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US jobless claims reach 516,000, highest in 7 years
11-13 22:46
The number of US workers filing new claims for jobless benefits rose last week to 516,000, the highest level since the weeks following the September 11, 2001 at...

US trade gap narrows as imports, exports shrink
11-13 22:39
US imports fell by a record 5.6 percent in September and exports suffered their steepest drop since September 2001, narrowing the monthly trade deficit slightly...

Indonesia to test 17 for bird flu in Sulawesi
11-13 21:47
Seventeen people from the same neighborhood in the Indonesian city of Makassar in South Sulawesi are due to be tested for bird flu after falling sick, a health...

British mother in the dock over kidnap of daughter
11-13 21:43
A British woman accused of kidnapping her own daughter in order to claim a reward showed little emotion when the nine-year-old was found, a court heard Thursda...

Sailor charged in deadly Russian nuclear sub accident
11-13 21:35
A Russian sailor has been charged for causing an accident where 20 people were gassed to death on a nuclear submarine in the country's worst tragedy since the 2...

Russia jails financier for central banker's murder
11-13 20:31
A Russian financier was sentenced to 19 years in jail on Thursday for ordering the murder of a top Russian central banker who led a campaign against money laund...

Iran condemns 'terrorist' kidnapping of diplomat in Pakistan
11-13 19:59
Iran on Thursday condemned what it branded the ''terrorist'' kidnapping of one of its diplomats in Pakistan and called on the authorities there to do all they ...

Malasia 'tomboy' protests a security threat: police
11-13 19:15
Malaysia's police, who have recently cracked down on dissident bloggers and broken up anti-government demonstrations, say that protests over an edict against Musl...

Thailand confirms second bird flu case
11-13 17:31
Thailand has confirmed a second case of bird flu in less than a week, a senior agriculture official said. The H5N1 virus was found in poultry in the nor...

White tigers maul man to death in Singapore zoo
11-13 17:18
Three white tigers mauled a Malaysian to death in Singapore's zoo on Thursday after the man jumped into their enclosure, a zoo official said. Nordin Bi...

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