Site Map December 03, 2015

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• Game shows, sales and fast-breaking feasts: Holy month of Ramadan is a boon for retailers
• Gunshots disrupted speech, sparked panic before killings in southern Mexico town
• Red Cross: Afghanistan unlikely to improve in 2011
• Palestinian arrested for selling 'Morsi perfume': family
• Italian Premier Monti jests Mayan calendar has nothing to do with his government's end
• Germany wants UK to remain in EU, but warns of limits on concessions
• Pakistan Arrests Al Qaeda Suspects, Stops Asking for End to CIA Drone Strikes
• Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa calls polls, seeking 3rd term amid opposition criticism
• Amazon Updates Alexa on the Fire TV
• Injured Tsonga crashes out of Japan Open
• German court rules that suspected SS guard at Auschwitz unfit for trial
• After Tikrit victory over Islamic State group, Iraq faces new challenge: Winning Sunni support
• Turkish PM meets secular party leader for talks over possible coalition
• Putin returns to presidency in a changed Russia
• No proof Yasser Arafat was poisoned, French scientists say
• Islamic militant group posts images that appear to show mass killings in Iraq
• Badly damaged village puts rebuilding ahead of casting blame in Ukraine's conflict
• Pakistani Police Deny Kidnapped American Freed
• Polls give comfortable edge to Netanyahu's hard-line bloc in Israeli elections
• Jellyfish Shut Down Reactors at UK Nuke Plant
• Fighting rages around strategic Syrian military air base in the country's north
• Man arrested after armed hostage situation in central London
• Kenya police kill 2 men suspected of attacking church and killing 6 people
• Iran moves American Christian into solitary confinement over prayer protest
• Glimpse of Chinese New Year: Reunited families 'tossing up good fortune' in Singapore
• Israel Defense Minister Warns of Going After Hezbollah in Lebanon Again
• 150 Detained in Moscow Anti-Gov't Protests
• Hamas forces cancellation of Arafat memorial ceremony in Gaza Strip
• 2 giant pandas from China arrive in Malaysia for a 10-year stay after 1-month delay
• Officials: 2 dead after 8 story building collapses in Kenya
• Government airstrike kills 25 Al Qaeda militants, Iraqi spokesman says
• Indian Hindu nationalists seek consensus for Modi as PM
• Libyans vote in first post-Qaddafi election amid fears of violence
• London shares rise as Royal Mail selloff launched
• Germans Arrest Three Al Qaeda Suspects
• All Blacks beat South Africa 29-15
• Haiti Election Riot Grows as Government Party Office Burns
• Venezuela produces some of the world's best chocolate. But profiting from it is another story
• Surprising Brazil election gives boost to overlooked candidate facing incumbent in runoffs
• Hero Pakistani doc who helped get bin Laden hit with dubious murder charge
• Bad weather forces NASA to delay Cygnus spacecraft launch
• Argentine president defends gov't, doesn't mention poor performance of chosen successor
• Syrian president appoints new prime minister
• Syrian migrants tell Italian police smugglers hid faces before abandoning helm of cargo ship
• Paraguayan president calls on fellow government officials to 'stop robbing' from the people
• Unpublished photos, documents unveiled at Italian exhibit on 100th anniv of WWI
• Syrian rebels take full control of key air base, activists say
• 9 Charged With Terror Conspiracy in U.K.
