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Archive for June, 2010
Top world stories (Jun 30, 2010)
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A look at Russia’s intelligence agencies
A look at Russia’s top intelligence agencies: – The Foreign Intelligence Service, known under its Russian acronym SVR, oversees foreign intelligence. It was founded just before the collapse of the Soviet Union when the KGB was split into several successor [...]
Top world stories (Jun 29, 2010)
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Tropical Storm Alex gaining strength over Gulf of Mexico; could become hurricane Tuesday
A strengthening Tropical Storm Alex was expected to become a hurricane Tuesday as it swirled toward the Gulf coast of northern Mexico and southern Texas, where authorities were readying emergency shelters and [...]
Top world stories (Jun 28, 2010)
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Tropical Storm Alex sets sights on Gulf of Mexico
BELIZE CITY (AP) – Tropical Storm Alex headed overland toward the Gulf of Mexico early Sunday, drenching Belize, northern Guatemala and Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula with torrential rains. Meteorologists project Alex, which made landfall on Belize’s [...]
Top world stories (Jun 27, 2010)
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Senegal terrace collapse kills 11 fans watching Uruguay-S. Korea World Cup match, police say
DAKAR, SENEGAL – Police in Senegal say 11 people died after the collapse of a terrace on which they had gathered to watch a World Cup match on television. Police said the collapse happened as the people [...]
Top world stories (Jun 26, 2010)
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Hurricane Darby becomes a Category 3 storm
MIAMI – Hurricane Darby has reached Category 3 strength, making it the second major hurricane of the eastern Pacific season. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Darby’s maximum sustained winds Friday are near 115 mph (185 kph). The hurricane is [...]
Top world stories (Jun 24, 2010)
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Obama sacks Gen. McChrystal over magazine criticism, makes Gen. Petraeus Afghan commander
Obama seemed to suggest that McChrystal’s military career is over, including in his praise of the general that the nation should be grateful "for his remarkable career in uniform." McChrystal left the White [...]
Top world stories (Jun 23, 2010)
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McChrystal Faces Obama At The White House
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, has been summoned to Washington to explain himself and derisive comments about top officials in the Obama administration, including the president and the vice president. The comments by [...]
Top world stories (Jun 22, 2010)
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US commander in Afghanistan General Stanley McChrystal apologises for ‘poor judgment’ over Rolling Stone article
THE US commander in Afghanistan has apologised over a magazine profile in which he mocks Vice President Joe Biden, while his aides are dismissive of President Barack Obama. Tensions [...]
Top world stories (Jun 21, 2010)
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Joran Van Der Sloot to Dutch Reporter: I was Framed!
Anita Van der Sloot , Joran’s mother, agreed to talk to a day earlier. The Dutchman has confessed to killing Stephany Flores in Peru. Van der Sloot is also a suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway in Aruba. In the [...]
