Mandela undergoes medical tests at military hospital
Nelson Mandela, 94, was admitted to a military hospital for medical tests. President Jacob Zuma said there was no cause for alarm, noting the care is appropriate for his age. Mandela, ANC icon and first black president, remains a national father figure as concerns about his health persist.
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South Africa
Nelson Mandela
Jacob Zuma
Mandela
Qunu
Madiba
Zuma
Free
African National Congress
Man Kills Son in Gun Store Parking Lot Accident
In Mercer Pennsylvania a 44 year old man, Joseph Loughrey, accidentally discharged a 9 mm handgun while entering his truck in the Twigs Reloading Den parking lot. His 7 year old son Craig Allen Loughrey died at the scene. Police say the shooter was distraught and cooperative. The incident is classified as an accident.
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Mercer
Pennsylvania
Joseph V. Loughrey
Craig Allen Loughrey
Twigs
East Lackawannock Township
Leonard Mohney
Kyoto climate accord extended through 2020 at Doha
Nearly 200 nations approved a Doha extension of the Kyoto Protocol despite Russian objections and mixed hopes. The second phase covers about 15 percent of global emissions with a path toward a broader treaty by 2015, while critics warn it fails to curb warming or protect vulnerable island nations. U.S. envoy Todd Stern cited disputes over guiding principles in the framework convention.
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Qatar
U.N
Russia
U.S
China
Kyoto
Canada
Japan
New Zealand
Todd Stern
Philippines Braces for Second Typhoon Threat After Bopha
Typhoon Bopha veered north after killing nearly 600 and displacing hundreds in Mindanao. Officials warned of heavy rain and possible landslides as the storm neared Luzon, threatening anew the reconstruction zone centered on New Bataan and Compostela Valley.
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Philippines
Weather Bureau
Luzon
Bopha
South China Sea
Marlon Esperanza
Mindanao
Ilocos
Benigno Aquino III
Bangkok
Thailand
U.N
Valerie Amos
Compostela Valley
Davao Oriental
Corazon Malangaon
Pacific Ocean
Egypt's military warns of disastrous consequences over crisis
Egypt's military warned of disastrous consequences if the crisis over a disputed draft constitution and presidential decrees is not resolved. It urged dialogue as street protests surge, while Morsi called for talks that are rejected by opposition leaders unless decrees are rescinded and the referendum delayed.
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Egypt
Mohammed Morsi
Morsi
Hosni Mubarak
Muslim Brotherhood
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