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Gunmen storm Haitian Parliament
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) - Haitian President Michel Martelly, who was recovering in a Miami hospital yesterday from a blood clot in his lung, condemned the gunmen who stormed and briefly occupied the lower chamber of Parliament in Haiti’s capital a day earlier.
Veteran television personality Dick Clark dead at 82
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) - Perennial New Year’s Eve master of ceremonies and “American Bandstand” host Dick Clark, whose long-running television dance show helped rock ‘n’ roll win acceptance in mainstream America, died yesterday at age 82, a spokesman said.
Top U.S. colleges to offer free classes online
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Secret Service says 3 employees to leave over Colombia scandal
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Spanish king apologises for Botswana elephant hunt
MADRID, (Reuters) - Spain’s King Juan Carlos I hobbled out of a Madrid hospital yesterday and apologised for making an elephant-hunting trip to Botswana - a jaunt that has caused outrage in a country suffering from an economic crisis.
Bollywood film sheds inhibitions on sperm donation
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) - Talking about sex is still a cultural taboo in conservative India, but a Bollywood filmmaker is hoping to usher in change with a light-hearted take on infertility and sperm donation.
A Minute With: Carly Simon on writing songs and books
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) - Singer-songwriter Carly Simon, 66, known for 1970s smash hits like “You’re So Vain,” is being honoured this week with the prestigious ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) Founders Award.
UN sees need for more Syria observers, aircraft
BEIRUT, (Reuters) - A United Nations mission to oversee an end to violence in Syria may need to bring in its own aircraft and deploy more troops to ensure that a firm ceasefire takes hold throughout the country, U.
China’s Bo backed, then blocked murder probe against his wife -sources
CHONGQING, China, (Reuters) - Chinese politician Bo Xilai initially agreed to a police probe of his wife’s role in the murder of a British businessman before abruptly reversing course and demoting his police chief, causing upheavals that led to the downfall of both men, sources said.
Canada to cut back on environmental reviews
TORONTO/OTTAWA, (Reuters) - Canada will streamline the way it reviews major industrial projects in a bid to speed the development of mines and pipelines, a move opponents said could trigger an environmental disaster.
Warren Buffett has prostate cancer, sees no danger
(Reuters) - Berkshire Hatha-way Inc Chief Executive Warren Buffett disclosed yesterday that he has stage 1 prostate cancer but said his condition “is not remotely life-threatening or even debilitating in any meaningful way.
U.S. agents, military took up to 21 women to Colombia hotel
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“We gonna pawty,” said high-flying US government official
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Corrupt Nigerian governor gets 13-year UK jail term
LONDON, (Reuters) - A British court sentenced the former governor of a Nigerian oil state to 13 years in prison today after he pleaded guilty to embezzling 50 million pounds ($79 million) in one of the biggest money-laundering cases seen in Britain.
Rags-to-riches Nigerian governor faces UK jail term
LONDON, (Reuters) - A British prosecutor yesterday charted the extraordinary rise of James Ibori from a petty thief in London to a powerful governor in Nigeria, describing a web of bogus firms he used to buy mansions and luxury cars in Britain with his stolen millions.