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01/27/2012 01:55 PM

37 protesters killed by Syrian security forces

AMMAN - Security forces killed 37 people in Syria on Friday, activists and residents claimed, as the UN Security Council prepared to discuss Damascus later in the day ahead of a possible vote next wee

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01/27/2012 01:40 PM

28 killed in attack near funeral procession in Baghdad

BAGHDAD - In the deadliest attack in nearly two weeks at least 28 people were killed and around 50 injured Friday in a car bomb blast in Zafraniyah district of east Baghdad near a funeral procession o

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01/27/2012 01:34 PM

US, South Korea to hold joint military exercises

SEOUL - The United States and South Korea are to hold annual military exercises on the Korean peninsula soon, the first since the recent change of leadership in North Korea.

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01/27/2012 12:52 PM

Romney, Gingrich bicker ahead of high-stakes Florida primary

JACKSONVILLE, Florida - Republican presidential frontrunners Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich sparred repeatedly in a livewire debate Thursday, five days ahead of the high-stakes Florida primary voting w

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01/27/2012 02:03 PM

Fitch downgrades credit ratings of five EU nations

NEW YORK - Fitch Ratings Friday downgraded the sovereign credit ratings of five euro currency countries - Italy, Spain, Slovenia, Belgium and Cyprus, contending they lack financing flexibility in the

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01/27/2012 01:47 PM

Owner of French firm behind faulty breast implants charged

PARIS - The founder of a French company at the centre of a global health scare over faulty breast implants was Friday charged with "involuntary injury", his lawyers said.

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01/27/2012 01:10 PM

RBS boss to get 1 million pounds bonus amid job cut plans

LONDON - Royal Bank of Scotland boss Stephen Hester will receive a bonus of 963,000 pounds, or $1.51 million, for last year, a decision by the government-owned bank that has been strongly criticized.

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01/27/2012 01:24 PM

US to trim 100,000 ground troops

WASHINGTON - Faced with a budget cut of nearly $500 billion over 10 years, the United States has decided to trim its ground troops but will create a "cutting-edge force" for tactical operations to pro

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01/27/2012 12:59 PM

Internet economy of G20 will double to $4.2 trillion by 2016

DAVOS - The web economy of the G20 is projected to reach $4.2 trillion in 2016 - nearly double the size of $2.3 trillion in 2010, according to a study by a global management consulting firm.

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01/27/2012 12:23 PM

Et tu Twitter Micro-blogging site to censor tweets

WASHINGTON - In a move that has caused dismay among its users, popular social network Twitter said it can selectively censor messages on a country-by-country basis.

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37 protesters killed by Syrian security forces

28 killed in attack near funeral procession in Baghdad

US, South Korea to hold joint military exercises

Romney, Gingrich bicker ahead of high-stakes Florida primary

Fitch downgrades credit ratings of five EU nations

Owner of French firm behind faulty breast implants charged

RBS boss to get 1 million pounds bonus amid job cut plans

US to trim 100,000 ground troops

Internet economy of G20 will double to $4.2 trillion by 2016

Et tu Twitter Micro-blogging site to censor tweets