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Sergeant accused of stealing from police fund
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The head of the Chicago Police Sergeant's Association was arrested this morning and charged with stealing more than $600,000 from the organization for gambling trips to Las Vegas, stays at Chicago hotels
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2 killed as train derails after blast
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KOLKATA: Two persons were killed and 25 injured when the engine and eight coaches of the 321 Up Tata-Bilaspur Passenger derailed following a blast, suspected to be the handiwork of Maoists. The derailment
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Oprah: 'It's time to leave'
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In a voice thick with emotion, Oprah Winfrey discussed ending her talk show in 2011 on her show today. Here are here remarks, which came at the end of Friday's show. 'After much prayer, and months of
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Northerly Island, Grant Park getting fresh designs
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They are two of the most contested pieces of ground on Chicago's lakefront -- the first, where the Chicago Children's Museum wants to build its controversial kiddie bunker; the second, where Mayor Richard
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Rescue continues in flooded town
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A rescue operation is continuing to evacuate dozens of people from the town of Cockermouth, as floods hit Cumbria. RAF helicopters have airlifted more than 20 to safety, with some forced to break through
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Vietnam denies blocking Facebook
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By Vivien Marsh The state-run internet service provider says it is trying to fix a fault Vietnamese officials have denied they are deliberately blocking access to social networking site Facebook. State
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FACTBOX - Who is EU's Catherine Ashton?
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(Reuters) - European Union leaders appointed Catherine Ashton as its foreign affairs chief at a summit on Thursday, EU officials said. The high representative for foreign affairs and security policy will
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Nine guidelines to apply to budget requests
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Given limited time, a government task force will apply nine guidelines to weed out wasteful spending for projects requested in the fiscal 2010 budget that cannot be thoroughly scrutinized. The guidelines
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China 'steps up US cyber-spying'
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The US and China need, yet seem to fear, each other Chinese spies are aggressively stealing secrets to build up China's military and economic power, a US advisory panel on US-China relations has warned.
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Politics hurting India's defence: IAF Vice-Chief
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NEW DELHI: Air Marshal P K Barbora has again ventured into a territory which nobody donning a uniform has dared, attacking the political class for hindering the modernisation of the armed forces due to
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Suicide bomber kills 16 in Peshawar
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A SUICIDE bomber struck a court in Peshawar Thursday killing 16 people, the sixth attack on the northwestern city in 11 days as Pakistani troops press a major anti-Taliban offensive. The bomber hit at
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Townships for flood-hit people
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Centre must relax CRF norms, says Chief Minister Consider report on relief work seriously THINTHANI (GULBARGA DT.): Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa said on Friday that his Government had decided to construct
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Jammu & Kashmir: Hurriyat (M) rejects quiet diplomacy
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Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India, (GK News Network): The Hurriyat Conference (M) Saturday rejected 'quiet diplomacy' and dialogue under Indian constitution to resolve the Kashmir issue while Chairman
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Football protests continue in Egypt
- 62 Minutes ago
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Egypt means the largest Arab nation has failed to qualify again [AFP] Demonstrators have gathered for a second day near the Algerian embassy in Cairo, protesting against attacks on Egyptians during an
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Was Cathy Ashton the best choice?
- 3 Hours ago
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Virtual unknown Baroness Ashton becomes Europes foreign minister after horse trading by EU leaders and, Channel 4 News has learnt, in Gordon Browns inner circle. Cathy Newman reports.
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Karzai sworn in, vows to fight corruption
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Iranian First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Rahimi, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari were among dignitaries attending the ceremony in an ornate hall in Karzai's
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'Low-profile' EU choices criticised
- 8 Hours ago
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criticised the appointments as a 'stitch-up' and said the EU's selection failed to show any ambition. But world leaders have welcomed the move, including Barack Obama, the US president, who said the posts
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Linking the poor and the powerful
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Human rights are as vital to beating poverty as is economic advancement, says the leader of Amnesty. Debra Jopson caught up with her. The pilot distributes the Amnesty International delegation throughout
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New York Times
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Obama says will miss Guantanamo deadline
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By Jeremy Pelofsky and James Vicini WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama suggested on Wednesday the self-professed mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks would be convicted and put to death,
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Body found in floods
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RESCUE workers searching for a police worker who was swept away when a flood-damaged bridge collapsed, have found a body.RESCUE workers searching for a police officer who was swept away when a flood-damaged
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New York Times
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Rights groups demand reform in Afghan
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KABUL: Leading human rights groups on Thursday called on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to use his second term in office as a platform to sever links with warlords and abusers of human rights. Karzai was
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