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China ex-police chief gets 15 years jail

by  Agence France-Presse  on  September 24, 2012

China's ex-police chief who triggered a scandal in the communist party was sentenced to 15 years in prison for...

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US slams bounty offer for killing of filmmaker

by  Agence France-Presse  on  September 23, 2012

The US slams a Pakistani official who offered a bounty for the killing of the American behind the anti-Islam film

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Britain, France, Germany call for new Iran sanctions

by  Agence France-Presse  on  September 23, 2012

Britain, France and Germany have officially called for new EU sanctions against Iran

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Myanmar president in landmark US visit

by  Agence France-Presse  on  September 23, 2012

Myanmar President Thein Sein will attend the UN assembly in a historic visit

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Hillary for 2016? Bill not ruling it out

by  Agence France-Presse  on  September 23, 2012

'I have no earthly idea what she will decide to do,' says Bill Clinton when asked about his wife's political plans

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Russia's first Chechen war mastermind Grachev dies at 64

by  Agence France-Presse  on  September 23, 2012

Russia's brutal 1994-1996 Chechen campaign mastermind and former defense minister Pavel Grachev died September 23, at a...

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China navy takes delivery of first aircraft carrier: report

by  Agence France-Presse  on  September 23, 2012

The handover ceremony of the 300-meter (990-foot) ship, a former Soviet carrier called the Varyag, took place in...

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Tibet situation 'tragic', says potential next Dalai Lama

by  Agence France-Presse  on  September 23, 2012

The rise in self-immolations in protest against Chinese rule of the Tibetan plateau is "tragic," a potential successor...

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Foreign policy on backburner for Obama at UN

by  Agence France-Presse  on  September 23, 2012

Obama will hope to win a few domestic political points by cutting a statesman like figure with his annual speech to the...

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China has 'too much lose' to impose Japan sanctions

by  Agence France-Presse  on  September 23, 2012

The world's second and third largest economies have been involved in a steadily degenerating spat over who owns an...

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