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CIA vaccination ruse sparks fear in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD — Pakistani officials and international health organizations expressed concern Wednesday that a phony CIA vaccination program meant to obtain DNA evidence in the hunt for Osama bin Laden could harm legitimate immunization programs in the country.
News Corp brand will struggle to recover: Branson
LOS ANGELES — Rupert Murdoch’s media empire is getting its “comeuppance” for long questionable practices and will struggle to recover its reputation after the phone-hacking scandal, Richard Branson said Wednesday.
Rebels deny talks with Gaddafi
BRUSSELS — A Libyan opposition leader denied Wednesday that the rebels are negotiating with Moammar Gaddafi’s regime to find a way to end the conflict.
Two embassies repay huge British parking fines
LONDON — The embassies of Kazakhstan and Nigeria in London have paid parking fines worth £40,000 ahead of a government report naming and shaming foreign missions for unpaid penalties, a council said Wednesday.
US-Pakistanis meet amid tension, military aid cut
WASHINGTON — High-level US-Pakistan visits were unfolding Wednesday for the first time since Washington announced it was cutting more than one-third of its military aid to its terrorism-fighting partner.
British court defers Assange extradition ruling
LONDON — British judges on Wednesday deferred their decision on an appeal by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange against his extradition to Sweden to face allegations of rape and sexual assault.
Gaddafi troops retake village south of Tripoli
ZINTAN, Libya - Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi retook on Wednesday a village south of the capital seized by rebels a week ago, delivering a setback to rebel plans for a march on Tripoli.
A cry for security
MUMBAI - It was the eighth terrorist attack on the city in less than a decade – and the ninth if the 1993 serial blasts are taken into account – making Mumbai one of the most targetted cities in the world.
Khartoum cancels Sudanese nationality of southerners
KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan’s parliament passed a law on Wednesday cancelling the Sudanese nationality of southerners, four days after their homeland proclaimed formal independence from the north, state media reported.
Terrorists target Zaveri Bazar again
MUMBAI - Wednesday’s blast in south Mumbai’s crowded Zaveri Bazar area was the third time that the city’s famous jewellery market was targetted by terrorists.
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