Rioters shot at police and fire fighter crews in the worst night of a week of violence in poor suburbs that ring Paris prompting France's prime minister on Thursday to vow to restore law and

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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) called on Thursday for access to all foreign terrorism suspects held by the United States after a report of a covert CIA prison system for al Qaeda

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With 10 to 15 million stolen passports in use around the world at the present time, the global struggle against terrorism is seriously hampered, Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble told AFP. It is imperative that

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A Bangladeshi farmer was shot dead allegedly by Indian border guards Thursday, just days after New Delhi assured Dhaka it would show restraint along their long and porous border, officials said. Three Bangladeshi farmers were

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China announced Thursday that the next round of six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program will begin on November 9 and said progress could be made if all sides remain committed. "After consultations with

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Seven British soldiers were acquitted on Thursday of charges of beating an innocent Iraqi teenager to death with rifle butts. A judge at a specially convened military court in eastern England ordered the adjudicating panel

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Sterling rallied against the euro on Thursday after upbeat data on the UK services sector and less hawkish than expected comments from the European Central Bank shifted the interest rate outlook. Britain's service sector grew

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The euro edged lower against the dollar on Thursday after the European Central Bank left interest rates on hold, as investors waited to see if the central bank's chief would maintain his hawkish tone. Traders

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Asian currencies have taken a hit as regional stock markets have fallen out of favour with foreign investors, with the Taiwan dollar and Indian rupee expected to suffer the most from any further equity weakness.

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European corporate bonds traded higher on Thursday, holding firm their advance from the morning session and continuing to track gains in US stocks. "The market is firm because there has been a decent US equities

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