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Raw Video: Bomb Targets Afghan Police Chief`
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posted Aug 28 2012 11:36AM
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<VIDEO> An Afghan government spokesman said a truck bomb in the south's largest city killed two civilians and wounded the provincial police chief. He says two civilians died and 16 others were wounded.
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Typhoon Slams Korea, Grounds Chinese Ships
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posted Aug 28 2012 9:11AM
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<VIDEO> Typhoon Bolaven pounded South Korea Tuesday, grounding two Chinese fishing boats and killing at least 5 fishermen. Power was knocked out to hundreds of thousands, while in Taiwan Typhoon Tembin returned after being blown out to sea.
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Raw Video: Typhoon Bolaven Batters South Korea
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posted Aug 28 2012 7:52AM
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<VIDEO> A powerful typhoon pounded South Korea with strong winds and heavy rain on Tuesday, while the nation's coast guard battled rough seas in a race to rescue fishermen on two Chinese ships that slammed into rocks off the southern coast.
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Impeachment of Romania's president overturned
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posted Aug 27 2012 3:06PM
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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - A court ruling that overturned the impeachment of Romania's president has been approved by Parliament.
The lawmakers held a special session Monday to have the Constitutional Court ruling read, and the only requirement for its approval was for a majority of the lawmakers to show up.
Last month, Parliament impeached President Traian Basescu after a majority voted that he had seriously violated the constitution. A national referendum was held on July 29 during which a majority of voters supported Parliament's decision. But the Constitutional Court later invalidated the referendum because the turnout was too low.
On Monday, just over 50 percent of Parliament's lawmakers turned up at the special session.
After the vote, Parliament Speaker Valeriu Zgonea said: "We are a European state and are obliged to respect the law."
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Women, Christians named to Egypt president team
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posted Aug 27 2012 3:05PM
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CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's president has named a team of 21 advisers and aides that includes three women and two Christians.
The appointments, announced Monday by President Mohammed Morsi's spokesman, fall short of Morsi's promises during his election campaign to name a woman and a Christian as vice presidents.
Instead, Morsi appointed four senior aides and a 17-member council of advisers that includes writers, economists, legal experts and politicians representing a spectrum from Islamists to liberals.
Among the four aides are one woman and a Christian, along with a member of Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood and a figure from the ultraconservative Islamist Salafi movement.
The 17-member council includes two women and a Christian, who is also a longtime member of the Brotherhood.
Ali didn't elaborate on the role of the aides and the advisers.
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Central African Republic frees Briton
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posted Aug 27 2012 3:04PM
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BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) - British safari driver David Simpson was released after five months of incarceration in the Central African Republic on suspicion of killing 13 people.
Deputy Prosecutor, Magistrate Romaric Martian Kpangba-Kingo said that all charges have been dropped against Simpson. He is still in Bangui awaiting permission to return to Britain.
In local reports Simpson says that despite his ordeal he hopes to resume work as a safari guide.
Simpson was arrested on March 26 after he reported the discovery of the bodies of 13 people by a small-scale gold mine in the east.
The victims' hands were bound behind their backs and had machete wounds. Simpson's lawyers claimed he was innocent and charged the the killings may have been committed by the Lord's Resistance Army.
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Syrian Helicopter Downed in Damascus Clashes
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posted Aug 27 2012 11:11AM
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<VIDEO> A Syrian military helicopter caught fire and crashed Monday after it was apparently hit during fighting between government forces and rebels in the capital Damascus, an activist group said.
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2 US Soldiers Killed by Afghan Soldier
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posted Aug 27 2012 10:37AM
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<VIDEO> Attackers hit international forces, the Afghan army and Afghan civilians in two days of violence that by Monday morning had left 29 people dead - two of them US soldiers killed by an Afghan colleague.
