 SNB chief denies wrongdoing over dollar deals
(AP)
 05.01.2012 16:16  19 views  0 comments
 AP - The Swiss National Bank chief denied any wrongdoing Thursday and said he had no plans to resign over private currency deals that produced hefty profits for his family.
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Chinese video websites in court as industry grows
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05.01.2012 16:10 16 views 0 comments
 AP - China's two biggest video websites are fighting in court over accusations they are misusing each other's programming as rivalry heats up in an industry that is luring viewers from bland state TV.
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Prosecutor wants death for Mubarak, security boss
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05.01.2012 16:07 4 views 0 comments
 AP - The prosecutor in the trial of Hosni Mubarak demanded on Thursday that the ousted Egyptian leader be sentenced to hang on charges of complicity in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising against his rule.
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Prosecutor seeks death for Egypt's Mubarak
(Reuters)
05.01.2012 16:06 4 views 0 comments
Reuters - Egyptian prosecutors have demanded the death sentence for former president Hosni Mubarak and other defendants including his two sons and the former interior minister for their role in the killing of protesters in the uprising that swept him from power. Read more »
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Arab monitors to stay in Syria despite "mistakes"
(Reuters)
05.01.2012 16:02 5 views 0 comments
Reuters - Arab League peace monitors will stay in Syria to check on the government's compliance with a promise to end 10 months of violence against pro-democracy protesters, Arab government sources said on Thursday, despite criticism from Qatar's prime minister that they had made "mistakes." Read more »
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Glance at history of African National Congress
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05.01.2012 15:57 4 views 0 comments
AP - A glance at the history of South Africa's African National Congress: Read more »
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As U.S. Explores Dialogue With Muslim Brotherhood, Israelis Urge a Tougher Line Against Islamists' Rise
(Time.com)
05.01.2012 15:35 4 views 0 comments
Time.com - Unlike its predecessor, the Obama Administration has understood the limits on Washington's ability to remake the Middle East to its own specifications Read more »
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East Timor Mulls the Politics of Teaching Portuguese
(Time.com)
05.01.2012 15:35 4 views 0 comments
Time.com - East Timor, the world's second youngest country, faces a unique challenge: few of its teachers speak the country's legal lingua franca, Portuguese. So what should schools teach? Read more »
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Desperate for a Show of Unity, Iran's Regime Makes a 'Hostage' Out of a Critic's Daughter
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05.01.2012 15:35 4 views 0 comments
Time.com - A six-month prison sentence for the daughter of Hashemi Rafsanjani appears designed to dragoon the former president's support for an election process whose fairness he has questioned Read more »
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Analysis: Iran could close Hormuz -- but not for long
(Reuters)
05.01.2012 15:29 4 views 0 comments
Reuters - Should Iran's rulers ever make good their threats to block the Straits of Hormuz, they could almost certainly achieve their aim within a matter of hours. Read more »
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Jamaica to probe case against Guyana police chief
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05.01.2012 15:15 4 views 0 comments
AP - Authorities in Guyana say Jamaica is sending a team of detectives to probe rape allegations against the South American country's police chief. Read more »
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Attacks targeting Shiites kill 57 in Iraq
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05.01.2012 14:21 4 views 0 comments
 AP - A wave of bombings targeting Shiites in Iraq killed 57 people on Thursday, deepening sectarian tensions that exploded just as soon as the last American troops left the country in mid-December.
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US Embassy in Moldova urges calm in Trans-Dniester
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05.01.2012 14:17 4 views 0 comments
AP - The U.S. Embassy in Moldova is calling for a breakaway region to be demilitarized after a local man was shot dead by a Russian peacekeeper. Read more »
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Afghanistan arrests British contractors with guns
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05.01.2012 14:14 4 views 0 comments
 AP - Afghan police arrested two British private security contractors and two Afghan colleagues and ordered their company closed down after finding a cache of weapons in their vehicle, an official said Thursday. They are being held for investigation into illegal arms transport.
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Bombs kill at least 67 in Iraq
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05.01.2012 13:56 4 views 0 comments
 Reuters - Bomb attacks targeting Shi'ite Muslim areas of Iraq killed at least 67 people on Thursday, police and hospital sources said, ramping up fears of an increase in sectarian strife.
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Walls divide Cairo as revolt anniversary nears
(Reuters)
05.01.2012 13:46 3 views 0 comments
Reuters - Nagaat Mohamed was sitting at the counter of the downtown Cairo stationery store where she has worked for three decades when the street outside erupted with tear gas and rocks last November. She locked the doors and fled. Read more »
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Nigeria army kills 2 armed suspected sect members
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05.01.2012 13:43 3 views 0 comments
AP - An army official says soldiers have killed two armed men suspected to be members of a radical sect responsible for a spate of violence in Africa's most populous nation. Read more »
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Prosecutor seeks death for Egypt's Mubarak
(Reuters)
05.01.2012 13:39 3 views 0 comments
Reuters - The prosecution in the case against Hosni Mubarak on Thursday demanded the death sentence for the former Egyptian president and other defendants including his two sons and the former interior minister. Read more »
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Quake hits Dominican Republic, no reported damage
(AP)
05.01.2012 13:30 3 views 0 comments
AP - A 5.3-magnitude earthquake has struck the southern coast of the Dominican Republic without causing any reported damage or loss of life. Read more »
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Analysis: Iran could close Hormuz -- but not for long
(Reuters)
05.01.2012 12:30 3 views 0 comments
Reuters - Should Iran's rulers ever make good their threats to block the Straits of Hormuz, they could almost certainly achieve their aim within a matter of hours. Read more »
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