Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

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British woman in India 'shouted for help for hour'

LONDON (AFP) - A British woman who jumped from a hotel balcony in India fearing a sexual assault said on Sunday she shouted for help for more than an hour before she fled.
March 25, 2013, 1:43 am
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Cyprus limits ATM withdrawals to 100 euros per day at two biggest banks

NICOSIA (Reuters) - The central bank in Cyprus imposed a 100-euros per day withdrawal limit at cash machines for the island's two biggest banks on Sunday to avert a run on the lenders.
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March 25, 2013, 1:37 am

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Rebel mortar fire hits Damascus, army gunners retaliate

By Oliver Holmes
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels lobbed mortar rounds into central Damascus on Monday, killing at least two people and drawing a fierce army response as bombardments sh...
March 25, 2013, 12:14 am

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Sinopec in JV to buy $3 billion of assets from parent

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec Corp) <0386.HK> <600028.SS> has agreed to set up a joint venture with its parent company to buy $3 billion (2...
March 25, 2013, 12:09 am

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Musharraf vows to 'save' Pakistan on return from exile

KARACHI (AFP) - Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf returned home on Sunday after more than four years in exile, defying a Taliban death threat and vowing to risk his life to "save" the country.
March 24, 2013, 11:53 pm

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Thailand refugees forced to scavenge after camp blaze

MAE SURIN, Thailand (AFP) - Rescue workers on Sunday ended the search for victims of a blaze that tore through a Myanmar refugee camp in northern Thailand as destitute survivors scavenged for bamboo to build shelters.
March 24, 2013, 11:49 pm

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Qatar urges Syrian opposition head to reconsider resignation

DOHA (Reuters) - Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani said on Sunday he regretted the resignation of the head of the main Syrian opposition coalition, Moaz al-Khatib, and urged him...
March 24, 2013, 11:24 pm
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Malaysia's Mahathir steps out of the shadows

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Four years after leading a charge to oust Malaysia's previous prime minister, authoritarian ex-leader Mahathir Mohamad is making his sizeable influence felt again as a close election looms.
March 24, 2013, 11:05 pm

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Switzerland denies banking deal in principle reached with U.S.

ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government on Sunday denied a newspaper report that the country had reached a deal in principle with the United States over undeclared funds hidden by wealthy Americans in...
March 24, 2013, 9:11 pm

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New pope cites grandma's folk wisdom at his first Palm Sunday

By Philip Pullella
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The new pope began Holy Week on Sunday with a sermon invoking the folk wisdom of his grandmother, further emphasising a new-look papacy that ...
March 24, 2013, 8:36 pm

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Independent News' banks propose debt for equity swap - report

DUBLIN (Reuters) - A syndicate of banks has tabled proposals to reduce Independent News & Media's 420-million-euro (358 million pounds) debt burden that would see it take a large eq...
March 24, 2013, 8:16 pm
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Syrian opposition leader Alkhatib resigns

By Omar Fahmy and Khaled Yacoub Oweis
CAIRO/AMMAN (Reuters) - The head of Syria's main opposition group resigned on Sunday, in a blow to a diminishing moderate wing of the two-year upri...
March 24, 2013, 8:09 pm

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Vettel apologises after ignoring team orders

SEPANG, Malaysia (AFP) - Sebastian Vettel pulled no punches Sunday in a grovelling apology for unfairly overtaking Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber to win the Malaysian Grand Prix, bluntly admitting: "I f***ed up."
March 24, 2013, 8:07 pm

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China's Xi tells Africa he seeks relationship of equals

By Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala and George Obulutsa
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - China's new president told Africans on Monday he wanted a relationship of equals that would help the continent dev...
March 24, 2013, 8:01 pm

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Syrian rebels seize border area

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says fighters loyal to a series of rebel brigades have taken the southern Al-Rai military checkpoint.
March 24, 2013, 7:29 pm

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Standard Chartered would consider Egypt buy, plans Iraq push

By Mirna Sleiman
DUBAI (Reuters) - Standard Chartered would consider acquiring a bank in Egypt to ride an expected boom in one of the Middle East's largest economies, the...
March 24, 2013, 6:48 pm

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UN envoy surveys riot-hit Myanmar town

MEIKTILA, Myanmar (AFP) - A United Nations envoy on Sunday surveyed the charred ruins of homes and met some of those displaced by deadly riots in Myanmar, as Buddhist and Muslim leaders urged an end to the religious violence.
March 24, 2013, 6:13 pm

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Second "Shareholder Spring" unlikely to bloom in Europe

By Carmel Crimmins and Sinead Cruise
DUBLIN/LONDON (Reuters) - While politicians and public have fulminated against lottery-sized pay awards in Europe's boardrooms, fund firms, which wi...
March 24, 2013, 6:06 pm

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Fire in Thai refugee camp kills 36

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A fire swept through a remote camp in northwestern Thailand for refugees from Myanmar, killing 36 and destroying hundreds of make-shift shelters, officials said on Sunday.
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March 24, 2013, 5:41 pm

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Brumbies stumble as Chiefs close in on lead

SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's ACT Brumbies lost their unbeaten start to the Super 15 season as holders Waikato Chiefs closed the gap with the frontrunners in this weekend's matches.
March 24, 2013, 5:08 pm

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