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Breivik's regret - he didn't kill more
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posted Aug 24 2012 1:46PM
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OSLO, Norway (AP) - The man who carried out last year's massacre in Norway that left 77 people dead says his only apology is to other "militant nationalists" -- saying he's sorry he "wasn't able to execute more."
His defiant statement marked the end of a legal process that has haunted Norway for 13 months.
Breivik today was declared sane enough to be held criminally responsible. He was sentenced to "preventive detention," meaning it's unlikely he will ever be released.
Breivik said he won't be appealing the verdict -- but that he can't accept it, either, because he doesn't recognize the authority of the court. His lawyers had said earlier that he wouldn't appeal any verdict that found him sane.
Prosecutors also say they won't appeal the ruling, even though they had argued Breivik was insane as he plotted the bombing and shooting attack. Most of the victims were teens at a youth camp.
Survivors of the attack and relatives of the victims are welcoming the ruling. One survivor said he believes Breivik is mad, but that it's "political madness and not psychiatric madness."
Some far-right leaders say the verdict gives some "credibility" to Breivik's views that Muslim immigration was destroying European society.
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New European banking oversight plan due in Sept
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posted Aug 24 2012 1:13PM
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BRUSSELS (AP) - A European Union spokesman says proposals for EU-wide banking supervision are likely to be made around Sept. 11.
The proposal for unified supervision of banks within the European Union is viewed by some as a key step toward ending the continent's financial crisis.
Olivier Bailly, a spokesman for the European Commission, the EU's executive branch, said Friday that the date for the presentation of the Commission's proposals had not been fixed but was likely to take place around Sept. 11.
A single authority over EU banks is viewed by some as part of the deeper integration the union needs in order to support a single currency.
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New Syria envoy Brahimi meets with Ban at UN
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posted Aug 24 2012 1:12PM
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The new U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria is meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Ban said Lakhdar Brahimi's extraordinary talent and expertise will be needed for the "crucial task of bringing peace and stability to Syria and promoting human rights there," Ban's spokesman Martin Nesirky said Friday.
Brahimi is a veteran Algerian diplomat who served as an envoy in Afghanistan and Iraq. He will be based at U.N. headquarters in New York when his new job starts Sept. 1. He plans next to go to Cairo for meetings with the Arab League.
The last of the U.N. military observers left Damascus on Thursday. The unarmed observers were part of outgoing envoy Kofi Annan's failed six-point peace plan to end the civil war.
Syrian officials have said they were looking forward to working with Brahimi.
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Sierra Leone cholera death toll rises to 217
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posted Aug 23 2012 5:12PM
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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - Humanitarian officials say the death toll from a cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone has risen to 217 people.
Oxfam said Thursday that the death rates in the West African country are almost double emergency thresholds.
Nearly 12,000 cases already have been reported and Oxfam said the number of people affected is "likely to increase significantly in the next month."
Aid groups say there has been a spike in reported cholera cases since mid-July and the onset of the rainy season.
Some 82 deaths have been reported in neighboring Guinea, while other cases have been seen in Mali and Niger.
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine, contracted by eating or drinking contaminated food or liquids. It can cause acute diarrhea and vomiting and can kill within hours.
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Brazil's biggest city suffering with no rain
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posted Aug 23 2012 5:11PM
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SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's biggest city is experiencing one of its driest spells in years after more than a month with almost no rain.
Neide Oliveira of the National Meteorological Institute says in the month through Thursday just one-hundredth of an inch (0.3 millimeters) of rain has fallen on Sao Paulo. The average for this time of year is 1.5 inches (38 millimeters).
Oliveira says rain isn't expected for at least another week because high pressure hot and dry air is blocking cold fronts that normally bring rain from the ocean.
The city's humidity index plunged to 10 percent this week, the lowest in three years.
Officials are urging people to drink extra water and take special care while exercising. Hospitals say they've seen a spike in patients complaining of respiratory ailments.
