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Archive for June, 2010
Top world stories (Jun 20, 2010)
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China’s Vague RMB Announcement
At 7am this morning US East Coast time, the People’s Bank of China published an announcement on its website that appears to signal the change everyone has been expecting. Chinese version here, with a posting date two minutes earlier. It begins: Further Reform the RMB [...]
Top world stories (Jun 18, 2010)
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Kyrgyzstan violence threatens China’s burgeoning economic influence with neighbor
BEIJING – Bustling trade between China and Kyrgyzstan has slowed to a trickle since deadly violence broke out in Kyrgyzstan, and experts say the crisis could diminish Beijing’s economic clout in the country while [...]
Top world stories (Jun 17, 2010)
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US officials meet with American hunting bin Laden
U.S. Embassy officials on Thursday met with an American construction worker detained in Pakistan several days ago while on a solo mission to kill Osama bin Laden. Gary Brooks Faulkner claims he set off for Pakistan after God appeared to him in a [...]
Top world stories (Jun 15, 2010)
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Gary Brooks Faulkner: ‘American ninja’ hunting Osama bin Laden
Gary Brooks Faulkner, an American citizen who told police he was searching for Osama Bin Laden, has been arrested in northwest Pakistan armed with a gun, a sword, and Christian literature. The 52-year-old California construction worker [...]
Top world stories (Jun 09, 2010)
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Israeli, Palestinian officials say Israel eases Gaza blockade for some food items
JERUSALEM – Israel has allowed some previously banned food items into the Gaza Strip, officials said Wednesday, taking a small step toward easing its three-year-old blockade of the territory after worldwide criticism [...]
Top world stories (Jun 08, 2010)
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Van der Sloot confession: Dutch Aruba-slaying suspect admits killing Lima woman
LIMA, Peru – Joran van der Sloot, the Dutch prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway in Aruba, has confessed to killing a young Peruvian woman in his Lima hotel room, a police spokesman [...]
Top world stories (Jun 07, 2010)
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Israeli patrol kills four militants in diving suits
GAZA (Reuters) – An Israeli naval patrol killed at least four Palestinian militants in diving gear off the Gaza coast on Monday, Hamas security officials and the Israeli army said. "An Israeli naval patrol spotted a boat with four men in diving [...]
Top world stories (Jun 06, 2010)
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Continued: Report: FBI arrests 2 NJ men who planned to leave from NYC to join jihadist group in Somalia
NEWARK, N.J. – Two New Jersey men who allegedly intended to kill American troops were arrested Saturday at a New York City airport before boarding flights on their way to join a jihadist group in [...]
Top world stories (Jun 05, 2010)
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Turkish group behind flotilla is hero in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – The Turkish group that bankrolled the aid flotilla raided by Israel says it has big plans for Gaza, and its bearded 50-year-old leader has assumed hero status in the impoverished Palestinian territory. Mehmet Kaya, who says his [...]
Top world stories (Jun 04, 2010)
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Hunt for Joran Van Der Sloot: Former Lawyer Questions Evidence in Peru Murder, Natalee Holloway Case
A former lawyer for Dutch playboy-turned-fugitive Joran van der Sloot is questioning the evidence in the murder of a young Peruvian woman, saying previous accusations against his one-time client [...]
