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Media tycoon Black to face fraud trial
Deposed media baron Lord Conrad Black is finally going to have his day in criminal court to protest accusations that he treated his vast newspaper empire like a personal fiefdom which he raided for both
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Violent crime on increase in major US cities
Violent crime is on the rise in big cities across America with some experiencing a triple-digit jump in homicides and other violence since 2004, according to a report released Friday.
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Hurley's 'big fat wedding' ends on sour note
British actress Elizabeth Hurley and her Indian husband Arun Nayar left this desert town yesterday after their "Big Fat Indian Wedding" ended with tussles between journalists and police.
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Investigations of Terrorism
FBI abused power to get records
Report reveals
The FBI abused its power by illegally or improperly obtaining telephone, financial and other secret records in investigations of terrorism or espionage suspects, the US Justice Department's inspectorgeneral
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iSaddam hanging judge seeking British asylum
Al-Jazeera reports
The Iraqi judge who sentenced Saddam Hussein to death for crimes against humanity has fled to Britain where he is seeking political asylum, the Arabic news channel Al-Jazeera reported Friday.
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Thousands in Uruguay protest Bush visit
More than 6,000 people took to the streets Friday in a march against the visit of US President George W. Bush, which turned violent as demonstrators smashed the windows of a McDonald's restaurant.
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Thousands in Uruguay protest Bush visit
More than 6,000 people took to the streets Friday in a march against the visit of US President George W. Bush, which turned violent as demonstrators smashed the windows of a McDonald's restaurant.
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Pak CJ fired for 'misconduct'
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Friday sacked the country's chief justice on charges of misconduct and misuse of authority, the information minister said.
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Kolkata couple hosts beggars at wedding
In a sharp contrast to the splashydisplays that mark most Indian marriages, a man invited nearly 190 beggars to bless his son and daughter-in-law at their wedding and gave them a feast.
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Palestinian unity govt deadline extended
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has extended by two weeks the deadline for prime minister designate Ismail Haniya to form a unity government, a government spokesman said yesterday.
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'World's oldest person' dies
A Salvadoran woman believed to be 128 years old and possibly the world's oldest person, has died, a family friend said on Friday.
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