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'Princeling' gets 10 years for gang rape | | Li Tianyi, the son of a famous 'singing general' in the People's Liberation Army, is sentenced 10 years in jail over a gang rape that unleashed public outrage at the behavior of China's "princelings," or children of the political elite. |
Islamist Party in Tunisia to Step Down | | Tunisias governing Islamist party, Ennahda, has agreed to hand over power to an independent caretaker government that will lead the country through elections. |
Russian court order activists held over Arctic oil protest | | MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court ordered 20 Greenpeace activists from around the world to be held in custody for two months pending further investigation over a protest against offshore oil drilling in the Arctic, drawing condemnation and a vow to appeal. |
Rare bomb attack in Iraqi Kurdish capital kills six | | ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Militants launched a coordinated suicide and car bomb attack on the headquarters of the security services in the capital of Iraq's usually peaceful Kurdistan region on Sunday, killing six people in the first major assault there since 2007. |
Car Bomb Kills 37 in Northwest Pakistan | | A car bomb exploded on a crowded street in northwestern Pakistan Sunday, killing 37 people in the third blast to hit the troubled city of Peshawar in a week, officials said. |
Now comes the real test in Syria | | Over the weekend, the U.S. and Russia hashed out a plan to get Syria to give up control of its chemical weapons. But will Syria actually hand over the weapons, or is this just a delay tactic? |
A homegrown fix for 'food deserts' | | More than 72,000 people in Charlotte, North Carolina, lack access to fresh, healthy food. When Robin Emmons discovered this problem, she turned her backyard into a garden. |
Weighing top line vs. waistline at McDonald's | | Sept. 27 - McDonald's decision to offer healthy options as part of its value meals is part of a growing health-conscious push, may be more about looks than the health of its profits. Bobbi Rebell reports. |
Merkel still needs to focus on euro zone | | Sept 23 - Investors liked the German election result but what's first on Merkel's to do list when it comes to the rest of the euro zone? The EU's top economic official tells Reuters what he thinks she must focus on. Sonia Legg reports |
Australia shares seen slipping on US worries | | SYDNEY, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set to ease in early trade on Monday, slipping from a five-year high, after Wall Street fell on concerns over a looming fiscal deadline. |
Sailing-Team NZ rule out any legal challenge to Oracle's win | | WELLINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Team New Zealand have ruled out any legal challenge to Oracle Team USA's use of an automated stabilisation system that is suspected to have vastly improved their performance to successfully defend the America's Cup this week. |
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