Haiti The UN Security Council approved a one-year multinational security mission for Haiti, which Kenya will lead.Haiti's oft-struggling government welcomed the news: "This is more than a simple vote …

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Coming Up This Week Yesterday was the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.Commodity PricesAluminum: $2,347/tonAntimony (ingot min. 99.65% fob China): $12,000/tonCobalt: …

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North Korea North Korea suddenly expelled U.S. soldier Pvt. Travis King - who fled across the border from South Korea two months ago as he was being expelled from South Korea following a jail term fo …

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Ukraine Russia is now denying that a Ukrainian missile killed the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, and Moscow posted a video purporting to show Adm. Sokolov alive yesterday. Ukraine said it …

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Ukraine and Russia Ukraine claimed it killed the commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet - and 30 other officers - in a missile strike on Crimea last week. Russia hasn't confirmed the commander's death …

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Commodity PricesAluminum: $2,241/tonAntimony (ingot min. 99.65% fob China): $11,950/tonCobalt: $33,420/tonCopper: $8,222/tonGold: $1,923/tozLead: $2,214/tonNatural Gas (Nymex): $2.62/MMbtuWTI Crude Oi …

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