice admiral have joined Australians in commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea, which began turning the tide of World War II in the Pacific. U.S. Secretary...
Spanish borrowing costs to jump at auction, bank buying eyed
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By Paul Day MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's borrowing costs are set to rise by more than a percentage point at an auction of three- and five-year bonds on Thursday, with markets watching for signs that its troubl
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US official says seeking to find out what blind activist wants, if his demands have changed. ...
Nepal PM to form new consensus government
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In a last-ditch effort to finish years of work on Nepal's new constitution, Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai will dissolve his Cabinet and form a new coalition government that includes members of the main opposition...
Barbie helps long-hidden Indonesian sisters shine
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Putu Restiti and her little sister, Alit, have felt invisible most of their lives, hidden in a run-down shack because they were born with twisted limbs some believe were caused by evil spirits. They were kept out of...
Australia delays F-35 plane orders to aid budget
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By James Grubel CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia will delay orders for its first squadron of Lockheed Martin F-35 joint strike fighters to help with budget savings, the government said on Thursday, in the late
Malaysia mosque a source of hope for heroin addicts
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By Anuradha Raghu KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - For 30 years, Feisal Fakharudin lived a heroin addict's life, sleeping on streets, getting into trouble with police and rotating in and out of drug treatment center
Ex-junta prisoner, Suu Kyi takes office in Myanmar
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Aung San Suu Kyi capped a tenacious, decades-long journey from political prisoner to office holder in long-repressed Myanmar as the country's main opposition party moved its struggle for democratic rule inside...
Britain's Osborne hits out as EU bank capital talks stall
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By John O'Donnell and Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain's George Osborne accused fellow EU finance ministers of trying to water down Europe's bank capital rules and said this would make him "look lik
China sturdy enough for reforms: Geithner
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BEIJING (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said China is strong enough to handle the economic and financial reforms that the United States seeks. Geithner, who is in Beijing with Secretary of St
Guatemala detains 8 after army outpost takeover
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Authorities detained eight people Wednesday for allegedly participating in a mob's seizure of an army outpost in northern Guatemala that led officials to declare a state of siege. Defense Ministry spokesman Rony Urizar...
Jamaica court rejects cops' challenge to panel
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Jamaica's Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously rejected a motion by police officers challenging the powers of an independent commission that investigates abuse allegations against the Caribbean island's security...
Hollande stands firm in French presidential debate
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy failed to deliver a knockout blow against leftist front-runner Francois Hollande in their only head-to-head debate in France's presidential campaign, the last major hurdle just four days...
China dissident Chen says wants to leave for U.S.
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By Chris Buckley BEIJING (Reuters) - Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng wants to leave for the United States rather than stay in China, telling Reuters his safety cannot be assured under a U.S.-China de
Obama's top security adviser to travel to Russia
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President !a class="tagLink" href="http://townhall.com/tags/barack-obama">Barack Obama!/a>'s top security aide will be in Moscow this week for meetings with Russian officials on the U.S.-Russ
10 gunmen, 2 soldiers die in Mexico gunbattle
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Mexican authorities say 10 gunmen and two soldiers have been killed during a battle in a western Mexican state plagued by drug trafficking violence. Sinaloa state police spokesman Edmundo Apodaca says the shootout...
Greece arrests 17 HIV-positive women in brothels
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Greek authorities announced the arrest Wednesday of 17 HIV-positive women who allegedly worked illegally as prostitutes, accusing them of intentionally causing serious bodily harm. The names and photographs of 12 of...
Fierce clashes stoke tensions ahead of Egypt vote
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Egypt's worst violence in months escalated the confrontation between political forces and the ruling military ahead of a landmark presidential election, as suspected army supporters attacked mainly Islamist protesters...
Study: Dengue costs Puerto Rico nearly $40M a year
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A study published in a U.S. medical journal says mosquito-borne dengue disease costs Puerto Rico nearly $40 million a year for treatment, surveillance and other expenditures. A team of researchers from Brandeis...
Libya drops ban on religion-based parties
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya has dropped a ban against parties based on religion, tribe or ethnicity, an official said, after the law irked Islamist parties in the run up to the first free election in June. The
World Bank also aids developed countries: Zoellick
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By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Outgoing World Bank President Robert Zoellick on Wednesday gave an impassioned defense of the institution he has run for five years and urged his successor to focus on d
Once poster child of crisis, Iceland recovers
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By Mia Shanley GRINDAVIK, Iceland (Reuters) - In this small Icelandic village, sailors are making double their pre-crisis pay, haddock sales to places like Boston and Brussels are booming and unemployment is
A guide to Egypt's pre-election turmoil
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Questions and answers about Wednesday's violence in Cairo, in which at least 11 people were killed in clashes between suspected supporters of Egypt's military rulers and anti-government protesters three weeks before...
U.N. food index set to ease, inflation fears remain
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MILAN (Reuters) - World food prices are expected to ease in April after three months of rises due to falls in some grain prices, but inflation worries are still simmering as soybean and rice prices climb - fanning
Appeals for freedom for missing French journalist
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The European Union joined journalist organizations and human rights groups in asking Colombia's main rebel group on Wednesday to immediately free a French journalist who disappeared during weekend combat. The French...
Russia to make hi-tech case against NATO missile shield
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By Steve Gutterman MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday it was fully committed to completing an antimissile shield in Europe even as Moscow promised to use computer modeling to show an inte
Iran: Israeli nukes greatest threat to peace
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A senior Iranian official says Israel's undeclared nuclear weapons pose the greatest threat to Mideast peace. He also is suggesting that the United States and other Western nuclear-weapons states are hypocritically...
Correction: Tomas Borge obituary
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In a May 1 story about the death of Tomas Borge Martinez, the last surviving founder of the Sandinista guerrilla movement, The Associated Press incorrectly said that a deadly bomb attack at a news conference in 1984 had...
Libya enacts new laws against Gadhafi loyalists
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Libya's rulers have passed new laws aimed at punishing the loyalists of the country's deposed ruler, Moammar Gadhafi. One law imposes a life sentence on anyone convicted of talking part in Gadhafi's propaganda machine....
Fire hits Moscow ski-jump
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A fire at a landmark ski-jump overlooking central Moscow has been extinguished after lighting up the night sky for nearly an hour. The ski-jump is atop the Sparrow Hills, a bluff about 60 meters (200 feet) above the...
Hamas says it's holding talks with 5 EU countries
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Hamas has been holding secret political talks with five European Union member states in recent months, a senior official in the Islamic militant group told The Associated Press on Wednesday. If confirmed, such talks...
Argentine lower house starts YPF takeover debate
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By Helen Popper BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's lower house started debating the renationalization of the nation's largest energy company on Wednesday, a measure that is popular at home despite fierce c
Poland says boycotting Ukraine would push it towards Russia
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WARSAW (Reuters) - The West should not boycott Ukraine during the European soccer championship in June as that would hamper its European ambitions and force the ex-Soviet country back into the arms of Russia, Polan
US firm on missile defense before conference
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On the eve of an international conference on missile-defense, the U.S. is holding firm to its contention that a Europe-based system strongly opposed by Moscow presents no threat to Russia. Russian officials plan to...
Islamists strengthen grip over north Mali
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In one town in northern Mali a man has been whipped for drinking alcohol. In another, pictures of unveiled women have been torn down. In a third, traditional music is no longer heard in the streets. While government...
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Police: Girlfriend found Junior Seau with gunshot wound to chest; appears to be suicide. ...