German foreign envoy: 'Special responsibility' to Israel - Summary
Jerusalem - Germans have a special responsibility toward Israel, visiting German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Monday in Jerusalem as he toured the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial to the 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis during World War...
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EU urges Bosnia to get ready for integration next year - Summary
New York - The European Union on Monday urged Bosnia- Herzegovina to build momentum before next spring so it can join the bloc. Swedish Ambassador Anders Liden, who chairs the EU group at UN headquarters in New York, said Bosnia's internal political ...
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Yemeni tribesmen release Japanese engineer held hostage for a week
Sana'a, Yemen - Yemeni tribesmen freed a Japanese engineer late Monday after holding him hostage for one week in a mountainous area near the capital Sana'a. The freed Japanese national, Takeo Mashimo, 63, arrived in Sana'a accompanied by tribal leade...
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Michael Jackson's doctor returns to practice
Los Angeles - Conrad Murray, the doctor who allegedly gave Michael Jackson the drugs that induced his death, has returned to work at his clinic, according to a statement from his lawyer. Because of a deteriorating financial condition and prompting b...
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US will offer emissions reduction target at Copenhagen talks
Washington - The United States will offer a mid-term target for cutting its climate-damaging emissions when world governments meet for the critical UN-backed Copenhagen summit next month, US media reported Monday, citing a senior administration offic...
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Atlantis astronauts end third spacewalk - Summary
Washington - Two astronauts from the space shuttle Atlantis ended the mission's third and last spacewalk at 2:06 pm (1906 GMT) Monday after successfully installing an oxygen tank on the outside of the International Space Station (ISS). The spacewalk ...
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India's Singh seeks better intelligence ties in war on terrorism
Washington - The United States and India should seek to improve intelligence sharing and cooperation to combat terrorism, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday. While Washington and New Dehli already have a solid relationship when it comes...
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Hungarian premier seeks to ease investors' concerns over corruption
Budapest - Hungarian Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai met the ambassadors of nine wealthy nations on Monday, five days after they issued an open letter warning that corruption in the country could scare off foreign investors. The letter ... did not crit...
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