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Deepening divisions with Putin over Syria to overshadow G8 meet
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland - The escalating civil war in Syria and the deepening divisions between the western powers and Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war-torn country are to be the focus of the G8 summit that opened here Monday. Putin is likely to attack US President Barack Obama over his move to arm the rebels fighting the Assad regime. "The EU is convinced that we are ...
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US wants 'credible negotiations' with North Korea
WASHINGTON - The United States has said it wants "credible negotiations" with North Korea as Pyongyang in its latest offer has expressed desire to start "senior-level" talks with America on regional peace and easing tensions. President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart, Park Geun-hye, are said to have discussed the issue by telephone Sunday evening. They agreed to close ...
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Czech premier quits after aide accused of power abuse
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas, once known as 'Mr Clean Hands' in a country troubled by corruption, was forced to resign after his chief of staff was accused of abusing the state security apparatus to spy on three people including the First Lady. The announcement threw the Czech Republic into political chaos. Necas will stay on as caretaker leader until a new ...
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Britain snooped on foreign leaders at G20 summits
LONDON - Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who exposed secrets of the US intelligence, has disclosed that Britain's electronic intelligence agency spied on foreign politicians and officials who attended the London G20 summit in 2009, a news report said. The disclosures by The Guardian may cause diplomatic tension as they coincide with the latest G8 summit being hosted by London in Northern ...
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Russian president denies charge of stealing Super Bowl ring
MOSCOW - Robert K. Kraft, an American business magnate and New England Patriots football team owner, has alleged that Vladimir Putin took away his Super Bowl ring in 2005, an accusation that has sparked a minor international controversy The Russian president however denied the allegation about the diamond-encrusted sporting prize that he says was gifted to him by the football team ...
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UN chief urges global efforts for drought desertification
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has called for a collective global action to build resilience and prepare for droughts, as well as to combat desertification (a type of land degradation). "Droughts are hard to avert, but their effects can be mitigated. Because they rarely observe national borders, they demand a collective response," reported Xinhua citing the UN chief in a message marking this ...
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Palestinian refugee camps in Syria now theatres of war - UN agency chief
17 June 2013 150 Warning that the centrifugal force of the Syria crisis continues to imperil the region, a senior United Nations agency official today said that more than half of the Palestinian refugee camps in Syria have become "theatres of war," where killings and kidnappings have become the norm. According to the Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine ...
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UN chief renews call for entry into force of treaty banning nuclear tests
17 June 2013 150 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today renewed his call for the earliest entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), which prohibits all nuclear tests across the world. "Now it is time for the international community to exercise political will and act," Mr. Ban said in his message to the CTBT: Science and Technology 2013 Conference in Vienna, ...
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UN General Assembly set to explore impacts of ocean acidification
17 June 2013 150 The United Nations General Assembly will begin today its consideration of the impacts that the increasing acidification of the world's oceans will have on the marine environment and on people. This year's informal Consultative Process on oceans, which opens today and runs through 20 June, will provide a forum for countries to discuss the challenges posed by rising ocean ...
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Irans Rowhani Promises New Era
Iran's newly elected president is giving a glimpse into what he says may lie ahead for relations between Tehran and the rest of the world. Cleric Hassan Rowhani spoke at a news conference Monday, during which he promised to follow a path of moderation. President-elect Hassan Rowhani took to the podium to make clear his victory represents a new era, hinting at a new start with world ...
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Assad Warns Europe Will Pay the Price for Arming Rebels
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is warning Europe it will "pay the price" if it arms the rebels fighting to drive him from power. Assad told Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper that giving the rebels weapons would "export" terrorists to Europe. He said fighters in Syria would gain combat experience and return to Europe with extremist ideologies. The Syrian president ...
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Syria Conflict Exposes Old Rivalries at G8 Summit
LONDON World leaders gathering at the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland have been discussing how to end the Syrian conflict - and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been defending his support for Syrian leader Bashar al Assad, despite criticism from the his G8 counterparts. Intense gun battles rage in the heart of Damascus and Aleppo on the same day that G8 leaders gather in Northern ...
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Paes celebrates birthday with win
Veteran Indian tennis player Leander Paes celebrated his 40th birthday with a win in the men's doubles first round at the Aegon International here Monday. Third seeds Paes and Radek Stepanek proceeded to the quarterfinals winning 5-7, 7-6(5), 10-6 in one hour and 35 minutes against Croat-Brazilian pairing of Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo on the grass courts of Devonshire Park. After losing the ...
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Mahindras Locatelli takes double win at Misano
Both Mahindra Racing riders Andrea Locatelli and Michael Rinaldi performed well in Rounds 5 and 6 of the CIV Moto3 which concluded at the Misano World Circuit here. Locatelli won the first race while Rinaldi finished second, providing the team with a dream double podium finish during the weekend. Locatelli repeated his performance in the second encounter, cornering glory in great style. Though ...