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Raw Video: Haiti's Key Landmark to Be Rebuilt
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posted Aug 23 2012 9:05AM
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<VIDEO> Haiti's once-spectacular National Palace, which became a crumpled symbol of the earthquake that devastated Haiti more than two years ago, is to be re-built, the president Michel Martelly announced on Wednesday.
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North Korea Trying to Build Economic Zone
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posted Aug 22 2012 9:20AM
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<VIDEO> North Korea is on a push to develop a long-standing special economic zone in its far northeast, hoping to attract business from China and Russia.
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Raw Video: War Reporter's Final Video in Syria
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posted Aug 22 2012 9:12AM
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<VIDEO> A Japanese news organization has released the final footage shot by veteran war correspondent Mika Yamamoto before she was killed during a firefight between rebel fighters and what were believed to be Syrian regime forces on Monday.
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Raw Video: Body of Ethiopian PM in Addis Ababa
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posted Aug 22 2012 8:18AM
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<VIDEO> The body of the late Ethiopian prime minister and former president, Meles Zenawi, returned to Addis Ababa on Tuesday as thousands of mourners gathered on the streets to pay their respects.
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Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi Dies at 57
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posted Aug 21 2012 8:59AM
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<VIDEO> Ethiopian state television said the country's longtime ruler Meles Zenawi has died of an illness at age 57, having gone to get treatment overseas. An EU spokesman said Meles died in Brussels.
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Rio's Most Powerful Drug Gang Bans Crack
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posted Aug 20 2012 9:25AM
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<VIDEO> Drug-dealers in two of the most dangerous slums in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil have put a ban on selling crack, a move that traffickers and others say will spread citywide within the next two years.
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Raw Video: Moscow Protest Marks "August Putsch"
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posted Aug 20 2012 7:54AM
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<VIDEO> Russian opposition activists remembered the victims of the "August Putsch" on Sunday, a coup d'etat attempt in 1991 by a group of members of the Soviet Union's government to take control of the country from the then President Mikhail Gorbachev.
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Assange Speaks to Supporters Outside Embassy
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posted Aug 20 2012 7:45AM
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<VIDEO> WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has called on President Barack Obama to end a "witch hunt" against his secret-spilling website, after appearing in public for the 1st time since he took refuge inside Ecuador's embassy in London 2 months ago.
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UN Observers Ending Syria Mission
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posted Aug 20 2012 7:42AM
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<VIDEO> The head of the UN's observer mission to Syria (UNSMIS) acknowledged frustrations at the failure to reduce violence. The Security Council has agreed to end the UN mission and back a new liaison office that will support future peace efforts.
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Raw Video: Al-Qaida Suspected Attack in Yemen
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posted Aug 20 2012 6:54AM
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he death toll of an al-Qaida suspected attack on a Yemeni intelligence headquarters rose to 20 on Saturday in the worst such attack in a year. It highlights the security challenges of the country's new leadership.
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Raw Video: Panda Births Twins
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posted Aug 20 2012 6:48AM
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<VIDEO> A six-year-old giant panda, Sixue, gave birth to twin panda cubs, a male and a female, in Wolong Giant Panda Wild Breeding Center in southwest China's Sichuan province on Wednesday, CCTV reported.
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Assange Supporters React to Asylum Decision
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posted Aug 17 2012 9:21AM
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<VIDEO> Julian Assange's mother praises the decision of the Ecuadorean government to grant her son political asylum, as Assange's supporters gather for reaction.
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Ecaudor Grants Political Asylum to Assange
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posted Aug 16 2012 9:56AM
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QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuador says it is granting political asylum to WiliLeaks founder Julian Assange two months after he took refuge in its London embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden to face questioning for alleged sexual misconduct.
Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino says Ecuador found that Assange faces a real threat of political persecution including the threat of extradition to the United States, where Patino said the Australian would not get a fair trial and could face the death penalty.
