U.S. citizen pleads guilty to insulting Thai royals
A U.S. citizen pleaded guilty in a Thai court on Monday to charges of insulting the monarchy, an offence in theory punishable by up to 15 years in prison under contr...
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The U.S. government obtained a controversial type of secret court order to force Google Inc. and small internet provider Sonic.net Inc. to turn over information from...
Libyan fighters seize Gaddafi’s luxury cars in Sirte
NTC fighters claim they found the white two-seat open top vehicles during the push into Col Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte. "They used to use these cars to travel wi...
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U.S. man faces jail for insulting Thai royals
Hoping for a lenient sentence, a shackled U.S. citizen pleaded guilty Monday to charges of defaming Thailand's royal family, a grave crime in this Southeast Asian ki...
Demonstrators protest wars, Wall Street in nation’s capital
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Obama puts weight behind tax hike for wealthy Americans
President Barack Obama on Thursday endorsed a plan to slap a controversial 5.6 per cent surtax on U.S. millionaires as a way to pay for a $447 billion job creation b...
Anti-Wall Street Protests Spread Nationwide
Hundreds of people have joined protests in Wall Street - with demonstrations gathering momentum and support as they spread nationwide.
Sarah Palin says she will not run for president
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Wednesday she will not run for president, leaving little doubt that the eventual Republican nominee will come from the current fi...
Rejecting pipeline would be huge ‘policy blunder’: U.S. senator...
A senior U.S. senator came out swinging Wednesday in favour of TransCanada's Keystone XL oilsands pipeline, telling Americans that rejection of the project would be ...
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