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December 20, 2010

Security Council Ends Saddam-Era Iraq Sanctions

UNITED NATIONS The UN Security Council ended this week key international sanctions imposed on Iraq in a major move toward – Read More...
December 13, 2010

Hackers Wage Cyber Attacks in Support of WikiLeaks

ZURICH Hackers attacked the websites of credit card giants Mastercard and Visa this week in revenge for their decisions to – Read More...
November 15, 2010

G20 Leaders Head into Trade Showdown

SEOUL The world’s 20 biggest rich and emerging economies intensified a war of words hours before the start on Thursday – Read More...
October 11, 2010

IMF Warns Global Recovery Might Not Be Sustained

WASHINGTON  Rich and emerging economies must dramatically change the way they trade with each other or risk throttling the global – Read More...
October 11, 2010

Trained Extremists Heading to Europe: Security Sources

A group of 25 Islamist extremists is planning to return to Europe after combat training in the Afghan-Pakistani border regions, – Read More...
September 20, 2010

Pope Starts UK Visit Clouded by ‘Third World’ Gaffe

EDINBURGH Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Britain on Thursday hoping to improve frayed ties between Catholics and Anglicans, but the – Read More...
September 20, 2010

US Says Talks Progress as Palestinians Threaten Walkout

JERUSALEM The United States said Israeli and Palestinian leaders moved on Wednesday toward resolving their row over settlements but the – Read More...
September 13, 2010

Australia’s ‘Houdini’ PM Facing High-Wire Act

SYDNEY Julia Gillard pulled off the “greatest escape” since Houdini by clinging on to power as Australian prime minister, but – Read More...
September 13, 2010

US Church Vows Koran Burning Will Go On Despite Warnings

WASHINGTON An evangelical Florida church has vowed to press ahead with plans to burn the Koran to mark the anniversary – Read More...
August 30, 2010

Pakistan Orders Nearly Half a Million to Evacuate

HYDERABAD Pakistan ordered nearly half a million people to evacuate towns on Thursday as rising floods threaten further havoc in – Read More...