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Violence erupts at Greek demos

Violence erupted on the sidelines of a Greek protest against government austerity measures yesterday, with riot police firing tear gas at hooded youths hurling firebombs
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More than 20 civilians killed in Mogadishu

More than 20 civilians were killed yesterday in a second day of intense fighting between Somali government troops and insurgent forces in the capital Mogadishu, ...
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Sarkozy calls for UN reform

French President Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday demanded a revamp of the United Nations and urged negotiations under a small group of countries to accelerate efforts to ...
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Greece crippled by general strike

Greece ground to a halt yesterday in the second general strike in two weeks against austerity measures crippling public transport and closing schools, hospitals and ...
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Nigerians fast for peace

Residents of a central Nigerian state scarred by deadly clashes between Muslims and Christians began a three-day fast yesterday in a symbolic commitment to reconciliation.Plateau ...
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Hamas releases British reporter

The Islamist Hamas movement ruling Gaza yesterday released a British reporter, the only foreigner to be arrested by the group since it seized power in ...
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Forbes: Carlos Slim is world’s richest

Seven of the world’s richest billionaires, according to Forbes magazine. From left: Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim; Microsoft Corporation chairman Bill Gates; Wall Street investor Warren ...
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Americans have lost faith in government

Many Americans have lost faith in their government, US President Barack Obama admitted Wednesday, tackling a pervasive sentiment hobbling his hopes for enacting sweeping reform.American ...
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SAfrica aims for 15 million HIV tests

The South African government yesterday announced a ramped up AIDS plan that aims to test 15 million residents for HIV in the world’s worst affected ...
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Israel seeks to patch up row over settlement plans

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a public apology to the visiting US vice president yesterday in a bid to defuse a row over settlements ...
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