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- Police end Toulouse hostage-taking, detain gunman
- When sneakers and race collide
- Breivik tells Norway court of his own 'trauma'
- Asif Ali Zardari nominates Makhdoom Shahabuddin for Pakistan PM; voting on Friday
- At least 98 people killed in sectarian clashes in Nigeria
- In Castro's Cuba, yoga offers 'freedom in the heart'
- Blog: The French Cancan
- Harvesting the rain drop in Brazil
- Former Romania Prime Minister shoots self after court's sentence
- World leaders open Rio summit on 'green' economy
- No easy way out for Assange holed up in embassy
- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh discusses nuclear cooperation with Hollande, Putin
- Greek conservative head Antonio Samaras sworn in as Prime Minister
- Iraq military beard edict stirs religion debate
- Confusion over Mubarak adds to tension in Egypt
- Accidental path to record leak cases under Obama
- Assange faces arrest if he leaves Ecuador embassy
- Aung San Suu Kyi finally gets honourary doctorate
- Pakistan Parliament to elect new Prime Minister June 22
- Wedding cakes in New York with an Indian touch
- Indian stamps released in Indonesia
- Man claiming Al Qaeda link takes hostages in France
- Suicide bomber kills 10 civilians in east Afghanistan
- Trip to the moon @ 100 million pounds
| Police end Toulouse hostage-taking, detain gunman Posted: 20 Jun 2012 10:55 PM PDT French police stormed a bank in Toulouse on Wednesday, arresting a gunman with psychiatric problems who claimed to be an Al-Qaeda militant and freeing his two hostages after a seven-hour siege. 
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| When sneakers and race collide Posted: 20 Jun 2012 10:39 PM PDT To Jeremy Scott, the rebel designer from Los Angeles, the plastic shackles that he designed for a pair of orange-and-purple Adidas sneakers were inspired by a toy monster from the 1980s. 
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| Breivik tells Norway court of his own 'trauma' Posted: 20 Jun 2012 09:54 PM PDT Anders Behring Breivik, on trial for killing 77 people in Norway last year, stunned the Oslo courtroom on Wednesday when he drew a parallel between his own "trauma" and that he inflicted on the victim... 
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| Asif Ali Zardari nominates Makhdoom Shahabuddin for Pakistan PM; voting on Friday Posted: 20 Jun 2012 07:55 PM PDT Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari has nominated textile industry minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin as the new Prime Minister, state television reported on Thursday. 
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| At least 98 people killed in sectarian clashes in Nigeria Posted: 20 Jun 2012 07:50 PM PDT A curfew in a religious flashpoint state in Nigeria's north has failed to stop days of ongoing violence and almost 100 deaths, an official said on Wednesday, as residents of another besieged city said... 
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| In Castro's Cuba, yoga offers 'freedom in the heart' Posted: 20 Jun 2012 07:30 PM PDT Stretched economic conditions have made yoga a bit of a national hobby. Here's why. 
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| Posted: 20 Jun 2012 07:20 PM PDT So, there we were, waiting for the French President to address the media. Big deal, you may think, at a summit where there are over a hundred heads of state, how does it matter if the French President... 
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| Harvesting the rain drop in Brazil Posted: 20 Jun 2012 07:20 PM PDT Can 1 mm of rain on the roof help wash away the water problems of a community? If the Rio example is anything to go by, it certainly looks like a promising proposition. 
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| Former Romania Prime Minister shoots self after court's sentence Posted: 20 Jun 2012 07:16 PM PDT Romania's former Prime Minister shot and wounded himself on Wednesday in an apparent suicide attempt, hours after the country's highest court ruled that he must serve a two-year prison sentence on cor... 
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| World leaders open Rio summit on 'green' economy Posted: 20 Jun 2012 11:14 AM PDT World leaders opened a three-day summit on environment and poverty in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday to a warning from UN chief Ban Ki Moon that "time is not on our side" for fixing a mounting list of pr... 
