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Cigarette smuggling ring with terror links busted in New York
NEW YORK - Authorities in New York are claiming to have busted a multi-million cigarette smuggling ring and arrested at least 16 Palestinian immigrants having alleged links with known terror organisations. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and NYPD Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly Thursday said that the 16 members of the criminal ring in New York City, Albany County and Schenectady County ...
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Obama turns table on Republicans, seeks more money for security at embassies
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has called for more security at American embassies around the world, urging Congress to help him "as a partner" to fully fund the State Department in this regard. By seeking Congress support for stepping up the security at embassies, Obama has turned the tables on Republicans amid criticism that the government's response to Benghazi attack on a US ...
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Dozens killed in Iraq bomb blasts
BAGHDAD - Scores of people were killed in Iraq Friday, in a day marked by several bombings including two outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba after Friday prayers, killing at least 43 worshipers in one of the deadliest attacks in a month-long surge in sectarian violence. One bomb exploded as worshippers were departing the Saria mosque in the city of Baquba while a second ...
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Boston suspect scribbled note in boat while hidding from police
NEW YORK - Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scribbled a note in a boat he hid in while the manhunt was on, saying the attacks were retribution for U.S. military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, and described the victims as "collateral damage". Tsarnaev wrote the note with a marker in the boat, describing the Boston victims "collateral damage" in the same way Muslims have been ...
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Syria receives advanced cruise missile batteries from Russia
WASHINGTON - Russia has sent advanced anti-ship cruise missiles to Syria in a move that underscores its support to the beleaguered regime of President Bashar Al Assad in the war-torn Arab nation, officials citing credible intelligence reports said here. The New York Times reported Friday that the new missiles sent to Syria have an advanced radar system that makes them "more effective". ...
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America Ferrera graduates 10 years after starting college
Actress America Ferrera graduated from the University of Southern California, 10 years after beginning her International Relations course. "Graduation day! Congratulations to everyone in the Class of 2013!" she said Friday on Twitter. Ferrera tweeted the joy of her achievement this week: "At last it's happening! It's taken me 10 years, but I feel great." Born in Los Angeles of Honduran ...
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Federer Nadal in semis of Italian Open tennis
World No.3 Roger Federer moved one step closer to his first title this season when he beat Jerzy Janowicz 6-4, 7-6 (2) to advance to the semifinals of the Italian Open tennis. Both player, facing off for the first time, held serve until Federer broke Janowicz's final service game of the first set here Friday, reports Xinhua. The world 24-ranked Pole fought back in the second set and broke ...
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English officials to purely oversee anticipated India-Pak fixture at Champions Trophy
The anticipated India vs Pakistan fixture of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, to take place at Edgbaston on June 15, is set to be purely overseen by English match officials, according to the International Cricketing Council (ICC). A list released by the ICC has seen former England wicket-keeper Ian Gould and Richard Kettleborough appointed as the on-field umpires with Nigel Llong monitoring ...
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Bomb-detecting robots to boost security at Football World Cup 2014 in Brazil
To increase the security at the upcoming Football World Cup in Brazil in 2014, the Brazil government will reportedly use a fleet of robots that are usually used to neutralize roadside bombs and inspect areas for traces of explosives. The battle-tested remote controlled iRobot 510 Packbots are able to climb stairs, submerge in a metre of water and have multiple high-resolution cameras and are ...
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15 killed 57 wounded in bombings in Baghdad
Beijing, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): At least 15 people were killed and 57 others wounded in three roadside bomb attacks on Friday in Iraq 's capital city of Baghdad, a police source said. A roadside bomb exploded in the Amiriya district in western Baghdad, killing 12 people and wounding 32 others, the police source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. Another roadside bomb in the Doraa district in ...
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At least 30 countries in Africa at risk of yellow fever WHO
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India-EU BTIA conclude another round of negotiations
Chief negotiators of India and the European Union (EU) met here from May 15 to May 17 and concluded another round of negotiations for the India-EU Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA). An official press release said that all issues were put on the table for discussions. Negotiators on both sides felt that some positive movements have been accomplished, though they admitted that ...
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Syrian refugees now exceed 1.5 million UNHCR
The number of Syrian refugees, who are either registered or awaiting registration, has surpassed 1.5 million, while the actual number is much higher, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The increasingly widening gap between needs and available resources is a growing challenge, reported Xinhua citing UNHCR's spokesperson Dan McNorton Friday . "Over the past four months, we have seen a ...
