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UK unveils spending cuts to tackle huge deficit (AFP)

October 19th, 2010

A job seeker (R) attends a work-finding workshop in east London. Britain is set to unveil billions of pounds in public spending cuts in a sweeping review of government expenditure expected to trigger half a million job losses as it tackles a huge deficit.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Britain will unveil billions of pounds in public spending cuts Wednesday in a sweeping review of government expenditure expected to trigger half a million job losses as it…

Argentines risking all to carry huge wads of cash (AP)

September 6th, 2010

In this photo taken Sept. 2, 2010, a police officer guards outside a bank in downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina.  Argentines reluctance to use the banking system makes them attractive targets for attackers because they prefer to carry cash, even for large operations, such as buying cars or properties.  (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)AP - The “marker” lurks inside the bank, looking for people pulling large amounts of cash from a safe deposit box or bank account. The gunmen linger outside, usually on…

Huge protest after police kill 4 in Indian Kashmir (AP)

August 13th, 2010

A masked Kashmiri protester holds a brick before throwing it at Indian paramilitary soldiers during a protest in Srinagar, India, Friday, Aug. 13, 2010. Government forces fired at hundreds of anti-India protesters for defying a curfew in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Friday, killing a teenage student and injuring a few others, police said. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)AP - Tens of thousands of Kashmiris staged angry street demonstrations Friday after government forces killed four people and injured 31 others during the latest unrest against Indian rule in…

Huge ice island could pose threat to oil, shipping (AP)

August 10th, 2010

This image provided by NASA and made with the Aqua Satellite on Aug. 5, 2010 shows an ice island that has broken off the Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland. A University of Delaware researcher says the floating ice sheet covers 100 square miles (260 sq. kilometers) — more than four times the size of New York's Manhattan Island. (AP Photo/NASA Aqua Satellite)AP - An island of ice more than four times the size of Manhattan is drifting across the Arctic Ocean after breaking off from a glacier in Greenland.


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Mia Farrow: Campbell said gift was ‘huge’ diamond (AP)

August 9th, 2010

Actress Mia Farrow is seen on a screen in the pressroom of the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, Netherlands, Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. Farrow has told the Charles Taylor war crimes trial that fashion model Naomi Campbell confided she had been sent a 'huge diamond' by the former Liberian ruler in 1997. Farrow appears to contradict Campbell's evidence last week. Campbell told the court on Friday she was given several small stones by unknown men. If Farrow's Monday account is true, it would dent Taylor's denials of any involvement with illicit diamonds. The court did not give permission to take photos of Mia Farrow inside the courtroom. (AP Photo/Robert Vos, Pool)AP - Mia Farrow testified Monday that model Naomi Campbell told her she had been sent a “huge diamond” by former Liberian President Charles Taylor, directly contradicting Campbell’s evidence last…

WikiLeaks posts huge encrypted file to Web (AP)

August 5th, 2010

In this Sunday Aug. 1, 2010, photo released by CBS, Adm. Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discusses the war in Afghanistan on CBS's 'Face The Nation' in Washington. Mullen said the Pentagon is trying to protect Afghans who may be at risk from Taliban retaliation following the publication of tens of thousands of secret war documents, posted on the website WikiLeaks a week ago. He said the U.S. is duty-bound to try to shield informants who were named in the documents. (AP Photo/CBS, Chris Usher) NO ARCHIVES. NO SALES.AP - Online whistle-blower WikiLeaks has posted a huge encrypted file named “Insurance” to its website, sparking speculation that those behind the organization may be prepared to release more classified…

Huge Crash at Spa Francorchamps 2010 International GT Open

July 23rd, 2010

Just week’s after Marcel Tiemann’s horrendous accident at Imola there’s been another massive shunt during the GT Open race in Spa Francorchamps. Luckily everyone escaped serious injuries. Despite this, the…

Huge obstacles seen in exploiting Afghan minerals (AP)

June 14th, 2010

FILE -- In a June 9, 2010 file photo US General David H. Petraeus commander of United States central Command, CENTCOM, speaks at the Royal United Service Institute, Land Warfare conference in London, England.  the New York Times reports that Petraeus has told them 'hugely significant' mineral deposits have been located in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant/file)AP - It could take years and possibly even a peace settlement for Afghanistan to reap profits from nearly $1 trillion in uptapped mineral resources that U.S. geologists say lie…

Huge welcome home for Turkish activists from Gaza (AP)

June 3rd, 2010

Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (2nd R) shakes hands with an activist, wounded when Israel seized a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza, in an ambulance plane at the Etimesgut military airport in Ankara early June 3, 2010. Israel began expelling all activists seized during a raid on an aid convoy sailing to Gaza that has drawn binternational/b outrage and officials on Wednesday vowed to prevent any other ships from reaching the coastal territory. Israel had said it would deport 682 activists from more than 35 countries taken into custody after the maritime assault in which nine activists were killed on a Turkish vessel. REUTERS/Cengiz Oguz Gumrukcu/Turkish Foreign Ministry/Handout (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSAP - Hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists seized by Israeli commandos in a bloody raid on their flotilla returned home to a hero’s welcome Thursday, with Turkish crowds cheering their attempt…

Brazil fire burns huge collection of dead snakes (AP)

May 16th, 2010

AP - A fire in Brazil destroyed what may be the world’s largest scientific collection of dead snakes, spiders and scorpions that served as the main source for research on…