• Merkel plays history teacher on Berlin Wall anniversary
• South Korea says 2 North Korean cargo ship crew members dead, 11 missing along southern coast
• China to execute former street vendor, provoking outcry
• Strong currents force Indonesia to expand search area for wreckage of crashed AirAsia plane
• South Korea approve plans to salvage sunken ferry, 1 year after disaster killed 300 people
• 3 African presidents visit Burkina Faso to press military to return to civilian rule
• Suspicion rises between Western advisers, Afghans
• El Salvador begins evacuations near volcano following ash burst
• Iranian Activist Dies at Father's Funeral During Brawl With Security Forces
• Russia: Iran's First Nuke Plant to Be Fully Operational Within Weeks
• Central African Republic city tense after Muslim rebels attack Christians
• Animal rights group criticizes Danish zoo for killing young female lion; dissection planned
• Italian appeals court: Berlusconi unaware of Moroccans teen's age during parties
• In Bolivia, President Morales' camp is facing potent threat from his own indigenous base
• Celebs, Sports Figures, Royalty Flock to Wedding
• Mother found guilty of beating son to death for failing to learn the Koran
• Prisoner killed, 4 police hurt in Indian Kashmir attack
• Report: CIA Targeted Bin Laden With Phony Program
• Film rights for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford book sold
• Nelson Mandela used a rugby jersey to cross a racial chasm; was revered figure in sports
• Villa's Lambert upbeat on Benteke injury
• US investigators to speak to parents of Boston bombing suspects in Russia
• As memorial rises at Egypt's Tahrir Square, a center of protest again becomes site of turmoil
• US, allies target ISIS oil supplies in Syria
• Iran's Rowhani brushes off Netanyahu threats
• More than 100 world leaders told at United Nations to act now on climate change
• Bolivian leader's jet leaves Vienna after diversion row
• U.N.: Israeli Troops Were in Own Territory When Lebanon Opened Fire
• Lion cubs from one of world's rarest species born at French zoo, raising slim hopes
• Israel elects new chief rabbis
• Police Hunt for 'Barefoot Bandit' in Bahamas After Island Crash Landing
• Singer performs 'Star-Mangled Banner' at hockey game in Canada
• Bombing wounds 11 at Christmas Mass in Philippines
• Karzai: Afghan Forces to Take Charge of Security in More Areas of Country
• Pattinson out of remainder of Ashes
• Hunger strike by 2 jailed mayors galvanizing some in Venezuela's lethargic opposition
• British voters go to polls as tight election battle reaches its end
• Prominent Hong Kong student protest leader banned from volatile site
• The Latest: Israeli police kill suspect who stabbed soldier, seized weapon
• Crossing fingers: Family with 6 fingered-hands rooting for Brazil to win 6th World Cup title
• Dominican prosecutor satisfied with Vatican's handling of sex abuse case against ex-ambassador
• Trial of Al-Jazeera journalists in Egypt, accused of terror charges, adjourned to March 24
• Kenyans hold protest to demand more security 3 days after bus massacre
• Schumacher family reportedly told 'only a miracle' can save driver
• Egypt's Damaged Artifacts to Be Restored in Days
• NATO Ending Its 7-Month Campaign in Libya
• Court ruling could hurt Japan's whaling industry, but declining sales of meat could doom it
• Mexico says bodies in mass graves aren't those of missing students
• Israeli military official says Syria's Assad has used chemical arms in civil war
• S. Korea troops kill man trying to swim to North
• Brother of French terror suspect reportedly proud of his actions
• Indonesia minister 'shocked' at Harrison Ford interview
• Royal Fans Line Wedding Route
• Few believed still jailed 23 years after Tiananmen
• AirAsia withdraws magazine, says sorry for article boasting pilots will never lose a plane
• Vast Swath of Japan Suffers for Third Day Without Water, Power and Food
• UN urges major boost in Syrian humanitarian aid at Kuwait conference
• Asia A-listers take their seat on fashion front row
• Police, anti-government protesters clash in Thailand
• A year after typhoon struck, Filipinos struggle to rebuild, with no place to go but the coast
• Chile: Scientists solve mystery of whales desert after studying fossilized skeleton graveyard
• Afghan official: Suicide bomber attacks market in country's north, killing 10 civilians
• EU imposes new sanctions against Russia after Putin signs bill annexing Crimea
• 'Anonymous' hackers launch cyberattack on Israeli sites
• Family feud rocks top of France's far-right National Front party
• With parliament dissolved, government foes march in Haiti's capital demanding president quit
• Australia gifts Prince George a baby crocodile
• Japan's lower house dissolved for election in December as Abe seeks to shore up support
• Syrian rebels battle regime forces after capturing governor of northern province
• Oscar Pistorius appeal hearing set for Dec. 9, while defense to oppose appeal
• Death toll rises to 283 after fires break out at factories in 2 cities in Pakistan
• More than 1 million expected at pope's first public Mass as Ecuador tour takes him to Guyaquil
• Companies Shun Mexico as Violence Spirals
• Suspected Mastermind in Brazen Jailbreak Arrested in Yemen
