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Irans Guard warns against post-election turmoil
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Several Iranian newspapers are citing a senior Revolutionary Guard commander as warning his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after the June 14 presidential ...
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Dubai World Central starts building new warehouses
Dubai World Central (DWC) has announced that it has begin construction on the fourth complex of warehouses to be developed within its logistics ...
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Where in the world is Ragheb Alama Fans worried he wouldn’t show for Friday’s Arab Idol
fight with fellow feisty judge Ahlam digging too deep into Ragheb Alama's skin to the point that he flew the coup and headed to the City of Lights to hide in the Eiffel Tower? This was the question some fans wondered when the superstar tweeted a pic from Paris last week.Ragheb didn't let his fans down, and made it to Friday night's episode of the hit talent show, only for the ...
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Guantanamo Prison Hunger Strike Puts The Eyes Of The World On Us
U.S. Guantanamo prison wasestablished by the Bush administration in 2002. Of the 166 detainees, over 100 are refusing to eatas a form of protest. Some simply want ...
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Former CEO Of Nestle Wants The World’s Water Supply Under Corporate Control
@GreenBiz Nestle’s former CEO has not only come out in favor of genetically modified food and fought vigorously against the labeling of such food by corporations, he has also expressed favor with the idea ...
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Medical emergency eyed in Va. parade crash
View Photo Associated Press/Bristol Herald Courier, Earl Neikirk - Emergency personnel respond to one of the people hit by a car, at right, during the beginning of the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival in ...
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Gay hate murder on street
A GUNMAN issued homophobic slurs before fatally shooting a 32-year-old man at point-blank range in the face on a crowded street in New ...
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Video of carshunted into hotel pool
The woman driving the Toyota Camry, whose name has not been released, was taken to Broward Health Medical Center with serious injuries.No one was in the pool at the time, and a crane was called in to remove the car from the water but not bfore onlookers posted the pictures ...
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Probe into Conn. train crash giving way to cleanup
Officials in Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office say the governor will meet with representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board and Connecticut's two U.S. senators at the site of a Metro-North Railroad crash that injured 70 ...
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Upmarket Pakistan district votes again as Imran Khan decries killing
The body of Zahra Shahid Hussain, a senior female politician from cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's Tehreek-e-Insaf party, is carried at a hospital in Karachi, in this still image taken from video footage, May 18, 2013. Hussain was shot and killed by unidentified assailants on Saturday, according to ...
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Tunisia PM to Attend Doha International Forum
Tunis - Prime Minister Ali Larayedh will pay a two-day visit to Qatar as of Sunday. He will have a series of talks with Qatari leaders to look at means to strengthen co-operation and partnership relations. Mr. Larayedh will attend the 13th session of the Doha International Forum, according to a Prime Ministry communique released on Friday. Several heads of State and government, political ...
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GCC is 13th largest world economy says Bahraini Min.
WAM ABU DHABI: Gulf hydrocarbon producers emerged as the 13th most powerful economy in the world in 2011 while strong oil prices allowed them to become the fifth largest exporter with the highest trade surplus, according to a Bahraini minister. Hassan Fakhru, minister of trade and industry, estimated the combined GDP of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) at around US$1.4 trillion ...
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Iraq needs deep change to avoid sectarian war says paper
WAM ABU DHABI: What Iraq needs desperately is a system of more decentralised governance, where Baghdad is not calling all the shots - and targeting political opponents. There is reason to believe that a system drawing on the principles of federalism, with stronger regional administrations, is one way that Sunnis, Shias and Kurds could find common cause, according to a local newspaper. ...
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World UK PM losing control of party over EU
EU , there would be dire consequences for the country's global influence. The Tories said the PM's position on seeking to return powers was unchanged. Lord Howe's warning comes amid press reports that a figure close to the prime minister called grassroots Conservatives pushing for ...
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Report Iran hangs 2 men convicted of spying
TEHRAN, Iran -; Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA spy ...
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Record jackpot in US lottery draw
Powerball draw.Powerball.com said the win means the current estimated jackpot resets to 40 million dollars (26.4 million) or 25.1 million dollars (16.5 million) in cash value.The numbers drawn on Saturday were 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and Powerball 11.With four of every five possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone was almost certain to win the game's highest jackpot, though ...
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Saudi woman scales Everest summit as country warms to women in sports
Saudi woman Raha Moharrak reached the summit of Nepal's Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, in a first for the conservative Muslim kingdom where women's sports are severely restricted, tourism officials said on ...
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1 Winning Ticket Sold in Fla. on Powerball
A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million. Terry Rich, a lottery official in Iowa, confirmed the ticket matching all six numbers was sold in Florida. Rich told The Associated Press by telephone that details were expected to be announced later by Florida lottery officials about the actual ticket ...
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Greying China taps rural elderly to care for those even older
An elderly couple feed their great-grandson with a piece of cake as they sit under the sun in winter in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, January 9, ...
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Bus strikes kills woman at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
A woman's airport visit to greet an arriving traveler turned deadly when she tripped in a roadway and a charter bus ran over her. It forced the normally hectic four-lane arrivals section ...
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Indias weakened Congress wondering if early elections will help
Rahul Gandhi, a lawmaker, speaks to Sonia Gandhi (R), who is his mother and India's ruling Congress party chief, during the Indian National Congress meeting in Jaipur, capital of India's desert state of Rajasthan January 20, ...
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Auto world shifts gears to emerging markets India to ride the high tide
Expressing surprise over S&P's threat to downgrade India's credit rating, India Inc termed the agency's affirming its negative outlook on the country as unfortunate and ...
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Powerball drawing follows late ticket-buying rush
(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki). Cathy Raymond, of Oklahoma City, displays the Powerball Lottery tickets she purchased in Oklahoma City, Friday, May 17, ...
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Private Officer International offers Wellness Program www.privateofficer.com
Private Officer International continues to add great member services that are non-traditional, timely and of real value to our members. Each year we look at ways to increase our directed services, resources, training and member programs, always looking at how we can make a true difference to our membership group and to each member on a personal level. Today, I am excited and proud to announce ...
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Japans economic rebound a recipe for Europe
PARIS: The recovery of the Japanese economy, just as a recession in Europe digs in, is renewing pressure on European policymakers to shift course from austerity to stimulus. Data released on Thursday showed Japan's economy grew markedly in the first quarter, only weeks after a new government and a new team at the central bank set about stoking the world's third-biggest economy. The ...
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Austin among the leading US cities emerging from recession
The financial crisis, now refered to by some as the Great Recession, has battered cities across the country, but Austin has become a pocket of hope where jobs are available and the population is growing, suggesting that the city may be among a few in the US leading the country out of the recession.
Austin has been ranked in the top 20 US cities with strong population growth, the study was done by the Census Bureau, this is a reflection of the sound economic performance of Texas as whole (the state had several of its cities in the top 20), and subsequently may be given four additional House seats following the 2010 census. Read more
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