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International
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Monday, 20 May, 2013
ANKARA — A pilot was killed yesterday when his jet crashed into a corn field during an acrobatic aerial display in a southern Turkish province, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported. Video footage showed the pilot losing control of the jet as he was making a final manoeuvre. The aerial display
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Monday, 20 May, 2013
SEOUL — North Korea yesterday test-fired a short-range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days, despite pleas from South Korea and the UN chief to halt the launches at a time of high tensions. The guided missile was fired into the East Sea (Sea of Japan) yesterday afternoon, a defence min
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Monday, 20 May, 2013
TOKYO — Japan's prime minister vowed yesterday to seek talks with Pyongyang in a bid to settle the nagging issue of North Korea's kidnapping of Japanese, without risking its alliance with Washington and Seoul. Shinzo Abe made the comment after a surprise visit to North Korea by one of his advisers l
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Monday, 20 May, 2013
RICHMOND — A car driven by an elderly man who may have lost consciousness plowed through a small-town parade of hiking enthusiasts in southwestern Virginia on Saturday, injuring dozens, nine seriously, authorities said. The incident occurred in the Appalachian town of Damascus at the start of the an
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Monday, 20 May, 2013
WASHINGTON — One ticket-holder won a record Powerball lottery jackpot of more than $590 million, organisers said yesterday, ending a days-long American quest for a life-changing payout. The winning numbers — 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and a Powerball of 11 — were drawn just before 11:00 pm eastern time (030
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Sunday, 19 May, 2013
Gunmen abduct father of deputy FM — BEIRUT — Opposition forces in Syria have seized control of four deserted villages in the central province of Hama, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said yesterday. "Late on Friday night, the dissidents took complete control of Tlaissiyeh, Zoghbe, Shaata and
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Sunday, 19 May, 2013
WASHINGTON — A Russian shipment of advanced cruise missiles to Syria is an "unfortunate decision" that could prolong the suffering in the war-torn country, General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, said. "It's at the very least an unfortunate decision that will embolden the regi
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Sunday, 19 May, 2013
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories — Israeli troops shot and wounded nine stone-throwing Palestinians during a clash in the West Bank on Friday night, Palestinian security officials said. They said that Palestinians from the Jelazoun refugee camp, near Ramallah, were stoning Israeli motorists near th
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Sunday, 19 May, 2013
BAGHDAD — Violence in Iraq yesterday killed 10 people including a police officer, his wife and two children, while gunmen kidnapped five policemen, officials said. The attacks are the latest in a wave of violence in Iraq that has killed 270 people since the beginning of May, at a time of simmering t
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Sunday, 19 May, 2013
KAIROUAN, Tunisia — Tunisian security forces deployed in strength yesterday after Ansar al Sharia called on its hardline supporters to defy a government ban on its annual congress. There was a heavy police presence at tollbooths along the main highway from the capital to the central city of Kairouan
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