Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them
(AP)
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:15:48 GMT |
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An undated handout photo provided in October 2009 by the European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) shows the Lynn Rival yacht, belonging to British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler sailing in the Indian Ocean. A British couple held hostage by Somali pirates said in a video telecast Friday that their captors are "losing patience" and could kill them "within a week" if no ransom is paid.(AFP/EU NAVFOR/File)
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Researcher: Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:20:51 GMT |
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FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2000 file photo, The Holy Shroud, a 14 foot-long linen revered by some as the burial cloth of Jesus, is shown at the Cathedral of Turin, Italy. A Vatican researcher claims a nearly invisible text on the Shroud of Turin proves the authenticity of the artifact revered as Jesus' burial cloth. The claim made in a new book by historian Barbara Frale drew immediate skepticism from some scientists, who maintain the shroud is a medieval forgery. Frale, a researcher at the Vatican archives, said Friday that she used computers to enhance images of faintly written words in Greek, Latin and Aramaic scattered across the shroud. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, file)
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The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who?
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:41:56 GMT |
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Newly appointed European Council President-elect Herman Van Rompuy sits in his car as he leaves the Belgian Parliament in Brussels, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The European Union's new president is a soft-spoken figure with a penchant for haiku poetry who spent most of his career in the background of Belgian politics. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
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Afghan police are weak link in security force
(AP)
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:23:04 GMT |
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In this Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 photo, An Afghan policeman adjust his colleagues weapon at a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan. Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
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6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:46:33 GMT |
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Map locating Iran's known nuclear sites. Major world powers were meeting in Brussels to plot their next move after Iran rejected a nuclear fuel deal, as the UN atomic watchdog's chief warned that Tehran risked losing a "unique" opportunity.(AFP/Graphic)
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The E.U.'s New Top Leaders: Bland Leading the Bland
(Time.com)
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMT |
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Belgian Prime Minsiter Herman Van Rompuy, chosen as the new EU president, gives a press conference at the European Council headquarters on November 19 in Brussels. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday congratulated the European Union for creating the new posts of president and foreign policy chief, calling it a "step forward" for EU integration.(AFP/File/Georges Gobet)
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Egyptian soccer fans riot against Algeria
(AP)
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:31:35 GMT |
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Egyptian soccer fans clash with anti-riot police during a demonstration near the Algerian embassy in Cairo early Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, following tension between fans of both countries during the 2010 World Cup in a make-or-break World Cup qualification play-off that Algeria won 1-0, to advance to the 2010 World Cup. Egypt recalled its ambassador to Algeria for consultations as part of a growing diplomatic row caused by a bitter soccer rivalry between the two Arab nations that has sparked violence among fans. (AP Photo/Ahmed Gomaa)
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35 Egyptian police hurt as football violence simmers
(AFP)
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:59:57 GMT |
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Egyptians burn an Algerian flag as they protest near the Algerian embassy in Cairo. Violent protestors injured dozens of police near the Algerian embassy in Cairo on Friday, fanning the flames of a diplomatic row that erupted over a football World Cup qualifier won by bitter rivals Algeria.(AFP/Cris Bouroncle)
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Body found in flood is missing Pc
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Yacht pair plead for ransom talks
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Re-start for 'Big Bang' machine
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Drug resistant swine flu hits UK
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'Dream killer' released by judge
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Man guilty of ice-scrape carjack
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Match-fix probe targets 200 games
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UK navy fires on 'Spanish flag'
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