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Italy quake victims given shelter

Written on May 20, 2012 by Editor - World News

21 May 2012 Last updated at 01:13 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. A magnitude 5.1 aftershock is caught on camera, as the BBC’s Alan Johnston reports Thousands of people left homeless by a powerful earthquake … Continue reading →

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Nationalist Nikolic in Serbia win

Written on May 20, 2012 by Editor - World News

20 May 2012 Last updated at 21:43 ET Nationalist Tomislav Nikolic’s win has been described as a “political earthquake” for Serbia Nationalist Tomislav Nikolic has been elected president of Serbia, with liberal incumbent Boris Tadic admitting defeat soon after polls … Continue reading →

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North Koreans ‘free Chinese crew’

Written on May 20, 2012 by Editor - World News

21 May 2012 Last updated at 01:11 ET The 29 Chinese fishermen and three boats seized in the Yellow Sea by unidentified North Koreans are free and have arrived in China, reports say. The North Korean foreign ministry notified the … Continue reading →

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Millions watch Pacific eclipse

Written on May 20, 2012 by Editor - World News

20 May 2012 Last updated at 23:29 ET Tokyo had a spectacular view of the eclipse An “annular eclipse” has being viewed across a swathe of the Earth stretching across the Pacific from Asia to the western US. The eclipse … Continue reading →

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Obama’s home-turf summits will test his leverage

Written on May 17, 2012 by Editor - Political News

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will find his diplomatic clout tested at twin summits on his own turf beginning Friday. The big global problems are the economic mess in Europe and finding scarce money to boost a postwar Afghanistan … Continue reading →

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Billionaire tied to Wright ad blitz a rising force

Written on May 17, 2012 by Editor - Political News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The wealthy executive who considered and then dropped a proposal to revive controversy over the relationship between President Barack Obama and his former pastor is a rising conservative maverick with ties to the Chicago Cubs baseball team. … Continue reading →

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Romney: Obama focused on ‘character assassination’

Written on May 17, 2012 by Editor - Political News

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Nebraska billionaire who considered a plan to resurrect incendiary comments by President Barack Obama‘s former pastor shelved the idea Thursday after Obama and Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney denounced the tactic. An aide to Joe … Continue reading →

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North Lebanon fighting kills one; ninth in five days

Written on May 16, 2012 by Editor - Political News

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) – A civilian died in fighting in Lebanon‘s port city of Tripoli on Wednesday night, security sources said, bringing the death toll to nine in five days of clashes in a city where sectarian tension has been … Continue reading →

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Romney wins Nebraska, Oregon primaries

Written on May 16, 2012 by Editor - Political News

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Mitt Romney is adding two more victories to his win column. Nebraska and Oregon Republicans, as expected, have made clear their preference for the GOP nomination by choosing Romney in Tuesday’s presidential primaries. In Nebraska, the … Continue reading →

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Crossroads announcing $25 million ad push

Written on May 16, 2012 by Editor - Political News

WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent group favoring Republican Mitt Romney is launching a $25 million, monthlong advertising campaign against President Barack Obama in 10 states, further escalating an expensive TV ad war in presidential battleground states less than six months … Continue reading →

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