Posted on 03 August 2010.
Jackie Selebi, South Africa’s former police chief and a one-time president of Interpol, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by the country’s High Court following his conviction on corruption charges.
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Posted in International News
Posted on 03 August 2010.
As rain continued pelting parts of Pakistan Tuesday, officials said relief efforts in remote areas devastated by flooding remained a significant challenge.
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Posted in International News
Posted on 30 July 2010.
A French woman who admitted to giving birth to and then smothering eight babies over a 17-year period is "falling apart," according to her attorney.
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Posted in International News
Posted on 30 July 2010.
Police questioned a financial adviser to L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt on Friday as part of an ongoing investigation into his client's finances.
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Posted in International News
Posted on 30 July 2010.
Incoming BP CEO Bob Dudley sought to reassure jittery Gulf of Mexico residents Friday that the massive British corporation will not abandon them once the ruptured well responsible for the oil disaster has been permanently sealed.
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Posted in International News
Posted on 30 July 2010.
Flooding caused by monsoon rain has killed more than 400 people across Pakistan, a provincial government official said Friday.
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Posted in International News
Posted on 30 July 2010.
Wildfires in Russia, among the worst ever there, have killed 25 people, destroyed more than 1,000 homes, and prompted the prime minister to call on local officials to resign, response officials and Russian news agencies reported Friday.
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Posted in International News
Posted on 30 July 2010.
Six U.S. service members were killed in southern Afghanistan in the past two days, the NATO-led command said, making the death toll in July the deadliest month for American forces since the war in Afghanistan started nine years ago
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Posted in International News
Posted on 29 July 2010.
More than 100 people have died of cholera in Cameroon, according to Joseph Beti Assomo, a regional governor.
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Posted in International News
Posted on 29 July 2010.
The House ethics committee on Thursday accused veteran Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of House rules involving alleged financial wrongdoing and harming the credibility of Congress.
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Posted in International News
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