Posts Tagged ‘all about world’

Mummy of Egypt’s monotheist pharaoh to return home (AP)

AP – The DNA tests that revealed how the famed boy-king Tutankhamun most likely died solved another of ancient Egypt’s enduring mysteries — the fate of controversial Pharaoh Akhenaten’s mummy. The discovery could help fill out the picture of a fascinating era more than 3,300 years ago when Akhenaten embarked on history’s first attempt at monotheism.

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Mummy of Egypt’s monotheist pharaoh to return home
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Pinera assumes Chile presidency amid strong quakes (AP)

AP – Chilean President Sebastian Pinera is urging citizens along the coast to move quickly to higher ground following five strongly felt aftershocks, including the biggest since last month’s 8.8-magnitude temblor.

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Court OKs extradition of Swede in Auschwitz case (AP)

AP – A Swedish court ruled Thursday that a former neo-Nazi leader arrested in Sweden can be extradited to Poland, where he is suspected of being involved in the theft of the infamous Auschwitz sign.

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Libya demands diplomatic concessions from Swiss (AP)

AP – A Libyan official called on Switzerland to make concessions in the ongoing diplomatic dispute between the countries, saying Thursday that a travel ban on leader Moammar Gadhafi was a “big humiliation” to the African country.

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HSBC: data on 15,000 Swiss account holders stolen (AP)

AP – Information on 15,000 HSBC customers with Swiss accounts has been stolen, the British bank said Thursday, potentially exposing foreign clients to prosecution by tax authorities in their home countries.

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Afghanistan welcomes Pakistani role in peace talks (AP)

AP – Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday that Pakistan has a key role to play in peace talks with the Taliban, a possible attempt to quash speculation that his government was trying to sideline its neighbor.

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Tapestry of violence haunts central Nigeria (AP)

AP – Christians and Muslims once shared their lives together in Nigeria’s fertile central belt, buying each other’s goods in mixed neighborhoods and cultivating each other’s farms across a sun-baked plateau.

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Pakistan’s Acid-Attack Victims Fight Back (Time.com)

Time.com – A landmark court ruling has opened the way for women to seek greater protection through a new law being debated in parliament

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