| A man in a Santa Claus suit who opens fire on guests at a christmas party in Covina, California. California, Thu 25 Dec 2008, 00:00 GMT A man in a Santa Claus suit who opens fire on guests at a christmas party in Covina, California. | ||
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| US Soldiers in Afghanistan Celebrate Christmas Afghanistan, Thu 25 Dec 2008, 05:23 GMT US soldiers serving as part of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan celebrated Christmas on Wednesday at the Bagram military base, the largest US facility in the country. The troops attended a service in the evening before they attended a joyful party prepared by their friends. On Thursday morning, a substantial breakfast was ready for the US troops. | ||
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| China milk scandal firm faces huge debts Hebei, Thu 25 Dec 2008, 16:00 GMT STORYLINE: A melamine producer and a dealer have gone on trial in the capital of north China's Hebei Province in connection with the tainted milk scandal that rocked the country in September. The hearing is underway at the Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court. Zhang Yujun and Zhang Yanzhang... | ||
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| Building blast kills two, injures eight in Shanghai Shanghai, Thu 25 Dec 2008, 16:00 GMT STORYLINE: An elderly couple died and eight others were injured after an explosion in a residential building early Friday in Shanghai. It happened at around 12:40 a.m. in a six-story building in the Baoshan district. The third through six floors collapsed. Ten people were rushed to hospitals.... | ||
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| Christians, Muslims in Turkey Celebrate Christmas Together Istanbul, Thu 25 Dec 2008, 01:46 GMT Christians and Muslims gathered in the churches across Turkey on Wednesday to join the celebration of Christmas and prayed together for peace and welfare of humanity. Hundreds of people in the country gathered in the churches for the celebration and many of the visitors were Muslims keen to enjoy celebrations. St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral, aka St. Antoine, the largest cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in Istanbul, witnessed brotherhood between... | ||
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| Environmentalists Cycle to Enlighten New Year Lightings in Moscow Moscow = Moskva, Thu 25 Dec 2008, 01:41 GMT Russian environmentalists use pedals and their own feet to generate power for the new year lightening in Moscow. A huge artificial pine tree was also placed in the Red Square, the most famous and largest square of the Russian capital. Environmentalists cycle to produce electricity for the lightings. Darya Kudryavceva, Representative of World Wide Fund for Nature, said that they tried to take people’s... | ||
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| Iraqi PM Maliki Meets Turkish Counterpart Erdogan Ankara, Wed 24 Dec 2008, 14:14 GMT Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who is on an official visit to Turkey, met with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Wednesday. The two leaders discussed bilateral relations and regional issues as well as issues of common interest. Earlier, Maliki met with President Abdullah Gul at the Presidential Palace in the Turkish capital. | ||
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| Iraqi PM Maliki Meets Turkish President Gul Ankara, Wed 24 Dec 2008, 03:10 GMT Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who is on an official visit to Turkey, met Turkish President Abdullah Gul in Ankara on Wednesday. Heading a large delegation, Maliki held talks with Gul at the Presidential Palace in the Turkish capital. During the meeting, Maliki conveyed Iraqi President Jalal Talabani’s invitation to Gul to visit Iraq and the Turkish leader accepted it, saying that he would visit the neighboring country as... | ||
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| Company at heart of China's tainted milk scandal confirms bankruptcy filing Hebei, Wed 24 Dec 2008, 16:00 GMT Sanlu Group, the company at the center of the melamine adulteration milk scandal that killed at least six babies and sickened 290,000 others, confirmed on Wednesday that it had filed for bankruptcy. Sanlu Group, the company at the center of the melamine adulteration milk scandal that killed at least six babies and sickened 290,000 others, confirmed on Wednesday that it had filed for bankruptcy. The Intermediate People's Court of Shijiazhuang City, where the company is headquartered, told the... | ||
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| 2009 economic predictions United Kingdom, Wed 24 Dec 2008, 11:54 GMT Interview with Justin Urquhart Stewart Financial pundit Justin Urquhart Stewart talks about the decline in the housing market and makes his predictions for the economy in 2009 | ||
