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U.S. military marks end to nearly nine bloody years in Iraq Video: Flag-lowering By Missy Ryan and Patrick Markey Reuters  The U.S. military officially ended its war in Iraq on Thursday, rolling up its flag at a low-key ceremony with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta nearly nine bloody years after the invasion that ousted dictator Saddam […]

Inside Wukan: the Chinese village that fought back Something extraordinary has happened in the Chinese village of Wukan. Thousands of Wukan’s residents gathered for a second day in front of a triple-roofed pagoda that serves as the village hall Photo: MALCOM MOORE By Malcolm Moore The Telegraph For the first time on record, the Chinese […]

Six Waltons Have More Wealth Than the Bottom 30 % of Americans Tim Worstall, Contributor Forbes Different people will take this different ways, but Jeffrey Goldberg tells us that six members of the Walton family (the original owners of WalMart) have more wealth than the bottom 30 % of Americans. Here’s where he says it: […]

Saudi Woman Beheaded for ‘Witchcraft’   Muslim women make their way to throw cast stones at a pillar in a ritual called “Jamarat,” in Mina near the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 6, 2011. (Hassan Ammar/AP Photo) By RANDY KREIDER | ABC News A Saudi woman was beheaded after being convicted of […]

President, First Lady visit Fort Bragg, North Carolina marking the end of the Iraq war   WTVD 11 ABC Raleigh-Durham FORT BRAGG — President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are marking the end of the Iraq war with a tribute to the troops who fought and died. The First Couple will be at Fort Bragg […]

Ghana wants Indian projects to employ local people   IANS   ACCRA, GHANA- Ghana’s energy minister Joe Oteng-Adjei has cautioned Indian companies against bringing their nationals to work on contracts in the country, instead of engaging Ghanaians who could perform those roles.   “We don’t expect you to bring in a ship-full of Indians to […]

South Africa’s Johannesburg rises again      The Associated Press   Johannesburg dates its beginnings to the discovery of gold in 1886. Its downtown, where skyscrapers tower over deep mines, was abandoned by business in recent decades, and squatters turned the office towers into high-rise slums. But now, as the city celebrates its 125th birthday, […]

Strong earthquake rattles Mexico   By Cyntia Barrera and Adriana Barrera Reuters   MEXICO CITY- A powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake shook Mexico on Saturday, killing at least two people, knocking out lights in parts of the capital and sending people rushing into the streets.   There were no immediate reports of severe damage or injuries […]

Drone crash unmasks U.S. spying effort in Iran   By Tabassum Zakaria and Phil Stewart Reuters   The crash of a CIA drone in Iran has brought into the open what U.S. intelligence agencies would prefer kept secret: intense spying efforts in a country where the United States has no official presence.   Iran on […]

26 European Union leaders agree to fiscal curbs; Britain only holdout for broad deal By Anthony Faiola The Washington Post   BRUSSELS — A landmark summit of the 27-nation European Union ended here Friday with both a pledge and wedge: A pledge among nations to work toward a new treaty binding them more closely together […]