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West to threaten Russia with isolation on Syria: UK officials
ENNISKILLEN- Western nations will push Russian President Vladimir Putin to sign up to action on Syria at the G8 summit or risk being left out in the cold, British officials said on Monday. British Prime Minister David Cameron, who is hosting the summit in Northern Ireland, drew up five main points...
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Wednesday, June 19th 2013
West to threaten Russia with isolation on Syria: UK officials
06/18/2013
Obama, Putin estranged on Syria but seek progress elsewhere
06/18/2013
EU's Ashton to press Iran on nuclear programme
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'No alternative' to Palestinian state: Bill Clinton in Israel
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G8 can bridge Syria differences: Cameron
06/17/2013
Morsi cuts Syria ties to woo West, boost image: analysts
06/17/2013
Wave of car bombs, shootings kills 28 in Iraq
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Lost medieval city found in Cambodia: report
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Chemical weapons use hampers Syrian deal: Kerry
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Egypt's Morsi severs relations with Syria
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In tense Cairo, an oasis of religious dialogue
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West to threaten Russia with isolation on Syria: UK officials
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Lost medieval city found in Cambodia: report
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Concern over Syria as World Heritage committee meets
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Thousands of Egypt Islamists rally for Syria jihad
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Egypt's Morsi severs relations with Syria
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Berlusconi plotted to have Kadhafi assassinated: report
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US toughens Syria stance after 'red line' crossed
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Investigation
Jackson doctor denies manslaughter charge
LOS ANGELES, Soo Youn - Michael Jackson's doctor pleaded not guilty here Monday after being charged...
Life
Arson-hit South Korean landmark reopens to public
SEOUL- South Korea on Saturday reopened its landmark Namdaemun gate to the public, five years after...
Morocco journalist convicted of defaming Islamist minister
CASABLANCA- A Moroccan editor was handed a two month suspended prison sentence on Monday for defamation, after writing that an Islamist minister had organised a lavish, alcohol-fuelled dinner during...
Fake fingers help Japan ex-yakuza lead lawful life
TOKYO, Harumi Ozawa- Going straight after a lifetime spent as a member of Japan's feared yakuza organised crime mobs poses a number of challenges. Chief among them is what to do about the fingers you...
Scottish author Iain Banks dies
LONDON, James Pheby- Scottish author Iain Banks, best known for his novels "The Wasp Factory" and "The Crow Road", has died aged 59, two months after revealing that he had terminal cancer, his...
EU's Ashton to press Iran on nuclear programme
BAGHDAD- EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton pledged on Monday during a trip to Baghdad to press Iran for greater cooperation over its nuclear programme after Tehran elected a new president....
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Obama, Putin estranged on Syria but seek progress elsewhere
ENNISKILLEN, Stephen Collinson, Anna Smolchenko - Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin on Monday aired clashing views on Syria, but pledged to at least try to keep alive a frail and much-delayed effort to...
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Superman reboot 'Man of Steel' soars over US box office
LOS ANGELES- Superman blockbuster "Man of Steel" soared to the top of the North American box office this weekend, scoring a $116.6-million opening despite mixed reviews, figures showed Monday. The...
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'No alternative' to Palestinian state: Bill Clinton in Israel
JERUSALEM- Former US president Bill Clinton said during a visit to Israel on Monday that he saw "no alternative" to a Palestinian state. Speaking at an event in honour of President Shimon Peres' 90th...
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G8 can bridge Syria differences: Cameron
LONDON, Anna Smolchenko- British Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday insisted that G8 countries share enough common ground on the Syrian...
Opinion
Morsi cuts Syria ties to woo West, boost image: analysts
CAIRO, Haitham Eltabei- Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi, in severing ties with Damascus, aims to show solidarity with Western and fellow...
Comment
US vows military aid to Syria rebels as battles rage
DAMASCUS- A US pledge to step up military aid to Syrian rebels because of alleged use of chemical arms by the regime drew criticism from...
Culture
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Scuffles outside Cairo culture ministry
CAIRO- Supporters and opponents of Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi clashed on Tuesday outside the culture ministry, where artists...
Books
Harry Potter book fetches $227,000 at London auction
LONDON- A 1997 first edition of "Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone" annotated by J.K. Rowling sold for £150,000 ($227,000, 176,000...
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Cannes: 26-year-old African-American is one to watch
CANNES, France, Catherine Marciano- You may not have seen any of his stuff, but movie insiders predict you soon will. And good parents,...