• South African President Jacob Zuma visits Nelson Mandela who remains stable but critical
• Jurors in trial of Baltimore police officer get an up-close look at Freddie Gray van
• Mexico archaeologists reach end of Teotihuacan tunnel, find offering and 3 chambers beyond
• Hundreds of Egyptian women and girls kidnapped, forced into Islam, claims report
• Hong Kong democracy activists denied permit to go to Beijing to try to meet Chinese leaders
• Maldives under pressure to hold presidential vote
• Greek Leaders Hammer Out Power Deal as EU Remains Wary
• Vladimir Putin accuses US of meddling in FIFA affairs, trying to take away Russia's World Cup
• Vietnam dissident Le Quoc Quan jailed for tax evasion
• American who says he illegally crossed into North Korea says he's not being detained
• Chinese claims in Malaysia plane hunt reportedly seen as slowing down search
• Family back Fawad to bamboozle England at Ashes
• Saudi says no MERS infections during Ramadan pilgrimage
• After bailout talks hit fresh delays, Greece says under pressure for new austerity measures
• North Korea calls US-South Korea summit a prelude to war against the North
• Tunisia arrests 32 jihadis, some linked to Syria, suspected of plotting major attacks
• Anti-government protesters in Ukraine topple Lenin statue
• Sheen toasts deceased man's ashes onstage
• Activists, US say Myanmar clings to junta-era political prisoners, despite government denials
• Nigeria: More than 102 killed in bomb blast at Kano mosque
• Vatican disputes Iran connection in 1981 shooting of John Paul II, says it's a publicity stunt
• Nepal's earthquake highlights exodus of young people from poor villages
• Latvian officials say supermarket where 54 died after roof collapsed to be razed
• Indian woman's parents decry Irish abortion laws after daughter dies
• 1 dead, over 100 hurt in bomb attacks in Bangladesh, police say
• Japan's Suntory in talks to buy GSK drink brands
• Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says Iran nuclear deal promotes war
• Egypt announces two-stage parliamentary vote for October, November
• Pussy Riot attorney appeals rockers' jail sentences
• Four charged over Mumbai photographer's gang-rape
• British Officials Hold Inquest Into 2005 Terror Attacks
• Venezuela's vice president says Chavez receiving chemotherapy
• Surviving witness corroborates cover-up of mass killing by Mexican army
• Contested election result in mixed Israeli city highlights religious divide in country
• Timeline of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia of 8,000 Muslim men and boys
• UN launches billboard campaign countering Hungarian government's anti-migrant drive
• S.Africa woman 'hired hitman' to kill sons
• Obama expresses concern at Egypt violence
• Group Warns of Cover-Up in Egypt Christian Deaths
• U.S.-Born Suspected Drug Lord 'La Barbie' to Be Held in Mexico for 40 Days Pending Probe
• Thieves pry off ancient fresco from Pompeii's walls in latest setback to popular tourist site
• CIA Chief: 'Disrupted' Al Qaeda Is 'On the Run'
• Saudi civil defense says at least 62 dead in crane collapse at Grand Mosque in Mecca
• Syrian rebels capture of oil fields increases economic pressures on Assad
• Germany won't recognize Russia's annexation of Crimea, 1 year after referendum
• Construction frenzy in Lebanon alters Beirut's skyline, as high rises replace old heritage
• High-rise tower in Dubai's Marina district catches fire, no reports of casualties
• Timeline of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia of 8,000 Muslim men and boys
• Australia angst over review system in Ashes loss
• Pakistan says flash floods, triggered by monsoon rains, kill 12 more people across the country
• Muslim-Christian Clashes in Cairo Kill 12, Injure Hundreds
• Bangladesh recall Razzak for New Zealand Test
• NATO says 2 AWAC surveillance planes have taken off to monitor Ukraine from Poland, Romania
• Security tightened in Kashmir for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit
• Israelis to Break Freeze on West Bank Construction to Protest Palestinian Attack
• 5-year-old British boy with tumor receiving care in Spanish hospital, parents face extradition
• France, Australia, UK among countries to expel Syrian diplomats in move to pressure Assad
• Chinese ships sail near disputed island: Japan
• Vets, visitors return to Normandy to mark 71st anniversary of WWII D-Day invasion
• Heartbreaking video shows students' final moments as South Korean ferry sinks
• Cable vows to clampdown on zero-hour contracts
• Djokovic announces engagement on Twitter
• Saudi king replaces crown prince with counterterrorism czar
• Syrian troops clash with rebels for second day in town forcing residents to flee
• Pope demands just distribution of world's bounty in speech to UN, says hungry want dignity
• Saudi says Bashir plane to Tehran lacked permit
• Canada Senate calls for rail, pipeline safety review
• Li downs Krajicek in Wimbledon first round
• Hagel says Colombia will provide valuable counter-terror training as its FARC fight winds down
• France says refund to Russia for cancelling sale of Mistral warships is below $1.1 billion
• Hard-line Iranian lawmakers urge ban on former president, another candidate in June election
• Zimbabwe security forces to get second chance to vote
• Death toll in southern China quake rises to 589 as rescue teams dig out isolated communities
