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Friday, June 13, 2014

Mosul residents tell of army flight

Mosul residents tell of army flight


Mosul residents tell of army flight

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 12:23 PM PDT

Locals say militants' capture of Mosul was shockingly quick, though not altogether surprising, with one saying they had been massing outside the city for a month

Obama considers military action in Iraq

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 11:03 AM PDT

President says he will authorise 'selective actions by our military' only if the Shia-dominated al-Maliki government takes steps to reduce sectarian tensions

Culpeper rubs salt into Cantor wounds

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 12:09 PM PDT

Like House majority leader himself, who stayed in his Capitol Hill office until afternoon of the vote, locals in Virginia thought he would coast home

Ripples of scandal spread beyond Venice

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 11:03 AM PDT

About 100 people are under investigation over allegations of a systemic network of bribes and favours involving state money and slush funds

Beckenbauer banned from football for 90 days

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 11:29 AM PDT

German World Cup winning captain failed to co-operate with a Fifa ethics committee investigation and was banned at the request of lawyer Michael Garcia

Cossacks emerge as potent force in Ukraine

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 09:55 AM PDT

Quasi-tribal group that sides with the separatists masses along border with Russia as hopes recede of a turning point in the conflict

Thai leaders use cinema to boost cause

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 05:49 AM PDT

Junta provides free tickets to see film about earlier royal ruler promoted as a nationalist hero for these troubled post-coup times

German brewers fear effect of fracking

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 07:51 AM PDT

The German government's plans to drop a ban on fracking has caused controversy among the ancient brewing industry

Under fire Park culls S Korean cabinet

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 12:47 AM PDT

South Korean president makes changes to battle aftermath of Sewol ferry disaster that has sorely damaged her year-old administration

Japan’s Abe sets corporate tax cut move

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 02:45 AM PDT

PM Shinzo Abe wants to reduce Japan's corporate income tax, the second highest in the world, to below 30% but he leaves the timeframe unclear

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