By Sonja Pace London 30 June 2007 British police officers walk past tourists in the pouring rain in central London, 30 Jun 2007 London is on alert - police have stepped up patrols and a search is under way for a man seen running from a Mercedes car

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By Wang Yiru New York City 24 April 2007 Western culture is fascinated with celebrity and beauty, where being thin is often equated with being attractive. The mass media and fashion industry often perpetuate this myth. But a controversial ban on unde

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By Sean Maroney Washington, Dc 27 February 2007 watch Supreme Court Hot Pursuit The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says more than 350 people die each year in police chases. These high-speed chases become especially dangerous when law

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By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 01 November 2006 watch Walter Reed Amputees A record number of U.S. soldiers injured in Iraq have lost arms and legs in explosions caused by remote-controlled bombs. The need for more comfortable, adaptable artificial

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By Bill Rodgers Washington, D.C. 23 August 2006 watch Profiling report The recently foiled terrorism plot in Britain has once again raised questions about whether airport security personnel should begin screening airline passengers based on race and

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By Joseph Mok New York City 01 August 2006 watch Museum report The spacious MoMA lobby holds large crowds and large pieces of art Founded in 1929 on the idea of providing the best modern art museum in the world, the Museum of Modern Art in midtown M

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By Odil Ruzaliev Washington 01 May 2007 For centuries, nomads wandered the steppes of Central Asia living in tents. One of the critical engineering elements of these flimsy structures was the tent band designed to brace the roof. Over time, these ban

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A South Korean court has overturned the conviction of an American investment firm executive for financial crimes related to the purchase of a South Korean bank. It is the latest twist in a case that has come to symbolize South Korea's occasionally c

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 25 September 2009 Peshawar, North West Frontier in Pakistan The U.N. Humanitarian coordinator in Pakistan says the crisis for hundreds of thousands of displaced people who have returned to homes they fled in the Swat Valley an

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Analysts: Foreclosure Mess Hurts US, Global Economy Deborah Harris faces possible eviction from the home she has owned for the past 17 years, after failing to make some of her mortgage payments. Harris was a paramedic with Washington's fire departmen

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Former rebels have gone on trial in East Timor accused of the attempted murder of President Jose Ramos-Horta. He was seriously hurt in an assassination attempt outside his home in February 2008, when gunmen targeted two of the fledgling country's mo

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Iran's Presidential Candidates Courting Female Vote When Iranians go to the polls on June 14, they will get to select one of eight presidential candidates - all but one older than 50 and all men. Iran's Guardian Council ruled last month a woman canno

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The Fernwood Library sponsored Fernwoods 42nd Art Fair this weekend. The three-day event was held, as usual, at Memorial Park. Almost 100 artists showed up each day. More than 1,000 locals and visitors strolled through the shady park daily, as temper

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 06 April 2006 Uganda's Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by opposition politician Kizza Besigye to challenge the results of the country's recent elections, won by incumbe

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 15 March 2006 Israeli police and defense forces are on high alert, after Israeli forces captured a leading Palestinian militant after storming a jail in the West Bank city, Jer

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 21 June 2007 The biggest exhibition of Islamic art seen in Australia has opened in Sydney. It features 350 rare works from the renowned Khalili Collection. The Arts Of Islam features Korans and prayer rugs as well as secular obj

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By Lauren Comiteau Amsterdam 02 May 2007 The International Criminal Court in The Hague says it has issued arrest warrants for a Sudanese government minister and a Janjaweed militia leader suspected of committing war crimes in Darfur. But as Lauren Co

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By Scott Stearns White House 19 June 2007 U.S. President George Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert are backing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas following his dismissal of a unity government led by the Islamic militant group Hamas. Preside

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 12 February 2007 India's Supreme Court has proposed a ban on hawkers (street vendors) who Indian roadside food stall worker fries an egg in Kolkata, 14 Oct 2006 cook food at roadside stalls in New Delhi - a city famed for

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By Challiss McDonough Cairo 08 January 2007 A court in Egypt rejected the appeals of 13 new political parties, denying them official recognition and thus banning them from participating in elections. The move came not long after President Hosni Muba

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