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Iran’s president found dead at helicopter crash site
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Seoul rolls out W250b package in bid to lure foreign talent
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N. Korea slams US subcritical nuclear test, vows measures to bolster nuclear deterrence
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Korea's increasing US investment mutually beneficial: report
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Minister warns against trusting NK stated intentions, says Moon misguided
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AI Seoul Summit to discuss ways to make AI equitable in Global South
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South Korea bans viral North Korea propaganda video praising Kim
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Hermes celebrates craftsmanship
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After 6-year hiatus, Kia to return to Paris Motor Show in Europe push
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Govt. calls for junior doctors who left worksites to return to hospitals by Monday
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Algeria marks 50 years since France cease-fire
Algeria paid little formal attention to Monday‘s 50th anniversary of the cease-fire ending its bloody war of independence from France, and France officially ignored the awkward anniversary.But some Algerians marked the date by renewing calls for the state to "criminalize colonialism’‘ through the law.Algeria’s 132 years as a French colony have always dogged the relations between the two countries, which are close but continually marked by flare-ups over their shared past.Monday marked the annive
March 20, 2012
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Egypt court acquits Zawahiri brother in new trial
An Egyptian military court on Monday acquitted Mohammed al-Zawahiri, the brother of al-Qaida‘s leader Ayman, overturning a death sentence in a new trial, his lawyer and his son told AFP.The court also acquitted Mohammed Islambouli, whose Islamist brother Khaled assassinated president Anwar Sadat in 1981, they said. They had been convicted of planning militant attacks.“Thank God, he was found innocent,” Zawahiri’s son Abdelrahman told AFP by telephone after the verdict.“We expect him to be releas
March 20, 2012
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Russia joins Syria truce calls as fighting rages
Foreign Minister Lavrov favorable toward humanitarian cease-fire: Red CrossDAMASCUS (AFP) ― Russia has added its voice to growing calls for a humanitarian truce in Syria, a move hailed by the U.S. after deadly clashes rocked a district of the capital near the heart of the embattled regime.France meanwhile pressed the U.N. Security Council to adopt a statement backing international envoy Kofi Annan’s mission to end the bloodshed that has cost an estimated 9,100 lives in the past year.President Ba
March 20, 2012
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Greek finance minister resigns ahead of elections
ATHENS (AFP) ― Greece took a step from debt crisis to the challenges for the next government on Monday when finance minister resigned to prepare the socialist PASOK party for elections expected within two months.Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos resigned his government job after being elected on Sunday to head the Socialist party PASOK, in the run-up to elections.Polls suggest that PASOK will pay a heavy election cost for pushing through austerity measures in the two and a half years si
March 20, 2012
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Man arrested after karaoke stripping
Florida authorities said they arrested a 28-year-old man who shed his clothing during a karaoke performance at a restaurant.Sgt. Byron Barnes, a spokesman for the Melbourne Police Department, said Jeffrey Lee Thompson was singing during karaoke night at the Applebee's Restaurant early Monday and the
March 20, 2012
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UPS pays 5.16 bn euros for TNT Express in global package
THE HAGUE (AFP) -- U.S. express delivery giant United Parcel Service made a bold move to strengthen its position in Europe and the world on Monday, saying it would pay 5.16 billion euros ($6.77 billion) for Dutch firm TNT Express.The deal is expected to put UPS ahead of rivals DHL and FedEx, which w
March 19, 2012
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France election campaign on hold after school shooting
PARIS (AFP) -- France effectively put its election campaign on hold Monday after a gunman killed three children and a teacher at a Jewish school, with top candidates condemning the attack and rushing to the scene.President Nicolas Sarkozy and the Socialist frontrunner in the presidential race, Franc
March 19, 2012
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Obama raises $45 million in February for campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama raised $45 million for his re-election bid in February, bringing his total to about $300 million for this election cycle, his campaign said Monday.Obama increased fundraising efforts during the month, collecting nearly twice as much as the $23 million per mo
March 19, 2012
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Progress in talks on sending Saudi women athletes to London Olympics
LONDON (AP) -- Progress has been made in talks with Saudi Arabia on sending women athletes and officials to the Olympics for the first time at the London Games, the IOC said Monday.Saudi Arabia is one of three countries that has never included women in their Olympic teams, along with Qatar and Brune
March 19, 2012
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Gunman kills 4 outside Jewish school in France
