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At least 13 killed in Baghdad bombings

By Luke Browne | 06/28/12

A series of car bomb attacks in Iraq has left at least 13 people dead and 50 wounded.

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China cuts interest rates in bid to boost growth

By Luke Browne | 06/08/12

China’s central bank has cut borrowing cuts for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis, in a bid to spur its slowing growth.

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Google to alert Chinese users when keywords are being censored

By Luke Browne | 06/01/12

Google is updating its search engine services in mainland China to warn users when they are inputting keywords likely to result in interference by censors and suggest they use other possible search terms.

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Dozens killed in Yemen suicide attack

By Luke Browne, Global Post | 05/21/12

At least 20 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suicide bomb attack in Yemen’s capital city of Sanaa.

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Japan launches first commercial satellite

By Luke Browne, Global Post | 05/18/12

Japan has completed its first successful launch of a foreign-made satellite, fulfilling a decades-long quest to break into the European and Russian-dominated commercial launch business.

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Al Qaeda in Yemen releases 73 soldiers

By Luke Browne, Global Post | 04/30/12

Al Qaeda has freed 73 soldiers captured in battles in southern Yemen following mediation by religious scholars and tribal elders.

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Clinton urges tougher UN steps against Syria

By Luke Browne, Global Post | 04/20/12

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called for tough United Nations sanctions against Syria  to force President Bashar al-Assad’s regime to abide by a ceasefire.

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US lifts Myanmar sanctions to boost NGO projects

By Luke Browne, Global Post | 04/18/12

The United States is to relax some financial sanctions against Myanmar in order to support humanitarian and development projects in the impoverished south-east Asian country.

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Afghan policeman shoots nine officers dead as they sleep

By Luke Browne, Global Post | 03/30/12

An Afghan policeman shot nine of his fellow officers dead as they lay sleeping in a village in the eastern province of Paktika, police said Friday.

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Afghanistan: Helicopter crash kills 12 NATO troops

By Luke Browne, Global Post | 03/16/12

A Turkish helicopter has crashed into a house in the Afghan capital of Kabul, killing at least 12 Turkish soldiers and two children.