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World
Egyptians Want To Clean Remnants Of Mubarak
Egyptian protesters chant slogans against the country’s military ruling council and presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq, as one holds a poster with merged photos of ousted President Hosni Mubarak and Ahmed Shafiq, in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, June 14, 2012. Judges appointed by Hosni Mubarak dissolved the Islamist-dominated parliament…
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West Asia
Major news in Syria: Twenty-Two Army, Law-enforcement and Civilian Martyrs Laid to Rest
Top news in <Syria Arab News Agency>: Twenty-Two Army, Law-enforcement and Civilian Martyrs Laid to Rest On the music of the ‘Martyr’ and the ‘Farewell’, the bodies of 22 martyrs from the army, law enforcement forces and civilians on Thursday were escorted from the military hospitals of Tishreen in Damascus,…
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Nike’s Turbospeed Suit For US Track & Field Team
This product illustration released by Nike shows a Turbospeed suit, the official apparel for the USA Track & Field team for the London Summer Olympics. U.S. Olympic track and field athletes will wear the uniforms at the London Olympics that Nike says could shave up to 0.023 seconds off 100-meter…
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West Asia
Major news in UAE: Indian hangs himself after getting job termination letter in UAE
Top news in <Emirates 24/7>: Indian hangs himself after getting job termination letter in UAE One more Indian has committed suicide in the UAE, raising the number of people who ended their lives due to psychological and financial problems. Shyam Kumar, 47 from Kallampalam near Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, allegedly ended his…
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Dhaka: UNHCR must solve root cause of Myanmar refugee
DHAKA, June 13 — Bangladesh Wednesday (June 13) denied the idea of harboring Myanmar refugees into Bangladesh further as Foreign Minister Dr. Dipu Moni is scheduled to hold dialogue with UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) next week. The foreign minister, however, insisted that the meeting with the UNHCR’s second-in-chief would…
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West Asia
Israeli Apartments Built On Palestinian Land Ordered To Remove
A view of the Jewish Ulpana enclave in the West Bank settlement of Beit El near Ramallah, is seen Wednesday, June 13, 2012. Israel’s Supreme Court has ordered five apartment buildings in the outpost to be removed by July 1 after determining they were built on private Palestinian land. Four…
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Column
Iraqi Bomb Attack Even Kills Innocent Baby
Karim Hamid kisses the dead body of his nephew Morteda Faleh, who was killed with his father, mother, brother and sister in a car bomb attack in Baghdad, before burial in Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June 13, 2012. A wave of bombings targeted religious…
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on Jun 14: China ‘exported military vehicles to North Korea’
Top news in <Yomiuri Online>: China ‘exported military vehicles to North Korea’ China exported military vehicles that could carry and launch long-range ballistic missiles to North Korea in August last year, it has been learned. The vehicles are believed to have been used to carry what appeared to be newly…
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Major news in China on Jun 14: State Council improves food safety
Top news in <CNTV>: State Council improves food safety Country will reward people who expose substandard products The State Council laid out measures to improve food safety on Wednesday, including tighter supervision and harsher punishment for violators. “It is an onerous task for the government to ensure food safety,” as…
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