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UK tabloid journalist charged over police bribes

LONDON (AP) — The defense editor of Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid The Sun and a former police officer have been charged in connection with the bribing of public officials for information, British prosecutors said Tuesday.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 January 2013

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Indonesia sentences UK woman to death over drugs

BALI, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court sentenced a British grandmother to death on Tuesday for smuggling cocaine worth $2.5 million in her suitcase onto the resort island of Bali — even though prosecutors had sought only a 15-year sentence.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 January 2013

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Atari US files for Ch. 11 to separate from parent

NEW YORK (AP) — Video game maker Atari's U.S. operations have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in an effort to separate from their French parent company, which is filing a similar motion separately in France.

Last Updated on Monday, 21 January 2013

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Filmmaker Michael Winner dies at 77

LONDON (AP) — "Death Wish" director Michael Winner, a British filmmaker, restaurant critic and bon vivant, died Monday. He was 77.

Last Updated on Monday, 21 January 2013

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Term II: US must help poor, elderly, Obama says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring "our journey is not complete," President Barack Obama took the oath of office for his second term before a crowd of hundreds of thousands Monday, urging the nation to set an unwavering course toward prosperity and freedom for all its citizens and protect the social safety net that has sheltered the poor, elderly and needy.

Last Updated on Monday, 21 January 2013

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NM teen accused of killing family had clean past

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico teenager accused of fatally shooting his parents and three younger siblings had apparently never been in trouble with the law, according to state officials.

Last Updated on Monday, 21 January 2013

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Inside job, 2 Canadian militants in Algerian siege

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The Islamist militants who attacked a natural gas plant in the Sahara included two Canadians and a team of explosives experts who had memorized the layout of the sprawling complex and were ready to blow the place sky-high, Algeria's prime minister said Monday.

Last Updated on Monday, 21 January 2013

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Moscow to start evacuating Russians from Syria

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia is sending two planes to Lebanon to evacuate Russians from civil war-struck Syria, authorities said Monday, a move that appears to reflect Moscow's increasing doubts about Syrian President Bashar Assad's ability to stay in power.

Last Updated on Monday, 21 January 2013

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