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| Oil spill probe raps White House BBC News A commission investigating the response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has strongly criticised the White House in a number of areas. The Obama administration blocked government scientists' efforts to inform the public of worst case scenarios ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Michelle Obama tops Forbes 'World's 100 Most Powerful Women' list Hindustan Times PTI US First lady Michelle Obama tops the Forbes magazine's list of 'World's 100 Most Powerful Women' beating corporate honchos like India-born Pepsi Co chief Indra Nooyi and heads of state like the Queen of England to occupy the top slot. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Heightened fears BBC News By Ginny Hill Chatham House The small number of diplomats, consultants, aid agency staff and energy sector employees based in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, are growing used to increasing restrictions on their personal freedom, which tighten after every ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Ecuador police suspects detained BBC News More than 40 Ecuadorean police officers have been detained in connection with last week's police revolt against President Rafael Correa. The interior ministry said the detained officers were being investigated to see if they should be charged. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Al-Qaeda man directed Europe plot: report The Hindu PTI Younis al-Mauretani, a top Al-Qaeda leader operating from Pakistan, is behind the plot to stage Mumbai-type attacks on key European countries like the UK, Germany and France, a media report said on Wednesday. Ahmed Sidiqi, an Afghan-German detained ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Factbox: A look at North Korea's nuclear arms programme Reuters SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's nuclear threat has reached an "alarming level" and it is now trying to miniaturize weapons to improve their mobility and impact, a South Korean government official said. The Yongbyon complex is at the heart of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Host China plugs its climate efforts at UN talks Times of India TIANJIN, China: China has seized on its hosting of UN climate talks this week to showcase its efforts to curb carbon emissions, and environmentalists say the top greenhouse gas polluter is making huge progress. China's phenomenal economic growth has ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Indonesia flood toll rises to 97 ABC Online The death toll from flash floods in a remote region of eastern Indonesia has climbed to at least 97, with dozens of people still missing. Rescue workers are still searching for survivors from floods which hit West Papua's Teluk Wondama district on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Vietnam's flood toll rises to 49 Sydney Morning Herald Hope faded on Thursday for people listed as missing after floods killed at least 49 in central Vietnam, an official said. "The rains have stopped autumning and the water level has visibly lowered. But the possibility of finding the missing is reduced ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| PM slams YouTube clip of IDF soldier taunting Palestinian Jerusalem Post By YAAKOV LAPPIN AND HERB KEINON After latest video of soldier dancing around blindfolded Palestinian woman, Netanyahu says clips harm human dignity and embarrass the IDF. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu issued a statement Wednesday night strongly ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Lead Poisoning Kills Nigeria Children New York Times By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ANKA, Nigeria (Agence France-Presse) — More than 400 children have died of lead poisoning in northern Nigeria in the last six months, the aid group Doctors Without Borders said Wednesday. The deaths occurred in seven villages in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Four wounded in Israeli raids on Gaza: witnesses, Hamas Times of India GAZA CITY: Israeli warplanes staged three raids in the Gaza Strip overnight wounding four Palestinians, Hamas security officials and witnesses said Thursday. Two people were wounded in strikes on the east and west of Gaza City and two others were hurt ... See all stories on this topic » |
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