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2 pig heads hung outside mosque in France
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:17PM August 01, 2012 CommentPARIS (AP) — Two pig heads were found hanging at the entrance of a mosque in southern France on Wednesday, in the latest incident of what Muslim leaders say is rising Islamophobia in the country.
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Report: Afghan militants have mafia-like financing
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:48PM August 01, 2012 CommentISLAMABAD (AP) — One of the deadliest militant groups in Afghanistan, the Haqqani network, has developed a sophisticated, "mafia"-style financing operation that relies on extortion, kidnapping, smuggling and ties to legitimate businesses, according to a new report by a U.S.-based think tank.
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Deaths spur French gov't to pay for shark hunt
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:47PM August 01, 2012 CommentPARIS (AP) — French fishermen will be on the hunt for a vulnerable shark species off the coast of the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion soon — and will pocket government cash for their kills after a dramatic rise in deadly attacks pushed Paris to take unprecedented measures.
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Ghost Town: London Businesses Bemoan Olympic Slump
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:45PM August 01, 2012 Comment
Olympics rings flag flies over Tower Bridge. The logo of five rings, linked to show unity between athletes on five continents, was designed in 1912 by the founder of the International Olympic Committee, Pierre de Coubertin.
LONDON (AP) — It is the best of times, it is the worst of times.
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Panetta asks Israel for patience on Iran
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:36PM August 01, 2012 CommentJERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, standing next to the U.S. defense chief, said Wednesday without qualification that international economic sanctions have had no effect on Iran's nuclear program and suggested Israeli patience was wearing thin, a statement that amounted to an indictment of President Barack Obama's policy toward the Islamic republic.
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EYES ON LONDON: Where's Bolt, and a golden binge
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:12PM August 01, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you:
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London mayor Boris gets stuck on zip wire
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:06PM August 01, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — Some are calling it the best moment at the Olympics so far: London Mayor Boris Johnson stuck on a zip wire.
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Romney gaffes contrast with Obama in '08
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:51PM August 01, 2012 CommentBERLIN (AP) — The British were offended, the Palestinians accused him of racism and even in friendlier Poland, Mitt Romney's union policies drew criticism from the current leaders of the movement that toppled communism.
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Teddy bears drop in, bring down 2 Belarus generals
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:49PM August 01, 2012 CommentMINSK, Belarus (AP) — It's probably the first time in history that teddy bears have defeated generals.
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Greek far-right party doles out food to Greeks
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:34PM August 01, 2012 CommentATHENS, Greece (AP) — Members of the extreme right Golden Dawn party handed out food parcels outside Parliament on Wednesday, but made sure only Greek citizens received the assistance.
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Afghan official: Insurgents kill 4 civilians
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:10PM August 01, 2012 CommentKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Insurgents pulled four Afghan civilians off a minibus travelling in the east of the country, shot them dead and left their bodies on the side of the road, officials said Wednesday.
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Hans K. Rausing gets 10-month suspended sentence
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:53AM August 01, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — For more than two months, Hans Kristian Rausing went about his business while the corpse of his wife Eva decomposed in their luxury home in central London. And when friends or family asked about Eva, the billionaire's son would give vague replies, never suggesting anything was awry.
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Indian Businesses No Stranger to Power Outages
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Two residents of Delhi sit near an electricity pole with illegal power supplies streaming from its power lines in New Delhi, India. The government privatized electricity distribution July 1 resulting in widespread outages. Blackouts lasting as long as 14 hours have been reported in the capital. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
GHAZIABAD, India (AP) — Work making potato chip display racks at Jayraj Kumar's factory barely paused when much of India's power grid collapsed.
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Class of 2012: Europe's young pursue dreams abroad
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:26AM August 01, 2012 CommentMADRID (AP) — Santiago Oviedo, a lanky 24-year-old from Madrid, is on track to get his master's in physics in October — a crucial milestone in his dream of becoming a researcher probing the origins of the universe.
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Spanish regions rebel against deficit targets
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:52AM August 01, 2012 CommentMADRID (AP) — The president of Spanish region Andalusia led protests Wednesday against central government attempts to control the spending of the country's 17 semiautonomous authorities in an outcry that threatens to undermine the ailing country's efforts to convince investors it can put its finances back in order.
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QUICKQUOTE: 'BLIND DRUNK'
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:30AM August 01, 2012 Comment"Well what a day, blind drunk at the minute and overwhelmed with all the messages, Thank You everyone it's been emotional X" — Bradley Wiggins posted on his Twitter account (a)bradwiggins after winning a gold medal for Britain in cycling.
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Belarusian gets ax for the hammer and sickle
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:29AM August 01, 2012 CommentVILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — A Belarusian man was not allowed to enter Lithuania in his Porsche because a hammer-and-sickle — the indelible symbol of the Soviet Union — was stickered on the car's hood.
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5 Olympic things to know for Wednesday
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:22AM August 01, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — Here's what to watch for at the London Olympics on Wednesday:
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Australia treasurer says he's inspired by The Boss
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:51AM August 01, 2012 CommentCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's treasurer says Australians can learn a lot — and avoid economic pitfalls — by listening to The Boss.
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Somali leaders pass constitution as bombers attack
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:35AM August 01, 2012 CommentMOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somali leaders voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to adopt a new constitution that contains new individual rights and sets the country on a course for a more powerful and representative government. The vote came after two thunderous blasts at the gates of the meeting site from a failed suicide attack.
