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Bikini car washes for Putin
He drives sweet cars . He tranquilizes tigers . He rides horses bare-chested . Yes, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is a man's man, and it's driving the ladies crazy, if two pro-Putin stunts from the last week are any guide. The first came...
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Wed, Jul 27 2011 3:14 PM
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Russia
Pakistan’s glamorous new foreign minister wows India
She's young , stylish, sharp and pretty, and Indians are falling for her. Yep, it seems that Pakistan's new 34-year-old foreign minister, Hina Rabbani Khar, has accomplished what years of tense diplomacy haven't been able to -- create some...
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Wed, Jul 27 2011 2:07 PM
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Al-Shabab: Samosas are too Christian
In al-Shabab-controlled regions of Somalia, anything deemed un-Islamic is outlawed. This includes mustaches, the World Cup, wearing bras, and dancing at weddings. The militant Islamist group recently added something new to that list: Samosas . How can...
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Wed, Jul 27 2011 11:18 AM
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Somalia
Going green in China's coastal waters
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Beachgoers in China looking to kick back at the shores of the country's beer capital might want to think twice. An algae bloom off the eastern coast of Qingdao, in Shandong...
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Wed, Jul 27 2011 11:07 AM
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Environment
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China
What will the political fallout be from the Norway massacre?
It is perhaps inevitable, given the facts of the case, that Norway's worst massacre in recent memory will lead to soul-searching questions about immigration. A blond-haired, blue-eyed sociopath -- who has railed against " Islamic colonization...
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Wed, Jul 27 2011 7:35 AM
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Europe
Morning Brief: Suicide bomber kills Kandahar mayor
Suicide bomber kills Kandahar mayor Top story: Ghulam Haider Hamidi, the mayor of the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, was killed on Wednesday by a suicide bomber who had concealed explosives beneath his turban. His death is the latest in a string of...
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Wed, Jul 27 2011 4:55 AM
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Children on the frontlines of Somalia’s famine
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE While an increasingly devastating famine continues to drive Somalis from their homes, many families are citing another reason for leaving: the forced recruitment of child soldiers . A recent Amnesty International...
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Tue, Jul 26 2011 1:47 PM
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Egyptians fear justice delayed may be justice denied
The trial of former interior minister Habib el-Adly, the mukhabarat (intelligence) boss for 14 years under President Mubarak, was postponed for the third time on Sunday. His trial, now scheduled for August 3, will be a combined affair with Mubarak, who...
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Tue, Jul 26 2011 7:57 AM
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What happened in Wenzhou?
The Saturday night train crash in eastern China that killed around 40 and injured around 200 ( different reports give different figures) has provoked a firestorm reaction on the Chinese internet. A number of locals have accused the Chinese government...
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Tue, Jul 26 2011 7:40 AM
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Morning Brief: Lawyer: Norway killer is insane
Lawyer: Norway killer is insane Top story: The lawyer for Anders Behring Breivik, who has admitted to killing 76 people in attacks that have shocked Norway, said that his client is likely insane. He noted that it was too early to determine whether Breivik...
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Tue, Jul 26 2011 5:23 AM
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You think this weekend’s Chinese train crash was bad? It’s nothing compared to India’s deadly rails.
The fallout from this weekend's Chinese bullet train crash -- in which 39 people died when a train was immobilized after being struck by lightning on a bridge, then rammed by another train from behind, derailing several cars -- continued today. The...
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Mon, Jul 25 2011 3:58 PM
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East Asia
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South Asia
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India
Taxes and propaganda thwart hopes of would-be Potter audiences in some countries
Viewers around the world have flocked to theaters to watch the final movie of the Harry Potter epic, which raked in a record-breaking 476 million dollars on its opening weekend. But for some fans of the boy wizard, the end hasn't come quite yet. Realities...
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Mon, Jul 25 2011 2:40 PM
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Culture
Israeli orchestra breaks a cultural taboo
The annual Bayreuth music festival in Germany -- which celebrates the works of German composer Richard Wagner -- kicked off today and for the first time will feature a group of musicians from Israel. Wagner, an avowed anti-Semite and an inspiration for...
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Mon, Jul 25 2011 2:31 PM
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Europe
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Culture
What does it take to close a fake Apple Store in China?
Last week, when confronted by reporters, a manager of a knock-off Apple store in Kunming, China said , "There is no Chinese law that says I can't decorate my shop the way I want to decorate it." Technically, he wasn't correct -- Chinese...
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Mon, Jul 25 2011 11:25 AM
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East Asia
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China
Michelle Obama says she didn’t know about the bin Laden raid in advance
Apparently the president's wife was just as in the dark as the rest of us about the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound May 1. As hard as it is to imagine that President Obama didn't confide in his wife about what must have been one of the...
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Mon, Jul 25 2011 10:22 AM
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