India picked up intelligence in recent months that Pakistan-based terrorists were plotting attacks against Mumbai targets, an official said Tuesday, as the government demanded that Islamabad hand over suspected terrorists believed living in Pakistan. A list of about 20 people - including India's ...
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The Thai government fell today after prime minister Somchai Wongsawat accepted a court order to step down over allegations of corruption. But 7,000 Britons are still facing a battle to get home with the country's airport authority announcing Bangkok's international airport will stay closed until 6pm ...
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Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp. , Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC, running out of money to operate, must convince a divided Congress that their plans to shrink are severe enough to ensure repayment of $25 billion in proposed U.S. loans. GM will offer to cut debt, combine U.S. brands and ...
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During his presidential campaign, Barack Obama spoke about using diplomacy, nation-building and other non-military approaches to promote U.S. interests abroad. According to this world view, advancing living standards abroad could enhance security at home. Yet Obama also displayed a willingness to ...
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A special Iraqi court has sentenced Saddam Hussein's cousin "Chemical Ali" al-Majid to death for his role in the 1991 suppression of a Shiite uprising. Former Baath party official Abdul-Ghani Abdul-Ghafur also received a death sentence Tuesday at the end of the trial that began in August 2007. He ...
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A man who lived down the street from Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton in a New York City suburb when he shot and killed his wife could get life in prison. Carlos Perez-Olivo is due in Westchester County Court for sentencing Tuesday, two months after his second-degree murder conviction. The maximum ...
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Tokyo - Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average was sharply lower in morning trading Tuesday, dropping below the significant 8,000 mark as the Tokyo market followed the lead of Wall Street's steep decline and the overnight. The Nikkei fell 533.53 points, or 6.35 per cent, to 7863.69 points. The ...
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