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SHANGHAI – An Australian diplomat says a Rio Tinto executive has "acknowledged the truth" to some bribery charges he faces in a Shanghai court. Consul-general Tom Connor told reporters Monday after the first day of the trial of Stern Hu and three other Rio Tinto employees that Hu "made some …
Washington Examiner · March 22, 2010, 3:32 AM (PST)
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(AP) WASHINGTON (AP) – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is to assure Israel on Monday that the Obama administration’s commitment to its security and future is "rock solid" despite a severe diplomatic dispute that emerged this month. In remarks prepared for delivery to a pro-Israel group …
CBS News · March 22, 2010, 4:44 AM (PST)
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AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The Obama administration is seeking to establish conditions for the stalled Israel-Palestinian talks to resume, U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell said Monday, urging the two sides to exercise restraint. Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat, meanwhile, said the Palestinians …
Associated Press · March 22, 2010, 4:58 AM (PST)
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PITTSBURGH- A fugitive wanted for bank robbery in Michigan is in custody after police say he walked out of a Pittsburgh hospital and into a bar wearing only his hospital gown, with an intravenous needle still his arm. Authorities say police were called to JR’s Bar Friday night after 20-year-old …
Boston Globe · March 22, 2010, 4:58 AM (PST)
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BAGHDAD — Dr. Abbas al-Sahan’s patient wasn’t a war victim. She didn’t have a scar that needed cosmetic surgery. All she wanted was a cute nose. And she got it. Speaking after the surgery, bandages and swelling gone, 23-year-old Sarah Saad Abdul-Hameed was ecstatic. Friends who visited "were …
Denver Channel · March 22, 2010, 3:32 AM (PST)
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LONDON — With the Catholic Church facing a sexual abuse scandal that has spread across Europe, Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday issued a rare apology to victims and their family members in Ireland but outlined no disciplinary action or changes in Vatican policies to prevent future incidents. The …
Washington Post · March 21, 2010, 8:58 PM (PST)
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Scott Pelley reports on the most vulnerable victims of Haiti’s earthquake, children who not only face hunger, disease and sexual assault, but a form of slavery that is legal in the Caribbean country. (CBS/AP) Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are traveling to Haiti’s rubble-filled …
CBS News · March 22, 2010, 4:44 AM (PST)
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BRUSSELS – The European Union’s commission says it is still hopeful that eurozone leaders can agree financial help for Greece this week despite a rebuff from Germany. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said a Thursday summit of EU leaders should not discuss a possible bailout because Greece isn’t …
Huffingtonpost.com · March 22, 2010, 4:58 AM (PST)
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Delegates at a global wildlife conservation conference voted Sunday to protect a coveted salamander but rejected a more sweeping proposal that would have regulated the trade of red and pink corals worldwide. The latest round of voting at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of …
San Francisco Chronicle · March 22, 2010, 4:58 AM (PST)
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REYKJAVIK, Iceland – A volcano erupted near a glacier in southern Iceland, shooting ash and molten lava into the air and forcing the evacuation Sunday of hundreds of people from a nearby village. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the volcano but a state of emergency was …
Tulsa World · March 22, 2010, 3:39 AM (PST)
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