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Palestinian refugee camps in Syria now theatres of war - UN agency chief
17 June 2013 150 Warning that the centrifugal force of the Syria crisis continues to imperil the region, a senior United Nations agency official today said that more than half of the Palestinian refugee camps in Syria have become "theatres of war," where killings and kidnappings have become the norm. According to the Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine ...
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UN chief renews call for entry into force of treaty banning nuclear tests
17 June 2013 150 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today renewed his call for the earliest entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), which prohibits all nuclear tests across the world. "Now it is time for the international community to exercise political will and act," Mr. Ban said in his message to the CTBT: Science and Technology 2013 Conference in Vienna, ...
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UN General Assembly set to explore impacts of ocean acidification
17 June 2013 150 The United Nations General Assembly will begin today its consideration of the impacts that the increasing acidification of the world's oceans will have on the marine environment and on people. This year's informal Consultative Process on oceans, which opens today and runs through 20 June, will provide a forum for countries to discuss the challenges posed by rising ocean ...
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Irans Rowhani Promises New Era
Iran's newly elected president is giving a glimpse into what he says may lie ahead for relations between Tehran and the rest of the world. Cleric Hassan Rowhani spoke at a news conference Monday, during which he promised to follow a path of moderation. President-elect Hassan Rowhani took to the podium to make clear his victory represents a new era, hinting at a new start with world ...
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Assad Warns Europe Will Pay the Price for Arming Rebels
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is warning Europe it will "pay the price" if it arms the rebels fighting to drive him from power. Assad told Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper that giving the rebels weapons would "export" terrorists to Europe. He said fighters in Syria would gain combat experience and return to Europe with extremist ideologies. The Syrian president ...
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Syria Conflict Exposes Old Rivalries at G8 Summit
LONDON World leaders gathering at the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland have been discussing how to end the Syrian conflict - and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been defending his support for Syrian leader Bashar al Assad, despite criticism from the his G8 counterparts. Intense gun battles rage in the heart of Damascus and Aleppo on the same day that G8 leaders gather in Northern ...
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Red Cross Guantanamo reports sought in 911 case
A sign is seen outside the Courthouse One Expeditionary Legal Complex at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Monday, June 17, 2013, as Military Commission preliminary hearings reconvened in the case against Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and his fellow 911 co-conspirators. Five Guantanamo Bay prisoners accused of helping orchestrate the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are due back in court as the U.S. ...
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G-8 communique sidesteps Assad’s fate
G-8 leaders from left, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin, British Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama during the G-8 summit at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. (AP Photo/Lefteris ...
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World Sickle Cell awareness Day launched
Accra, June 18, GNA - The World Health Orgainsation (WHO) on Tuesday launched the Sickle Cell Awareness Day aimed at heightening public education and activism, early diagnoses and management of the ...
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Europes Dirty Little Secret - By Cristina Odone
Afghans take over, peace office opens: a ridiculous mouse? Syria aid M.I.A.; Iran's shady plans to go nuclear; Middies charged with rape; The services are "acting like children;" And a bit more. - by Gordon ...
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Worlds Largest Solar Boat Docks in NYC
The world's largest solar boat, a catamaran called Turanor, reached New York City Monday afternoon, docking at the North Cove Marina in downtown Manhattan at about 5 p.m. New York is the boat's sixth stop in a trans-Atlantic expedition that began in March in the south of France. The boat's upper decks are covered in 5,554 square feet of solar paneling. The photovoltaic cells get ...
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G8 calls for urgent Syria peace talks despite Russia split
G8 leaders on Tuesday called for a peace conference on Syria to be held as soon as possible but deep divisions remained as Russia stood by its embattled Middle East ...
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Turkish PM Erdogan claims victory after protest crackdown
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday claimed victory over anti-government protesters after a heavy crackdown, as police raided homes and arrested dozens of demonstrators in a bid to stamp out nearly three weeks of ...
