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  • Two civilians among 13 dead in Pakistan car bomb Two civilians among 13 dead in Pakistan car bomb

    QUETTA, Pakistan - At least 13 people, including two civilians, were killed in a car bomb targeting a police vehicle in western Pakistani city of Quetta Thursday, police officials said. The bombing also injured at least 20 people in the capital of Baluchistan province, riven by Islamist militancy and a violent separatist insurgency. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the ...

  • Kerry holds talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials Kerry holds talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials

    JERUSALEM - US Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday separately began meetings with Israeli and Palestinian officials but appeared doubtful about his success on getting the two warring sides back to peace negotiations. This is Kerry's fourth trip to the Middle East in as many months of his assuming the office of the top US diplomat. He was been trying to revive a peace process that has been ...

  • Meeting of Syrian opposition leaders begins in Istanbul Meeting of Syrian opposition leaders begins in Istanbul

    ISTANBUL - Syrian opposition leaders Thursday began their three-day meeting in this Turkish capital city to decide on their participation in talks aimed at end the civil war in the country. As the meeting began in Istanbul a prominent Syrian figure in the opposition proposed a transition plan for the country that requires President Bashar al-Assad to hand over power to a senior aide and ...

  • On US request Russian arms dealer held in Lithuania

    Lithuanian security services have arrested a Russian national at the request of the US Justice Department, which suspects him of smuggling export-restricted military equipment. Dmitry Ustinov, 46, was detained over a month ago at Vilnius airport in Lithuania, after he arrived from the US to allegedly negotiate a sales deal for night vision equipment used by the US military, the Delfi news ...

  • Li still flying the Asian flag by herself

    Paris – Li Na's momentous French Open title win of 2011 was expected to open the floodgates for Asian – and in particular Chinese – players in world ...

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30 Minutes or Less

30 Minutes or Less

30 Minutes or Less is a hyped-up comedic fictionalization of an actual event that occurred in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 2003, in which a middle-aged pizza delivery man was supposedly forced to rob a bank by a trio of men who latched a homemade timebomb around his neck. The ... ...

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  • Asia Markets Japan stocks end up after roller-coaster ride

    HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese shares ended modestly higher Friday after a roller-coaster ride that subjected the Nikkei Stock Average to a swing of more than 3% on both sides of the previous day's ...

  • Magnitude 8.2 earthquake strikes Russian Far East off Kamchatka

    LONDON (Reuters) - A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck Russia's Far East in the Sea of Okhotsk off the Kamchatka Peninsula, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicentre of the quake was located 244 miles west north west of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy at a depth of 385 miles, the USGS said. (Writing by John ...

  • Police Suicidal jumpers fall kills SKorean girl

    South Korea (AP) -- South Korean police say a suicidal man jumping to his death killed a 5-year-old girl by falling on her as she walked with her parents outside the apartment building. ...

  • Most Asian stock indexes are lower

    The appetite for risk is neutral after improving in the US session on Thursday upon dissecting Wednesday's Federal Reserve reiteration of the likely scaling back its asset purchase program in June. All eyes are on Germany's Ifo report. But volatility persisted in the Nikkei 225. Most foreign currencies remain relatively firm after all reversed losses the day before. Most Asian stock ...

  • GLOBAL MARKET-Volatile Nikkei keeps Asian stocks on edge

    Fri May 24, 2013 3:45am EDT * Nikkei ends a seesaw day up 0.9 pct * Asian stocks outside Japan dip to 1-month lows * Yen rises vs USD and euro on turbulent Nikkei * European stocks expected to fare better By Ian Chua SYDNEY, May 24 (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell to one-month lows on Friday and the yen rebounded broadly as extreme volatility in the Nikkei kept investors on edge. The Nikkei has ...

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