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Almost 600 people appear in court over unrest, as police chief defends forces handling of riots in the British capital. Courts in the London have charged almost 600 people with violence, disorder and looting over riots earlier this week. BEIRUT - Protesters surged onto the streets of Syrian cities by the thousands Friday to stage anti-government demonstrations in continued defiance of a harsh military crackdown that has left hundreds dead and drawn international ... Libyan rebels battling Moammar Gadhafis troops along the countrys Mediterranean coast have claimed they captured part of a strategic port city that has repeatedly changed hands in the 6-month-old civil war ... A London burglary suspect is arrested. Photo: AP The death toll from the English riots has risen to five after a man who was attacked by a mob as he tried to stamp out a fire died in hospital. August 12, 2011 EU Criticizes Israeli Decision to Build New E. Jerusalem Homes VOA News European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton expressed deep regret over Israels decision to build 1600 new homes for Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem. TALLINN, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- After an unexpected attack by an armed man on Thursday, the daily work of the Estonian Defense Ministry resumed on Friday, officials confirmed. Grazias digitally altered Duchess Kate cover, left, and an unretouched photo at her wedding, right. By Michael Inbar Duchess Kate hardly seems a candidate to have her figure doctored to look even thinner in a photograph. Warning that famine in Somalia is likely to get worse before it gets better, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday pledged an additional $17 million in US aid to East African countries racked by the worst ... AP ROME - Rome police have donned togas, capes and sandals to bust a ring of gladiators on assault charges outside the Colosseum and other Italian capital landmarks. A supporter of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko hold posters depicting her during a rally outside the Appellate Court in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 12, 2011. Netanyahu and Barak are close to an agreement to delay implementation of the IDFs multiyear program and leave the existing budget unchanged for the coming year. US troops and Afghan National Army soldiers patrol near the Mullah Omar mosque, background left, in Sangsar, Afghanistan, in the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar Aug. 10, 2011. A Pakistan paramilitary soldier has been sentenced to death for killing an unarmed man at point blank range in an incident caught on camera in a public park. | AP LONDON - A Malaysian student attacked during Londons riots offered an account of his assault, saying he was shocked as he watched the videotape of thugs rifling through his belongings while he bled on a sidewalk. Umar Patek has been extradited from Pakistan to stand trial in Indonesia over allegations he was deputy commander of the operation that killed 220 people, including 88 Australians. A large mobile screen showing CCTV images of wanted people is being driven in Birmingham after recent disorder. More than 440 people have now been arrested over riots across the West Midlands, but there was a second night of calm in the region, ... GAZA CITY, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- As soon as a hot summer day ends and the sun goes for sunset, dozens of Palestinian families set on the clean off-white sands of Gaza Citys beach, not only for recuperation or enjoying a soft ... Afghanistans President Hamid Karzai announced yesterday he would not run in 2014 elections. Meanwhile, Taliban peace talks aimed at a final political settlement have reportedly stalled. ISLAMABAD, Aug.12 (Xinhua) -- At least three policemen were killed and several others injured Friday morning when they were attacked by two unknown gunmen on their way back escorting prisoners for medical check in Peshawar, northwest Pakistan, ... by Granma - last modified Aug 12, 2011 11:21 AM Musicians from nine countries will participate on Friday night in La Serenata de la Fidelidad (Serenade of Fidelity), convened by the Guayasamin Foundation in the Karl Marx Theater in Havana to celebrate ...
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