• German train drivers on strike for second day, causing scores of cancellations
• Maldives court sentences ex-defense minister to 10 years in jail for arresting top judge
• Iran Says New Missile Test Fired
• Officials in Peru's capital seize 'unsanitary' potions during raids on 8 shaman shops
• Spain suspects in Franco era dictatorship torture case fight extradition to Argentina
• Sarkozy quits top French body over poll expenses rejection
• MTN Nigeria fined $5.2 billion for failing to disconnect 5.1 million unregistered cell users
• Protesters in Syria Break Into U.S. and French Embassies
• Burkina Faso military confirms coup, dissolves government
• Taiwan plane crash death toll rises to 35; vice president visits funeral home to pay respects
• Rio police claim victory after invading gang haven
• England have identity crisis, says Ferdinand
• Pakistan sends teen activist shot by Taliban to UK for care
• Blasts heard near Israel-Egypt border: police
• Mauritania postpones vote after opposition threat
• Report: CIA Paid Iran Nuke Scientist $5 Million
• Iran Seeks U.S. Apology Over Saudi Ambassador Murder Plot Claims
• South Africa's Nelson Mandela remains hospitalized in serious condition
• Turkish military helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, kills 16
• Qaeda Yemen attacks kill 40 police, troops
• Lights Out: Hamas TV Station Loses All Broadcasts in Europe
• Thousands protest in Libya against the presence of militias in the capital, Tripoli
• German minister hopes Moldova stays close to Europe despite Communist influence on govt
• Co-pilot who hijacked Ethiopian plane threatened to crash it, passenger says
• Ponting hits century in first-class farewell
• Milan officials close migrant reception area in train station where 100s have been sleeping
• At Chavez's tomb, kids learn to idolize the man Venezuela's rulers are trying to immortalize
• Croatia becomes 28th member of European Union
• Pakistan nominates first film for Oscar in 50 years
• German spy charged with treason for passing secret documents to CIA and Russian intelligence
• Bicycling 'Info Ladies' bring Internet to remote Bangladesh villages
• Cashmere, Pashmina industries fading in Kashmir
• No reports of damage after 7.3 magnitude earthquake hits Japan
• Ukraine says it won't pull back troops until pro-Russian rebels cease fire
• Death toll continues to rise in Pakistan attacks, 44 now dead
• Prosecutor says Costa Concordia captain lied, seeks 26-year sentence for 2012 wreck
• Five Philippine soldiers arrested for looting amid city battle
• Thousands of Palestinians in east Jerusalem go weeks without water
• Reports: 4 Islamic State militants, 2 policemen killed in police raid in southeast Turkey
• Baghdad residents view 10-year anniversary of city's fall with grief, relief
• U.S. Welcomes NATO's Decision to Enforce No-Fly Zone Over Libya
• Month-long mystery of Flight 370 wears on some air travelers, though others have 'no fear'
• New Zealand paceman Chris Martin retires
• Famed Delacroix canvas defaced at new Louvre in northern France
• HUNT FOR MH370: 'White object' spotted in the waters off Reunion Island
• Hong Kong's Beijing-backed election reform faces defeat by lawmakers
• Canadians Vote Monday as Harper Asks for Majority
• With no interim leader named, UEFA defends President Michel Platini despite 90-day suspension
• World's Oldest Woman Dies Weeks Shy of 115th Birthday
• Donor nations, agencies pledge billions of dollars for recovery of earthquake-hit Nepal
• Mideast: Time, Numbers Not on Despots' Sides
• Push to recruit Israel's Arab Christians in the military splits the community
• Former Lebanese Prime Minister Omar Karami, 80, dies after suffering from long illness
• Accused triggerman found guilty in South Africa honeymoon killing
• Syrian state media: Army carrying out broad operation against rebels in Damascus suburbs
• Wife of slain Syria official handed to Lebanon
• Founder of Liberation Theology hailed at Vatican
• Despite back-to-the-future feel, experts say Ukraine crisis does not herald a new Cold War
• How to build a human brain (with a computer 1,000x faster than today’s)
• Family of Nazi war criminal enraged over disappearance of his body in surreal twist to case
• Mexican lawmakers say drug lord 'El Chapo' had 18-minute head start on escape
• Radical Islamists in Mali open schools but girls wear veils, sit in back
• Malaysia Airlines search: Jet already had turned before co-pilot's 'good night' message
• American, Briton among 7 injured in 5th bull run of Spain's San Fermin; no gorings
• After 13 die in Philippines, typhoon aims at China
• Uighur leader condemns China death sentences
• Workers Pulled at Japan Nuclear Plant as Smoke Rises
• Top Chinese Leader Meets North Korea's Kim Jong Il
• Russia's rags-to-riches media tycoons expand empire _ with Kremlin's help
• Angry Brussels wants answers from Israel over aid
• Baghdad car bombs kill 15, wound 65
• Female Afghan police officer 'shot dead'
• Activists, Islamic militant say UN-backed truce deal reached for 2 Syrian front-lines
• South Korean activist plans to launch 'The Interview' DVDs into North Korea
• Vatican arrests activist who bared chest, grabbed Baby Jesus statue from nativity scene
• Pakistan Shiites Mourn Deadly Triple Bombing, Blame Taliban