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| No easy way out for Assange holed up in embassy Posted: 20 Jun 2012 10:52 AM PDT Julian Assange risks being thrown into a cell the moment he leaves the Ecuadorean embassy in London after breaching bail to avoid extradition to Sweden. 
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| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh discusses nuclear cooperation with Hollande, Putin Posted: 20 Jun 2012 09:21 AM PDT The new French President Francois Hollande has pledged to continue France's strategic partnership with India with same vigour as his predecessors Jacques Chirac and Nikolas Sarkozy who belonged to riv... 
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| Greek conservative head Antonio Samaras sworn in as Prime Minister Posted: 20 Jun 2012 08:43 AM PDT Greek conservative party head Antonis Samaras was sworn in as prime minister on Wednesday at the helm of a three-party coalition that will uphold the country's international bailout commitments. 
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| Iraq military beard edict stirs religion debate Posted: 20 Jun 2012 08:00 AM PDT An Iraqi government decree banning soldiers and police from wearing beards on duty has revived a debate over religious practices in a country where sectarian divisions between Shi'ite and Sunni still ... 
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| Confusion over Mubarak adds to tension in Egypt Posted: 20 Jun 2012 07:42 AM PDT Egyptian officials maintained a conspicuous silence about former President Hosni Mubarak's health on Wednesday, a day after the state news agency reported that his condition was so grave that he had t... 
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| Accidental path to record leak cases under Obama Posted: 20 Jun 2012 07:14 AM PDT Under fire from Republicans who claim that the White House has leaked classified information to make him look tough, President Obama has pointed to his administration's unmatched record in prosecuting... 
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| Assange faces arrest if he leaves Ecuador embassy Posted: 20 Jun 2012 05:25 AM PDT British police stood poised Wednesday to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should he step out of Ecuador's London embassy - but authorities conceded he is beyond their grasp as long as he stays ... 
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| Aung San Suu Kyi finally gets honourary doctorate Posted: 20 Jun 2012 05:06 AM PDT It was a long wait, but Aung San Suu Kyi has finally received her honourary degree from Oxford University. The leader of Myanmar's opposition is being honoured on Wednesday at the university's Encaeni... 
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| Pakistan Parliament to elect new Prime Minister June 22 Posted: 20 Jun 2012 04:07 AM PDT Pakistan's Lower House of Parliament, the National Assembly, will elect the new Prime Minister at a special session to be convened on Friday. Minister for Textiles Makhdoom Shahabuddin and Minister fo... 
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| Wedding cakes in New York with an Indian touch Posted: 20 Jun 2012 04:04 AM PDT One of the highlights of planning my wedding a decade ago was choosing the cake. I had attended countless weddings where I felt that this standard dessert was an afterthought in both design and taste:... 
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| Indian stamps released in Indonesia Posted: 20 Jun 2012 03:58 AM PDT Two commemorative postage stamps on the Shekhawati and Warli paintings, depicting the rich culture and tradition of Rajasthan and Maharashtra, were released in the Indonesian capital on Wednesday by I... 
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| Man claiming Al Qaeda link takes hostages in France Posted: 20 Jun 2012 03:39 AM PDT A man took hostages Thursday in a bank in the southern French city of Toulouse and fired a shot, police said. French television reported that he claimed allegiance to the al-Qaida terrorist group. ... 
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| Suicide bomber kills 10 civilians in east Afghanistan Posted: 20 Jun 2012 03:17 AM PDT A suicide bomber on a motorbike attacked a convoy of NATO troops in the eastern Afghan city of Khost on Wednesday killing 10 civilians, hospital officials said, the second attack on foreign forces in ... 
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| Trip to the moon @ 100 million pounds Posted: 20 Jun 2012 02:02 AM PDT A British firm has unveiled plans to blast passengers into lunar orbit for a 100 million pounds fare. The first voyages aboard Russian shuttles once used to spy on the West could launch in 2015, Isle ... 
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