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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Chinese students and parents are demanding an apology from US Vice-President Joe Biden for “insensitive” comments, weeks after he referred to China as the nation that cannot “think different” or “breathe free” during a commencement speech at the University of Pennsylvania. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Iran’s June 14 presidential election steps up a gear on Tuesday when the Guardians Council releases the approved list of candidates who have passed muster under the vetting process. The unelected council, controlled by religious conservatives appointed by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, must ensure that all candidates meet certain conditions before being allowed to stand. These conditions include being faithful to the principles of the Islamic republic and its official religion. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> US President Barack Obama will hold his first summit with President Xi Jinping in California next month, with Sino-US relations rattled by alleged Chinese cyber spying and tensions in the Pacific. Obama will welcome Xi to the plush Sunnylands estate resort in Palm Springs on June 7-8, as Washington seeks Chinese help to subdue North Korean belligerence and seeks a diplomatic breakthrough to end the slaughter in Syria. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said yesterday he would overhaul Iraq’s security strategy as a two-day wave of violence killed at least 75 people including 24 police, bringing the month’s death toll from unrest to 352. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say car bomb in Shiite area of Baghdad kills at least 13 civilians. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By By DURAID ADNAN, on May 20th, 2013 A series of car bombs in Baghdad and Basra deepened worries that Iraq is spiraling toward levels of violence not seen since 2006.
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By , on May 20th, 2013
Young children should hear about the dangers of pornography as soon as they have access to the internet, head teachers say.
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By , on May 20th, 2013
A 48-year-old British man living in France is expected to be formally charged later with killing his two children, aged five and 10.
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By , on May 20th, 2013
UK astronaut Tim Peake is to fly to the International Space Station, launching on a Soyuz rocket in November or December 2015.
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By , on May 20th, 2013
A man and a woman are found dead at the scene of a suspected gas explosion at a Nottinghamshire house.
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By , on May 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A wave of car bombings across Baghdad’s Shiite neighbourhoods and in the southern city of Basra killed at least 34 people and wounded dozens on Monday, Iraqi officials said. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, on May 20th, 2013 A wave of car bombings across Baghdad’s Shiite neighborhoods and in the southern city of Basra killed at least 34 people on Monday, Iraqi officials said.
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By , on May 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials: 5 car bombs strike Shiite neighborhoods across Baghdad, killing 16 people. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> BASRA, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi officials: Twin car bombings in southern city of Basra kill at least 10 people. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 18th, 2013
Singer Bonnie Tyler is set to make her Eurovision debut on Saturday when she performs UK entry Believe In Me at the annual contest in Malmo, Sweden.
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By , on May 18th, 2013
Thousands of protesters, led by trade unionists, rally in the Italian capital Rome against the policies of the new coalition government.
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By , on May 18th, 2013
A 25-year-old Saudi woman makes history by reaching the summit of the world’s highest mountain.
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By , on May 18th, 2013
No 10 denies that “anyone in Downing Street” made comments reported in several newspapers describing Tory activists as “mad, swivel-eyed loons”.
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By , on May 17th, 2013 The UN’s refugee agency says that more than 1.5m people have fled the conflict in Syria, and warns the total is likely to be far higher.
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By By DURAID ADNAN, on May 17th, 2013 The attacks made Friday one of the bloodiest days this year, as the country struggles to contain sectarian violence.
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Chinese students demand Biden apologise for ‘insensitive’ commencement speech
<!– google_ad_section_start –> Chinese students and parents are demanding an apology from US Vice-President Joe Biden for “insensitive” comments, weeks after he referred to China as the nation that cannot “think different” or “breathe free” during a commencement speech at the University of Pennsylvania. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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