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Socceroos Brazil-bound after late goal secures World Cup spot
Sydney 2000 Socceroos coach Holger Osieck has described qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil as a "beautiful feeling" and vindication of his methods.Australia beat Iraq 1-0 in a tense, nervy affair at Sydney's Olympic stadium last night thanks to an 83rd-minute headed goal from substitute Josh ...
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Florida couple who made child porn sentenced after international search
A North Florida man and his wife will both spend about three decades in federal prison for sexually abusing children, capturing it on video and posting their illegal acts online for millions to see.Brandon Gillreath, 33, was sentenced Monday to 35 years in prison and lifetime probation. His wife, 25-year-old Corine Motley, was sentenced to 29 years and six months in prison followed by 20 years ...
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Kim takes notes from Hitlers playbook
to mark his birthday, but North Korea-watchers believe the move is part of an effort to make him seem powerful, rather than drawing on Nazi beliefs."One source says there have been many overt attempts to imbue Kim Jong-Un with an ‘intimidating charisma’, such as having him shout very forcefully at associates (Kim Jong-Il was never seen to do such a thing) and even throwing ...
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British summer rain set to stay
Weather scientists said on Tuesday that a country that has been unusually soggy in recent years is not likely to dry out soon, and a warm Atlantic Ocean may be to blame.Meteorologists and climate scientists from around Britain met to discuss why this traditionally temperate country has recently experienced icy winters, the coldest spring in half a century and a string of washed-out ...
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Suicide fashion shoot sparks outrage
US magazine VICE has provoked outrage over a fashion photo shoot of models posing as famous women writers in the act of committing ...
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Bizarro World Bill Ayers Accuses Obama of Terrorism
I'm old enough to remember when Barack Obama's association with Bill Ayers, the former Weather Underground member, gave some people the idea that Obama was a dangerous radical who couldn't be trusted in office. Add to the list of people who agree that Obama is a dangerous radical one Bill Ayers. Ayers is basically incapable of giving a non-entertaining interview -- remember ...
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China says Ghanas arrest of its miners will not harm relations
ACCRA (Reuters) - China is determined that its relations with Ghana will not be undermined by the arrest of some 200 Chinese illegal gold miners in a crackdown by Ghanaian authorities, a senior Beijing Foreign Ministry official said on ...
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Spanish royal tax fraud case founders on mistaken identity
MADRID (Reuters) - A fraud investigation of Spain's Princess Cristina was thrown into disarray on Tuesday when the Tax Agency said it had been mistaken in reporting she had been the seller of 1.4 million euros ($1.87 million) worth of ...
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Italy court sentences man for school bomb murder
A portrait of 16-year-old Melissa Bassi, who was killed by a bomb that exploded in front of her school before classes on Saturday, hangs beside an Italy flag ahead of her funeral service in Mesagne, near Brindisi May 21, ...
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Quake shakes Perus capital of Lima
LIMA (Reuters) - A moderate earthquake shook buildings in Peru's capital on Tuesday but there were no reported injuries or damage, Reuters witnesses and safety officials ...
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Brad Pitts Son Maddox Gets Shot in World War Z Movie
Cast member Brad Pitt attends a photocall for the film ''Killing Them Softly'', by director Andrew Dominik, in competition at the 65th Cannes Film Festival, May 22, ...
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Torrential rain devastates Northern India
Indian army personnel rescue stranded people in one of the worst flood-affected regions in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, June 18, 2013. Torrential rain and floods washed away buildings and roads, killing at least 23 people in the northern Indian state, officials said on Monday. Many more people remain ...
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Louisiana's recovery might be brought to its knees
The six-month moratorium suspending all exploratory oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is another blow to an economy already reeling and could potentially undermine the state for years to come.
There can be no one left in Louisiana who has not heard about the Deepwater Horizon disaster and the oil spill that has resulted from the collapse of the rig, which killed eleven people in the process and is now threatening the livelihoods of countless communities along the state’s coast. Read more
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