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Trial fails to end ‘brother’ of Jesus burial mystery

2, | Editor | March 15, 2012

The authenticity of a burial box purported to have been for the "brother" of Jesus Christ remained shrouded in mystery on Wednesday after a Jerusalem court acquitted...

Mar15
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Japan hit by small tsunami after 6.9 quake

2, | Editor | March 15, 2012

A small tsunami hit Japan's northeastern coastline on Wednesday, officials said, after a strong earthquake rocked the region almost exactly a year on from the countr...

Mar15
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Syria marks anniversary of uprising, violence grows

2, | Editor | March 15, 2012

Syria marks the first anniversary on Thursday of an increasingly bloody uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, with recent army gains unlikely to quell the revo...

Mar15
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Despite Deep South losses, Romney delegate lead keeps growing

3, , | Editor | March 15, 2012

Mitt Romney's losses in the GOP's Deep South civil war underscored the Republican presidential front-runner's persistent weakness with the party's conservative base....

Mar15
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Canada should stay the course, says former NATO liaison in Afghanistan

2, | Editor | March 15, 2012

For three years, Hikmet Cetin served as NATO's key liaison with the Afghan government. In that position, he saw the mistakes that were made as the international comm...

Mar15
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Swiss probe deadly bus crash as families arrive

1 | Editor | March 15, 2012

Distraught parents flew to Switzerland on Wednesday after a bus carrying a Belgian school group home from a ski trip crashed into the wall of a Swiss tunnel, killing...

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Australian sharemarket gains 1pc as miners, banks rally

2, | Staff | March 14, 2012

AUSTRALIAN shares closed with strong gains today, after banks rose for the second consecutive session and miners performed well.

Mar14
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China cites recent gains in yuan as Wen Jiabao pledges forex trade flexibil...

2, | Staff | March 14, 2012

CHINESE Premier Wen Jiabao offered a pushback to critics of China's trade and currency policies today, citing the country's shrinking trade surplus with the rest of ...

Mar14
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Afghan soldier killed at scene of U.S. shooting spree

2, | Staff | March 14, 2012

Gunmen on Tuesday attacked an Afghan memorial service for 16 villagers killed by a U.S. soldier, shooting dead a member of the Afghan military and wounding a policem...

Mar14
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Belgium’s Muslims in shock after deadly mosque arson: video

2, | Editor | March 14, 2012

Belgium's Muslim community was in shock Tuesday after a man set fire to a Shiite mosque in Brussels, leaving the imam dead in an act some linked to tensions between ...