Rise in Afghan women jailed for ‘moral crimes’ Wednesday, May 22, 2013,09:20:23 AM
The Afghan government should take urgent steps to halt an alarming increase in women and girls imprisoned for “moral crimes”, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. ....
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Victims recount race to surviveWednesday, May 22, 2013,09:20:23 AM
Americans who survived the massive tornado that barrelled through an Oklahoma City suburb described racing for shelter only to emerge scarred and bloodied on a moon-like landscape of debris. ....
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Open RefugeWednesday, May 22, 2013,09:20:23 AM
Ethiopian migrants sleep out in the open near a transit centre where they wait to be repatriated, in the western Yemeni town of Haradh, on the border with Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday. ....
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Indian Embassy begins issuing exit papers to citizens in Saudi ArabiaTuesday, May 21, 2013,09:50:15 AM
India on Monday started verification and issuance of Emergency Certificates allowing its citizens to leave Saudi Arabia following concerns over a new labour policy in the Gulf Kingdom.....
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The force separates sparring star wars, Dr who fansTuesday, May 21, 2013,09:49:20 AM
Police had to be called in to separate rival Star Wars and Dr Who fans at a scifi convention in Norwich, England. Trouble began after head of the rival club was refused to enter a Sci-Fi convention, organised by the Norwich Star Wars Club, to get autographs from ....
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23 Hezbollah among 80 killed in battle for key Syrian townTuesday, May 21, 2013,09:49:20 AM
Syrian government forces pushed deeper into a strategic opposition- held town near the Lebanese border on Monday, battling rebels in fierce street fighting, state-media reported. An activist group said at least 23 elite fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group ....
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N Korea test fires 6th missile in three daysTuesday, May 21, 2013,09:49:20 AM
North Korea fired a sixth shortrange missile into the Sea of Japan on Monday, defying warnings from UN chief Ban Ki-moon and South Korea after a flurry of similar tests at the weekend. The latest firing was confirmed by the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), who said it was unclear if the North was testing....
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Divorced Briton slits his children’s throats, flees on roller skatesTuesday, May 21, 2013,09:49:20 AM
A 48-year-old divorced Briton, locked in a bitter custody battle, confessed on Sunday that he had killed his two young children by slitting their throats in his flat near the eastern French city of Lyon. The murders took place on Saturday. Witnesses said the man fled on roller skates after his French....
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Oscar pistorius’s and reeva’s last shot together Tuesday, May 21, 2013,09:49:20 AM
Four days before he shot her dead, 26- year-old double amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius and his model lover were snapped as they larked around with a pet monkey on a sofa in his apartment. The picture has been published in South Africa's You magazine. The photo shows Pistorius and ....
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Yahoo! confirms Tumblr deal for $1.1 billionTuesday, May 21, 2013,09:49:20 AM
Yahoo! announced on Monday it will acquire blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion, saying the two companies "share a vision to make the Internet the ultimate creative canvas." The two firms confirmed weekend reports of the tie-up, in a deal which helps the struggling Internet pioneer connect with Tumblr's youthful users.....
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Musharraf granted bail in Bhutto assassination caseTuesday, May 21, 2013,09:49:20 AM
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Monday granted bail to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over the assassination of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007. Judge Chaudhry Habib-ur-Rehman of the anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi granted bail to Musharraf against two surety bonds of Rs....
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Wave of attacks kills at least 86 in iraqTuesday, May 21, 2013,09:49:20 AM
Iraqis look at the remains of a car bomb that detonated in the Kamaliya area of eastern Baghdad on Monday. A string of car bombs and shootings tore through Shia and Sunni areas, killing at least 86 people and escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodletting, officials said....
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Imran’s party leader shot dead in KarachiMonday, May 20, 2013,09:10:32 AM
A founder member of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) party was shot dead by unidentified gunmen outside her residence here, hours before partial re-polling for the national assembly seat in the area on Sunday. Zahra Shahid Hussain, the 60- year-old vice-president of the party’s Sindh unit, was....
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US lottery winner scoops $590.5-million jackpotMonday, May 20, 2013,09:10:32 AM
One ticket-holder has beaten the odds of one in 175 million to win a Powerball lottery jackpot of over $590.5 million, organisers said on Sunday, ending a days-long American quest for a life-changing payout. This is the highest Powerball jackpot ever. The winner was not immediately identified and organisers did....
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Bombs target Sunnis, kill at least 76 in IraqSunday, May 19, 2013,10:38:02 AM
Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas on Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in over eight months. The spike in sectarian bloodshed heightened fears the country could be veering toward civil war. The attacks followed two days of bombings....
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Imposter, model, prisoner, spySunday, May 19, 2013,10:37:50 AM
Sultry Anna Chapman — dubbed “Agent 90-60-90” because of her figure measurements in cm — hit headlines in June 2010 after being exposed as a member of a deepcover Russian spy ring in the US. Chapman and nine other Russian agents lived in suburban US homes and worked at jobs ....
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Smoke and IceSunday, May 19, 2013,10:37:50 AM
In this photo provided by the Alaskan Volcano Observatory, the Pavlof volcano erupts as seen from the air from the southwest in Cold Bay, Alaska. The 8,262-foot volcano shot an ash cloud 15,000 feet into the air on Friday in an ongoing eruption that is visible for miles. The volcano last erupted in 2007....
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Hailstorms, floods kill 55 in ChinaSunday, May 19, 2013,10:37:50 AM
A total of 55 people have died while 14 were reported missing due to the latest rain and hailstorms that have hit south China, government statistics said on Friday. The worst-hit Guangdong province reported 36 deaths and 10 missing people, Xinhua said citing authorities related to disaster....
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An Oklahoma City suburb was ravaged by a massive tornado on monday afternoon that is feared to have killed up to 24 people and injured over 200. The 3-km wide tornado tore through town of Moore outside ....
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