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Ousted politician Bo Xilai goes on trial in China
Fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai appeared in public for the first time in more than a year on Thursday to face trial ...Clashes in Central African Republic kill at least 10
A clash in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, caused dozens of casualties including 10 people killed between the Seleka ...Facebook aims to get the world online
Facebook wants to get more of the world\'s 7 billion people online through a partnership with Samsung, Nokia, Qualcomm and Ericsson and ...Jazz legend Marian McPartland dies at age 95
Marian McPartland, a world-renowned jazz pianist and host of an internationally syndicated National Public Radio show for more than 40 years, has ...Israelis and Palestinians reportedly talk again
Diplomatic sources reveal that Israeli and Palestinian negotiators met secretly in Jerusalem, a week after US-brokered peace talks were relaunched in the ...US crime writer Elmore Leonard dead at 87
Legendary American crime novelist Elmore Leonard, who wrote countless best sellers and had his work adapted for both the small and big ...Ecuadorian president threatens to force papers to go digital
Ecuador President Rafael Correa has suggested he might try to eliminate print newspapers in the country and force them to ...Syria Kurds, jihadists in fresh battles
Fresh fighting has broken out between Kurdish fighters and al-Qaida-linked rebels in northern Syria, where clashes between the two sides have forced ...Heavy rains, floods batter Philippines
Heavy monsoon rains are pounding the Philippine capital Manila and surrounding areas for a second straight day, flooding streets and shutting down ...Protests after Britain detains partner of Snowden journalist
British authorities came under pressure on Monday to explain why anti-terrorism powers were used to detain for nine hours the partner of ...




