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Bachmann claims ‘titanium’ spine
RAYMOND, New Hampshire — Republican White House hopeful Michele Bachmann took her campaign on the road Tuesday seeking to shake off her gaffe-prone speaker image and pledging a change in direction for the country. A day after officially launching her 2012 presidential campaign, the Minnesota Republican and favorite of the…
Obama to hold press conference Wednesday over debt default
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will hold a press conference Wednesday amid a dramatic showdown between his administration and Congress to avoid a US debt default, his office said. It will be held at 11:30 am (1530 GMT) in the building’s ceremonial East Room, the White House said in the…
Admiral Mullen to visit China
BEIJING — The top US military officer Admiral Mike Mullen will visit China next month, Beijing said on Wednesday, pledging to help improve sometimes rocky relations with Washington. Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, will visit from July 9-13, Xinhua news agency quoted defence ministry spokesman Yang…
Police clash with protesters in Cairo
CAIRO, Egypt — Egyptian security forces have fired tear gas on protesters in central Cairo after violent clashes that left several injured, an AFP photographer said. Tahrir Square, the epicentre of protests that toppled president Hosni Mubarak, was sealed off and authorities cut off electricity in the area. Police continued…
Senate backs Petraeus for CIA chief
WASHINGTON — The US Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved General David Petraeus’s nomination to head the CIA, the panel’s chair and vice chair said. The committee’s action means Petraeus could win full Senate confirmation as early as this week to succeed outgoing CIA director Leon Panetta, who is…
Motion Picture Association fights online file-sharing in UK court case
LONDON — Hollywood film studios launched legal action Tuesday against Britain’s biggest Internet service provider in a fight against online piracy, thought to be the first case of its kind in the country. The Motion Picture Association (MPA), which represents studios including Twentieth Century Fox and Walt Disney, is urging…
News Corp. on verge of Myspace sale
WASHINGTON — News Corp. is on the verge of selling Myspace and a deal could include laying off more than half of the troubled social network’s staff, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The newspaper, citing a “person familiar with the matter,” said there were two leading bidders for Myspace…
Senate Foreign Relations Committee backs limited Libya conflict
WASHINGTON — A key US Senate panel voted Tuesday to authorize limited US strikes on Libya as part of a NATO-led campaign against Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi but to forbid the deployment of ground troops. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s 14-5 vote set the stage for what was sure to…
Tunisian police arrest 30 at anti-secularism protest
TUNIS — Tunisian police arrested about 30 people on Tuesday at a rally by Salafist Muslims demanding the release of comrades who ransacked a cinema that showed a film on secularism, witnesses said. On Sunday, six members of the Salafist movement were arrested after they stormed a cinema and broke…
Pope praises Jesus in first Twitter message
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI wrote a message on Twitter on Tuesday praising Jesus and announcing the launch of a new Vatican website in the first “tweet” by a leader of the Roman Catholic Church. “Dear Friends, I just launched www.news.va. Praised be our Lord Jesus Christ! With my…
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