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UN Syria Report: Both Sides Guilty of War Crimes
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posted Aug 16 2012 9:06AM
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<VIDEO> As the humanitarian crisis deepens in Syria, the UN on Wednesday accused Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces and opposition rebels of committing war crimes during the 17-month-old conflict.
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Tensions Between Japan, Neighbors Over Islands
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posted Aug 16 2012 9:05AM
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<VIDEO> Tensions have been flaring between Japan and its neighbors over different sets of disputed islands. Japanese authorities arrested activists from Hong Kong and China who landed on one of them.
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Raw Video: Berlin Zoo Celebrates Baby Elephant
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posted Aug 16 2012 8:58AM
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<VIDEO> The Berlin Zoo is celebrating the safe arrival of a 350 pound elephant calf born three days ago. Delighted zoo visitors watched the infant elephant, named Anchali, interact with her mother before settling down to sleep.
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Raw Video: Syrian Airstrike Levels Neighborhood
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posted Aug 16 2012 8:41AM
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<VIDEO> Syrian fighter jets screamed through the sky dropping bombs over the rebel-held town of Marea, that leveled the better part of a neighborhood and wounded scores of people. Activists said more than 20 people were killed. (NOTE: Graphic material)
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Ecuador Says Britain Threatened to Come Get Assange
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posted Aug 15 2012 5:51PM
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QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuador's foreign minister is alleging that Britain threatened to storm his country's London embassy to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Ricardo Patino told a news conference that Ecuador received a written threat Wednesday from Britain that "it could assault our embassy" if Assange was not handed over.
He said the threat was delivered to Ecuador's Foreign Ministry and ambassador in London.
Ecuador has said it hopes to announce a decision this week on Assange's asylum request.
The Australian has been holed up in the embassy since June 19, taking refuge to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he faces questioning for alleged sexual misconduct. Assange's supports say the charges are trumped up and believe the U.S. has secretly indicted him and would extradite him from Sweden.
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Blast, Fire Near UN Observers in Damascus
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posted Aug 15 2012 9:33AM
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<VIDEO> An explosion and fire Wednesday morning hit the area in the Syrian capital near the hotel where United Nations observers are staying. State television said 3 people were hurt, but government officials said all UN personnel were safe.
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Australian Court Upholds Ban on Tobacco Logos
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posted Aug 15 2012 9:31AM
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<VIDEO> Australia's High Court upheld the a tough law on cigarette promotion. Tobacco companies will be prohibited from displaying their logos on cigarette packs. Instead, packs will feature images of cancer-riddled mouths and blinded eyeballs.
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Quake Struck Iran Will Accept Aid
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posted Aug 14 2012 7:45PM
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - In a change of heart, Iran said Tuesday it now welcomes foreign aid for victims of the deadly twin earthquakes that hit the country's northwest over the weekend.
The remarks indicated authorities were struggling to cope with the quakes' aftermath. Critics charged they failed to react quickly enough to help the region along the borders with Azerbaijan and Armenia, where the 6.4 and 6.3 magnitude quakes Saturday killed 306 people and injured more than 3,000.
"We would welcome help by any country," said Iran's parliament speaker, Ali Larijani, during his visit to the earthquake-stricken area on Tuesday.
Iran's government said it has provided shelter for about 50,000 people who lost their homes during the quakes, which have been followed by scores of aftershocks.
A magnitude 5.3 aftershock on Tuesday afternoon jolted the town of Varzaqan again, the semioffical Fars news agency reported. Varzaqan was one of the weekend epicenters.
The Tuesday aftershock quake also rocked Tabriz, the provincial capital, where frightened people poured into streets. No further casualties were reported. Many Tabriz residents have stayed outdoors, some in public parks, since the first tremors.
The weekend quakes hit the towns of Ahar, Haris and Varzaqan in the Iranian province of East Azerbaijan. At least 12 villages were destroyed, and 425 others sustained damage ranging from 50 to 80 percent of their buildings, state TV and news agencies reported. The stricken region has a population of about 300,000.