• For Assange, home comforts inside Ecuador embassy
• Malaysian opposition party sues PM Najib for alleged election offenses over $700M in donations
• Malaysia says jet's disappearance was deliberate; investigation refocused on crew, passengers
• South Korea Stages Mass Evacuation Drill Amid Tension
• Al Qaeda offers to trade British hostage for cleric Abu Qatada
• Guatemala vice president Baldetti steps down amid corruption scandal implicating top aide
• Al Qaeda bomb master hides devices in pets and personal electronics, US officials say
• Protesting Druids call for reburial of ancient bones on display at Stonehenge monument
• Palestinian Leader: No State With Temporary Border
• Pakistan army says airstrikes kill 21 'terrorists' in tribal region near Afghan border
• Dutch salvage experts in line for Concordia
• Egypt road accident kills 15 soldiers
• Indian nun Sister Nirmala, who took over Mother Theresa's mission in India, dies at 81
• Hopes low for peace talks: Palestinian FM
• Argentine archeologists investigate ruined buildings designed as possible Nazi hideout
• Pope calls for renewal in church while hewing to doctrine, staying united
• Indonesian province bans female secretaries
• Iraqi forces launch new offensive to retake Ramadi from ISIS
• French fisherman survives Australian crocodile attack
• Smith among three Wallaby call-ups for Test
• Sydney cafe gunman dropped off watch list years ago
• Throngs of pilgrims fill St. Peter's Square for historic day of 4 popes and 2 new saints
• 5 dead, 30 missing after major fire at Quebec senior home
• The Latest: Turkey raises death toll to 97 in peace rally bombing
• EU scrutinizes German export economy, asks if more spending at home could help eurozone
• Rescue operations under way for 700 migrants believed lost at sea south of Italy
• China book importer won't sell Clinton memoir due to sensitive content
• A look at Portugal's main candidates for prime minister in Sunday's general election
• Church leader guilty of funneling $35 million to wife's pop music career
• 2 of 11 victims in Mexico mass abduction were sons of drug traffickers
• Faced with threat of jail, Thai anti-coup protesters hand out 'sandwiches for democracy'
• Nepal bans chicken sales after bird flu outbreak
• U.N. Fails to Take Action on Korea Tensions
• German hospital: Tymoshenko in less pain after week of treatment, no decision yet on operation
• Kerry to stay extra day in Mideast for more meetings in push to salvage talks
• Egypt seizes Mubarak family funds
• Suarez apologizes for biting opponent at World Cup, vows never to do it again
• Facing 'peacekeeper babies,' UN now offers DNA testing to help kids that troops leave behind
• Pamela Anderson in Israel to Promote Fur Ban
• Syrians and Iraqis find relief in Europe from the harsh rule of Islamic State extremists
• China's trade in torture, repression devices is flourishing, report finds
• Russia exhumes remains of last czar, wife in hope of identifying children's remains
• North Korea may launch rocket as early as next week
• Barclays to update market on capital raising plans
• Cameron urges restraint as MPs 'set for pay hike'
• Egyptian cleric warns of bloodshed, while police offer safety if protests end
• Egypt army chief vows to stand firm in face of violence
• Wenger plays down Arsenal title talk
• NATO fuel tankers destroyed in Pakistan: officials
• 33.5-ton Shanghai aquarium bursts and injures 15, report says
• Italian police seek 18 suspected members of terror ring aimed at toppling Pakistani government
• Analysis: Egypt seeks center stage in regional, anti-terror campaign
• Pope to install 1st batch of new cardinals Feb. 22, but hasn't yet revealed who they are
• Pakistan Taliban say no shift to Syria
• South African sports minister says $10 million payment was 'categorically' not a bribe
• Chinese, Iranian leaders to speak at UN summit focusing on fixing world's major problems
• Taliban says agent infiltrated Afghan's security forces for attack that killed 3 Americans
• US Coast Guard resumes search for 4 missing crew of yacht that capsized in mid-Atlantic
• China police call Tiananmen Square incident terrorist attack, detain 5
• US aircraft carrier increases pressure on NKorea, Pyongyang warns of retaliation
• Wenger under fire ahead of Arsenal's Euro crunch
• More debris on Reunion Island beach may unlock MH370 crash mystery
• Official: Turkey arrests British couple with 4 children suspected of heading to Syria
• Thousands march for democracy in Hong Kong
• Summit focuses on future of C. African Republic as president comes under growing pressure
• King Albert, Queen Paola shed a tear on eve of abdication
• World leaders weigh stimulus vs. austerity at G-20
• China Cheers President Hu's Washington Visit
• Tens of thousands march in Moscow anti-war protest but others back Crimean referendum
• New York mother reportedly met with 'criminal element' in Turkey
• Killer whales trapped in Quebec sea ice
• Looking up: boom in construction of high rises, luxury homes to alter London's historic look
• Egypt exhibits antiquities that survived uprising
• UK police stage major counter-terror exercise in London that will be 'very realistic'
• Greek defense minister says WWII reparation claims from Germany based on 'stunning evidence'
• Nigerian leader calls Boko Haram 'Al Qaeda operation'
