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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday vowed "terrorists" would not "block the path to peace," and gave thanks that no one died in the latest attack on Israelis in the West Bank.Published 22 hours, 58 minutes ago | NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) - An explosion ripped through an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday forcing 13 people into the water, one of whom was injured, the US Coast Guard said.Published 6 hours, 10 minutes ago |
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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - The Organisation of the Islamic Conference on Thursday appealed to Muslims everywhere to direct their zakat tithes to relief for flood-wracked Pakistan.Published 2 hours, 31 minutes ago |
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Bahrain should investigate allegations of torture made by four Shiite activists who were detained by security forces in mid-August, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said in a statement.Published 5 hours, 49 minutes ago |
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OTTAWA (AFP) - A fuel tanker has run aground in Canada's far north, carrying nine million litres (2.4 million gallons) of diesel fuel that risk spilling into the Arctic waters, the Canadian Coast Guard said Thursday.Published 2 hours, 17 minutes ago |
KITTY HAWK, North Carolina (AFP) - Hurricane Earl closed in on a vast stretch of the US east coast on Thursday, as tens of thousands of people fled North Carolina's barrier islands to avoid dangerous winds and surf.Published 6 hours, 40 minutes ago |
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NEW YORK (AFP) - Burger King said Thursday it had accepted a four-billion-dollar takeover bid by a little known investment firm, as the fast food chain tries to close the gap with leader McDonald's and expand overseas.Published 1 hour, 23 minutes ago |
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US pending home sales rose dramatically in July, a trade group said Thursday, promising a much-needed boost to the sluggish housing market.Published 5 hours, 7 minutes ago |
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NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) - BP on Thursday removed a massive cap which had stemmed the flow of oil from its ruptured well deep in the Gulf of Mexico in a key step toward killing the well once and for all, officials said.Published 17 minutes ago |
LIMA (AFP) - The Amazon, the world's biggest river, is at its lowest level in over 40 years near its source in northeastern Peru, causing havoc in a region where it is used as the only form of travel, authorities said.Published 6 hours, 47 minutes ago |
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IZMIR, Turkey (AFP) - China scraped into the second round of the world basketball championships on Thursday while Australia also made sure of their last 16 spot.Published 1 hour, 20 minutes ago |
FLORENCE, Italy (AFP) - Italy coach Cesare Prandelli admitted there's an atmosphere of apprehension surrounding the national team ahead of Friday's Euro 2012 qualifier against Estonia in Tallinn.Published 2 hours, 54 minutes ago |
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LOS ANGELES (AFP) - French film star Vincent Cassel's bravura portrayal of a murderous mobster seems likely to win him greater fame and critical acclaim here, as US critics lap up his performance in the biopic "Mesrine: Killer Instinct."Published 6 hours, 47 minutes ago |
PARIS (AFP) - French film star Gerard Depardieu's public outburst against his compatriot Juliette Binoche has left her bewildered, the Oscar-winning actress said to British media on Thursday.Published 11 hours, 59 minutes ago |
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - A groundbreaking new test can accurately diagnose drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in as little as two hours, researchers wrote in a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.Published 3 hours, 35 minutes ago |
TOKYO (AFP) - The chief of the UNAIDS agency said Thursday that global contributions to fighting the disease are dropping off for the first time in 15 years amid tough economic times.Published 13 hours, 24 minutes ago |
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SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Computer networking powerhouse Cisco on Thursday announced it intends to buy smart grid specialty firm Arch Rock.Published 3 hours, 29 minutes ago |
MEXICO CITY (AFP) - Mexico will change from analog to digital television by 2015 to promote competition and help convergence with telephone and Internet services, President Felipe Calderon said Thursday.Published 5 hours, 3 minutes ago |
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