More than three years after US Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was arrested for giving classified secrets to WikiLeaks, a military judge acquitted the former intelligence analyst Tuesday of aiding the enemy …
Syrian Electronic Army hijacks Thomson Reuters’ Twitter feed
"The Twitter account belonging to media and financial information firm Thomson Reuters was suspended Monday after becoming the latest victim of the Syrian Electronic Army. The hacking group appears to …
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Chinese magazine gives new details on charges against Bo Xilai
A Chinese magazine on Tuesday provided fresh details about the charges against former senior leader Bo Xilai, saying he had accepted bribes while mayor of a northeastern city and prevented an …
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Japan envoy meets China foreign minister amid strained ties
Japan's top career diplomat met China's foreign minister on Tuesday in the latest bid to ease strains between Asia's two biggest economies over a bitter territorial row, while a Chinese official …
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Saudi forces capture man wanted for links to Shi’ite unrest
Saudi Arabia has captured a man who features on a list of Shi'ites being sought in connection with unrest in the eastern part of the kingdom after a shootout with security forces, state news agency …
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Tunisia’s powerful union joins calls for dissolving government
Tunisia's largest labor union called on Tuesday for the dissolution of the Islamist-led government, increasing pressure on the moderate Ennahda party in the worst political crisis since the country's …
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Nigeria’s Kano city hit by blasts targeting bars
At least 28 are people have been killed in a series of explosions that targeted bars in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, a hospital source tells the BBC. via BBC News - Nigeria's Kano city hit …
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Israeli-Palestinian talks begin amid deep divisions | Reuters
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators held their first peace talks in nearly three years on Monday in a U.S.-brokered effort that Secretary of State John Kerry hopes will end their conflict despite deep …
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At least 175 inmates escape in Taliban attack on prison in Pakistan
Taliban gunmen wearing police uniforms attacked a central jail in northwestern Pakistan early Tuesday, allowing about 175 inmates to escape, authorities said via At least 175 inmates escape in …
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FBI crackdown nabs pimps, rescues children
"They are mostly teenage girls, often from broken homes where no one misses them. Their world is one of drugs and abuse -- emotional and physical -- in which they are forced to sell their bodies. In …
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