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British troops in Afghanistan face heroin smuggling probe

AFP Sunday, September 12, 2010 LONDON — British military police are investigating claims that the country’s servicemen may have trafficked heroin out of...

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Richest lawmakers grew wealthier as economy faltered

The rest of the country is still struggling with high unemployment amid a sluggish-at-best economic recovery — but the wealthiest members of Congress are...

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Full-Body Scanners Installed at Lindbergh Field

Workers at Lindbergh Field have begun installing the full-body scanners inside Terminal One. The scanners, which are being placed in 11 airports across the country...

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Israel jets, drone enter Lebanon airspace

Four Israeli warplanes and one spy drone have illegally flown over Lebanon’s airspace in the third day of provocative violations of the country’s sovereignty....

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Will retaliate if offended by US, warns China Gen

A Chinese General on Friday termed as “flagrant provocation” US plans to send a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the Yellow Sea and said the country...

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‘NATO armed Georgia for war, still denies the attack’

‘NATO armed Georgia for war, still denies the attack’

Russia Today Aug 9, 2010 On the second anniversary of the war in South Ossetia, RT spoke exclusively to the country’s President. Eduard Kokoity shared his...

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Athens Mobilized Army To Break Up Strike

Greek lorry drivers have backed down and called off a strike that had paralyzed the country, crippled its travel industry and stranded hundreds of thousands of tourists...

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Raúl Castro to allow Cubans more private sector jobs

BBC News | More Cubans will be allowed to work for themselves and hire their own workers, the country’s president has said. Read the original here: Raúl...

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Robert Fisk: Israel has crept into the EU without anyone noticing

Now mark you, I’m not comparing Israel and Hamas. Israel is the country that justifiably slaughtered more than 1,300 Palestinians in Gaza 19 months ago –...

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China Appetite for Gold Increasing as They Battle Property Inflation

The battle by China against property inflation in the first half of 2010 has increased demand for gold in the country, according to the Shanghai Gold Exchange. For...

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Romania’s Pension Cuts Ruled As Illegal

A top court in Romania has ruled out a pension cut demanded by the country’s government as part of a deficit-cutting financial austerity measure, BBC reports....

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BHP (NYSE:BHP): Resist Gillard and Super Tax

BHP (NYSE:BHP) (ASX:BHP) – Continue your resistance! It took only a few hours for the new Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, to dampen hopes there...

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