• At least 21 dead, 136 injured in Moscow subway derailment
• 7 kids reunited with parents lost in chaos of Nigeria extremist attacks, hundreds remain alone
• PMs of Slovakia, Ukraine condemn deal to expand direct pipeline for Russian gas to Germany
• Australian PM mourns siege victims
• US targeted Indian diplomats with sophisticated bugs: report
• Cuba's president Raul Castro announces retirement in 5 years as he is named to new term
• San Bernardino, Paris: When we ask, "Why, God?" We are asking the wrong question
• US, Japan begin war games; China denounces drills
• Trial opens for ex-deputy chief of China's top planning agency who is accused of taking bribes
• Indonesia's president clears up any confusion: He wants to be called Jokowi
• Hong Kong leader says 'external forces' involved in pro-democracy protests
• Deadly clashes erupt between police, Morsi supporters as Egypt votes on constitution
• Libya suspect Abu Khattala, suspected in killing Americans, was shadowy figure among militants
• Man stabs 29 children, 3 adults at kindergarten in China in 2nd attack this week
• Pirates Launched Grenade at U.S. Warship Before Killing American Hostages
• Henao to lead Sky in Tour of Spain
• Stepped up security in Gao after attack by Islamic extremist rebels
• Egypt army keeps upper hand as country eyes transition
• India's emboldened Hindu hardliners push for beef ban in what could take toll on poor
• Kosovo passes law on war crimes court that will try ethnic Albanian wartime leaders
• Thai police seize nearly a million methamphetamine pills
• Possibility of US strike in Syria sparks global protests
• Iranian President Denounces Arrests of Several Allies as Power Struggle Escalates
• Israel agrees to two Egypt battalions for Sinai
• Syria becoming magnet for young French Muslims
• Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 likely downed by 'high-energy objects,' Dutch report says
• Scenes of death in South Sudan: 'No humanity here'
• French court throws out expelled Roma family's request to return
• AP report prompts Indonesian navy to capture Thai cargo ship loaded with slave-caught fish
• EU leaders brace for tough fight at budget summit that lays bare divisions over role of EU
• Vatican won't open proceedings, examine compensation claims against German 'bling bishop'
• Searing memories haunt both sides of Gallipoli tragedy _ 100 years after WWI symbol of folly
• After deadly attack, Colombia's president wants rebels to set deadline for reaching peace deal
• 2 teens arrested in connection with the rape of a toddler in Indian capital
• Families of the missing in Bangladesh factory collapse face sorrowful, often fruitless search
• In Kenyan wildlife park, animals roam against a city skyline but development looms
• Man wearing Afghan National Army uniform kills American soldier, official says
• By opposing police enforcing morality rules, Iran's president pushes back against hard-liners
• In rare public rebuke, ECB chief Draghi dismisses monetary policy advice from IMF head Lagarde
• Dead southern right whale excites scientists
• Mexico's new wave of mural painters update old tradition, promote real and virtual artworks
• North Korea to establish its own time zone next week
• Scientists Warn Iran Could Produce Enough Nuclear Material for Warhead in 5 Months
• Striking miners say "no way" to South Africa president's request to return to work
• Pope Leads Packed Mass in Vatican City
• The Latest: Pope who loves to recycle using same Peugeot that John Paul II used in '88
• Argentine Leader Recovering After Thyroid Cancer Surgery
• Divers in Madagascar find silver bar they say belonged to pirate Captain Kidd's stash
• Egypt's Military Takes Credit for Strong Election Turnout
• White House, Egypt Discuss Mubarak Exit Plan
• US envoy says 'little bit of progress' in North Korea nuclear talks
• Two thirds of Syria's Homs rebel area 'destroyed'
• London luxury shops welcome wealthy Arabs visiting for a pre-Ramadan shopping spree
• Czechs choosing president by popular vote for the 1st time; 9 candidates running
• Partying Scots force plane into emergency landing
• Many Freed Palestinian Prisoners May Be Deported
• Palestinian on hunger strike for 64 days regains consciousness and vows to continue his fast
• Greek police recover illegally excavated 2,500-year-old statue in goat-pen
• Family of American imprisoned in Iran hopes to plead case to Ahmadinejad
• Chinese President Hu Disses the Dollar; Says U.S. System is a 'Product of the Past'
• European Union leaders meeting in Ypres to mark 100th anniversary of start of World War I
• Satellite images reveal scale of North Korea prison camps, group says
• Iran body rules Ahmadinejad can't be oil caretaker
• Tunisia's prime minister says plan for technocratic government to resolve crisis lacks support
• U.N. Prepares to Debate Whether 'Mother Earth' Deserves Human Rights Status
• Cambodian politician Chea Sim, a leader of post-Khmer Rouge government, dies at 82
• Russian police disperse gay rally in Moscow, detain at least a dozen protesters
• Events around the world mark Titanic centenary
• Three years on, Chile mine probe closes without charge
• Kerry meets Israeli, Palestinian leaders amid talk of reviving Arab plan for Mideast peace
• Murder probe into British businessman’s death backed, then blocked, by China’s fallen Bo Xilai
