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In Pictures: Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show 2012
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Extradition fight: Who is Julian Assange, why is Sweden seeking him?
A British court is hearing a final appeal from Julian Assange, the founder of the WikiLeaks whistleblower site, to avoid extradition to Sweden to face sex crime allegations. Here are four questions about the man and the case.
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Famous US Special Forces operations
Here are six of the most famous successful American special operations missions in recent memory.
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Kim Dotcom: Are such Internet sensations pirates or hactivists?
Copyright law and its enforcement have dominated the news lately, first with the Internet blackout protests against SOPA, and more recently with the arrest of Kim Dotcom in New Zealand. Here are five international file-share players who have been targets of copyright enforcement.
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16 Oscar-nominated films that came from books
Sixteen of this year's Oscar nominees are movies that began as books.
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Global News Blog
At work in Iraq with Anthony Shadid
Naseer Mehdawi, Anthony Shadid's closest Iraqi friend and journalism colleague, recalls their friendship and how together they told the story of Iraq.
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Stefan Karlsson
How Sweden busted Estonia's economy
Sweden's economic slowdown is affecting exports from Estonia in yet another example of how a weak economy in one country can drastically affect others.
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Ugandan minister raids gay-rights workshop
Uganda's parliament has taken up once more a bill that imposes tough sentences on homosexuals. A raid on a gay-rights workshop may show government support for the bill.
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In Pictures: Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show 2012
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The Daily Reckoning
Debt outpacing growth and the case of Japan
Japan couldn't trick its way out of an economic meltdown, and neither can the US.
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Zebras may have stripes because horseflies hate them
Zebras are best known for their dramatic stripes, but why they evolved remains uncertain. One popular notion is that stripes make it difficult for predators to single out an individual zebra from the herd, but experimental evidence for this or other ideas has been lacking.
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The Woman in Black: movie review (+trailer)
'The Woman in Black' star Daniel Radcliffe gives a convincing performance, but the storyline of the film becomes less clear as the movie progresses.
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Anonymous hacks FBI email, eavesdrops on call to Scotland Yard
Anonymous hackers listened to a sensitive conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard that discussed strategy for dealing with a hacking case.
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Extradition fight: Who is Julian Assange, why is Sweden seeking him?
A British court is hearing a final appeal from Julian Assange, the founder of the WikiLeaks whistleblower site, to avoid extradition to Sweden to face sex crime allegations. Here are four questions about the man and the case.
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Chapter & Verse
After Muslim protests, Kolkata Book Fair cancels Taslima Nasrin book launch
The launch of Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin’s new autobiography "Nirbasan" was cancelled after the fair's organizers received threats from Muslim leaders.
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Africa asks itself: Where is the aid money?
African nations pledged five months ago to do more to help each other when famine and disaster strike. But so far, they haven't come up with the promised cash.
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Is the cyberwarfare arms race for real? Survey of world experts says it is.
A majority of the word's top cybersecurity experts surveyed say a cyberwarfare arms race is in full swing. US readiness lags behind that of some smaller countries, the survey found.
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Stefan Karlsson
Why has European growth been so weak for so long?
Excessive government spending is the main culprit, but there are other factors at play in the region's economic stagnation
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Tiger Woods edges closer to top in Abu Dhabi tourney
Tiger Woods shot a three under par 69 Friday in the second round of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship and is now two shots off the lead.
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Stefan Karlsson
The British economy is in worse shape than we thought
Inflation in Britain has been a lot higher than in almost all other advanced economies, and the country's austerity measures have been of little help.
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Famous US Special Forces operations
Here are six of the most famous successful American special operations missions in recent memory.
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Kim Dotcom: Are such Internet sensations pirates or hactivists?
Copyright law and its enforcement have dominated the news lately, first with the Internet blackout protests against SOPA, and more recently with the arrest of Kim Dotcom in New Zealand. Here are five international file-share players who have been targets of copyright enforcement.
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Massive radiation storm produces spectacular northern lights (+video)
The northern lights show was sparked by an intense solar flare that erupted from the sun, unleashing a wave of charged particles and triggering the strongest solar radiation storm since 2005.
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Global News Blog
Russia gives WikiLeaks' Julian Assange a TV platform
The state-funded Russian satellite news network Russia Today will air a television series hosted by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, still under house arrest in Britain.
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16 Oscar-nominated films that came from books
Sixteen of this year's Oscar nominees are movies that began as books.
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The Daily Reckoning
The US appetite for debt keeps growing
While the private sector is de-leveraging, the public sector is borrowing and spending more than ever.
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Roe v. Wade anniversary: Study says 'unsafe' abortions on rise
Roe v. Wade, the landmark legislation legalizing abortion in the United States, marks its 39th year this week. As Americans debate abortion rights in the midst of an election year, a new study indicates abortion rates are steadying worldwide, though the frequency of dangerous abortions is rising. Here are the answers to five questions related to abortion laws globally, and their effects on women.
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Web protests over piracy bills while China slaps Internet curbs
Legislation in Congress aims to curb Web theft of intellectual property while Beijing cracks down on bloggers. Both nations must weigh the cost to creativity that leads to innovation.
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Stefan Karlsson
Can an economy still grow with serious debt?
A country's budget surplus and economic growth generally go hand in hand, but there are some exceptions to the rule.
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Chapter & Verse
'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' gets a new app
An app released by the original publisher of Sieg Larsson's "Millennium" series lets users hunt for computer hacker protagonist Lisbeth Salander.
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