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Visit soon Americas 11 most endangered places
11 Most Endangered Historic Places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP). Now in its 26th year, the list spotlights important examples of the nation's architectural, cultural and natural heritage that are at risk of destruction or irreparable damage. This year's roster reflects sites that are threatened by not-so-benign neglect, encroaching development and the impact ...
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Muslims asked to support Obama protests
The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has called on all Cape Muslims to support protests against US President Barack Obama when he visits Cape Town. Picture: ...
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Obama’s Berlin speech History raises the stakes
US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Sasha, left, and Malia disembark from Air Force One at the Tegel airport in Berlin Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Obama arrived for a two-day official visit to Germany. AP/Michael Probst BERLIN -- Five years and 50 years. As President Barack Obama revisits Berlin, he can’t escape those anniversaries and the inevitable ...
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US Canadian defense chiefs confer on shared security challenges
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday held talks with visiting Canadian Minister of National Defense Peter MacKay over bilateral defense cooperation and shared security challenges.During their meeting at the Pentagon, the two "discussed a wide range of topics related to their mutual interest in some of the world's ongoing security challenges," including the Syria crisis, ...
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Obama to push for deep cuts to US Russia nukes
June 18, 2013: President Barack Obama listens to French President Francois Hollande during the G-8 summit at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern ...
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Taliban attacks Bagram Air Base following Obama statments
A U.S. soldier at Bargram Air Base, about 60km from Kabul. (Photo courtesy: U.S. Air Force) The Taliban on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the killings of four U.S. forces in an overnight attack on Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, just hours after ...
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President Obama to renew calls for nuclear reductions
Obama will make his case during a speech at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate. His address comes nearly 50 years after John F Kennedy's famous 'Cold War' speech in this once-divided ...
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Obama to deliver Berlin speech
Obama comes to deliver a highly anticipated speech to a country that is a bit more sober about his aspirations, yet still eager to receive his attention at a time that many Germans feel Europe is no longer a US priority.Fifty years ago next week, ...
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Mexico nabs most wanted American sex predator at resort town
(42 mins ago) Mexican officials said they arrested Walter Lee Williams, a US citizen and alleged child sexual predator who was on the FBI's list of top 10 Most Wanted criminals. Williams was arrested in Playa del Carmen, a seaside resort town just south of Cancun on Mexico's Caribbean coast, said Gaspar Armando Garcia, the Quintana Roo state ...
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Obama to renew push for nuclear arms cuts in Berlin speech
June 18, 2013: President Barack Obama listens to French President Francois Hollande during the G-8 summit at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern ...
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One-time superstar Obama returns to Berlin as a mere president
President Barack Obama may still have the kind of popularity ratings that any politician would envy, but some Germans say the president’s ‘superstar’ status has been slightly tarnished. His arrival last night in Berlin on a 24-hour trip will culminate in a speech later today at the city’s iconic Brandenburg Gate. Last time he was there, in 2008 as a presidential ...
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Obamas Berlin speech expectations Big shoes to fill including his own
Onlookers take snapshots as the motorcade carrying United States President Barack Obama passes the Brandenburg Gate after arriving in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Obama arrived for a two-day official visit to Germany and will deliver a speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate Wednesday June 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Gero ...
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Obama to call for deep cuts in U.S. Russian nuke arsenals
President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during June 17, 2013 bilateral meeting at G-8 Summit in Enniskillen, Northern ...
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Obama wants to cut U.S. nuclear arsenal if Russia will do the same
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama plans to use a speech in Berlin on Wednesday to outline plans for further reductions in the U.S. nuclear arsenal if Russia agrees to pare back its weapons at the same time, administration officials said Tuesday.Resuming a drive toward disarmament that he had largely shunted aside over the past two years, Obama will propose trimming the number of strategic ...
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Professor on US FBIs most wanted list nabbed in Mexico
This 2011 image provided by the FBI shows Walter Lee Williams. He is wanted on charges of sexual exploitation of children and traveling abroad for the purpose of engaging in sexual acts with ...
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Obama Cheney and Snowden’s revelations
It was in November 1973 that President Richard M. Nixon, ensnared in the deepening Watergate scandal, uttered the phrase for which he will always be remembered: "I am not a crook."Nearly 40 years later, President Barack Obama used a Monday night television interview to give his own variation on the same theme, insisting to the American public that he is not Dick Cheney.Obama gave the ...
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Obama visits Berlin amidst mounting US-German tensions
In keeping with the protocol of such occasions, the first official visit to Germany by US President Barack Obama is being used to evoke historical memories and proclaim mutual friendship. The fact that 50 years ago this month President John F. Kennedy gave his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech in front of Schneberg Town Hall is being exploited to this end.Behind the carefully ...
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Former USC professor arrested in Mexico
LOS ANGELES -; A former University of Southern California professor indicted on child sexual abuse charges has been arrested in Mexico, a day after being added to the FBI's list of the Ten Most Wanted ...
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Obama to call for nuclear cuts
Barack Obama is about to unveil plans for a one third reduction in Cold War nuclear arsenals when he makes a speech at Berlin's Brandenburg ...
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Obamas approval trust ratings suffer severe drop finds poll
Washington, June 18 : President Barack Obama's approval and trust numbers have dropped sharply among Americans in the past one month, a new poll has ...
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Russian Church in America marks 400th anniversary of Romanov dynasty
NEW YORK, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia /ROCOR/ has marked the 400th anniversary since accession of the Romanov dynasty to the Russian throne. The main events of the celebration were held in the Cathedral of the Icon of Our Lady of the Sign in New York City. Tuesday night, a remembrance vespers service for the late czars and emperors of Russia was held there. ...
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Canada on ice as Harper fails to secure EU trade deal
CANADIAN Prime Minister Stephen Harper will conclude his eight-day European trip unable to complete a trade agreement with the EU, just as the opening of EU-US talks raises the risk that his country will be left ...
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’Shocking’ half of Canada’s First Nations kids living in poverty new study finds
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Thousands of screaming fans brought Times Square to a standstill as they waited to catch a glimpse of Brad Pitt at the premiere of his new thriller, "World War ...
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Obama to set new goals to cut nuclear weapons senior official
U.S. President Barack Obama (L) meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G8 Summit at Lough Erne in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland June 17, ...
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Barack Obama to propose nuclear weapons cuts
Barack Obama will Wednesday propose the United States and Russia cut strategic nuclear warheads by a third and will call for cuts in tactical nuclear arsenals in Europe, a US official said. Obama, who will make the proposals in a major speech in Berlin, will also commit to attending ...
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North America's unknown potential disaster
North America is facing a potential ecological disaster that most people are not even aware of, according to scientists who have been studying the little brown bat (or myotis bat), the most common species of bat in the United States and the wider North American continent.
This is because the bat is under attack by a killer fungus that grows on the bats’ wings during hibernation and causes them to lose body fat and wake early from their sleep, which causes them to eventually die. The fungal infection is said by researchers to be capable of killing off the bat within the next 16 years when their current population, which numbers up to several million, may fall to just 0.01% of present levels. Read more
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