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News for Saturday, 23 Jul 2011

New York subway plotter’s dad guilty of obstruction

The father of a man convicted of plotting to bomb New York's subway system in an Al-Qaeda inspired scheme was found guilty Friday of obstructing a terrorism investigation. A Brooklyn...

North, South Korea ministers meet as US calls for proof of change

The foreign ministers of North and South Korea met briefly on Saturday as the United States maintained Pyongyang had to improve ties with its neighbour and demonstrate good behaviour before...

Woman, girl killed in Yemen govt-Opp fighting

A young woman and a girl were killed in Yemen during fighting between forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his opponents on Saturday, with both sides blaming the...

Australian MP charged with shoplifting, assault

An Australian lawmaker known for lampooning the government by dancing in parliament has been charged with shoplifting and assaulting a security guard, but has vowed to fight the allegations. Conservative...

Abbas rallies envoys on Palestinian statehood bid

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas gathered his top diplomats in Istanbul on Saturday, rallying them on their quest for statehood as he accused Israel of forcing them to take the campaign...

South China Sea tensions a threat to peace: Clinton

Rising tensions surrounding the South China Sea threaten regional peace, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday as she warned against force to solve the dispute. "The United States...

Turkey will never forget 9 flotilla dead: Erdogan

Turkey will never forget the nine Turks killed when Israeli troops stormed a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, days before the submission of a U.N....

Egyptian youth vow to hold more protests

Egyptian youth protesters vowed on Saturday to remain in Tahrir Square until their demands are met, in escalating tension between demonstrators and the military council running the country. Egyptian military...

More than 2 million Somalis out of aid groups’ reach

Aid agencies are unable to reach more than two million Somalis facing starvation in the famine-struck Horn of Africa country where Islamist insurgents control much of the worst-hit areas, the...

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