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News for Saturday, 16 Jul 2011

Sudan to circulate new currency this month

Sudan's central bank said on Saturday it would begin circulating a new currency this month after South Sudan said it planned to create a currency of its own. South Sudan,...

Israel aircraft raid Gaza for fourth day in row

Israeli aircraft struck Gaza overnight for the fourth time in as many days, wounding a militant who was about to fire a rocket, Palestinian security sources said on Saturday. The...

Clinton says concerned about media freedom in Turkey

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday she was concerned about media freedoms in EU candidate Turkey. Her comments, on a visit to Istanbul, followed a Council of...

Turkey jails 14 over alleged anti-US attack plan

A Turkish court has jailed 14 people pending trial on charges of al Qaeda membership for allegedly planning an attack on the US embassy in Ankara, state media said...

UK eyes areas for second stage of Afghan transition

At least one former Taliban stronghold in southern Helmand province has seen a big enough improvement in security to make it a likely candidate for a second wave of handovers...

Deaths rise to 19 in Mumbai blasts

Indian detectives trawled for leads on Saturday to the triple blasts which rocked the country's financial hub, Mumbai, as the death toll from the coordinated explosions rose to 19. Two men...

Heavy clashes erupt in western Libya

Heavy clashes between rebels and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi broke out on Saturday on the front line in Libya's Western Mountains at the town of Bir Ghanam, as insurgents...

Murdoch says, ‘We’re sorry’ for hacking scandal

"We are sorry," Rupert Murdoch said in British newspapers on Saturday, as News Corp tried to quell the uproar over a phone-hacking scandal that has shaken the company and claimed...

Syrian opposition calls for civil disobedience

Syrians should wage a campaign of civil disobedience to try to force President Bashar al-Assad from power, an exiled dissident said on Saturday at a meeting in Turkey aimed at...

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