Archive | January, 2010

China threatens sanctions over arms deal

China threatens sanctions over arms deal

China has threatened to slap sanctions on U.S. companies that sell arms to its Taiwan as part of a range of punitive actions to protest the deal. [...more]

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Quake kills one, injures 11 in China

Quake kills one, injures 11 in China

An earthquake killed one person and injured 11 in southwest China early Sunday, state media reported. [...more]

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Report: Pakistani Taliban leader killed

Report: Pakistani Taliban leader killed

The Pakistani military on Sunday was looking into a local report that the region’s Taliban leader had died, officials said. [...more]

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Famed pandas to leave U.S. for China

Famed pandas to leave U.S. for China

It feels like it went by in the blink of an eye. Tai Shan, the giant panda cub so many people have come to know and love, is about to board a flight to China. [...more]

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British hostages: We’re being badly treated

British hostages: We’re being badly treated

A British couple kidnapped by Somalian pirates in the Indian Ocean have issued another desperate plea, saying they are being badly treated and need urgent help. [...more]

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Unknown WWI soldier buried in France

Unknown WWI soldier buried in France

An unknown World War I soldier is buried in Fromelles, France, the first of 250 bodies recovered from a string of mass graves dating back to a bloody battle that claimed thousands of lives in a single night. [...more]

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Magical Federer wins Australian Open

Magical Federer wins Australian Open

Roger Federer swept aside Britain’s Andy Murray in straight sets to win the Australian Open final and claim the 16th grand slam of his record breaking career on Sunday. [...more]

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Barcelona, Real Madrid both win in Spain

Barcelona, Real Madrid both win in Spain

Barcelona stayed five points clear of arch-rivals Real Madrid as both secured wins in Spain’s La Liga on Saturday. [...more]

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Blair: No ‘covert’ deal with Bush

Blair: No ‘covert’ deal with Bush

Former British prime minister Tony Blair on Friday rejected claims that he had struck a secret deal with U.S. President George W. Bush in 2002 pledging British backing for the invasion of Iraq. [...more]

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Report: Russia to sell Libya weapons

Report: Russia to sell Libya weapons

Russia signed a deal with Libya to provide nearly $2 billion in arms to the North African nation, Russian state media reported Saturday. [...more]

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A Spanish aid worker kidnapped by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) last November in Mauritania has been freed unharmed, but the group continues to hold two other Spanish aid workers.

South Africa has a rich musical heritage, but Johannesburg-based indie rockers BLK JKS are creating a new sound all of their own.

Norbert Denef speaks to CNN about the sexual crimes committed against him during his childhood in Germany.

Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky has won his libel case against a Russian broadcaster in London, his spokeswoman told CNN on Wednesday.

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