Many roads and other infrastructure were heavily damaged. State TV showed relief workers distributing tents and helping survivors, mainly in rural areas. Authorities said the quake caused some $600 million in damage.
In Tehran and other major cities, people stood in long lines to donate blood for the injured.
For two days after the quakes, Tehran insisted it needed no foreign assistance to handle the situation, but on Tuesday, Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi said Iran is now welcoming assistance from abroad for the quake victims.
On Monday, Iran's Red Crescent sent back a rescue team from Turkey that arrived without advance coordination. The head of Red Crescent Society of in the quake-stricken province also said international aid was not needed.
Spokesman Pouya Hajian told the semiofficial ISNA news agency that the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, UNICEF, Turkey, Taiwan, Singapore, Germany and many embassies in Tehran had offered help, but that the Iranian Red Crescent was able to handle the quake-stricken areas.
U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Monday that the U.S. had not had "any pickup" from Iran on Washington's offer of assistance, and noted Iranian public statements that it did not need outside aid. "Nonetheless, our offer stands on the table," she said.
Nuland said despite U.S. economic sanctions on Iran, Americans wishing to provide food and medicine to victims of the disaster could do so without obtaining a special license, and certain noncommercial financial transactions were also possible.
The Tehran turnaround came Tuesday.
"Now and under the current circumstances, we are ready to receive help from various countries," Rahimi was quoted as saying by state IRNA news agency.
His about face followed scathing criticism at home.
Lawmakers lashed out at the government over what they called its "slow reaction," Iranian newspapers reported Tuesday. The independent Sharq daily quoted legislator Allahvedi Dehqani from Varzaqan as saying initial aid arrived three hours after the quake jolted his constituency.
Lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian said that when a 6.4 quake causes "such a big loss, the main problem is mismanagement."
Over the past few years, the Iranian government has offered low-interest loans for projects to reinforce buildings in rural areas. The campaign has been ineffective, mostly due to lack of supervision. Official statistics indicate only 20 percent of the buildings in rural areas have metal or concrete frames.
On Monday, the government announced it would grant about $3,500 to each family whose property was damaged in the quakes, and would offer a $10,000 low-interest loan for reconstruction of family homes.
Iran is located on seismic fault lines and is prone to earthquakes. In 2003, some 26,000 people were killed by a 6.6 magnitude quake that flattened the historic southeastern city of Bam.
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Panetta: Syria No-fly Zone Not on Front Burner
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posted Aug 14 2012 7:17AM
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<VIDEO> Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says plans to set up a no-fly zone over parts of Syria are "not on the front burner," despite persistent calls from rebel forces there that they need the added protection from escalating regime airstrikes.
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Panetta: Taliban Grasping for Success
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posted Aug 14 2012 5:22AM
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<VIDEO> Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told the Associated Press he saw the accelerating pattern of attacks on American and other coalition troops by members of the Afghan army and police as a sign that the Taliban is grasping for success.
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Syrian Refugees Cross the Border Into Turkey
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posted Aug 13 2012 9:04AM
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<VIDEO> Fleeing the conflict in Syria, approximately 250 people made their way across the border to Turkey on Sunday seeking temporary shelter in rural villages and dusty tented camps.
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More Than 300 Dead in Iran Quake
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posted Aug 13 2012 9:02AM
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<VIDEO> Iran has raised the death toll from Saturday's strong earthquakes to 306, and it's reporting more than 3,000 were injured. The Red Crescent has erected tent camps and is distributing food and water to those left homeless.
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Raw Video: US Navy Ship Collides With Oil Tanker
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posted Aug 13 2012 6:37AM
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<VIDEO> A US Navy guided missile destroyer was left with a gaping hole on one side after it collided with an oil tanker early Sunday just outside the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
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Raw Video: Massive Blaze Hits East London
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posted Aug 13 2012 6:28AM
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<VIDEO> Firefighters battled a massive blaze at an east London recycling center Sunday as the city prepared for the closing ceremony of the Olympics. Officials said despite the size of the blaze, the games would in no way be affected.