• FTSE rises at open, before rate calls
• Philippine ship sailing to Malaysia to try to fetch Filipinos locked in territorial standoff
• Activists say 27 killed after Syrian warplane crashes on bombing run
• 2 Chinese diplomats killed, another wounded in restaurant shooting in central Philippines
• South Korea to Make Islands Near North Korea 'Fortresses'
• History teacher remembers being shot, seeing 2-year-old killed during Romania's 1989 revolt
• Syrian government official says amount of damage done to Palmyra temple unclear after bombing
• Syria chemical arms use 'crime against humanity': Canada
• World Cup tourists, get ready for price shock in land of $17 cheeseburger, $35 pepperoni pizza
• Police Arrest 215 in Violent Weekend London Riots
• During Egypt's Upheaval, an Unlikely Bond is Formed
• Pope Francis outlines hopes for church reform as meetings with cardinals begin
• Stephen Hawking film tells of trials, triumphs
• Hsieh, Peng win Wimbledon women doubles
• Hands off Jane Austen's ring, Britain tells US singer
• Egypt army ups pressure on Morsi but analysts warn of risks
• Iran Official: Nuke Talks Could Be West's 'Last Chance'
• Iranian Actress Reportedly Sentenced to One Year in Jail, 90 Lashes
• Canada PM says Merkel win 'a great victory'
• Violent attacks in Iraq kill 20
• 'Outdated' UN Security Council 'undemocratic': Zuma
• South Korea asked Asiana to review safety before crash
• Defectors' network helps fuel N. Korean rumor mill; sources sometimes pay with their lives
• Ethiopia: Witness Says 2 Swedes 'Supported' Rebels
• Exports cut to Britain, France, Iranian Oil Ministry says
• 5 plaintiffs drop pimping accusations against Strauss-Kahn
• Gay attack victim in France becomes cause celebre, as senate debates same-sex marriage law
• UK's top police chief to reexamine child abuse scandal
• Pakistani private schools ban Malala's book, accuse her of 'representing the West'
• UN leader says observers being targeted by heavy shelling, drones and bullets in Syria
• 5 dead after stabbings at house party in Calgary, police say
• Prominent Pakistani politician suffers 3 broken vertebrae in fall
• UN rights chief faults Sri Lanka probe of alleged wartime abuses
• Prices in the 19 euro countries fall 0.6 percent annually in January as ECB readies stimulus
• Violence spills out of Rio slum near future Olympic venues, just ahead of World Cup
• UN says Ivory Coast negotiation was a 'trick'
• Gunmen kill 19 in attack on Tunisian coastal resort, Tunisian state TV reports
• Afghan, NATO forces brace for spring offensive
• China detains 11 officials, executives over Tianjin warehouse explosion that killed 139
• Hundreds of Ukrainians clash with Kiev police
• The Latest: Syrian opposition says leader met UN chief, urged condemning Russian airstrikes
• 4 killed as shelling intensifies in Ukraine
• A family's life rag-picking in New Delhi: 'I do not want my children to die in this trash'
• Drought in Haiti's 'far west' desert causes farmers and families to go hungry
• Italy coach crash kills 30
• Pakistan army says Indian 'unprovoked firing' kills teenage girl, wounds child near Kashmir
• Loved and loathed, China's 'dancing grannies' face new restrictions from government
• World Bank: Palestinian economy worsens for third consecutive year
• Divers retrieve cockpit voice recorder from AirAsia Flight 8501 wreckage
• Jailed Russian tycoon released from house arrest
• Canada's Villeneuve brings new kind of thriller to Toronto
• Toddler Survives Two Days Home Alone After Mom Dies
• Scotland: In the big referendum on independence, a look at who won and who lost
• 7 terror arrests in London after guns found in car
• Argentine gas workers held in deadly blast
• Workers clear 80 percent of debris from Germanwings crash
• Australian tycoon Packer eyes Japan casinos
• U.K. 'Did All It Could' to Free Lockerbie Bomber
• South Korea says North Korea attempting to influence their elections with rocket launch attempt
• Spanish government urged to come up with revised budget plan to meet euro rules
• Behind the Iron Dome: Key engineer tells how Israeli defense system saved lives
• Boko Haram frees schoolgirl, Nigerian police say
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• Ukraine protesters clash with police trying to clear out barricades near government buildings
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• Bulgarians vote for new parliament in hope to ease Russia's grip on energy supplies
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• Libya Quashes Protest in Tripoli; West Sends Aid
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• Few dare to criticise ailing Mandela
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• Rains Add Misery to Somalia's Famine Refugees
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• One year later, Norway commemorates victims of massacre
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• Spain Election Favorite Asks Markets for Respite
• Australia set 583 to win second Ashes Test
• Egypt to announce presidential election results as liberal bloc accuses US of meddling
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• Video appears to show Sudan's troops bombing sole hospital in border region
• NATO Admits to 9 Civilian Deaths in Libyan Airstrike
• Australian killer of Irish woman jailed for life
