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Mexican Prison Officials Accused of Helping Deadly Escapees

February 20, 2012
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Mexican Prison Officials Accused of Helping Deadly Escapees

Tom Ramstack - AHN News Legal Correspondent Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico (AHN) - Mexican prison officials are being accused of helping 30 members of the violent Zetas drug cartel escape from a northern Mexico prison Sunday after they murdered dozens ...

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American lawmakers in Egypt, reiterate innocence of NGOs

February 20, 2012
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Tejinder Singh - AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) - Five top U.S. lawmakers lead by Senator John McCain on a visit to Egypt on Monday urged the nation to prove its credentials on the path to embrace democratic principles an...

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The Footprint of God has apparently been found in South Africa

February 20, 2012
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Diane Alter - AHN News Reporter Mpalizi, Swaziland (AHN) - Scientist and author Michael Tellinger says a huge footprint found in South Africa is the best piece of evidence that giants once inhabited the Earth, and is connected to the Bible. The huge ...

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Timeline since signing of power transfer deal

February 20, 2012
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Timeline since signing of power transfer deal

Sanaa, Yemen (IRIN) - Since the signing of a power transfer deal sponsored by Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in November, Yemen has seen further protests and violence, and some key players, like the Houthi-led Shia rebels in the north, oppose tomorro...

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U.S. reiterates commitment to Israel’s security, urges no attack on Iran

February 20, 2012
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Tejinder Singh - AHN News Correspondent Washington, DC, United States (AHN) - A top security official from the White House, in a three-day trip to Israel, stressed the importance United States attaches to security concerns there while a top U.S. milit...

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Cyclone Giovanna struck with little warning

February 20, 2012
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Cyclone Giovanna struck with little warning

Brickaville, Madagascar (IRIN) - In a cyclone-prone country like Madagascar, which feels the force of about 60 percent of the storms that form over the Indian Ocean every year, being prepared for disaster makes all the difference. The Malagasy Natio...

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Calls for more action on child lead poisoning

February 20, 2012
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Calls for more action on child lead poisoning

Abuja, Nigeria (IRIN) - The Nigerian government has stood back and watched while hundreds of children in the northwestern state of Zamfara have died of lead poisoning, and hundreds more been affected by it over the past two years, say rights groups a...

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Clock ticking for Egypt’s finances

February 20, 2012
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The Media Line Staff Cairo, Egypt (The Media Line) - Egypt faces a risk-laden game of Beat the Clock as it tries to get its political house in order before its foreign currency reserves sink much more. Reserves fell to $16.4 billion in January from a...

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U.S., EU cautiously welcome Iran offer to resume nuclear program talks

February 17, 2012
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Tejinder Singh - AHN News Correspondent Washington, DC, United States (AHN) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was joined on Friday by her visiting European Union counterpart in welcoming the offer from Iran to resume stalled talks over its nuclear ...

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Germany’s president steps down amid scandal

February 17, 2012
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Germany’s president steps down amid scandal

Diane Alter - AHN News Reporter Berlin, Germany (AHN) - Germany's president resigned Friday in a scandal over favors he allegedly received before becoming head of state. Chancellor Angela Merkel moved quickly to try to head off a domestic political c...

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