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UN chief regrets experts inability to visit Syria
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed regret over the inability of experts, investigating the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria, to visit the country. "It is regrettable that the team in charge of this investigation was unable to visit Syria and conduct its inquiry on the spot," reported Xinhua citing the UN chief while talking to reporters after meeting Russian foreign ...
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Russia counting on UN for post-ISAF Afghanistan plans
Moscow is counting on the UN to develop proposals regarding the international presence in Afghanistan after 2014, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday. "We consider it important to start discussing in advance what forms of (international) presence there will be in Afghanistan after 2014; we will count on the proposals that the (UN) secretary general is planning to prepare together ...
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UN envoy urges uniting for youth with first in series of virtual Google Hangouts
17 May 2013 150 The United Nations special envoy on youth went online today to encourage young people to join the UN's work, and detailed some of the initiatives he will undertake to work with and for youth. "Engage with the United Nations," said the Secretary General's Special Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, as he urged participants in a Google Hangout - the first in a series meant to ...
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Papua New Guineas plans to resume death penalty major setback - UN
17 May 2013 150 The United Nations human rights office today expressed serious concern over Papua New Guinea's announcement that it will resume the death penalty more than half a century since it last carried out an execution, stressing this would represent "a major setback" for the country. "The High Commissioner has written to the Prime Minister stating her concerns about the planned ...
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Nigerian rebels could face war crimes charges for population cleansing - UN rights office
17 May 2013 150 Members of Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria could face war crimes charges for deliberate acts leading to ethnic and religious cleansing, the top United Nations human rights official said today. In a press briefing in Geneva, the spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Rupert Colville, reiterated calls on Boko Haram ...
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Syria conference should be held as soon as possible Ban says during visit to Russia
17 May 2013 150 Stressing that a political solution is the only way to end the Syria crisis, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that an international conference proposed by Russia and the United States should be held as soon as possible so as not to lose momentum. "It is my sincere hope that we can convene an international conference on Syria as soon as possible to help parties come ...
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UN Security Council condemns temporary detention of peacekeepers looting in Golan
17 May 2013 150 Members of the Security Council have 8216;strongly condemned' the looting of a UN observation post in the Golan Heights and the temporary detention of three peacekeepers, the third such incident in the past two months. The Security Council, in a press statement released on 16 May, "strongly condemned the incident on May 15 in which a group of anti-government armed elements ...
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Countries must repeal laws that discriminate against LGBT individuals - UN officials
17 May 2013 150 Marking the International Day Against Homophobia, United Nations officials today issued a call on Governments worldwide to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and strike laws that discriminate against them. "The fight against homophobia is a core part of the broader battle for human rights for all," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ...
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China opposes EUs aviation emissions levy
China has opposed the European Union's (EU) unilateral decision to incorporate international flights originating from countries outside of the EU into its carbon trading scheme, reported Xinhua. On Thursday, the European Commission, an executive body of the EU, said eight Chinese carriers could face fines totalling 2.4 million euros, or about $3 million, and the two Indian airlines could face ...
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73 killed 148 injured in Iraq attacks
A wave of bombing attacks struck war-torn Iraq Friday, leaving as many as 73 people dead and 148 injured, police and officials said. At least 41 people were killed and 56 injured in two blasts, which hit almost simultaneously in Baquba, capital city of Diyala province, after the Friday prayer, reported Xinhua citing the city's mayor Abdullah Hayali. The two roadside bombs exploded near the ...
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Survey Europes Gays Fear Violence Discrimination
PARIS The European Union is calling for action following an alarming survey released Friday showing most gays and transgender people in Europe live in fear of discrimination and violence. The new European Union survey is the most far-reaching to date on discrimination and violence against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender (LGBT) people in Europe - and its release coincides with ...
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43 killed 70 injured in Iraq bombings
As many as 43 people were killed and 70 injured in bomb blasts that occurred in different parts of Iraq Friday. At least eight people were killed and 25 wounded in a roadside bomb blast which took place during a funeral in Madain town, some 30 km from capital city of Baghdad, reported Xinhua citing a interior ministry source. Earlier in the day, some 35 people were killed and 45 injured in ...
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Sweden remains committed to green goals
Sweden wants its national electricity grid to be entirely free of oil dependence by 2025 and recent developments in the offshore wind energy sector seem to be a step in the right direction.
Sweden is a country with a strong commitment to renewable energy and environmental sustainability. The national capital, Stockholm, despite being the largest city in the country and home to almost a quarter of the population, is one of the cleanest of all European capitals. Read more
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