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• Libyans find grave said to hold remains of 1200 – CBS News

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  Libyans find grave said to hold remains of 1200 CBS News (AP) TRIPOLI, Libya — A bone wrapped with rope and skull fragments scattered over a cactus-covered desert field are grim testament to a 1996 massacre of more than 1200 prisoners by Moammar Gadhafi's regime. Libyan officials announced Sunday that they … Remains of more than 1200 prison inmates found in Libyan mass graveIrish Times Libya's NTC readies new push into SirteReuters Africa Libya transitional council believes mass grave foundCNN International Mirror.co.uk all 3,287 news articles »

• Spending cuts – the unspoken issue in the Ontario campaign – Globe and Mail

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  Spending cuts – the unspoken issue in the Ontario campaign Globe and Mail In the middle of Ontario's provincial election, former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge offered a sweeping assessment of the three main candidates vying for the job of Ontario premier. “Whoever wins will be seen to have lied to the public,” he … Horwath has reason to be cheerful: BlizzardToronto Sun NDP tries to position itself as having the cheapest and most prudent platformWinnipeg Free Press Campaign platform would cost $3B, NDP saysCBC.ca Toronto Star -Ottawa Citizen -680 News all 104 news articles »

• Freed US hikers: Iran held us because we’re American – The Guardian

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  Freed US hikers: Iran held us because we're American The Guardian AP Joshua Fattal and Shane Bauer, the US hikers imprisoned on spying charges in Iran, say they were held because of their nationality. Photograph: Michael Nagle/Getty Declaring that they were detained because of their nationality, not their actions, … US hikers: Iran took us as 'hostages'Telegraph.co.uk Hikers Return to US After Release From IranNew York Times Hikers Return to the US: 'We Were Held Hostage'ABC News BBC News -Los Angeles Times -Wall Street Journal all 1,917 news articles »

• Alberta police memorial remembers those killed in the line of duty – Edmonton Journal

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  Alberta police memorial remembers those killed in the line of duty Edmonton Journal The annual Alberta Police and Peace Officers' Memorial Day at the Legislature grounds in Edmonton on Sept. 25, 2011. EDMONTON – Beneath a warm but fading summer sun, the wind blew the first … Lower Mainland police honour officers who have fallen in line of dutyVancouver Sun Ottawa memorial recognizes four fallen police officersNational Post Ceremony in Regina pays tribute to fallen law enforcement officersRegina Leader-Post CTV.ca -Montreal Gazette -CTV Saskatoon all 102 news articles »

• Russian Finance Chief Publicly Objects to Leader Swap – New York Times

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  Russian Finance Chief Publicly Objects to Leader Swap New York Times MOSCOW — A senior member of the Russian government opened a rare public breach with the Kremlin on Sunday, saying he would refuse to stay on under the leadership shuffle that was announced over the weekend, in which the president … Putin Return Complicates US PolicyWall Street Journal RUSSIA: Finance minister threatens to quit over MedvedevLos Angeles Times Russians may not play along as frustration bubbles to surfaceIrish Times Washington Post -The Independent -The Guardian all 2,025 news articles »

• Saudi king: Women can vote in 2015 local elections – USA Today

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  Saudi king: Women can vote in 2015 local elections USA Today RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) – Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, considered a reformer by the standards of his own ultraconservative kingdom, decreed on Sunday that women will for the first time have the right to vote and run in local elections due in 2015. … Saudi Arabia to allow women to voteLos Angeles Times Women to Vote in Saudi Arabia, King SaysNew York Times Women in Saudi Arabia get voteIrish Times The Independent -BusinessWeek -Sydney Morning Herald all 1,191 news articles »

• Clement tells mayor that he will defend unorthodox funding arrangements – Vancouver Sun

  Clement tells mayor that he will defend unorthodox funding arrangements Vancouver Sun President of the Treasury Board Tony Clement is followed by journalists after a news conference following the release of a report by the Auditor General in Ottawa June 9, 2011. … and more »

• Palestinians Roll Out Hero’s Welcome for Abbas – New York Times

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  Palestinians Roll Out Hero's Welcome for Abbas New York Times RAMALLAH, West Bank — Two days after seeking full membership for a State of Palestine in the United Nations, President Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leader, returned to a hero's welcome here on Sunday, telling supporters that they … Analysis / After his stint at UN, Abbas is politically stronger than everHa’aretz Abbas Declares 'Palestinian Spring'Wall Street Journal Hero's welcome for Abbas in West BankIrish Times Jerusalem Post -The Independent -Pakistan Daily Times all 6,111 news articles »

• Victim files $7M lawsuit against Russell Williams, OPP – CTV.ca

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  Victim files $7M lawsuit against Russell Williams, OPP CTV.ca Col. Russell Williams is shown in this court-released image from his interrrogation by police captured on video and shown Wednesday in a Belleville, Ont. courtroom. (HO / THE CANADIAN PRESS) TORONTO — Reports that a woman bound and sexually assaulted … updatedRussell Williams' victim sues police over 'betrayal'CBC.ca Victim of sex assualt sues Russell Williams, police for $7-millionNational Post Sex assault victim sues Russell Williams, police for $7 millionMontreal Gazette Toronto Star -CHCH News -CityNews all 53 news articles »