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ING to pay $619 mn to settle US sanctions charges
AFP, Published on 12/06/2012
» Dutch bank ING will pay $619 million to settle US government accusations that it violated sanctions banning transactions with Cuba, Iran and others, the Treasury Department said Tuesday.
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Another 'vampire' skeleton unearthed in Bulgaria
AFP, Published on 12/06/2012
» Another centuries-old skeleton of a man who was subjected to a ritual to stop him from turning into a vampire was unearthed in central Bulgaria Tuesday, archaeologist Nikolay Ovcharov said.
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Ten-man Aussies hold Japan, Koreans cruise
AFP, Published on 12/06/2012
» Ten-man Australia held free-flowing Japan to a 1-1 draw in World Cup qualifying Tuesday, as South Korea marched towards Brazil 2014 with a 3-0 hammering of Lebanon.
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More than 70 feared dead in Afghan quakes
AFP, Published on 12/06/2012
» More than 70 people, most women and children, are feared dead after a landslide triggered by a double earthquake engulfed their Afghan village, officials said on Tuesday.
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Falklands to hold referendum on political status
AFP, Published on 12/06/2012
» The Falkland Islands will hold a referendum on its political status in 2013 in a bid to end the bitter territorial dispute between Britain and Argentina, the archipelago's government said.
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Singapore ex-top cop faces sex-for-favours charges
AFP, Published on 12/06/2012
» The former head of the Singapore police's drug enforcement unit was charged Tuesday with corruption for soliciting sexual favours in exchange for help with contracts, court documents showed.
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Japan's No. 2 mobster to be freed on $19 mn bail
AFP, Published on 12/06/2012
» The number-two man in Japan's biggest yakuza group will be released on 1.5 billion yen ($19 million) bail ahead of his trial for extortion, a court decided Tuesday.
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Taliban bombs kill eight in Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 12/06/2012
» Taliban bomb attacks killed at least eight people, including women and children, in Afghanistan on Tuesday, officials said.
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Tens of thousands defy raids to march against Putin
AFP, Published on 12/06/2012
» Tens of thousands of protesters chanting "Russia Will be Free" rallied in Moscow on Tuesday against President Vladimir Putin's third term despite a police crackdown on their leaders a day earlier.
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14-year-old Zhang poised for US Open start
AFP, Published on 12/06/2012
» Chinese 14-year-old Andy Zhang is poised to become the youngest golfer to play the US Open since World War II after the withdrawals of Brandt Snedeker and Paul Casey on Monday.
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