Friday, May 24th, 2013

World

Bertelsmann confirms plan to cut stake in RTL

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German media conglomerate Bertelsmann announced plans on Thursday to sell a stake in broadcaster RTL Group worth as much as 1.5 billion euros (£1...
April 4, 2013, 2:02 pm
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Arms dealer Bout's associate agrees to US extradition

MELBOURNE (AFP) - An alleged associate of notorious jailed international arms dealer Viktor Bout agreed on Thursday to be extradited to the United States, telling an Australian court he was ready to go home.
April 4, 2013, 1:57 pm

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Convicted Aussie mum set to return home

The former husband of an Australian woman convicted in Canada of drowning their young sons in a bathtub fears she will kill again when deported to Australia.
April 4, 2013, 1:38 pm

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Australian PM Gillard set for key China trip

SYDNEY (AFP) - Prime Minister Julia Gillard will lead a heavyweight team to China on Friday touting not just better ties and trade but also the lofty ambition of putting Asia at the heart of Australia's future.
April 4, 2013, 1:30 pm

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Suu Kyi to visit Japan next week: government

TOKYO (AFP) - Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi will visit Japan from April 13 through 19, according to a Japanese statement.
April 4, 2013, 1:29 pm

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Australia demands democratic elections in Fiji

SYDNEY (AFP) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Thursday demanded that Fiji's military leader Voreqe Bainimarama keep his pledge to hold free and fair elections next year.
April 4, 2013, 1:29 pm

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Olympic champ Pearson back in training

SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's Olympic sprint hurdles champion Sally Pearson is back in training and chomping at the bit after battling to overcome a hamstring injury.
April 4, 2013, 12:40 pm

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International pull-out threatens Afghan de-mining

SANGAW, Afghanistan (AFP) - Since Haji Abdul Samad lost his leg in a minefield more than 20 years ago, he has unearthed at least 1,000 explosives and become one of Afghanistan's most experienced de-miners.
April 4, 2013, 12:03 pm

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N.Korea threatens to pull its workers from Kaesong

SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea threatened on Thursday to pull its 53,000 workers from the Kaesong joint industrial zone with South Korea and close the complex, a day after it blocked access for South Korean personnel.
April 4, 2013, 11:58 am

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Seven Cuban ballet dancers defect on tour

Seven members of the National Ballet of Cuba defected during a performing tour of Mexico, an official confirms.
April 4, 2013, 11:53 am

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US boosts defence amid N Korea warning

The US announces it is moving an advanced missile defence system to the Pacific island of Guam as North Korea steps up its warlike rhetoric.
April 4, 2013, 11:48 am

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China readies to fight new bird flu; Japan, HK on guard

By Ben Blanchard
BEIJING (Reuters) - The death toll from a new strain of bird flu rose to five in China on Thursday as Beijing said it was mobilising resources nationwide to combat the ...
April 4, 2013, 11:25 am

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US army employee shot, killed at Fort Knox

An army employee has died following a shooting in a Fort Knox parking lot, the US Defence Department says.
April 4, 2013, 11:22 am
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Incident not a 'Jesse hate crime': lawyer

Two men charged with assaulting cricketer Jesse Ryder outside a Christchurch bar have been remanded on bail and granted interim name suppression.
April 4, 2013, 11:01 am

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One dead as family of five set themselves on fire in India

AHMEDABAD, India (AFP) - Five people set themselves on fire in western India, leaving one man dead as they protested official plans to raze their home in a drive to remove illegal structures, police said.
April 4, 2013, 10:17 am

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North Korea blocks access to industrial park for second day

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea barred entry to a joint industrial complex it shares with the South for a second day on Thursday, the South Korean Unification Ministry said, but would allow 222 South Ko...
April 4, 2013, 9:39 am

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French retailer Auchan plans 60 stores in India: minister

NEW DELHI (AFP) - French retailer Auchan, one of the world's biggest hypermarket chains, aims to set up 60 stores in India to tap the emerging market nation's growing retail potential, an Indian minister said.
April 4, 2013, 9:23 am

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North Korea can likely revive reactor in six months, needs years for more bombs

By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea can probably restart a mothballed plutonium-producing reactor in six months if it is determined to do so and the site has suf...
April 4, 2013, 8:55 am

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SARS-like virus seems to cause deep lung infection

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A new and deadly virus that has killed 11 of the 17 patients treated for it in the Middle East and Britain appears to cause an infection deep in the lungs, researchers said.
April 4, 2013, 8:34 am

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Muirhead slams old SA logo as 'puff'

South Australia's top man in London says the state's new brand is a winner but he's dismissed past efforts as confusing and bland "puff".
April 4, 2013, 8:21 am

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