Japanese artist Hiro Yamagata announced plans Tuesday to recreate Afghanistan's destroyed Bamiyan Buddhas using as many as 240 laser beam images, a giant project that could also bring electricity to local people. The 60 million-dollar

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US President George W. Bush's visit to Brazil this weekend will give a glimpse of the complicated relationship between two giant nations of the American continent who cannot seem to decide if they want to

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Six people were killed and at least 36 wounded in clashes between riot police and opposition supporters in the Ethiopian capital on Tuesday, a sign of persistent political tension in Africa's top coffee grower. Riot

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The inquiry into a Canadian government corruption scandal said on Tuesday that senior officials in the Quebec branch of the ruling Liberal Party had engaged in a kickback scheme and in illegal financing, but it

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Energy ministers from 20 countries met in London on Tuesday to discuss how to tackle climate change through technology and persuade big polluters the United States, India and China to become involved in the fight.

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Two Palestinian militant leaders in the Gaza Strip were killed in an Israeli air strike Tuesday and Israeli tanks rolled into the West Bank city of Jenin in a deadly offensive against armed groups. The

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Syria sharply criticised on Tuesday a UN resolution ordering it to cooperate fully with an international inquiry into the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri or face unspecified action. "We consider the resolution

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Britain paid poignant tribute on Tuesday to the victims of July's suicide bombings with a memorial service for the 52 people killed in the train and bus blasts. Almost four months afterwards, the scars are

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The UN General Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution designating January 27 as an annual day to commemorate the Jewish and other victims of the Holocaust. The resolution, first proposed by Australia, Canada, Israel, Russia

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Anguished and weary relatives looked for loved ones among rows of charred bodies on Tuesday as Indians marked the biggest Hindu festival of the year clouded by the worst militant attack on the heart of

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