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U.K. Announces Engagement of Prince William to Kate Middleton (Time.com)

November 16th, 2010

Time.com - It wasn’t a matter of ‘if,’ but ‘when.’ After eight years of dating, Prince William and Kate Middleton have announced their engagement. But while many Brits celebrate in…

UK’s Cameron announces military austerity plan (AP)

October 19th, 2010

AP - Britain will lose thousands of troops, build new aircraft carriers without new fighter jets and delay a multibillion-pound upgrade to its nuclear deterrent under sweeping defense cuts being…

UK’s opposition Labour Party announces new leader (AP)

September 25th, 2010

** CORRECTS SPELLING OF MILIBAND ** FILE - British Labour leadership candidates David Miliband, left, his brother Ed Miliband at a trades union congress in Southport, England, Monday, June 7, 2010. Britain's brother-versus-brother fight for the soul — and leadership — of the opposition Labour Party comes to an end Saturday Sept 25 2010, promising to determine whether the organization keeps the centrist philosophy of Tony Blair or returns to its working class roots. (AP Photo/Tim Hales, file)AP - Britain’s opposition Labour Party announces its new leader Saturday after a brother-versus-brother battle to replace ex-prime minister Gordon Brown who quit in the wake of a humbling election…

Uganda’s president announces bid for 4th term (AP)

August 29th, 2010

AP - Uganda’s president says he wants to extend his rule to 30 years by running for a fourth term in 2011.

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Kim Jong Il Announces Plan To Bring Moon To North Korea

August 24th, 2010

From Onion News Network International: North Korea’s space program will capture the moon and bring it home, a feat no Western nation could accomplish.

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US announces aid boost to Pakistan after flooding (AP)

August 19th, 2010

Flood survivors jump to catch relief goods in flood hit Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province,  Pakistan on Thursday Aug. 19, 2010. Weeks after massive downpours first battered northern Pakistan, submerging tens of thousands of square miles, killing near 1,500 people and leaving millions homeless, those floodwaters are still sweeping down river and through the south, adding one more layer of misery to people long accustomed to hardship. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP - The United States will increase its aid to flood-ravaged Pakistan to $150 million, U.S. Sen. John Kerry said Thursday, stressing that Washington did not want Islamist extremism to…

Iran official announces building of new nuke site (AP)

August 16th, 2010

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2009 file photo released by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), Iranian technicians, work with foreign colleagues at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, just outside the southern port city of Bushehr, Iran. Russia announced Friday, Aug. 13, 2010 that it will begin the startup next week of Iran's only atomic power plant, giving Tehran a boost as it struggles with binternational/b sanctions and highlighting differences between Moscow and Washington over pressuring the Islamic Republic to give up activities that could be used to make nuclear arms. (AP Photo/ISNA,Mehdi Ghasemi)  EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Iran said Monday it will begin building a new site to enrich uranium by March, moving ahead with a plan that defies international efforts to curb its nuclear…

Former Nigerian VP Abubakar announces election bid (Reuters)

August 16th, 2010

Reuters - Former Nigerian vice president Atiku Abubakar on Sunday formally declared his intention to run in elections due next January, posing a challenge to President Goodluck Jonathan for the…

US announces new sanctions against North Korea (AP)

July 21st, 2010

U.S. Army Col. Kurt Taylor, right, briefs U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, 2nd right, at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, north of Seoul, South Korea Wednesday, July 21, 2010, in Seoul, South Korea.  (AP Photo/Paul J. Richards, Pool)AP - The Obama administration moved Wednesday to push new sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear weapons program, as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert…

Clinton announces new sanctions against NKorea (AP)

July 21st, 2010

U.S. Army Col. Kurt Taylor, right, briefs U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, 2nd right, at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, north of Seoul, South Korea Wednesday, July 21, 2010, in Seoul, South Korea.  (AP Photo/Paul J. Richards, Pool)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced Wednesday that Washington will impose new sanctions on communist North Korea in a bid to stem the regime’s illicit atomic…