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Massacre of over 100 reported in Syria's Homs

01/18/2013 18:38
  World, Posted on Jan 18, 2013 at 04:06am IST Reuters   Beirut: More than 100 people were shot, stabbed or possibly burned to death by government forces in the Syrian city of Homs, a monitoring group said on Thursday, and fierce fighting raged across the country. The...

Sydney smashes temperature records but heatwave nearly over

01/18/2013 18:29
    18 January 2013, 3.35pm AEST   Sydney experienced its hottest day on record today, with temperatures rising past 46 degrees Celsius at the airport, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Dr Blair Trewin, a climatologist at the Bureau of Meterology said that...

Syria 'has chemical weapons that could be used within two hours'

01/11/2013 00:41
The Syrian regime has “dozens of 500-lb bombs” being armed with Sarin nerve gas, according to reports of satellite imagery from seen by the Pentagon at the end of last year. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad delivers a rare televised speech to the...

Investing: Inflation Worries? What to Look For

01/11/2013 00:26
John Waggoner, USA TODAY9:10p.m. EST January 10, 2013   (Photo: Thinkstock) Story Highlights Indicators other than consumer price index can provide ample warnings Producer prices and bank lending can offer clues Wages and consumer confidence can offer a...
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