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Voting began in France Sunday, in the first round of a presidential election that current President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to lose. The latest opinion polls indicate that Mr. Sarkozy is trailing his main rival, Socialist Francois Hollande, by several points. The polls also indicate that Mr. Sarkozy would lose in an expected runoff May [...]
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Plane Carrying Nearly 130 People Crashes Near Pakistani Capital
Posted by sukakita on April 21st, 2012
Authorities say a passenger plane has crashed near the Pakistani capital, and all 127 people on board are feared dead. Major Pakistani Air Crashes March, 1953: First known commercial passenger airplane crash in Pakistan; 11 killed November, 1979: PIA Boeing 707 bringing home Hajj pilgrims from Saudi Arabia crashes after take-off from Jeddah; 156 killed [...]
New Photos Show US Soldiers Posing With Afghan Insurgent Remains
Posted by sukakita on April 19th, 2012
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is promising an investigation, after an American newspaper published photos of U.S. soldiers holding what appear to be the body parts of an Afghan insurgent. U.S. military officials believe the photos could provoke attacks on U.S. forces in Afghanistan and the Pentagon tried to get the newspaper, the Los Angeles [...]
China Joins World Powers in Strong Warning to North Korea
Posted by sukakita on April 17th, 2012
China has joined other world powers in warning North Korea that they will not tolerate any more provocations after the isolated nation’s failed rocket launch last week. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said late Monday in Brasilia that the U.N. Security Council members, including China, are agreed there will be “further consequences” in the [...]
China Joins World Powers in Strong Warning to North Korea
Posted by sukakita on April 17th, 2012
China has joined other world powers in warning North Korea that they will not tolerate any more provocations after the isolated nation’s failed rocket launch last week. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said late Monday in Brasilia that the U.N. Security Council members, including China, are agreed there will be “further consequences” in the [...]
