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Romania: alleged illegal trafficking of human eggs
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:57AM February 19, 2013 CommentBUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Police questioned 30 people on Tuesday and searched the homes of six employees of a private fertility clinic who are suspected of illegally trafficking human eggs and selling them to Israeli couples with fertility problems.
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Strike in Malawi grows
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:51AM February 19, 2013 CommentBLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Public workers in Malawi, on strike demanding a 67 percent pay hike, have threatened to close the country's airports. The government says it doesn't have the money to meet the demands.
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EU lawmakers seek to beef up cap-and-trade system
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:17AM February 19, 2013 CommentBRUSSELS (AP) — European lawmakers are proposing to tighten the bloc's cap-and-trade system to make carbon dioxide pollution more expensive.
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Military plane crashes in Yemen, kills 10
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:16AM February 19, 2013 CommentSANAA, Yemen (AP) — A Yemeni military plane crashed Tuesday into a residential neighborhood in the country's capital, Sanaa, killing 10 people and injuring 17, the defense ministry and security officials said.
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China rejects status as world's biggest trader
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:02AM February 19, 2013 CommentBEIJING (AP) — China has a new status its government doesn't want — world's biggest trader.
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2 Sunni groups halt roles in Bahrain crisis talks
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:02AM February 19, 2013 CommentMANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Two Sunni factions in Bahrain say they are suspending participation in talks with Shiite opposition groups because of a spike in violence in the Gulf nation's two-year-old uprising.
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Excerpts of Oscar Pistorius' Court Affidavit
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Olympian Oscar Pistorius stands following his bail hearing in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. The magistrate ruled that Pistorius faces the harshest bail requirements available in South African law.
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Here are excerpts from the court affidavit made by Oscar Pistorius in a bail hearing Tuesday after the athlete was charged with premeditated murder over the Feb. 14 shooting death of his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp:
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Excerpts of prosecutor's case against Pistorius
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:49AM February 19, 2013 CommentPRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Here are excerpts from the prosecution's affidavit against Oscar Pistorius, whom they have charged with premeditated murder over the Feb. 14 shooting death of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp:
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Nigeria hostage crisis differs from Algerian drama
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:07AM February 19, 2013 CommentLONDON (AP) — The kidnapping of seven foreign workers in Nigeria claimed by an Islamic extremist group has touched a nerve in Europe, coming just weeks after the tragic end of a hostage drama in Algeria in which 37 gas plant workers and 29 al Qaida-linked militants died. But analysts say the similarities probably end there and it's too early to know how this latest crisis will play itself out.
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Tony Sheridan, early Beatles associate, dies at 72
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:49AM February 19, 2013 CommentBERLIN (AP) — Tony Sheridan, a British singer who performed with the Beatles during their early years in Hamburg, has died in Germany. He was 72.
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Iraq panel clears senior judge over Saddam ties
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:07AM February 19, 2013 CommentBAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi judicial panel rejected on Tuesday a decision to remove one of the country's top judges from his post because of alleged ties to Saddam Hussein's now-dissolved Baath party, an official said.
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Guinea police disperse anti-government rioters
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:23AM February 19, 2013 CommentCONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Anti-riot police fired tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters who barricaded streets and threw stones at vehicles in the capital, Conakry.
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U.S. Security Firm Alleges Massive Chinese Hacking
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The building housing Unit 61398 of the People's Liberation Army is seen in the outskirts of Shanghai, Tuesday Feb. 19, 2013. Cyberattacks that stole information from 141 targets in the U.S. and other countries have been traced to the Chinese military unit in the building, a U.S. security firm alleged Tuesday.
BEIJING (AP) — Cyberattacks that stole massive amounts of information from military contractors, energy companies and other key industries in the U.S. and elsewhere have been traced to the doorstep of a Chinese military unit, a U.S. security firm alleged Tuesday.
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Nestle Finds Horse Meat in Beef Pasta Meals
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Nestle SA now joins frozen-food maker Findus in taking some of its products off the shelves after finding them tainted with horse meat.
BERLIN (AP) — The world's biggest food and drinks maker Nestle SA has become the latest company to pull some of its products off European shelves after they were found to contain undeclared horse meat.
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Afghans arrest senior Pakistani Taliban
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:42AM February 19, 2013 CommentKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan intelligence officers have arrested a senior Pakistan Taliban commander who was hiding out in eastern Afghanistan, a security official said on Tuesday. The capture could help improve strained relations between the two neighbors.
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Iran says nuclear talks an 'opportunity' for West
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:39AM February 19, 2013 CommentTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran is prepared to ease Western concerns about Tehran's nuclear program in exchange for pledges from the U.S. and others about the country's ability to enrich uranium, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said Tuesday.
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Nudes Check Out Nudes at Austrian Museum
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In this photo from Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, Naked Museum visitors look at pictures of the show 'Nude Men from 1800 to Today' during a special opening to friends of nudism at the Leopold Museum in Vienna, Austria.
VIENNA (AP) — These museum goers didn't just leave their coats at the coat check. They handed over their shirts, trousers and underwear.
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Guinean troops take Ivory Coast village: Official
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:59AM February 19, 2013 CommentABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — An Ivory Coast military spokesman says that Guinean soldiers have occupied a border village in western Ivorian territory.
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Departing South Korean leader warns North Korea
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:31AM February 19, 2013 CommentSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's outgoing president warns North Korea has pushed itself further into a corner with its recent nuclear test.
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New Zealand plans logo-free cigarette packs
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:03PM February 18, 2013 CommentWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Strict against smoking already, New Zealand plans to make tobacco companies remove their logos from cigarette packs but will wait until a challenge to a similar Australian law is resolved.
