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FRANKFURT, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer sharply criticised the Frankfurt Book Fair for inviting China as its guest this year, arguing that the country should not be honoured given its poor human rights track record. Oct 18, 2009 at 23:38 |
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Nicolas Cage filed a $20 million lawsuit against his former business manager on Friday, accusing him of negligence and fraud that sent the "National Treasure" star "down a path toward financial ruin." Oct 18, 2009 at 22:26 |
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Philip Aldrick writes: Russian authorities have attempted to draw a veil over the largest alleged tax fraud in the country's history by convicting a sawmill foreman of the vastly complex financial crime and sentencing him to five years in jail. Oct 18, 2009 at 22:16 |
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TEHRAN, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Iran has received information that "some security agents" in Pakistan were cooperating with elements behind Sunday's attack on the Revolutionary Guards, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying. Oct 18, 2009 at 22:06 |
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PARIS, Oct 18 (Reuters) - The French government on Sunday showed the first signs of retreat in a row over efforts by President Nicolas Sarkozy's undergraduate son to secure a plum job overseeing development of Paris's business district. Oct 18, 2009 at 22:01 |
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BAGHDAD, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Two separate bombings in Baghdad's mainly Sunni Muslim Adhamiya district on Sunday killed a total of eight people and wounded 29, police said. Oct 18, 2009 at 20:40 |
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LONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Scientists who watched tumour cells spread in living mice said on Sunday they had found a gene signal controlling how cancer cells move, which could help companies design new drugs to fight the disease. Oct 18, 2009 at 20:38 |
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Russian Black Sea Fleet commanders have raised objections to spot checks of their military vehicles by Ukrainian traffic police, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports. After two unsanctioned convoys carrying missiles drove through Sevastopol this summer, Ukrainian authorities began checking Russian naval convoys for proper documentation. Ukrainian authorities must be notified of all movements and maneuvers by the Russian Black Sea Fleet and show documents allowing permission for such movements. Oct 18, 2009 at 20:34 |
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WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's Afghanistan strategy and decision on U.S. troops depends on whether the Kabul government is effective, a senior White House aide said on Sunday. Oct 18, 2009 at 20:30 |
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The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has confirmed the upcoming Moscow visit of Minister Pyotr Poroshenko and negotiations with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. “The entire range of the bilateral relations in politics, economy and humanitarian affairs, as well as international and regional issues will be on the agenda,” the ministry said. “The visit aims to boost the constructive dialog between the two foreign ministries and to spur on the solution of problems in Ukraine-Russia relations.” Oct 18, 2009 at 20:28 |
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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Even his best friend betrayed him. Stelian Tanase found out when he asked to see the thick file that Romania's communist-era secret police had kept on him. The revelation nearly knocked the wind out of him: His closest pal was an informer who regularly told agents what Tanase was up to. Oct 18, 2009 at 19:59 |
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Whatever happened to Ukraine's Orange Revolution?
As the country starts its first presidential election campaign since that popular movement in 2004 broke the grip of the post-Soviet establishment, its leader, President Viktor Yushchenko, stares a painful reality in the face. Oct 18, 2009 at 19:55 | Reuters |
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Oct 18 (Reuters) - The campaign for Ukraine's first presidential election since the Orange Revolution will begin on Monday. Voters hope the Jan. 17 poll will end five years of political squabbling and paralysed decision-making in one of Europe's worst-performing economies. Oct 18, 2009 at 19:53 | Reuters |
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Andrew Wilson writes: Arseniy Yatseniuk’s chances of winning a powerful post like prime minister after the election depend on either a strong performance or the eventual winner owing him a favor. Or Yatsenyuk can play a long game and aim to be a player in the next parliamentary elections -- possibly even holding the key “golden share” between Yanukovych and Tymoshenko. In that case, we may not have seen the last of him or his supporters. Oct 18, 2009 at 19:42 |
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TEHRAN, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Iran's armed forces accused the United States and Britain of involvement in Sunday's attack on the elite Revolutionary Guards and warned of revenge, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported. Oct 18, 2009 at 18:01 |