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Arizona law against aliens blocked
A judge Wednesday blocked key parts of Arizona's tough new immigration law hours before it was to take effect, handing a victory to the Obama administration as it tries to take control of the issue.
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Lawyer denies spy allegations against Latvian-American
The lawyer of a woman accused of smuggling weapons to Moscow recently denied allegations that she is a spy working for Russia, according to a report by CBS news Wednesday.
N.Korea, UNC to resume dialogue
North Korea and the US-led United Nations Command (UNC) will hold a third round of military talks today about the sinking of a South Korean warship.
UN declares clean-water access a human right
Wednesday recognized access to clean water and sanitation as a human right, a move hailed by water advocates as a momentous step toward a future treaty.
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- Brazilian president says dialogue can solve Venezuela-Colombia row
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140 killed as DR Congo boat capsizes
Some 140 people died when an overloaded boat carrying passengers and goods capsized in bad weather in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, police said Thursday.
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Sri Lankan media company attacked, 2 injured
Two employees of a media company were injured Friday morning when the office building of the company were under a petrol bomb attack, local media reported.
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Iran to rethink production of 20 pct enriched uranium
Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi told Press TV on Thursday that Tehran is ready to rethink its uranium enrichment to 20 percent level.
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Chinese DM stresses China-Japan people-to-people friendship
Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie on Thursday stressed the importance of people-to-people friendship between China and Japan.
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While racing against the time to contain the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BP had to simultaneously deal with the legal mess left by the disaster.
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French mother confesses to killing eight babies
A French mother shocked the public by admitted on Thursday her killing of eight newborn babies.
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S. Korea, US stage anti-sub exercises in 2nd day of joint naval drills
South Korea and the United States continued with their joint naval exercise Monday in waters off the east coast of the Korean peninsula.
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US solar energy technology farther advanced than other
Though the Unites States comes only the fourth place as a solar energy market, its solar energy technology is farther advanced than any other country in the world.
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