TOULOUSE, France (AP) -- A motorcycle gunman opened fire Monday in front of a Jewish school in the southwest French city of Toulouse, killing a father, his two sons and one other child, the prosecutor's office said.Prosecutor Michel Valet said a 30-year-old man and his 3-year-old and 6-year-old
March 19, 2012
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Greek finance chief to resign to head Socialists
ATHENS (AP) -- Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos is to submit his resignation Monday after being elected to head the majority Socialist party as Greece heads into early general elections.Venizelos was the only candidate for the leadership of the PASOK party in Sunday's elections, and is to offici
March 19, 2012
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Israelis agree Iran hasn’t decided on atom bomb
JERUSALEM (AP) ― Despite saber-rattling from Jerusalem, Israeli officials now agree with the U.S. assessment that Tehran has not yet decided on the actual construction of a nuclear bomb, according to senior Israeli government and defense figures.Even so, there is great concern in Israel about leaving Iran “on the cusp” of a bomb ― explaining why Israel continues to hint at a military attack on Iran’s nuclear installations before it moves enough of them underground to protect them from Israel’s b
March 19, 2012
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Romney wins big in Puerto Rico
Former Massachusetts governor seen winning 20 delegates up for grabsWASHINGTON (AP) ― Mitt Romney won an overwhelming victory over chief rival Rick Santorum in Puerto Rico’s Republican presidential primary, but Romney was campaigning in the critical heartland state of Illinois ahead of that state’s primary on Tuesday ― another chance to prove he’s the best choice to challenge President Barack Obama in the November election.The former Massachusetts governor has been unable to win the hearts of th
March 19, 2012
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Yemen says more than 2,000 killed in uprising
SANAA (AP) ― More than 2,000 people have been killed in a year of political turmoil that led to the resignation of Yemen’s longtime president, the government disclosed Sunday. The figure is much higher than human rights groups estimated.The government released its first casualty figures on a day when crowds of protesters were marking one year since a particularly bloody day, when dozens were killed.Yemen’s Ministry of Human Rights said the figure of at least 2,000 includes both unarmed protester
March 19, 2012
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Explosion near Syrian security building in Aleppo
BEIRUT (AP) ― An explosion struck near a Syrian government security building in the northern city of Aleppo Sunday, while a harsh security crackdown prevented opposition rallies marking one year since the first nationwide protests of the uprising against President Bashar Assad.The Syrian state news agency called the Aleppo explosion a “terrorist bombing’’ and said one policeman and one female civilian were killed, while 30 were injured. It was the second attack in two days on regime strongholds.
March 19, 2012
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Police say 73 detained after Occupy protest in N.Y.
Protesters marking the six-month mark since the start of the Occupy movement were taken into custody by police officers who poured into the park after warning those who had gathered there that it was closed.Police said 73 people were detained. It was unclear how many were still in custody Sunday afternoon.Some demonstrators had locked arms and sat down in the middle of Zuccotti Park near Wall Street _ where the protest movement started last September _ after police announced on a bullhorn at aro
March 19, 2012
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Greek socialists pick finance minister as new leader
ATHENS (AFP) ― Greece’s Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos was elected leader of the socialist party PASOK on Sunday, and now faces a Herculean battle to avert disaster in upcoming elections.The 55-year-old politician, the only candidate to run for the job relinquished by former prime minister George Papandreou, told supporters at party heaquarters: “We have re-established the confidence for a new departure. We are starting.”According to Pasok estimates, some 200,000 party members or sympathiz
March 19, 2012
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N. Korea seeking to develop nuclear missile: Seoul
South Korea accused North Korea on Monday of trying to develop a nuclear-armed missile through a satellite launch next month, after Pyongyang dismissed international calls to abandon the exercise.“Our government defines North Korea‘s so-called working satellite launch plan as a grave provocation to develop a long-distance delivery means for nuclear weapons by using ballistic missile technology,” said presidential spokesman Park Jeong-Ha.The North announced Friday it would launch a long-range roc
March 19, 2012
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Apple to reveal decision on use of cash hoard
Apple Inc. said it will announce the outcome of its internal discussion concerning its enormous cash balance on Monday morning.Analysts expect Apple to institute a dividend. It can easily afford one, since it had $97.6 billion in cash and securities at the end of last year. That would be enough for a $100 one-time dividend for every shareholder, but analysts expect the company to institute a modest recurring dividend.Apple CEO Tim Cook and Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer will discuss t
March 19, 2012
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Murder charges in Uruguay probe of hospital deaths
Murder charges were filed against two male nurses Sunday and a female nurse was charged with covering up a crime in a case involving more than a dozen deaths at two Uruguayan hospitals, judicial officials said. (123rf image)The judge overseeing the case said there was no indication the two male nurs
March 19, 2012