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Jordan Romero became the youngest person to climb Mount Everest last year at age 13
25/12/2011 - USA

American youth beats seven continent mountaineering record

An American teenager has become the youngest person to climb the highest peaks on each of the world’s seven continents, when he reached the summit at Antarctica’s Mount Vinson on ...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks during a news conference at the Frontline Club in London
24/10/2011 - WikiLeaks

Wikileaks suspends publication of US files

The whistleblowing website WikiLeaks said Monday it was suspending publishing classified US diplomatic files to focus instead on fundraising “to ensure our future survival “.

US ambassador Robert Ford talks with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad after presenting his credentials in Damascus in January
24/10/2011 - Syria - United States

US Syria envoy leaves for ‘ security reasons’

The US envoy to Syria Robert Ford, an open critic of President Bashar al-Assad’s crackdown on political dissent, has gone on indefinite leave for security reasons, an embassy official said ...

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner holds a picture of herself and  late husband while celebrating her victory in Argentina's presidential election.
24/10/2011 - Argentina

Kirchner swept to power in landslide victory

President Cristina Kirchner celebrated a landslide re-election victory in Argentine elections Monday, on the back of booming economic growth and sympathy a year after the death of her husband.

11/08/2011 - ISRAEL

Israel gives go-ahead for 1600 east Jerusalem settler homes

Israel’s Interior Minister Eli Yishai has given the go-ahead for the construction of 1,600 new settler homes in east Jerusalem, an official said Thursday.

30/07/2011 - US

US legislators face tough weekend as debt crisis drags on

US politicians face a hectic weekend after the Democrat-held Senate rejected the Republican-draughted debt default bill that had been passed by the House of Representatives.

28/07/2011 - US - France - IMF

Strauss-Kahn accuser no gold-digger, lawyer claims

Tapes prove that a Guinean chambermaid who has accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault is not a gold-digger, her lawyer claimed after an eight-hour meeting with public prosecutors.

24/07/2011 - NORTH KOREA - US

North Korea 'in talks with US over denuclearisation'

The United States announced Sunday that a top North Korean envoy would visit New York later this week for "exploratory talks" on the possible resumption of the six-party negotiations on ...

24/07/2011 - ECONOMY

Fears of market reaction to ongoing US debt talks

In Washington, discussions continue between leaders in Congress to come up with a deal to avert a US debt default.

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