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Afghan MPs halt women’s law debate

superuser — Sat, 18 May 2013 05:50:14 +0000

Hundreds of people have been jailed under the current law to prevent violence against women A debate by Afghan MPs about beefing up a law to prevent violence against women was halted amid angry scenes. Parliament’s speaker ended the debate after 15 minutes after traditionalists called for the law to be scrapped. A law banning violence against women, child marriages and forced marriages was passed by presidential decree in 2009, but did not gain MPs’ approval. Hundreds of people have…

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Russia reveals CIA chief’s identity

superuser — Sat, 18 May 2013 05:35:34 +0000

This handout photo from the Russian FSB shows a man named as Ryan Fogle, arrested on suspicion of spying Russia has named the alleged US intelligence chief in Moscow – a move seen as breaching diplomatic protocol. It follows Moscow’s decision to expel US diplomat Ryan Fogle, who was accused of trying to recruit a Russian intelligence officer as a spy. Mr Fogle, a purported CIA agent, was arrested on Tuesday while wearing a blond wig and was briefly detained. Russia …

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Six-year-old British girl ‘drowns’ in hotel pool at Egyptian resort

superuser — Sat, 18 May 2013 05:25:20 +0000

Photo: GETTY By Josie Ensor 8:25AM BST 18 May 2013 Chloe Johnson died in a waterpark at the Coral Sea Waterworld Hotel in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Travel company First Choice confirmed the death of the young girl, from Forest Hill, south London and said it would carry out a “full and thorough investigation” in partnership with the hotelier. A spokeswoman said: “First Choice can sadly confirm that a child has died while staying…

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Hopes fade for those still trapped in Freeport Indonesia mine

superuser — Sat, 18 May 2013 05:09:21 +0000

JAKARTA | Sat May 18, 2013 3:09am EDT (Reuters) – Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc said on Saturday that rockfalls were hampering rescue efforts after a tunnel collapse four days ago at its giant Indonesian copper mine, with hopes fading of finding alive any of the 23 still missing. Freeport closed the world’s second largest copper mine on Wednesday, a day after a tunnel fell in on 38 workers undergoing training. Five are known to have died. Several of the 10 rescued are still in hospital. The Grasberg mine in West Papua is in one…

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Dozens injured in US train crash

superuser — Sat, 18 May 2013 04:28:12 +0000

Governor Dannel Malloy said the damage was “pretty devastating” About 60 people have been injured, five critically, after a head-on, rush-hour collision between two commuter trains near New York City, officials say. Some 250 people were on the trains involved in Friday evening’s crash. No fatalities have been reported. Officials said a train that left New York City’s Grand Central station en …

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Hollande signs gay marriage bill

superuser — Sat, 18 May 2013 03:29:49 +0000

The first gay wedding can be held on 28 May – 10 days after Mr Hollande signed the bill France’s president has signed into law a controversial bill making the country the ninth in Europe, and 14th globally, to legalise gay marriage. On Friday, the Constitutional Council rejected a challenge by the right-wing opposition, clearing the way for Francois Hollande to sign the bill. He said: “I have taken [the decision]; now it is…

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U.S. chides Russia over missiles as peace plans suffer

superuser — Sat, 18 May 2013 03:06:01 +0000

By Erika Solomon BEIRUT | Sat May 18, 2013 1:06am EDT (Reuters) – The United States chided Russia for sending missiles to the Syrian government as plans for a peace conference promoted by Washington and Moscow were hit by diplomatic rifts over its scope and purpose. Sectarian bloodshed in neighboring Iraq during Friday prayers, a hacking attack on a Western newspaper by sympathizers of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and…

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Rush-hour commuter trains serving New York collide in Connecticut with 60 passengers taken to hospital

superuser — Sat, 18 May 2013 02:27:15 +0000

Five people were left critically injured aftyer the two trains collided head-on Agencies 5:27AM BST 18 May 2013 Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday’s evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov. Dannel Malloy said. The Metro-North Railroad, a commuter line serving the northern suburbs, referred in a news release to a “major derailment” near Fairfield. It said emergency workers were at the scene of the accident, which came …

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US brand Russia’s decision to send missiles to Syria as ‘ill-timed and unfortunate’

superuser — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:12:47 +0000

US officials are concerned that President Assad may be emboldened by Russia’s decision Photo: AFP Reuters 4:12AM BST 18 May 2013 “It’s at the very least an unfortunate decision that will embolden the regime and prolong the suffering,” General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said. “So it’s ill-timed and very unfortunate.” There was no direct comment on the shipment from Moscow, although Dmitry Peskov, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s press secretary, reiterated Russia’s long…

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U.S. Criticizes Russia On Missiles To Syria

superuser — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:10:54 +0000

The top U.S. military officer has denounced Russia for providing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime with anti-ship missiles, saying the weapons will only worsen the Syrian war. The comments by General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, came after “The New York Times” reported that Russia recently delivered a shipment to Syria’s government of Yakhont anti-ship cruise missiles equipped with advanced radar. “It’s, at the very least, an unfortunate decision that will embolden the regime and prolong the suffering,” Dempsey told…

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