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Criminal case delayed in Paraguay land killings
Criminal case delayed in Paraguay land killings
The prosecutor says he has no physical evidence showing who killed six police officers during a land dispute that prompted the downfall of Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo. He says he didn't even try to determine who killed 11 farmworkers who also died when the bullets started flying. Even so, Ja

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China says ConocoPhillips can resume production
China says ConocoPhillips can resume production
The Chinese subsidiary of ConocoPhillips can resume operations at an oil field off the coast of northeastern China that was closed in 2011 after two oil spills, a regulator said. Conoco and its subsidiary, ConocoPhillips China Inc., came under intense media criticism in China following the spills,

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Chaotic influx of refugees to Lebanon stirs fears
Chaotic influx of refugees to Lebanon stirs fears
For many Lebanese, the massive, chaotic influx of Syrians fleeing their country's civil war is evoking painful memories and real fear. They say the refugees pose far too much of a burden on this fragile nation still recovering from its own civil war — nearly a quarter-century ago. According to th

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Rare Singapore protest against population plan
Rare Singapore protest against population plan
Nearly 3,000 people held a rare rally in Singapore on Saturday to protest a government plan to increase the city-state's population by admitting more foreigners, voicing concerns that it will worsen already strained public services and push up the cost of living. Such demonstrations are rare in the

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Tunisia's premier to field new govt or resign
Tunisia's premier to field new govt or resign
Tunisia's prime minister will continue to oppose his own political party and seek to form a government of technocrats by Saturday to solve the country's crisis or resign, he announced Thursday. Hamadi Jebali said he will hold talks with representatives of all political parties on Friday to see if t

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Officials defend hiring Egyptian leader's son
Officials defend hiring Egyptian leader's son
The appointment of the Egyptian president's son to a high-paying job at a state-owned company raised accusations on Thursday of nepotism in the country where the unemployment rate hovers at 13 percent and many university graduates are out of work. Egypt's Aviation Minister Wael el-Maadai said hirin

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China plays by its own rules while going global
China plays by its own rules while going global
When Venezuela seized billions of dollars in assets from Exxon Mobil and other foreign companies, Chinese state banks and investors didn't blink. Over the past five years they have loaned Venezuela more than $35 billion. Elsewhere around the Caribbean, as hotels were struggling to stay afloat in th

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Finmeccanica's helicopter division defends deal
Finmeccanica's helicopter division defends deal
The helicopter division of the Italian company Finmeccanica said Saturday that it would demonstrate it complied with the law in its $750 million deal to sell helicopters to India amid allegations that bribes were paid to obtain the contract. India's Defense Ministry said Friday that it had put the

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Proteas beat Pakistan by 4 wickets in 2nd test
Proteas beat Pakistan by 4 wickets in 2nd test
South Africa beat Pakistan by 4 wickets in 2nd test at Newlands on Sunday to lead 2-0 in the three-match series: ___ South Africa 326 and 182-6 in 43.1 overs (Hashim Amla 58, AB de Villiers 36; Saeed Ajmal 4-51, Tanvir Ahmed 1-34) beat Pakistan 338 and 169 (Azhar Ali 65, Misbah-ul-Haq 44; Vernon Ph

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Del Potro beats Benneteau for ABN AMRO title
Del Potro beats Benneteau for ABN AMRO title
Juan Martin Del Potro beat Julien Benneteau 7-6 (2), 6-3 Sunday to win the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, going one better than his runner-up spot last year to win his 14th ATP title. Benneteau managed what no other player at the tournament achieved — breaking Del Potro's service twice in the

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Jury: Ex-Marsh CEO must pay $2.2M in damages
Jury: Ex-Marsh CEO must pay $2.2M in damages
Federal jurors ordered the former CEO of Marsh Supermarkets to pay $2.2 million after siding with the company late Friday in a lawsuit that alleged he used the company as his "personal checkbook." The supermarket chain had sued Don Marsh, accusing the 75-year-old of defrauding it of millions of dol

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Mexico: Bird flu outbreak hits 582,000 chickens
Mexico: Bird flu outbreak hits 582,000 chickens
Mexico's animal health agency says a bird flu outbreak at seven farms in central Mexico has affected as many as 582,000 chickens. The Agriculture Department says more than a half million birds were exposed, but the number that will have to be slaughtered has yet to be determined. An outbreak of the

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Tunisians head abroad to perform jihad
Tunisians head abroad to perform jihad
The cradle of the Arab Spring is increasingly looking like the birthplace of jihadists. Long before Tunisia ousted its dictator and inspired the North African pro-democracy movement, the small, relatively prosperous country had the more dubious distinction of exporting Islamic militants. Now, as th

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Syria rebels seize oil field, town
Syria rebels seize oil field, town
Syrian rebels captured most of an eastern oil field and stormed a military base in the south, anti-regime activists said Thursday, further chipping away at President Bashar Assad's hold on the country's hinterlands. Although Assad's regime does not appear on the brink of collapse, rebels seeking hi

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Budget fight creating diplomatic headaches for US
Budget fight creating diplomatic headaches for US
From Syria to Somalia and across the Mideast down to Mali, looming U.S. budget cuts are creating potentially tough choices for American diplomacy. The United States will slash up to $2.6 billion in global humanitarian aid, security funds and other international programs in some of the world's most

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Recalls this week: Converter kits, crossbows
Recalls this week: Converter kits, crossbows
About 20,000 travel converter kits for U.S. and Canadian appliances were recalled this week because they can potentially overheat and start a fire. Crossbows that can fire unexpectedly and stuffed animals with flashlight wires that can cause lacerations were also recalled. TRAVEL CONVERTER KITS DETA

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Diplomat confirms Iran nuclear upgrade
Diplomat confirms Iran nuclear upgrade
Adding weight to its announcement of a nuclear upgrade, Tehran has shown high-level U.N. officials high-tech equipment positioned at its main uranium enrichment site meant to vastly accelerate output of material that can be used for both reactor fuel and atomic arms, a senior diplomat said Thursday

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Outside expert hired to probe Super Bowl outage
Outside expert hired to probe Super Bowl outage
The company that supplies electricity to the Superdome and the stadium's management company have hired an outside expert to investigate the cause of the power failure during the Super Bowl earlier this month. Entergy Corp. spokesman Michael Burns said Friday that the utility and SMG have hired Utah

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News Summary: India puts helicopter deal on hold
News Summary: India puts helicopter deal on hold
HELICOPTER HICCUPS: India's Defense Ministry has put a $750 million contract to purchase helicopters from Italian company Finmeccanica on hold amid allegations that bribes were paid to obtain it. BRIBES IN THE AIR: India launched an investigation into the $750 million deal after the Italian defense

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Iran mourns slain senior military commander
Iran mourns slain senior military commander
Prominent Iranian politicians and clerics led mourners at a funeral Thursday for a senior commander of the country's powerful Revolutionary Guards who was killed this week while traveling from Syria to Lebanon, local media said. The semiofficial Fars news agency identified the slain commander as Ge

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