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Conservatives turn on UKIP before vote

By Andrew Osborn
LONDON (Reuters) - The Conservatives derided the rival UK Independence Party as a "collection of clowns" on Sunday as they tried to stop supporters switching to the sur...
April 28, 2013, 11:16 pm
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Iraq watchdog suspends 10 TV channels for inciting violence

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has suspended the licences of satellite news network Al Jazeera and nine other channels, accusing them of inciting violence through their coverage of recent sectarian clashes....
April 28, 2013, 9:24 pm

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Deutsche Bank has "zero tolerance" for tax evaders - CEO

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank has "zero tolerance" for customers seeking to evade taxes by holding assets in foreign accounts managed by the lender, Co-Chief Executive Juergen Fitschen told Germ...
April 28, 2013, 8:21 pm

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Syria's neighbours cautious about U.S.-led intervention

By Nick Tattersall
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Syria's neighbours, wary of stirring a conflict that could spill back over their borders, would be reluctant partners in a U.S.-led intervention ...
April 28, 2013, 7:59 pm

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VTB's $3.3 billion share issue fully taken up - source

By Katya Golubkova and Douglas Busvine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's second-largest bank VTB has won firm orders for its entire offering of new shares worth $3.3 billion (...
April 28, 2013, 7:46 pm

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Obama jokes about new agenda, new hair

US President Barack Obama has used the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner to poke fun at himself and some of his political adversaries.
April 28, 2013, 7:28 pm

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Investors hunt for emerging bank shares as euro casts shadow over west

By Carolyn Cohn
LONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone debt crisis has made investors wary of western European bank stocks and they are seeking more value and less risk in banks in central Eu...
April 28, 2013, 7:19 pm

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Owner of collapsed Bangladesh building arrested

SAVAR, Bangladesh (AFP) - Bangladesh police on Sunday arrested the owner of a garment factory block that collapsed last week killing more than 370 people as he attempted to flee to India, officials said.
April 28, 2013, 7:13 pm

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Germany's Greens lurch left in bid to beat Merkel

By Erik Kirschbaum
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Greens lurched to the left at a party congress in Berlin over the weekend by endorsing a "soak-the-rich" campaign for new taxes, a risky ...
April 28, 2013, 7:11 pm

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Spanish man wanted over Bangladesh factory disaster

DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladesh police said Sunday they were looking for a Spanish businessman and part-owner of a factory in a garment block that collapsed last week killing at least 367 people.
April 28, 2013, 7:09 pm

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Owner of collapsed Dhaka factory arrested

The owner of a collapsed building in Bangladesh, that has caused the death of 362 people, has been arrested at a border crossing.
April 28, 2013, 6:12 pm

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Gunmen surround Libyan foreign ministry to push demands

By Ghaith Shennib and Jessica Donati
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Gunmen surrounded Libya's Foreign Ministry on Sunday, calling for a ban on officials who worked for deposed dictator Muammar Gad...
April 28, 2013, 6:06 pm

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Analysis - Israeli credibility on line over Iran nuclear challenge

By Crispian Balmer and Dan Williams
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel risks a loss of credibility over both its "red line" for Iran's nuclear programme and its threat of military action, and...
April 28, 2013, 6:02 pm

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Aust DJs blamed for hoax death: reports

The British nurse who killed herself following a prank call by two Australian DJs left a note saying she blamed them for her death.
April 28, 2013, 5:46 pm

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Thai rebels press 'liberation' claim ahead of talks

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Rebels from Thailand's restive south said they wanted "liberation" from the kingdom and laid out a catalogue of demands, a day ahead of talks aimed at ending a bloody nine-year insurgency.
April 28, 2013, 3:56 pm

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Europe austerity debate to test periphery political will

By Padraic Halpin
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Readers of Ireland's largest-selling daily newspaper were confronted by an unexpected front page headline this week when the Irish Independent procl...
April 28, 2013, 3:49 pm

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Chinese tourists sail to disputed islands: report

BEIJING (AFP) - The first Chinese tour ship to visit disputed South China Sea islands set sail, state media reported, a move likely to stoke a long-running territorial row between Beijing and its neighbours.
April 28, 2013, 3:39 pm

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Japan PM pledges to rekindle ties with Russia

TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to reset ties with Russia as he set off for the first visit by a Japanese premier to Moscow in a decade, under the shadow of a festering territorial row.
April 28, 2013, 3:32 pm

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Japan princess on first trip abroad in 7 years

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's Crown Princess Masako, who has been undergoing treatment for a stress-induced illness for a decade, departed for the Netherlands in her first trip abroad in nearly seven years.
April 28, 2013, 3:09 pm

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