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News for Saturday, 25 Jun 2011

Vietnam storms kill 10, seven struck by lightning

At least 10 people have been killed, seven of them struck by lightning, during several days of storms and heavy rain in northern Vietnam, the disaster authorities said Saturday. Those...

Egyptians injured in clashes over Mubarak’s fate

Dozens of people were injured in clashes between two groups of protesters, for and against putting former president Hosni Mubarak on trial, Egypt’s official news agency MENA reported on Saturday....

90,000 flee storm in Philippines

Nearly 90,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in the Philippines due to floods caused by Tropical Storm Meari, with 15 people listed as missing, the civil defence...

Sadr supporters ready for suicide attacks on US troops

Supporters of Shiite radical leader Moqtada al-Sadr have offered to carry out suicide attacks against US troops in Iraq, his office said Saturday, as a year-end deadline for a US...

New York governor signs gay marriage into law

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill legalizing gay marriage, delivering a powerful victory for gay rights advocates in one of the most populous and influential states...

Afghan MPs hit back over court ruling, crisis deepens

Afghanistan’s political crisis worsened on Saturday with lawmakers voting to sack the five most senior judicial officials and international consternation growing after a presidential tribunal threw out a quarter of...

Russian billionaire to challenge Putin party

Billionaire oligarch Mikhail Prokhorov Saturday won the leadership of a Russian pro-reform party, setting the goal of challenging the dominance of Vladimir Putin’s ruling faction United Russia. Delegates elected Prokhorov...

At least 20 dead in Afghan hospital bomb attack

A bomb at an Afghan hospital Saturday killed at least 20 people including women and children, days after US President Barack Obama said 10,000 US forces would leave the country...

Saudi reformers may get verdicts next week

Some of 16 Saudi reform activists being tried on security and sedition charges may receive their verdicts next week after spending more than four years in detention, their lawyer said...

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