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Putin to run for Russian presidency next year

Sept 25, 2011

MOSCOW (AP) ― Vladimir Putin’s decision to reclaim the presidency next year sets up the possibility that he could rule Russia until 2024 and foreshadows a continuation of the strongman rule that many in the West have called a retreat from democracy.Although Putin departed the Kremlin in 2008 due to
In Myanmar, living in fear of army

Sept 25, 2011

LOI TAI LENG, Myanmar (AP) ― The soldiers arrived unexpectedly in 15-year-old Sai Noom Mong’s village in eastern Myanmar with a brutal message: Leave your homes, they told hundreds of startled residents, or we’ll burn them to the ground.Fearful of their fate but too frail to flee themselves, the tee
Libyan forces fight for Gadhafi town

Sept 25, 2011

A Libyan fighter screams for help after his comrade was shot during heavy battles at the entrance of Al-Etha’a street, about 7 kilometers from the heart of Sirte on Saturday. (Xinhua-Yonhap News)SIRTE, Libya (AP) ― With NATO jets roaring overhead, revolutionary forces fought their way into Moammar G
Yemeni government kills 40 in new battles

Sept 25, 2011

Saleh tightens grip on country; rivals call for international helpSANAA (AP) ― In one of the bloodiest days of Yemen’s uprising, government troops backed by snipers and shelling attacked a square full of Yemeni protesters Saturday and battled with pro-opposition forces in the capital, killing a
Doubts about Perry rises among Republican Party

Sept 25, 2011

Shaky debate, vote loss signals trouble for front-runner for 2012ORLANDO (AP) ― Texas Gov. Rick Perry worked to convince Florida Republicans Saturday that he is the strongest contender for the party’s presidential nomination despite a shaky debate performance earlier this week that has sparked jitte
Abbas hints at rejecting peace blueprint

Sept 25, 2011

Palestinian leader says won’t agree to any proposal disregarding border situationsUNITED NATIONS (AP) ― Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas strongly suggested Saturday that he would reject a peacemaking blueprint put forward by international mediators, saying he would not agree to any proposal that
Putin to run for Russian presidency in 2012

Sept 25, 2011

MOSCOW (AP) -- Vladimir Putin's decision to reclaim the presidency next year sets up the possibility that he could rule Russia until 2024 and foreshadows a continuation of the strongman rule that many in the West have called a retreat from democracy.Although Putin departed the Kremlin in 2008 due to
CERN claims faster-than-light particle measured

Sept 23, 2011

GENEVA (AP) ― A fundamental pillar of physics ― that nothing can go faster than the speed of light ― appears to be smashed by an oddball subatomic particle that has apparently made a giant end run around Albert Einstein’s theories.Scientists at the world’s largest physics lab said Thursday they have
15 killed in renewed violence in Yemeni capital

Sept 23, 2011

SANAA (AP) ― Renewed violence in the Yemeni capital killed at least 15 people on Thursday as forces loyal to the regime and its opponents shelled each other’s strategic positions from hills surrounding the city, medical and security official said.The shelling over the city has terrified residents an
Republican rivals in debate hit Obama

Sept 23, 2011

ORLANDO, Florida (AP) ― Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Perry accused each other in a debate Thursday night of contradicting themselves on issues such as health care and Social Security retirement benefits.Texas Gov. Perry has overtaken former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney a
Talks between Chrysler and UAW break down: sources

Sept 23, 2011

DETROIT (AP) ― Negotiations over a new four-year contract between Chrysler and the United Auto Workers have broken down as both sides refuse to budge on key financial issues, two people briefed on the bargaining said Thursday. The talks ended late Wednesday in a dispute over the number of workers wh
G20 finance chiefs agree to intensify cooperation to tackle global crisis

Sept 23, 2011

SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- Finance chiefs of the leading 20 countries have agreed to intensify cooperation to tackle the global economic crisis, stemming from deepening anxiety over fiscal soundness and stagnant economic recovery in Europe and other major advanced countries.The leaders promised to
China man held on suspicion of keeping sex slaves

Sept 23, 2011

BEIJING (AP) _ A Chinese man has been detained on suspicion of keeping six women in secret underground rooms as his sex slaves for two years and killing two of them, a state-owned newspaper reported Friday.The Southern Metropolis Daily said that over the past two years, the man, Li Hao, allegedly ki
French court issues first fine for face veil-wearing women

Sept 23, 2011

MEAUX, France, Sept 22, 2011 (AFP) -A French police court on Thursday issued its first fines against two women charged with wearing the full-face covering Islamic niqab.Police have issued several on-the-spot fines since the ban came into effect in April but these are the first court-issued fines, wi
U.S. Senate clears one hurdle to FTA with S. Korea

Sept 23, 2011

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Senate, led by Democrats, voted Thursday to approve the renewal of a worker training program, raising hopes of the ratification of free trade pacts with South Korea, Colombia and Panama.President Barack Obama's push for extending the Trade Adjustment Assista