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Sculptor Sow in last French show before Senegal homecoming
BESANCON- Senegalese sculptor Ousmane Sow, considered one of Africa's foremost artists, inaugurated a retrospective in Besancon on...
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Harvard again tops China university survey
SHANGHAI- A ranking of the world's top schools compiled by a Chinese university has put Harvard first for the tenth year, in a list dominated by US...
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Mexico seeks to end sect's school blockade
MORELIA, Mexico- Some 300 Mexican children may be forced to go to school outside their "New Jerusalem" community because a sect has blocked access since the...
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Shanghai opens star-packed film festival
SHANGHAI- Shanghai on Saturday opened its annual film festival packed with star power in acknowledgement of China's role as the second largest box office in the world. The government-backed Shanghai International Film Festival is mainland China's...
'Dido and Aeneas' to open opera season at Rome baths
ROME- Henry Purcell's opera "Dido and Aenaes" opens the season at Rome's Baths of Caracalla ruins on Thursday, with a new production the director described as uniting the classical world with the English theatre tradition. The 1689 work by English...
The concert that transformed Mandela from terrorist to icon
JOHANNESBURG, Jaime Velazquez- So revered is Nelson Mandela today that it is easy to forget that for decades he was considered a terrorist by many foreign governments, and some of his now supporters. The anti-apartheid hero was on a US terror watch...
At Cannes, pain and loss of migration come to the fore
CANNES, France, Richard Ingham and Sophie Laubie- They set off with dreams of a new life only to find that peril, exploitation, loneliness and an aching rootlessness often await them. Migration, one of the great issues of globalisation but one that...
Grande dame of Russian museums still fighting at 91
MOSCOW, Olga Nedbaeva- She has led Moscow's renowned Pushkin Museum for over half a century, helped Russians discover the art of her friend Marc Chagall and battled to bring late impressionist art out of the vaults and into public view. And at the...
Circus family reopens Moscow's unique cat theatre
MOSCOW, Benoit Finck - Up on a brightly lit Moscow stage a clown loudly welcomes the stars of today's show -- 20 highly trained cats. Packing out the auditorium with excited children and adults, the feline performers are the main attraction at the...
Interview
Art will always triumph, says Tunisia revolution singer
RABAT- "Art will always triumph in the end," says acclaimed Tunisian singer Lotfi Bouchnak, who composed songs for the...
Features
Morsi's Egypt seeks to keep strong ties with France
CAIRO, Christophe de Roquefeuil- Egypt wants to maintain close ties with France following the uprising which brought...
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Russia fetes 50th anniversary of first woman in space
MOSCOW, Dmitry Zaks- Russia celebrated Sunday the 50th anniversary of the maiden flight of the first woman in space --...
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Scores of journalists targeted in Syria: Amnesty
BEIRUT- Syria's regime and rebels fighting to overthrow it have killed, arbitrarily arrested and tortured scores of...
Tech and WEB
WikiLeaks releases transcript of critical US film
WASHINGTON, Joseph Krauss- WikiLeaks has released an annotated version of a leaked transcript of a documentary in a bid...
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Larry King moves to Kremlin-funded TV channel
MOSCOW- Veteran US talk show host Larry King announced Wednesday that he is joining Russia Today, a Kremlin-funded...
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France says ready to host Mideast peace conference
RAMALLAH, Selim Saheb Ettaba- France is ready to host a Middle East peace conference before the end of July to help relaunch stalled negotiations,...
Travel
Ongoing repairs keep Statue of Liberty closed
NEW YORK, Brigitte Dusseau- Damage wreaked on the Statue of Liberty by Hurricane Sandy has yet to be fully repaired, and it remains unclear when the New York icon will again welcome tourists from around the world. "We do not have a reopening timeline yet," said spokeswoman Linda Friar of the...
Entertainment
Adele, 'Blackadder' stars honoured by the queen
LONDON- British singer Adele and "Blackadder" stars Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson were among those given awards in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours announced late Friday. Adele, 25, was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), which she adds to an already bulging trophy...
Sport
Olympics: Old Cold War foes make it dark day for USA boxers
LONDON, Pirate Irwin- The lights went out on the United States' bright start to the boxing at the Olympics on Wednesday as all three fighters lost to opponents from old Cold War foes Russia and Cuba. Joseph Diaz Junior lost a terrific bantamweight second round bout to Cuban world champion Lazaro...
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