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Ivory Coast generals pledge loyalty to OuattaraWorld NewsApr 13, 2011Fighters still prowl streets even after Gbagbo was arrested by forces backing Ouattara ABIDJAN (AP) ― Five generals pledged their loyalty to President Alassane Ouattara on Tuesday following the capt... -
Tajik Muslims to ban text message divorcesWorld NewsApr 13, 2011(MCT) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (AP) _ Tajik religious authorities say divorce by text message will soon be banned, as they seek to stamp out the practice in the mainly Muslim Central Asian nation. Stat... -
Woman ticketed in France for wearing face veilWorld NewsApr 12, 2011PARIS (AP)– A woman has been ticketed in a suburban Paris shopping center for wearing a face veil, in the first reported sanction under a new ban on the garments, police said Tuesday. Another woman ...
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Babel tower of 21st century? Saudi to build world’s tallest buildingWorld NewsApr 12, 2011(YouTube) When UAE’s 828 meter tall Burj Khalifa opened last year, the world was shocked at its tremendous size, while some had doubts about its safety. However, the world’s attention towards the t... -
Ouattara urges peace after Ivory Coast rival heldWorld NewsApr 12, 2011
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Japan ups nuke crisis to highest levelWorld NewsApr 12, 2011TOKYO (AP) ― Japan’s nuclear regulators raised the severity level of the crisis at a stricken nuclear plant Tuesday to rank it on par with the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, citing the amount of radiation ... -
Libyan rebels reject African cease-fire planWorld NewsApr 12, 2011BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) ― Libyan rebels, backed forcefully by European leaders, rejected a cease-fire proposal by African mediators on Monday because it did not insist that Moammar Gadhafi relinquish po... -
Belarus subway bombing kills 12World NewsApr 12, 2011Rush-hour explosion wounds 150; terrorist attack suspected MINSK (AFP) ― Belarus on Tuesday sought to identify the perpetrators behind the bombing on the Minsk metro that killed 12 and wounded 150, ... -
France bans the burqaWorld NewsApr 12, 2011Veiled muslim women take part in a protest against France banning the wearing of Islamic veils in public, in London Monday, April 11, 2011. (AP-Yonhap News) PARIS (AFP) ― France ― home to Europe’s b... -
Australian jailed for throwing daughter off bridgeWorld NewsApr 12, 2011West Gate Bridge in Melbourne (AP) MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) _ A man who killed his 4-year-old daughter by throwing her off a bridge in Australia's second-largest city as her horrified brothers watc... -
Powerful quake rocks TokyoWorld NewsApr 12, 2011A man drags a sand bag across a street damaged by liquefaction in the March 11 earthquake in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, Wednesday, April 6, 2011. (AP-Yonhap News) TOKYO, (AFP) - A strong... -
Japan mulls raising nuclear crisis to top level: reportWorld NewsApr 12, 2011TOKYO (AFP) - Japan may raise the severity of its nuclear accident to seven -- the top level on an international scale -- from five, the Kyodo news agency reported Tuesday, as workers battled to cont... -
African Union: Libya accepts cease-fire planWorld NewsApr 11, 2011Opposition says will study proposal but dictator’s 41 year-old rule must end TRIPOLI (AP) ― A delegation of African leaders said Sunday that their Libyan counterpart, Moammar Gadhafi, accepted their... -
Afghanistan moves to ban extravagant weddingsWorld NewsApr 11, 2011KABUL (AFP) ― As a civil servant, Afghan Ahmad Mahfooz earns nearly 10 times the average annual salary in his impoverished homeland, but he still cannot afford to marry his fiancee. Already thousand... -
Egypt’s former leader denies abuse of powerWorld NewsApr 11, 2011CAIRO (AP) ― In the first remarks since his dramatic ouster, former President Hosni Mubarak denied that he used his position to amass wealth and property during three decades in power, and issued an ...
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