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Women speak out over Khmer Rouge sexual violence
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» For three decades the scars branded onto Kim Khem's arms have been a reminder of the sexual torture she saw under the Khmer Rouge. Now, aged 80, she is finally breaking her silence on the horrors of the past.
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Rocket attack on Kabul kills one, wounds three
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» Rockets struck near Kabul's presidential palace and international airport Tuesday on the 11th anniversary of the Taliban withdrawal from the Afghan capital, killing one and wounding three, police said.
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Japan PM to call snap election - reports
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» TOKYO -- Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has decided to dissolve Japan's parliament as early as Friday, with an election possibly next month, in a move likely to unseat him from power, according to media reports on Tuesday.
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British outrage as terror suspect Abu Qatada bailed
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» British officials and media reacted with outrage after judges allowed terror suspect Abu Qatada, dubbed Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe, to go free on bail Tuesday.
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EU finance ministers tackle growth as economy slumps
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» EU finance ministers tackled ways of boosting the slumping economy on Tuesday as the debt crisis bites deeper, after eurozone ministers reported progress overnight on the Greek bailout.
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Chinese LED firm plans record investment in Taiwan
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» A leading Chinese maker of energy-saving light bulbs plans to invest Tw$2.35 billion ($81 million) in a Taiwanese peer, in the biggest single investment from China, the companies and officials said Tuesday.
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US Afghanistan general linked to Petraeus scandal
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» The US commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, is under investigation for "inappropriate" emails to a woman linked to the sex scandal involving former CIA director David Petraeus, a defense official said Tuesday.
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Dalai Lama calls Japanese to probe Tibet immolations
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» The Dalai Lama urged Japanese lawmakers Tuesday to visit Tibet to find out the reasons for a spate of self-immolations, after Beijing accused him of instigating the deadly protests against Chinese rule.
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Animal rights group puts bounty on elephant killers
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» Animal rights group PETA offered a $1,000 reward Tuesday for information on the killing of three critically-endangered Sumatran elephants near palm oil plantations in Indonesia.
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Vodafone slumps into loss of pound sterling1.977bn on Spain, Italy
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» British mobile phone giant Vodafone on Tuesday revealed it had slumped into a net loss of pound sterling1.977 billion during its first half on massive writedowns linked to indebted eurozone countries Spain and Italy.
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