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Queen Elizabeth II to skip first Commonwealth meeting in 4 decades
LONDON – Ending four decades of perfect attendance, Queen Elizabeth II will skip the biennial meeting of Commonwealth leaders later this year as part of a rethink by palace officials of long-distance travel and public events for the 87-year-old...
Tags: Elizabeth II, Imperial and Royal Matters, Politics, Australia, Government
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'Doctor Who,' 'Girls,' Lorne Michaels among Peabody Award winners
"Doctor Who" is celebrating 50 years on the air this year, new episodes begin airing Saturday and to top it all off, the good Doctor has just received a Peabody Award for 50 years of "evolving with technology and the times like nothing else in the known...
Tags: Media Industry, Health Treatments, NPR, Deception (movie), BBC
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Portland man charged with aiding suicide bomber in Pakistan
SEATTLE—A Portland, Ore., man was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday on charges of aiding one of three suicide bombers who conducted a deadly attack near the headquarters of Pakistan’s intelligence service in Lahore in 2009. At least 30 people...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, Justice System, Maldives, Crime, Law and Justice
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U.N.: Indian Ocean claims hundreds as 'one of the deadliest' waters
By the time their rickety boat was rescued last week off the eastern coast of Sri Lanka, nearly a hundred of the weakened passengers had lost their lives – roughly three times as many as survived. The starving people had endured nearly two...
Tags: Thailand, Politics, United Nations, Human Rights Watch, Burma
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Kitchen gadget: Heat diffuser
The above contraption may look a little funny, but it can be essential in the kitchen. Meet the heat diffuser. When you have a recipe that requires stove-top cooking over an extremely low and gentle flame, or are using a delicate cooking vessel such...
Tags: Nutmeg, Onions, Recipes, Ginger, Cinnamon
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Sri Lanka: Photos renew accusations that 12-year-old was executed
Facing continued pressure over alleged wartime abuses, Sri Lankan officials rejected renewed accusations that a 12-year-old boy was executed in the final throes of its bloody civil war. Questions surrounding the death of Balachandran Prabhakaran, the...
Tags: Politics, Career and Workplace, Wars and Interventions, Oscar Pistorius, Human Rights Watch
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Test Kitchen video tip: Homemade hazelnut and almond pastes
A mixture of ground nuts -- such as hazelnut and almonds -- sugar and liquid (egg whites and perhaps a liqueur), nut pastes are frequently added to baked cakes, tarts and pastries for added richness and flavor. Although prepared almond and hazelnut...
Tags: Fruitcake, Hazelnuts, Egg Whites
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Suresh Krause, chief warrant officer, dies in helicopter crash
Suresh Krause laid out his career path for his uncle on Christmas day last year: He planned to spend about 20 years in the U.S. Army, eventually moving up in rank and becoming a flight instructor. Then he'd change careers, but with the same purpose in...
Tags: U.S. Army, Accidental Death, Los Angeles International Airport, U.S. Coast Guard, Air and Space Accidents
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Travel info on world cruises
Here is some information from Cruise Lines International Assn. members that offer world or "grand cruises." A few lines based in other countries also offer similar voyages. Most 2012 world cruises started in January, but there may be availability on...Tags: Southeast Asia, Tourism and Leisure, Singapore, India, Fort Lauderdale
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See the world: Sri Lankan protesters slammed with water cannons
World NowEvery day on World Now, we highlight a photo from somewhere in the world. Today our photo comes from Sri Lanka, where fishermen and Maoist opposition groups are protesting increases in fuel prices. Protests have raged in the South Asian island nation... -
Sri Lanka angered by new calls to investigate war crimes
World NowNearly three years after the end of a bloody war that endured for a quarter of a century, Sri Lanka faces new calls to investigate alleged war crimes and stop a continuing pattern of shadowy disappearances and detentions. The accusations have angered... -
Sri Lankan monks pray against call to investigate war crimes
World NowEvery day on World Now we choose a remarkable photo from around the world. Today we spotted this vivid shot of Buddhist monks gathering in Sri Lanka, pushing against calls to investigate alleged war crimes....
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