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Obama vows support for democracy
Associated Press, Published on 22/01/2013
» WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama declared Monday that a decade of war is ending, the nation's economy is recovering and "America's possibilities are limitless" as he launched into a second term before a flag-waving crowd of hundreds of thousands.
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Pulitzer winner Stanley Karnow dies
Associated Press, Published on 28/01/2013
» Stanley Karnow, the award-winning author and journalist who wrote a definitive book about the Vietnam War, worked on an accompanying documentary and later won a Pulitzer for a history of the Philippines, died Sunday morning. He was 87.
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State of emergency in Egypt
Associated Press, Published on 29/01/2013
» CAIRO - Protesters and riot police clashed in Cairo and the riot-torn city of Port Said as Egypt's political violence stretched into a fifth day on Monday, despite efforts by the Islamist president to contain the crisis by imposing a state of emergency in three provinces.
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Philippines reflects on robberies
Associated Press, Published on 04/02/2013
» MANILA - Even by the usual standards in the Philippines, where crime is an accepted part of life, the brazen evening robbery of a jewellery store in one of the world's largest malls shocked residents of Manila.
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Malaysia criticised over Uighurs
Associated Press, Published on 05/02/2013
» An international rights group has criticised Malaysia for deporting six ethnic Uighur Chinese who were seeking asylum, saying it has put the men's lives in danger.
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Pope resigning on Feb 28, conclave in March
Associated Press, Published on 11/02/2013
» <b><font color="yellow">UPDATE</b></font> VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI said Monday he lacks the strength to fulfill his duties and on Feb 28 will become the first pontiff in 600 years to resign.
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Worawi to meet Fifa over fixing claim
Associated Press, Published on 20/02/2013
» Thailand football chief Worawi Makudi plans to meet with officials from Fifa and Interpol on Thursday over allegations of match-fixing during last year's Thai FA Cup final.
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Iceland's Internet porn ban sparks uproar
Associated Press, Published on 25/02/2013
» REYKJAVIK — In the age of instant information, globe-spanning viral videos and the World Wide Web, can a thoroughly wired country become a porn-free zone? Authorities in Iceland want to find out.
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Ahead of CITES, pressure to ban Thai ivory trade
Associated Press, Published on 02/03/2013
» You can buy it freely in urban markets and rural stalls set up at elephant shows in Thailand every day: ivory, carved into everything from intricate statuettes of the Hindu deity Ganesh for more than US$1,000 apiece, to tiny tusk pendants worth less than $10.
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Playboy magazine launches Hebrew language edition
Associated Press, Published on 05/03/2013
» JERUSALEM - Israelis can now read Playboy "for the articles."
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