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‘Abducted’ Iranian denies leaking secrets to US
TEHRAN (AFP) – An Iranian scientist who spent 14 months in the United States in mysterious circumstances denied on his arrival in Tehran on Thursday that he had spilled Iran’s nuclear secrets to US agents. Repeating his claims he had been abducted by US spies, Shahram Amiri told reporters on his …
YAHOO! · July 15, 2010, 4:51 AM (PST)
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Vatican Issues New Sex Abuse Norms
(VATICAN CITY) – The Vatican issued a new set of norms Thursday to respond to the worldwide clerical abuse scandal, cracking down on priests who rape and molest minors and the mentally disabled. The norms extend from 10 to 20 years the statute of limitations on priestly abuse and also codify for …
Time · July 15, 2010, 5:05 AM (PST)
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Libyan ship carrying aid for Gaza heads for Egypt
Thursday, July 15, 2010 | 12:06 a.m. A Libyan chartered aid ship trying to break Israel’s Gaza blockade was steaming for an Egyptian port Wednesday after changing course in the Mediterranean Sea, bringing an end to the latest challenge to Israel’s naval embargo of the seaside strip. The director of …
Las Vegas Sun · July 15, 2010, 12:11 AM (PST)
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Germany, Russia sign multibillion deals
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) — The leaders of Russia and Germany met Thursday for talks and oversaw the signing of nearly a dozen deals between companies from the two countries worth billions of dollars. In one of them, German engineering company Siemens AG contracted with Russian Railways for euro2 …
WSVN-TV · July 15, 2010, 4:36 AM (PST)
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NKorea, US-led UN Command meet to discuss sinking
Military officers from North Korea and the American-led U.N. Command met Thursday for talks on the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship that has been blamed on Pyongyang. Colonel-level officers gathered at the Korean border village of Panmunjom for about 90 minutes, U.N. Command spokesman Kim …
AP – msnbc.com · July 14, 2010, 10:10 PM (PST)
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Pakistan, India seek to improve relationship strained by Mumbai attacks with high-level talks
ISLAMABAD (AP) – Pakistan and India sought to improve their strained relationship Thursday with high-level talks aimed at rebuilding trust that was fractured by the terrorist attacks that killed 166 people in the Indian city of Mumbai nearly two years ago. But analysts expected little concrete …
FOX News · July 15, 2010, 3:10 AM (PST)
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Gunmen kidnap 5 Afghan health workers; district official killed on road as violence soars
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Gunmen kidnapped five Health Ministry employees in Afghanistan’s volatile Kandahar province while insurgents killed a district official elsewhere, reportedly on the orders of the Taliban supreme leader, officials said Thursday. Insurgent bombings, gunbattles …
FOX News · July 15, 2010, 4:43 AM (PST)
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Piraeus Bank seeks stake in Greek state banks
ATHENS, Greece- Greece’s private Piraeus Bank offered to buy stakes in two state-controlled banks for euro701 million ($890.5 million), officials said Thursday. The bank is bidding to acquire 77.3 percent of ATEBank and 33 percent of Hellenic Postbank, CEO Michalis Sallas said. The Finance …
Boston Globe · July 15, 2010, 5:05 AM (PST)
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Al-Shabab leader threatens more Uganda attacks
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The leader of the al-Qaida-linked Somali militant group that claimed responsibility for twin bombings in Uganda during the World Cup final threatened further attacks in a new audio message released Thursday. The leader of al-Shabab — Sheik Muktar Abu Zubayr — also …
WSVN-TV · July 15, 2010, 4:36 AM (PST)
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Northern Ireland police say Belfast riots waning
Police commanders say rioting that has convulsed Irish Catholic districts in Belfast appears to be petering out after four nights of attacks on police that have left more than 80 officers wounded. A Belfast deputy commander, Duncan McCausland, says rioting Wednesday night and Thursday morning in the …
AP – msnbc.com · July 15, 2010, 2:06 AM (PST)
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