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World Briefing | Europe: Germany: 2 Charged With Spying
Two Libyan men, identified only as 42-year-old Adel Ab. and 46-year-old Adel Al., have been charged with spying on members of Libya’s opposition in Germany.
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World Briefing | EUROPE: France: Calls to End Expulsions
The European Parliament urged France and other European states on Thursday “immediately to suspend all expulsions of Roma.”
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World Briefing | Europe: Rise in Out-Of-Wedlock Births
The European Union says the number of children born out of wedlock in the 27-nation bloc has doubled over the past two decades and now accounts for over one-third of the region’s births.
Categories: Breaking News
World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Phone Hacking Inquiry Approved
The House of Commons on Thursday approved a new parliamentary inquiry into the journalistic use of phone hacking.
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World Briefing | ASIA: South Korea: Activist Is Indicted
South Korean authorities have indicted a Christian activist who made an unapproved visit to North Korea.
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Pastor nixes Quran-burning, claims NYC mosque deal (AP)
AP - The anti-Muslim leader of a tiny Florida church backed off his threat to burn the Quran, defusing an international firestorm Thursday after he said he was promised that a planned Islamic center and mosque would be moved away from New York's ground zero. The imam planning the center, however, quickly denied such a deal.
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Military Seeks to Buy 10,000 Copies of Book of Secrets
Defense officials are attempting to prevent distribution of an Afghan war memoir they say contains intelligence secrets.
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Aussie detective brings peace to warring PNG tribes
An Australian foreign aid program led by a former Queensland detective has dramatically cut tribal violence in the PNG Highlands.
Categories: Business News
Apple Plays to App Developers by Revealing Its Policy Guidelines
The company said it would relax its rules on how software developers can build applications for its iPhone and iPad.
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Parents try to recover runaway in Brazil
An American family is desperately trying to get their daughter back after the 15-year-old ran away with her boyfriend to Brazil, where authorities handed her over to the boyfriend's family.
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Wildfire sets sights on Boulder as wind picks up (AP)
AP - Neighborhoods once filled with million-dollar homes and scenic mountain cabins have become piles of smoking rubble. On one lot, all that survived was a tennis court. On others, all that's left are crumbling, ash-covered foundations.
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Advertising: Revealing Little, and Hoping It Will Make Viewers Want More
NBC’s buildup for “The Event” includes online promotions and a strategy of saying very little about the scripts.
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Advertising: Revealing Little, and Hoping It Will Make Viewers Want More
NBC’s buildup for “The Event” includes online promotions and a strategy of saying very little about the scripts.
Categories: Business News
Special Report: The Female Factor: In Old Societies, New Fashions Convey Power
Women in corporate India are squeezing into business suits. But what may connote tradition to a Westerner could telegraph a higher status to an Asian or African woman.
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Iran to free female US hiker (AFP)
AFP - Iran will soon free Sarah Shourd, one of three US hikers the Islamic republic detained more than a year ago, an Iranian diplomat announced on Thursday.
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Critics Say Mexico Needs to Learn From Colombia
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- With a blunt remark that grated on Mexicans, Washington's top diplomat was merely echoing a growing concern about the alarming violence and instability being caused by Mexico's war on drug cartels.
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Woman gored to death in Spanish bull run
A running bull gored and killed a woman spectator who poked her head through the barrier during a town bull run in central Spain on Thursday, authorities said.
Categories: Business News
Beckham Eyes England Return After Capello Talks
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - David Beckham believes he has a lifeline to resurrect his international career after having clear-the-air talks with England manager Fabio Capello.
Categories: Sports
German Banker Resigns Amid Furor Over Book on Immigrants
Thilo Sarrazin’s recently released book on immigration caused a storm in Germany by accusing Muslims of refusing to integrate and of “dumbing down” German society.
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Berlin Journal: Chinese Food, the Wines of Germany, and a Debate
At a time when a book has stirred debate over immigration in Germany, a Berlin restaurant with a Chinese immigrant owner and an extensive German wine list is thriving.
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