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New mobile game allows players to become pilot
A new mobile app has been launched that puts players in the cockpits of World War I airplanes and lets users fly solo. Sid Meier's 'Ace Patrol' also allows the user to play in real-time with pals or pop in for shorter multiplayer turns, the Washington Post reported. The game offers players to customize their mobile title, giving them reign over how planes look, what moves their pilots learn ...
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Reliance Games launches 3D 2D mobile games for ICC Champions Trophy 2013
Reliance Games, a leading developer and publisher of mobile games globally and the official gaming partner of the International Cricket Council for the fourth consecutive year, has announced the launch of a 3D and a 2D mobile game for the ICC Champions Trophy 2013. Both the 3D and 2D mobile games allow fans to be a part of their favourite cricket team and step into the field to fight for the ...
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Murray wins third Queens Club title
World No. 2 Andy Murray claimed his third title of the Queen's Club grass court event as he completed his preparation for Wimbledon with victory over Marin Cilic of Croatia here. The reigning US Open champion, who missed the French Open due to a back injury, won the rain-delayed final 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 Sunday, reports Xinhua. The Briton, the beaten finalist last year at Wimbledon, will focus on ...
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Israeli PM says sanctions on Iran should increase despite newly elected moderate president
Israel has warned the international community not to ease sanctions on Iran following the election of a moderate president. Israel said Iran's nuclear efforts remain firmly in the hands of the country's extremist ruling clerics. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued the warning a day after Hasan Rowhani won the presidential election in Iran. According to news24, although Rowhani is ...
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World War Z draws massive crowd in NYC
NEW YORK -; Thousands of fans brought Times Square to a standstill as they waited to catch a glimpse of Brad Pitt at his premiere for "World War ...
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Rosetta Thurman Rocks Santa Barbara Nonprofit World
Leading From Within (LFW) is sponsoring Rosetta Thurman, a nationally-recognized author, speaker and coach, to deliver a dynamic workshop on "6 Ways to Rock Your Nonprofit ...
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World Heritage Site ancient city Hierapolis in Turkey
Tourists enjoy themselves in an ancient pool of Hierapolis in Turkey on June 16, 2013. Hierapolis was an ancient city located on hot springs in classical Phrygia in southwestern Anatolia. The hot springs have been used as a spa since the 2nd century B.C., with many patrons retiring or dying there. The Hellenistic city was built on a grid with streets running parallel or perpendicular to the main ...
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This Worries Us Most About China Says World Bank
Financial instability in China, stemming from its vast shadow banking sector, is a lurking threat for the world's second largest economy, according to Hans Timmer, director of the Development Prospects Group at the World Bank."[China has] a shadow banking sector where nobody knows who is on the hook for all kinds of loans; [it] has 160 percent of GDP [gross domestic product] of private ...
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Oregon St. advances in College World Series
OMAHA, Neb. – It’s one down and three to go for Oregon State. The No. 3 national seed Beavers stayed alive at the College World Series on Monday, beating Louisville 11-4 after a seven-run fourth inning broke open the loser-out game. Oregon State won NCAA championships the last two times it played in Omaha, in 2006 and ’07, and coach Pat Casey’s first title team did it ...
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Korean entertainment market ranks 7th in world
The global market share of the Korean entertainment and media industry ranked seventh in the world last year, according to consulting firm PwC on Monday. Although Korea's share stood at 2.8 per cent of the world's E&M industry with revenue of $45.1 billion, it is growing faster than those of the US and Japan. Compared to the previous year, the Korean share increased 7.4 per cent, ...
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Socceroos v Iraq Tim Cahill confident of World Cup 2014 qualification as pressure mounts on Australia
Sydney 2000 The pressure of qualifying for Brazil is not suffocating Tim Cahill or the Socceroos as they aim to turn Sydney into their World Cup dream factory for the second time in eight years.After nearly three weeks in camp, Australia say they are ready to rise to the challenge of beating Iraq at Sydney's Olympic stadium on Tuesday night and secure a World Cup finals berth.Superstar ...
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Redevelopment of Fair Park at the heart of the budget mess
The city council of Birmingham is facing the difficult task of trying to redevelop a badly run-down part of the city with money that is short, and transforming the local economy to a cleaner one at a time of great recession, yet this must be done if we are to plan for the future.
Birmingham is a city that grew up as a manufacturing hub in the American south. The city was hit badly by the Great Depression, and it wasn’t until after the Second World War that things started to look up. The current situation in Birmingham is no different, although the local economy has diversified considerably since back then, it is still heavily reliant on manufacturing activities. Read more
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