North Korea says it restarts plutonium harvest at main plant
North Korea announced it has begun harvesting plutonium from spent fuel rods at its main nuclear facility to boost atomic arsenal. The claim defies UN sanctions and raises tensions as six nations pursue disarmament negotiations that Pyongyang has left.
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Clinton assures Iraqis U S will not abandon them
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Baghdad and told Iraqi officials the United States will withdraw troops on schedule with urban combat forces out by 2011 while deepening civilian cooperation. She pledged continued support and urged no vacuum as U S troops depart.
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Italian Mob Uses Crisis to Expand Real Estate and Credit Markets
Italian prosecutors say the Camorra and other gangs are leveraging the financial crisis to buy gas stations, supermarkets, hotels, restaurants, and real estate in Rome and Milan. They note billions in euros from extortion, drug trafficking, and fake designer goods as cash flow, with anti-mafia officials describing a phase of rapid expansion and asset seizure in probes.
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Georgia professor sought in theater shooting deaths
Authorities hunted 57 year old University of Georgia marketing professor George Zinkhan after a midday shooting at the Athens Community Theater. Three people died Marie Bruce 47 Tom Tanner 40 Ben Teague 63. Two others injured by shrapnel. Zinkhan lived near campus with his two children taken to safety.
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Alleged teen pirate chased American dream aboard ship
Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse, a 19 year old Somali teen, led a pirate attack on the Maersk Alabama in the Indian Ocean, demanding the ship’s release and a phone number for negotiations. He was captured after four days and held in a New York jail awaiting piracy charges.
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