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US, Japanese Leaders to Push for Stronger Alliance

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda meets with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House Monday for talks that are expected to reaffirm a strong bilateral alliance that has weakened in recent years.

Political funding scandal dogs French president

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Former BBC chief slams UK Culture Secretary over ties to Murdoch empire

A former chairman of the BBC Trust, Sir Michael Lyons, has slammed UK Cultural Secretary Jeremy Hunt over his relationship with the Murdoch empire.

Surface-to-air missiles to be mounted atop London building

Surface-to-air missiles may be mounted atop at least one block of flats in London during the upcoming Olympics, a media report said Sunday.