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Alexander Besant

GlobalPost

Alexander Besant is a GlobalPost Breaking News Writer and freelance journalist. He is a recent graduate of Columbia University School of Journalism in New York City. He lives in Toronto, Canada.

The World

Bailout talks delayed as Greece fails to meet conditions

Business, Finance & Economics

Greek leaders fail to meet necessary conditions for bailout money, according to Eurogroup finance ministers.

TransCanada to seek Keystone XL permit

Business, Finance & Economics

Larger-than-life Kim Jong Il statue unveiled in Pyongyang

Agence France-Presse

Chinese orphans to no longer receive generic names

Agence France-Presse

25 million tons of tsunami debris floating toward US shores

Agence France-Presse

Demonstrations intensify against Senegalese leader

Agence France-Presse

Demonstrators in Senegal were dispersed by tear gas and riot police before Presidential election.

French far right leader is convicted for WWII remarks

Agence France-Presse

Far right leader, Jean-Marie Le Pen, is convicted of “contesting crimes against humanity” after 2005 statement on the Nazi occupation of France.

Scientists discover that goats develop ‘accents’

Business, Finance & Economics

Goats join a growing list of animals found to modify sounds according to their environment, according to scientists.

New documents show FBI pressured British spy agency on Charlie Chaplin case

Agence France-Presse

Newly unclassified documents show that the FBI pressed Britain’s spy agency to prove Charlie Chaplin’s connections to communism.

Muslim Brotherhood threatens Israel peace treaty

Agence France-Presse

Relations between the US and Egypt reach new lows as ongoing spat over civil society groups puts spotlight on peace treaty with Israel.