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S&P cuts Greece’s rating to lowest
ATHENS (AP) ― Standard & Poor’s cut Greece’s credit rating deeper into junk territory Monday, saying the country is likely to default on its massive debts at least once by 2013 ― a decision Athens said ignored its efforts to secure continued funding in coming yearsThe rating agency said the downgrade from “B” to “CCC” “reflects our view that there is a significantly higher likelihood of one or mor
World News June 14, 2011
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Panetta: Iraq will ask for U.S. troops to stay
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Leon Panetta, President Barack Obama’s choice to head the U.S. Defense Department, predicted Thursday that Iraq will ask the United States to keep some American troops in that country beyond the scheduled departure date at the year’s end.In wide-ranging testimony at a Senate confirmation hearing on his nomination to replace Defense Secretary Robert Gates, the current CIA director
World News June 10, 2011
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U.N. chief announces second term bid
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ― Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Monday that he will seek a second term as head of the United Nations, pledging to keep leading the world body as a “bridge-builder” at a time of unprecedented global change. His re-election is virtually assured.The former South Korean foreign minister finally made public what has been the U.N.’s worst kept secret ― that he wants a secon
World News June 7, 2011
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U.N. chief to announce candidacy for 2nd term
World News June 5, 2011
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Killer E.coli strain described as deadliest yet
World News June 3, 2011
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Egyptians decry ‘virginity tests’ on protesters
Egyptian protesters carry national flags and banners as they call for the replacement of the ruling Armed Forces Council by a civilian council during a rally in the port city of Alexandria, Egypt, May 27, 2011. (Xinhua-Yonhap News)CAIRO (AP) ― Activists and bloggers are pressing Egypt’s military rulers to investigate accusations of serious abuses against protesters, including claims that soldiers
World News June 1, 2011
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Mladic arrest may boost Serb government
World News May 29, 2011
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Obama jolt unlikely to spark peace talks
WASHINGTON (AP) ― President Barack Obama is trying to shock the moribund Israeli-Palestinian peace process to life, but there is little chance the patient can be resuscitated anytime soon.The two sides are more dug in, further apart and less trustful of each other than at any point since Obama brought Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas together at the
World News May 22, 2011
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Bin Laden photo fight pits White House vs. press
World News May 18, 2011
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Assad stands to gain from Israel unrest
Palestinians’ protest diverts world’s gaze from Syria’s growing troubles at homeBEIRUT (AP) ― A brief but deadly border incursion has broken more than 35 years of quiet along the Syria-Israel frontier ― and it could not have come at a better time for Syria’s embattled leader.Syrian President Bashar Assad has much to gain from the furor over Israeli soldiers opening fire on thousands of Arab protes
World News May 18, 2011
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Strauss-Kahn sex crime case shocks world
NEW YORK (AP) ― Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s reputation with women earned him the nickname “the great seducer,” and not even an affair with a subordinate could knock the International Monetary Fund leader off a political path pointed in the direction of the French presidency. All that changed with charges that he sexually assaulted a maid in his hotel room, a case that generated shock and revulsion, e
World News May 16, 2011
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Libya rebels seek U.S. funds
World News May 13, 2011
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Assad ‘orders no shooting on rallies’
World News May 13, 2011
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Syrian military tightens grip in areas of unrest
BEIRUT (AP) ― Tanks and troops rolled into southern villages near the heart of Syria’s anti-government uprising Tuesday, while officials in Washington said the U.S. administration is edging closer to calling for an end to the Assad family’s long rule after its violent suppression of the protests.The Syrian military has been sealing off various areas and conducting house-to-house raids in search of
World News May 11, 2011
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U.S., China spar on rights, soften tone on economy
World News May 10, 2011
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