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| 18:57:25 GMT - 2008-07-24 |
| British opposition leader eyes 'Sharia law for bike theft'
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LONDON (AFP) -
The man who could become Britain's next prime minister joked Thursday that he was thinking about bringing in Sharia law for bicycl...
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| 18:41:22 GMT - 2008-07-24 |
| China clamps down on business visas
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BEIJING - Business travel appears to be the latest victim of China's ever-tightening security crackdown before the Beijing Olympics. ...
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| 10:42:11 GMT - 2008-07-24 |
| Australian leader wants Aborigines recognized
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CANBERRA, Australia - Australia's prime minister, who has won applause for apologizing to Aborigines for past wrongs, has revived plans for a constitu...
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| 18:49:39 GMT - 2008-07-23 |
| Why dope? Riders don't fear tests, rewards beckon
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JAUSIERS, France - Cycling's image is in tatters, and authorities inside and outside the sport are being tougher than ever on doping. Yet it hasn't st...
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| 17:53:23 GMT - 2008-07-23 |
| Suspicion, terrain are foes for US in Afghan surge
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KABUL, Afghanistan - As violence in Afghanistan escalates, the U.S. is responding by scrambling to get in more troops. But it's far from clear how the...
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| 17:47:24 GMT - 2008-07-23 |
| Strong earthquake hits northern Japan
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TOKYO (AFP) -
A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale shook northern Japan early Thursday, injuring more than a dozen people as the fo...
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| 18:55:51 GMT - 2008-07-22 |
| Berlusconi escapes trial thanks to new immunity law
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ROME (AFP) -
Italy's Senate on Tuesday passed into law a bill that effectively grants Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi immunity from prosecution ...
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| 18:24:36 GMT - 2008-07-22 |
| New crisis for Nepal as Maoists refuse to form govt
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KATHMANDU (AFP) -
Nepal's Maoists said Tuesday they would not form the Himalayan nation's first post-royal government after the defeat of the...
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| 10:32:46 GMT - 2008-07-22 |
| Surgeon accused of manslaughter released on bail in Australia
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SYDNEY (AFP) -
An Indian-born surgeon charged with manslaughter over a series of patient deaths in Australia was Tuesday released on bail ahead of hi...
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| 18:56:04 GMT - 2008-07-21 |
| Madeleine parents relieved, keen to see police files
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LONDON (AFP) -
The parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann voiced relief Monday after their status as suspects in her disappearance was lift...
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