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Vietnam releases dissident priest Nguyen Van Ly

One of Vietnam's high-profile human rights activists has been released from prison, five years before the end of his sentence. Nguyen Van Ly, 63, suffered two strokes in 2009 that left him partly para

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Jacob Zuma bids to ease Zimbabwe coalition tension

South African President Jacob Zuma is due to land in Zimbabwe for a three-day trip, aiming to ease tensions within the fragile power-sharing government. It is thought Mr Zuma will assess the country's

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Budget 2010: EU calls for faster UK deficit cuts

The government's plans for reducing the budget deficit are not ambitious enough - according to a European Commission report to be published on Wednesday. The report warns that the UK is not on course

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Thousands of anti-government protesters flood Thai capital

Tens of thousands of protesters poured into the center of Bangkok on Sunday, bringing the city to a virtual standstill in an effort to topple the Thailand government. The anti-government demonstration

2010-03-15 3771 阅读

Memo: Testing didn't duplicate sticky gas pedal on man's Pri

Technicians who tested a Toyota Prius after its owner claimed its gas pedal stuck were unable to recreate the same condition, according to a draft congressional memo obtained Sunday by CNN. In additio

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3 people associated with U.S. consulate killed in Mexico

Three people connected to the U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, were killed in two drive-by shootings, a senior White House official told CNN Sunday. Two of the victims were an American employe

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Envoy: U.S.-Pakistan relations significantly improved

The relationship between the United States and Pakistan has seen a significant improvement under the Obama administration, the U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan said Sunday, attributing r

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Boehner: Moving Gitmo prisoners to U.S. 'makes no sense'

The top Republican in the House and a senior White House adviser on Sunday debated a plan for closing the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay and moving some of the terrorism suspects held there on

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Exclusive: NBC may make time for '24'

Multiple sources confirm to me exclusively that 20th Century Fox has approached NBC about picking up the series should Fox opt to cancel it and the Peacock is considering it. Theres definitely some in

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Clinton: Israeli settlement announcement insulting

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that Israel's announcement of new settlement construction in disputed territory in East Jerusalem was insulting to the United States. The Israeli announc

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Deadly blasts rock southern Afghanistan

A series of explosions rocked southern Afghanistan's volatile Kandahar province on Saturday, killing at least 35 people and wounding 47 others, local officials said. Provincial Gov. Toryalai Wesa conf

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Al Qaeda suspect's work at nuclear sites prompts call for pr

A U.S. senator is calling for a federal probe into the system of background checks for employees at nuclear plants after learning that a suspected al Qaeda member from New Jersey worked at five such s

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Day 1 estimate: 120,000 iPads sold

A snapshot of who's buying what based on a sample of first-day pre-orders Click to enlarge. Source: AAPL Sanity The team at Investor Village's AAPL Sanity board have completed their initial analysis o

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Iran arrests 30 accused of U.S.-backed cyber war

Iran has arrested 30 people for waging what it called an organized, U.S.-backed cyber war against the nation, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported Saturday. Iran's judiciary said those arres

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Afghan tribe kills each other, not the Taliban

JALALABAD, Afghanistan - Six weeks ago, elders of the Shinwari tribe, which dominates a large area in southeastern Afghanistan, pledged that they would set aside internal differences to focus on fight

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