 Afghans back Chicago deal, warn West to keep promises
 22.05.2012 14:07  0 views  0 comments
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 KABUL (Reuters) - People in Afghanistan were surprisingly optimistic on Tuesday about NATO's plan to pull combat troops out of their war-ravaged nation by the end of 2014, but warned Western leaders to stick to aid and security promises. A Chicago summit meeting of the 28-member bloc, attended also by Afghan President Hamid Karzai and other world leaders, endorsed an exit strategy on Monday that calls for handing control of Afghanistan to its own security forces by the middle of next year. ...
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| South Africa protesters deface Zuma penis portrait
22.05.2012 13:38 0 views 0 comments
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Two men vandalized a portrait of South African President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed on Tuesday, intensifying a heated debate about the picture that has enraged the ruling African National Congress. Television footage showed a white middle-aged man in a suit walking up to the portrait at a Johannesburg gallery and painting a red cross on president's face and private parts. A younger black man then smeared black paint over the picture while the first man was being taken into custody by security guards. ... Czytaj więcej »
| Eight shot outside NBA playoff game in Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (Reuters) - Eight people were wounded, one critically, by gun shots fired as thousands of sports fans left a National Basketball Association playoff game late Monday, police said. The shooting occurred during a confrontation outside Chesapeake Arena in downtown Oklahoma City, as fans walked to parking lots after the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Los Angeles Lakers. One victim was in critical condition while wounds suffered by seven others were not believed to be life-threatening, said Captain Dexter Nelson of the Oklahoma City Police Department. ... Czytaj więcej »
| Somber Yemen parade takes place after huge bomb attack
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SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni soldiers marched in a National Day parade on Tuesday, watched from behind a bullet-proof glass shield by the president, in a show of defiance one day after a bomber killed more than 90 troops in an attack on the ceremony's rehearsal. A sombre mood hung over the event, meant to celebrate the 1990 unification of north and south Yemen, but it passed off without any repeat of Monday's bloodshed despite militant threats to carry out more attacks. ... Czytaj więcej »
| Greek banks to get recapitalization by Friday: banker
22.05.2012 9:36 0 views 0 comments
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ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's four largest commercial banks will receive 18 billion euros ($23 billion) recapitalization funds by Friday, a senior Greek banker said on Tuesday. "We will get the money by Friday at the latest. Maybe we will get it tomorrow," said the banker, who declined to be identified. The funds are needed to recapitalize Alpha Bank, National Bank of Greece, EFG Eurobank and Piraeus Bank. ($1 = 0.7832 euro) (Editing by Dan Lalor) Czytaj więcej »
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