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Clinton Wraps Up Economic Mission Through Africa
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posted Aug 10 2012 3:54PM
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COTONOU, Benin (AP) - On an epic diplomatic mission through Africa, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton braved an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda, escaped a swarm of angry bees in Malawi and shimmied on a dance floor in South Africa, earning the nickname "Secretary of Shake."
Circumnavigating the continent from Senegal to Kenya and back around to Benin, she also engineered an oil deal between Sudan and South Sudan, read the riot act to bickering politicians in Kenya, visited South African freedom icon Nelson Mandela and pushed Nigeria's leaders to improve intelligence cooperation.
With her arrival on Friday in Benin, Clinton shattered her own travel record as secretary of state, logging 108 countries visited in office.
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Raw Video: Clinton Dances in Johannesburg
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posted Aug 8 2012 6:26AM
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<VIDEO> Secretary of State Hillary Clinton put on her dancing shoes in Johannesburg Tuesday night. Clinton danced as the crowd of attendees cheered at a dinner hosted by South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.
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New Zealand volcano explodes
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posted Aug 7 2012 9:15AM
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<VIDEO> A New Zealand volcano dormant for 115 years roars to life, disrupting air traffic but causing no injuries.
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Jamaican Independence Day Celebrated
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posted Aug 6 2012 5:50PM
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Thousands of Jamaicans gathered outside the island's national stadium to celebrate the Caribbean country's 50th anniversary of independence from Britain.
Many of Monday's revelers wore the national colors of gold, black and green as they walked around a "golden jubilee village" showcasing Jamaica's history, food and culture.
Some displays paid tribute to prominent islanders like black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey and reggae icon Bob Marley.
The celebration comes a day after Jamaican sprinters Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake thrilled their homeland by winning the gold and silver medals in the 100- meter dash at the London Olympics.
But the anniversary was not a reason for everyone to cheer. Some islanders argue that Jamaica has fallen behind in the five decades since it achieved independence, largely due to political mismanagement.
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TS Ernesto Heads for Pass Along Honduras' Coast
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posted Aug 6 2012 5:23AM
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<VIDEO> Tropical Storm Ernesto is expected to move along the north coast of Honduras on Monday, after dropping huge amounts of rain on Jamaica. It's expected to become a weak hurricane, and hit land around the Belize-Mexico border.
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Annan Resigns As Syria Violence Intensifies
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posted Aug 3 2012 5:46AM
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<VIDEO> Kofi Annan announced his resignation as peace envoy to Syria and issued a blistering critique of world powers, as the country plunges into civil war.
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Clinton Promotes Democracy in Africa
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posted Aug 2 2012 8:16AM
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<VIDEO> Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged African leaders to embrace democracy. Secretary Clinton spoke in Dakar, Senegal, on the first stop of her 11-day Africa tour. She also swore in new Peace Corps volunteers.
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London Retailers Wondering Where the People Are
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posted Aug 1 2012 10:49AM
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<VIDEO> One of London's notoriously busiest roads was an oasis of calm on Tuesday as retailers and hoteliers reported that the consumer boom predicted to coincide with the London Olympics has just not happened.
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Raw Video: Clinton Begins 11-day Africa Tour
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posted Aug 1 2012 7:55AM
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<VIDEO> Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Senegal on Wednesday, the first stop of her 11-day Africa tour. She plans to visit at least seven nations, including the world's newest country, South Sudan.
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Syria's Aleppo Running Low on Food Amid Siege
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posted Aug 1 2012 7:54AM
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<VIDEO> Food and cooking gas were in short supply and power cuts plunged homes into darkness as soldiers and rebels battled Tuesday to tip the scales in the fight for Aleppo, Syria's largest city and the current focus of its civil war.
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