Archive for September 17th, 2012

China sees more anti-Japan protests over islands

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BEIJING (AP) — Thousands of protesters are marching past the Japanese Embassy in Beijing shouting patriotic slogans, demanding boycotts of Japanese goods and calling on China to assert its claim over disputed islands held by the Japanese government. …

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Chicago Mayor: Court Must End Teachers’ Strike

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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s appeal to the courts to end the teachers’ strike set off a new round of recriminations on Monday, but it did not appear to…

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Valladolid 0-1 Real Betis: Castro strikes late

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Valladolid 0-1 Real Betis: Castro strikes late

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Teen Charged With Bomb Plot Appears in Court

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An 18-year-old has made an initial appearance in court on charges he sought to ignite what he believed to be a car bomb outside a Chicago bar.

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Not Guilty Plea in Ky. Homeowner Meeting Attack

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A man accused of shooting two of his neighbors at a homeowners’ association meeting has pleaded not guilty to two murder charges and seven counts of wanton…

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North Africa: U.S. Says ‘Small Minority’ Behind Mideast Protests

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[State Department]Washington -Pending the final results of an investigation, the Obama administration believes the attack that killed four American diplomats in Libya on September 11 grew out of a spontaneous protest in Benghazi that a handful of well-…

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Release of 66 American Embassy Offenders

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[Aswat Masriya]Egypt’s prosecution decided on Monday to release 66 offenders who were detained in light of the American embassy clashes that started last week.

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Initiative Launched to End Sexual Harassment

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[Aswat Masriya]A number of civil groups launched an initiative to monitor President Mohamed Mursi’s role in women rights issues, urging him to swiftly intervene and put an end to the widespread epidemic of sexual harassment in Egypt.

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Africa: Report Urges Donors to Become Less Risk-Averse

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[]Brighton, UK -Philanthropic and development organisations must help tackle the corrosive loss of trust in those organisations charged with protecting and promoting human wellbeing, such as government agencies, regulatory authorities and NGOs, accordi…

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Somalia: Young Journalist Murdered in Mogadishu

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[NUSOJ]Mogadishu -The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) today condemned sustained deadly violence against journalists following the killing of young journalist in Mogadishu.

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