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Police: Bombs disguised as radios in Bangkok blasts

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:22:08 +0000

A series of blasts last week in Thailand that set off accusations between Iran and Israel involved bombs disguised as radio sets, police said Wednesday.
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Megaupload founder Dotcom released on bail

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:20:34 +0000

A New Zealand court on Wednesday released on bail Kim Dotcom, the millionaire founder of the file-sharing website Megaupload, after a judge said Dotcom did not appear to have funds available to flee.
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Afghans protest for 2nd day after Quran burning

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:20:53 +0000

Demonstrators burned tires and threw rocks outside a NATO military base in Kabul on Wednesday, as protests continued for a second day after troops burned copies of the Quran.
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Indonesian police put down riot in Bali prison

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:20:55 +0000

Hundreds of Indonesian police officers charged into a prison in Bali on Wednesday to subdue rioting inmates who had set a building on fire and thrown stones at firefighters.
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Australian foreign minister resigns

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:23:48 +0000

Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd resigned Wednesday, his office said, amid speculation he might mount a leadership challenge to Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
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NRC releases report on U.S. response to Japan nuclear crisis

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:22:10 +0000

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission released Tuesday about 3,000 pages of transcripts of conversations recorded in its operations center after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, conversations that underscore the difficulty the agency had in responding to the nuclear crisis that was unfolding halfway around the world.
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India: 15,000 die each year crossing train tracks

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:21:18 +0000

Trains are as intrinsic to life for India's billion-plus people as cars for Americans. Think, then, what it means that the Railway Ministry has been accused of ignoring "massacre" on the tracks.
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Scientists: Radioactivity higher off Fukushima

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:21:05 +0000

Fish and plankton collected from the Pacific Ocean after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident contain much higher but still-safe levels of radioactive materials, researchers reported Tuesday.
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China pushing Nepal to crack down on Tibet

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:20:46 +0000

The smell of incense burning and deep-throated chants greet you at the gate of one of Kathmandu's massive stupas, a Buddhist holy place where Tibetans gather to pray.
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Christchurch marks quake anniversary

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:20:24 +0000

For the residents of Christchurch, New Zealand, time stopped at 12.51pm on February 22, 2011, when a massive earthquake ripped through the city, destroying homes, lives and businesses.
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