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| Iraqi PM Maliki in Turkey for Official Visit Ankara, Wed 24 Dec 2008, 10:51 GMT Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki arrived in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Wednesday on an official visit. Maliki was greeted by senior Turkish and Iraqi officials upon his arrival at Ankara's Esenboga International Airport. Speaking to reporters at the airport, Maliki said that he arrived in Turkey for talks on bilateral relations. “I believe that we can carry our relations to higher levels. We... | ||
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| NATO Forces in Afghanistan Hopeful of 2009 Kabul, Tue 23 Dec 2008, 13:22 GMT A Chechnyan commander, who once fought against Russian forces during the conflict between Russia and Chechnya, was arrested at Istanbul airport after he resisted to Turkish police not to be deported from Turkey. Imran Abdulazimov, 50, who had a residence permit to live in Istanbul earlier this year, was brought to Ataturk Airport on Friday to be deported, but he refused to comply with Turkish police and tore his passport apart. | ||
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| Panda pair arrive in Taiwan, bringing mainland goodwill Taiwan, Tue 23 Dec 2008, 16:00 GMT STORYLINE: A chartered plane carrying two giant pandas from the Chinese mainland touched down at the Taoyuan Airport in Taiwan at 5:02 p.m. Tuesday. The 4-year-old bears, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, have already finished quarantine examinations at the airport. They will be isolated for a month for... | ||
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| Nuclear Science for Food Security Wien, IAEA says plant breeding technique can help beat world hunger The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today called for increased investment in a plant breeding technique that could bolster efforts aimed at pulling millions of people out of the hunger trap. | ||
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| Mainland panda pair leave for Taiwan Sichuan, Mon 22 Dec 2008, 16:00 GMT A pair of giant pandas offered by the Chinese mainland to Taiwan left here Tuesday for the island. A pair of giant pandas offered by the Chinese mainland to Taiwan left here Tuesday for the island. The pandas left Ya'an, Sichuan, at around 8:20 a.m. in an enclosed truck. They would first be transported to Sichuan's provincial capital of Chengdu, about 120 km from Ya'an, and then be flown to... | ||
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| Turkish President Gul Meets Iraq’s Al Hashimi Ankara, Sat 20 Dec 2008, 04:44 GMT Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Saturday met Iraq’s Vice President Tariq Al-Hashimi in his office. A private jet carrying Al-Hashimi landed at Ankara Esenboga Airport at 13:45 (11.45 GMT). Al-Hashimi answered reporters' questions in the airport. He said that he came to Turkey to discuss the issues on the agenda. "We enter a new era after the agreement and there are many things that we have to... | ||
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| Iraqi Vice President Tariq Al-Hashimi Arrives in Ankara Ankara, Sat 20 Dec 2008, 02:13 GMT Vice President of Iraq Tariq Al-Hashimi arrived in Ankara on Saturday for official talks with Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Private jet taht carries Al-Hashimi landed Ankara Esenboga Airport at 13:45 on local time. Al-Hashimi answered reporters’ questions in the airport. He said that he came to Turkey to discuss the issues on the agenda. “We are entering a new era after the agreement and there are many things that we... | ||
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| English People Send Their Shoes to George Bush London, Sat 20 Dec 2008, 08:52 GMT Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Us Embassy in London to protest US President George W. Bush and Iraqi government on Friday. Protesters, mostly members of Media Workers Against the War and Stop the War Coalition, put their shoes in a box to send it as a Christmas gift to the Bush. They also protest Iraqi government because of detaining Muntadar Al-Zaidi. Al-Zaidi threw his shoes to the Mr. Bush during a press... | ||
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| EXCLUSIVE: Mum-of-three Tabitha Mullings became a quadruple amputee afterallegedly being misdiagnosed California, Fri 19 Dec 2008, 00:00 GMT Mum-of-three Tabitha Mullings became a quadruple amputee after allegedly being misdiagnosed during an emergency room visit to a Brooklyn Hospital. In August 2008 the New Yorker went to the ER complaining of abdominal pain but alleges she was sent home with painkillers. Two days later the... | ||
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| Vandeurzen stapt op. Volgt Leterme I ? Brussel, Fri 19 Dec 2008, 17:49 GMT Nadat minister van Justitie Jo Vandeurzen de handdoek in de ring heeft gegooid, zou premier Leterme aan zijn voltallige ploeg hebben voorgesteld om de regering te laten vallen. De rapport van het Hof van Cassatie zou teveel bezwarend materiaal bevatten. | ||
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