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Afghan poll candidate killed during holiday prayers (Reuters)

November 16th, 2010

Britain's Prince William talks to soldiers before a Remembrance Sunday ceremony at Camp Bastion in southern Afghanistan in a November 14, 2010 file photo. Prince William is to marry his long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton next year, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday, ending months of media speculation about the couple's plans to wed.  REUTERS/John Stillwell/POOL/files  (BRITAIN - Tags: ROYALS PROFILE)Reuters - A bomb in a graveyard in northern Afghanistan killed a parliamentary candidate and a retired policeman and wounded five, including a mayor, on Tuesday, an intelligence official said.


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Japan protesters rally during China’s Hu visit (Reuters)

November 13th, 2010

A protester, wearing a headband that says Reuters - Thousands of Japanese took to the streets on Saturday during a visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao, protesting against what they said was Beijing’s imperialism in a territorial…

British aid worker dies during rescue mission (AP)

October 9th, 2010

In this undated black and white photo made available Saturday Oct. 9, 2010, from the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) showing kidnapped British aid worker Linda Norgrove, who was being held by Afghan captors, who has been killed during a rescue attempt by NATO forces. The aid worker, identified as Linda Norgrove, was killed Friday Oct. 8, 2010,  night by her captors during an operation to free her, Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a statement from London. (AP Photo / FCO) ** NO SALES **AP - A female British aid worker kidnapped nearly two weeks ago was killed when one of her captors detonated a bomb as NATO forces were trying to rescue her…

WikiLeaks chief lashes out at media during debate (AP)

September 30th, 2010

AP - WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange lashed out at the mainstream media during a debate at a London university Thursday, fighting back at a string of unfavorable stories that have…

Violence erupts during South Africa strike (AP)

August 19th, 2010

Hospital workers protest outside the Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg, Thursday, Aug.19, 2010 during the second day of a nationwide civil service strike. Public service unions went on strike after rejecting the government's offer of a seven percent salary increase and a R700 monthly housing allowance.  Unions were demanding an 8.6 percent increase and R1000 allowance. (AP Photo/Denis farrellAP - Police fired rubber bullets on protesting teachers throwing bricks and stones and nurses tore down a gate at a hospital as a nationwide civil servants’ strike for higher…

2 Marines killed during Afghan prisoner escape bid (AP)

August 9th, 2010

FILE - In this July 21, 2010 file photo, a Marine carry team lifts a transfer case containing the remains of Cpl. Paul J. Miller at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Miller, of Traverse City, Mich., died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. NATO announced Friday, July 30, 2010 that six more U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll for July to at least 66 and surpassing the previous month's record as the deadliest for American forces in the nearly 9-year-old war. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)AP - Two U.S. Marines were killed during an attempted prisoner escape at the weekend in southern Afghanistan.


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Cameron lost hope of taking power during post-poll talks (AFP)

July 28th, 2010

British Prime Minister David Cameron gives a speech at Infosys Campus in Bangalore. Cameron has revealed he lost all hope of ousting Gordon Brown in May's general election just 24 hours before taking power, in a documentary broadcast Thursday.(AFP/Dibyangshu Sarkar)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed he lost all hope of ousting Gordon Brown in May’s general election just 24 hours before taking power, in a documentary broadcast…

Immigration to rich countries fell during crisis (AP)

July 12th, 2010

AP - Immigration to rich countries dropped during the global economic crisis, reversing five years of annual increases as the demand for labor fell, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and…

64 die in bomb attacks in Uganda during World Cup (AP)

July 11th, 2010

A man attends a injured women , Sunday, July 11, 2010, after a bomb went off in a restaurant in Kampala's Kabalagala district, named Ethiopian Village. The first verbal police report on the scene speaks of two killed and several injured, including possible two western guests of the restaurant. The bomb went off shortly before the break at the world cup final match taking place in South Africa. Many people gathered at the restaurant at this time to watch the football game. (AP Photo/Marcv Hoafer)AP - A police official says the death toll from bomb blasts that hit two sites in Uganda as people watched the World Cup final late Sunday has risen to…

Work suffers, parties thrive during World Cup (AP)

June 17th, 2010

South Korean soccer fans throng in Seoul, South Korea, as they gather to watch a live television broadcasting South Korea's second game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament Group B against Argentina, Thursday, June 17, 2010.  The match is taking place at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, and Argentina went on to defeat South Korea  4-1. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Lee Sang-hack)  ** KOREA OUT **AP - Leonardo Munoz, wearing a foot-tall blue-and-white wig, is ready to bare it all for the glory of Argentina.


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