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Rusal Aluminum Output Falls in First Quarter
United Co. Rusal PLC (0486.HK), the world’s largest aluminum producer, said Tuesday that it saw a substantial narrowing in first-quarter losses, as it pushes to cut annual output in a market battling with excess global supply, poor demand and low prices. Continue reading
Police strikes in Egypt accelerate, adding turmoil
CAIRO (AP) — After months of battling with angry young protesters, many in Egypt’s police forces say they have had enough. Continue reading
Lamar Odom Fighting Baby Mama in Custody Case
Lamar Odom is in a New York courthouse right now … battling it out with baby mama Liza Morales over child support and visitation … and it must be exhausting because Lamar fell asleep on a bench in the hallway.Lamar told TMZ .. Continue reading
‘Dear Abby’ Dead — Pauline Phillips Dies at 94
Pauline Phillips –the woman who founded the “Dear Abby” advice column — died yesterday at the age of 94. A rep for Phillips tells TMZ … Pauline had been battling Alzheimer’s disease Continue reading
Chavez To Miss Inauguration In Venezuela
Venezuela’s leader, who is in hospital battling cancer, will not take an oath for a new term in office on the scheduled date. Continue reading
Venezuela’s VP Maduro a "poor copy" of Chavez: opposition
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela's opposition mocked President Hugo Chavez's chosen successor Nicolas Maduro on Friday as a “poor copy” of his boss who should be promoting national unity rather than insulting opponents during a delicate time for the South American nation. In power since 1999, Chavez named vice president and foreign minister Maduro as his preferred replacement should he be incapacitated by the cancer he is battling in Cuba. … Continue reading
U.N. says 126 rapes committed in Congo town after army arrived
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo found that 126 women were raped in an eastern town after Congolese troops fled there last month as rebels advanced on the provincial capital of Goma, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Continue reading
Part one: Military widows fight denial of benefits
Part one of a two-part video series on how widows of soldiers are battling for government benefits. Continue reading
Forecast: Winter blast for Rockies, Plains; East mild
Winter and fall will be battling it out over the middle of the country this weekend. Continue reading
Syria army quits base on strategic Aleppo road
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army abandoned its last base near the northern town of Saraqeb after a fierce assault by rebels, further isolating the strategically important second city Aleppo from the capital. But in a political setback to forces battling to topple President Bashar al-Assad, the United Nations said the rebels appeared to have committed a war crime after seizing the base. Continue reading
