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Myanmar says Obama to visit later this month 9 Nov 2012 | 01:00 am
President Barack Obama will make a groundbreaking visit later this month to Myanmar, an official said Thursday, following through with his policy of rapprochement to encourage democracy in the Southea...
6-time champion Federer reaches semifinals at ATP finals after another straight-set victory 9 Nov 2012 | 12:03 am
Roger Federer advanced to the semifinals at the ATP finals with a match to spare.
Markets remain volatile despite Greek vote 8 Nov 2012 | 11:00 pm
Financial markets remained volatile Thursday, a day after concerns over the U.S. fiscal situation combined with renewed worries over the European economy to hammer stocks.
Microsoft to invest $100 million in Rio IT hub 8 Nov 2012 | 10:00 pm
Microsoft says it is investing $100 million in a new technology center in Rio de Janeiro.
US jobless claims fall for third straight week 8 Nov 2012 | 09:02 pm
The number of American citizens initially applying for unemployment aid declined last week for the third consecutive week, the U. S. Labor Department reported Thursday.
Man behind anti-Muslim film gets 1 year in prison 8 Nov 2012 | 08:00 pm
The man behind an anti-Muslim film that led to violence in many parts of the Middle East agreed to spend a year in federal prison for unrelated probation violations, but afterward issued a statement t...
Syria airstrikes, shelling kill 100 during holiday 21 Aug 2012 | 06:00 am
Government forces pummeled the battered city of Aleppo with airstrikes and tanks and shelled parts of Damascus and southern Syria Monday, killing at least 100 people during a major Muslim holiday, rig...
Activists up ante in China, Japan isle dispute 21 Aug 2012 | 05:00 am
When Tokyo's nationalist governor suggested buying uninhabited islands at the center of a long-simmering dispute with China, Beijing immediately denounced him and even Japan's government played down t...
Pakistan girl jailed, accused of blasphemy 21 Aug 2012 | 04:00 am
A Christian girl was sent to a Pakistani prison after being accused by her furious Muslim neighbors of burning pages of the Islamic holy book, the Quran, in violation of the country's strict blasphemy...
6 dead in earthquake on northern Indonesian island 21 Aug 2012 | 02:00 am
The death toll rose to six on Monday from a powerful weekend earthquake in Indonesia as rescuers reached mountainous villages that had been cut off by landslides, officials said. At least 43 others we...
