A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Chile on Thursday morning near Libertador, Gen. Bernardo O'Higgins of the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

Thousands of people marched through Athens Thursday as part of a 24-hour nationwide strike to protest further austerity measures by the embattled government.

Pink Floyd won a legal battle Thursday against EMI that prevents the band's long-time record label from selling individual songs online.

Sebastian Pinera was sworn in Thursday as president of Chile, taking over a country battered by a recent earthquake but with a strong economy and stable social institutions.

Despite the financial downturn affecting property prices and construction projects around the world, bullish American billionaire Donald Trump remains committed to building what he has dubbed the "world's greatest golf course" in Scotland after unveiling designs for the new complex.

A British Airways employee appeared in court Thursday on charges related to terrorism.

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The international airline business is improving, said an industry group Thursday, and while losses are still expected for 2010, they should be half the size previously forecast.

Union faults oil minister over deregulation
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The Nigeria Labour Congress has called on the acting president, Goodluck Jonathan to caution the Minister of Petroleum, Rilwanu Lukman on his comments that fuel scarcity will persist in Nigeria unless the downstream sector of the ...
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The United States will hold both Israel and the Palestinians responsible for any steps that make peace between them more difficult, Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says it is difficult to have any negotiations with Israel unless it revokes plans to build new homes on disputed land in Jerusalem, Abbas' top negotiator said Thursday.

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo insisted Wednesday that this week's explosion of violence that claimed at least 200 lives is not driven by religious tensions between Christians and Muslims -- but by ethnic, social, and economic problems.

Forbes magazine released its annual list of the world's richest people Wednesday, and for only the second time since 1995, Microsoft founder Bill Gates' name was not at the top.

Iraq's election commission is expected Thursday to announce partial results of last week's vote.

Northern Reps want 'Niger Delta option' for Jos
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By Ini Ekott Northern lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Wednesday asked Acting President Goodluck Jonathan, to apply the same 'economic package', which helped arrest violence in the Niger Delta, to Jos, Plateau State. ...
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Heavy fighting flared in the Somali capital Thursday, a day after a battle between government forces and Al-Shabaab rebels left 29 dead and at least 80 people wounded.

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Religious leaders denounce Jos violence
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Religious leaders, including the Pope and the Sultan of Sokoto, on Wednesday condemned last Sunday's massacre of hundreds of villagers in Jos and asked the government to make sure it prosecutes those responsible. ...
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Jonathan cancels executive council meeting, again
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Wednesday's weekly meeting of the Executive Council of the Federation was cancelled at the instance of the Acting President, Goodluck Jonathan, after two delays. The announcement was made by the Secretary to the Government of the ...
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Wednesday's weekly meeting of the Executive Council of the Federation was cancelled at the instance of the Acting President, Goodluck Jonathan, after two delays. The announcement was made by the Secretary to the Government of the ...
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Nigerian youth plan march to National Assembly
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A coalition of youth groups from across the country on Wednesday announced plans for a protest rally to the National Assembly, Abuja on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, under the name ENOUGHISENOUGH Nigeria. The rally will include young ...
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