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News for Friday, 27 Apr 2012

Russia brings three spacemen safely back to Earth

Two Russian spacemen and a NASA astronaut touched down safely Friday in the Kazakh steppe aboard a Soyuz capsule after a stay of almost six months aboard the International Space...

Blast hits courthouse in east Libya

A blast ripped through a courthouse in the eastern city of Benghazi on Friday causing serious damage to the building but no casualties, Libyan security sources said. The explosion punched a...

‘Green-on-blue’ attack came on night raid: Afghan police

A firefight which erupted when an Afghan special forces soldier turned his weapon on his US allies came while the men were on a night raid together and killed a...

US to pull 9,000 Marines from southern Japan

The United States said Friday it would pull 9,000 Marines out of Japan as it seeks to ease a long-running standoff over the future of its huge military presence in...

Trio arrested for suspected Danish terror plot

Three people were arrested in Copenhagen on Friday suspected of planning a “terrorist act”, Danish intelligence agency PET said. A 22-year-old Jordanian citizen and a 23-year-old Turkish citizen — both...

Blind Chinese lawyer escapes house arrest

Blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng, one of China’s best-known rights activists, has made a daring escape from house arrest and recorded a video detailing the abuses he and his family have...

KFC ordered to pay $8.3m to Australian girl

Fast food giant Kentucky Fried Chicken was Friday ordered to pay Aus$8 million (US$8.3 million) to an Australian girl who suffered severe brain damage and was paralysed after eating a...

Fresh Dutch polls set for Sep 12: PM

Elections to choose a new Dutch government will be held on September 12, outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Friday following his coalition’s collapse after failed austerity talks. “We (the...

Romanian govt toppled in no-confidence vote

Romania’s centre-right government was toppled Friday by a no-confidence motion tabled by the left-leaning opposition, putting at risk crucial reforms expected by international lenders. A total of 235 lawmakers voted...

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