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Delhi police call for death penalty after bus rape
AFP, Published on 18/12/2012
» New Delhi's police chief on Tuesday demanded the death penalty for rapists amid growing outrage over the gang-rape of a 23-year-old student on a school bus in the city.
Japan's incoming PM calls for central bank easing
AFP, Published on 18/12/2012
» Japan's incoming prime minister Shinzo Abe told the country's chief central banker Tuesday he wanted to set a two percent inflation target, in the opening salvo of his battle to kickstart the economy.
Ailing Iraq president in Germany for treatment
AFP, Published on 18/12/2012
» Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, a key figure who has long sought to bridge bitter divides in his war-scarred country, arrived in Germany Thursday for treatment after he suffered a stroke.
Obama demands Republicans compromise on fiscal cliff
AFP, Published on 18/12/2012
» US President Barack Obama leaned heavily on Republicans Wednesday to come to terms on a deficit reduction deal by year's end to avert the "fiscal cliff" crisis of sweeping tax hikes and spending cuts.
Samsung says to drop Europe case against Apple
AFP, Published on 18/12/2012
» South Korean tech giant Samsung is to drop a legal request to ban Apple products in five European countries but will maintain lawsuits for alleged patent infringement, a Samsung spokeswoman told AFP on Tuesday.