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South Korea basks in growing global role after G20 (Reuters)

November 15th, 2010

Reuters - South Korea should seize its chance to become a leader in the diplomatic arena by capitalizing on its successful staging of the G20 summit, President Lee Myung-bak said…

Terror Plot Foiled: But is the Threat in Yemen Growing? (Time.com)

October 31st, 2010

Time.com - Terror Plot Foiled: But is the Threat in Yemen Growing?

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Doubts growing about Sunday election in Guinea (AP)

September 14th, 2010

AP - Only days before Guinea’s historic presidential runoff election, hundreds of thousands of voting cards have not yet arrived and the trucks needed to transport materials to distant villages…

The Bettencourt Scandal Puts Sarkozy in Growing Peril (Time.com)

September 5th, 2010

Time.com - As the scandal surrounding the L’OrÉal billions further entwines Eric Woerth, French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s support for his labor minister could cost him the next election

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China census highlights growing rights awareness (AP)

September 2nd, 2010

In this Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 photo, a migrant worker walks past a board calling for citizens to support the population census in Beijing, China. Cloth banners strung up in communities across China right now are calling for citizens to 'actively support the population census.' It's a reminder of the monumental task facing the government: counting every person in the most populous country in the world. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - Census takers counting China’s more than 1.3 billion people already face a daunting task, and it’s getting harder for the latest once-a-decade update.


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Growing Hurricane Earl threatens north Caribbean (AP)

August 30th, 2010

This NOAA satellite image taken Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 01:45 PM EDT shows Category 1 Hurricane Danielle, located about 500 nautical miles northeast of Bermuda, moving northeastward at 23 knots. Danielle is beginning to weaken as it picks up speed in forward motion. Scattered moderate and isolated strong convective activity continues to accompany Danielle. To the south, Category 1 Hurricane Earl, centered about 165 nautical miles east of Antigua, is moving northwestward at 15 knots. Earl is forecast to strengthen over the next couple of days and could reach major hurricane status by Tuesday. Meanwhile, an area of low pressure located midway between the west coast of Africa and the Lesser Antilles has a high chance, 80 percent, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next couple of days. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)AP - Hurricane Earl lashed northern Leeward Islands with heavy rain and strong winds Monday after strengthening into a Category 2 storm. Hotels were shut tightly overnight as tourists sought…

Afghan officials: insurgency growing in southwest (AP)

June 11th, 2010

In this June 9, 2010 photo, Shren Azizi, a member of the Provincial Council of Nimroz province, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan. After death threats and an armed attack that killed a colleague, members of the governing council of a remote Afghan province have fled to Kabul, saying they fear more Taliban will come to their areas now that NATO is stepping up operations to the east. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - The governing council of a once peaceful province in southwestern Afghanistan has fled to Kabul after the Taliban killed one of their members and threatened the others with…

Mexico’s drug war takes growing toll on Americans (AP)

March 20th, 2010

Mexican Navy marines stand next to a helicopter after detained members of a drug cartel were shown to the press in Monterrey, Mexico, Friday March 19, 2010. According to the Navy, the men were in possesion of assorted weapons, ammunition, military uniforms, and communications gear. In the foreground a military uniform shows an embroidered patch of the Gulf Cartel criminal organization.(AP Photo)AP - More Americans in Mexico are falling victim to a wave of drug violence sweeping the country, a change driven home by the recent killing of a U.S. Consulate…

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