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Britain to outline plans to opt out of EU justice: reports

by  Agence France-Presse  on  October 14, 2012

Britain is set to announce plans to opt out of a range of European Union justice and policing measures, including the...

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'Chinese politics is an ugly business'

by  Agence France-Presse  on  October 14, 2012

Delving into the darkness of Chinese bureaucracy, book author Wang Xiaofang' depicts a world of intrigue where those at...

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British TV hero abuse scandal puts BBC under pressure

by  Agence France-Presse  on  October 14, 2012

Jimmy Savile was one of Britain's best-loved television stars, but one year on from his death claims that he sexually...

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'Kim' torches S.Korea gov't office, kills himself

by  Agence France-Presse  on  October 14, 2012

A 61-year-old man, identified only by his surname Kim, broke into the education ministry office and threw a petrol bomb...

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Space shuttle inches in late to LA retirement home

by  Agence France-Presse  on  October 14, 2012

The orbiter -- which zoomed at 17,500 miles per hour when in Earth's orbit -- had hoped to reach its final berth in the...

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IMF boycott is China's 'sign of things to come': analysts

by  Agence France-Presse  on  October 14, 2012

China's top level boycott of global financial meetings in Japan this week is a sign of things to come, analysts say, as...

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British, Scottish leaders set for deal on independence vote

by  Agence France-Presse  on  October 14, 2012

British Prime Minister David Cameron and Scotland's first minister Alex Salmond are set to approve on Monday, October...

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US mom jailed for beating, gluing kid's hands to wall

by  Agence France-Presse  on  October 14, 2012

A Texas judge has sentenced a mother who superglued her toddler's hands to a wall to 99 years in prison, local media...

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Dissident Chinese writer brands Mo Yan a 'state poet'

by  Agence France-Presse  on  October 14, 2012

Dissident Chinese writer Liao Yiwu, who lives in Germany, on Saturday, October 13, savaged China's Nobel Prize-winning...

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Shot Pakistani girl shows improvement: military

by  Agence France-Presse  on  October 14, 2012

A Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban showed signs of improvement by moving her limbs Saturday,...

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