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• Nigeria oil theft a global criminal enterprise
• UN climate talks stuck on finance, ending voluntary targets for developing nations
• Gunmen clash with Egypt army near Israel: security
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• Top German court rejects opposition parties' bid to force Snowden hearing on NSA in Berlin
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• World powers begin fourth round of talks with Iran over nuclear program
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• Snowden: an unexpected windfall for Russian spies
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• Ahmadinejad: Iran Not Afraid of Making Nuclear Weapon
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• US believes ISIS leader al-Baghdadi still alive, despite Iraqi airstrike claim
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• Desperate to find sons, parents of 43 missing students in Mexico appeal to drug boss for help
• Landslide: British PM Cameron, Tories trounce Labour party
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• China to investigate ex-President Hu's top aide, Ling Jihua, for disciplinary violations
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• Defiant Toronto mayor Ford shows up at football game
• Pro-Ouattara forces seize Ivory Coast capital
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• Spain: 3 generations of same family, all named Emma, die in jet crash in French Alps
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• Syria's Assad says determined to 'eradicate terrorism'
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• One dead, three injured in Savannah, Ga. shooting
• Unhappy EU: British voters boost UKIP as Euroskeptic parties surge across disunited continent
• Rail firm files for bankruptcy after Canada disaster
• British coast lashed by high winds, huge waves following month of wintry weather
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• Pakistan finalises TV deals for two series
• UK's ex-PM Tony Blair to advise Albania's new govt in its efforts to join 28-nation EU
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• Lebanon's Assir: radical cleric at war with the army
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• Philippines celebrates its first Miss World winner
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• Congo vows offensive to oust Rwandan Hutu rebels 20 years after genocide perpetrators arrived
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• China-Taiwan talks seek to maintain momentum for closer ties, amid skepticism among public
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• North Korean leader vows to move ahead with nuclear test
• South Korea says North test-fires two more projectiles
• The Dalai Lama says preservation of Buddhist culture most important to him
• Ousted Thai Cabinet minister detained after blasting military junta
• Newly-elected Iranian president urges 'path of moderation'
• Judge in Pistorius murder trial, long a remote figure, to deliver verdict in global spotlight
• India's central bank cuts key lending rate by half percentage point to 6.75 percent
• Thai prime minister says main suspect in deadly Bangkok bombing has been arrested near border
• Toll in Mexico nursing home fire rises to 17, arson among possible causes
• Syria says ambassador who defected should be punished
• Boston, London, Paris attacks highlight al Qaeda shift in tactics
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• In volatile mood, 400 million Europeans are called to choose new parliament, set EU's future
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• EU: Bosnians Should Not Abuse New Visa Free Regime
• Syrian foreign minister tells UN airstrikes must be coordinated with Syrians
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• Brazil warns of mistrust if US spying row not resolved
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• North Korea to put captured Cold War-era American spy ship on display
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• Athens prison brawl leaves at least 2 dead, 21 injured including 2 in critical condition
• British government says Margaret Thatcher's funeral will be held April 17 with military honors
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• Convicted Russian Spy Sutyagin Reportedly Flown to Vienna
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• Yemeni politicians say UN peace talks between exiled government, rebels indefinitely postponed
• ISIS burns oil wells as Iraq troops push toward outskirts of Tikrit
• Russian AK-47 designer Mikhail Kalashnikov dead at 94
• 77 militants killed in Pakistan after school massacre
• Trial of coup suspects in United Arab Emirates offers window into wider fears in Gulf region
• NATO: Insurgents kill service member in northern Afghanistan
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• Israeli beating of activist causes uproar
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• Iraqi general says troops advance against IS in key oil refinery town amid clashes
• Divers recover five bodies from cruise ship wreckage in Italy
• US Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrives in Iraqi capital on unannounced visit
• Thwarted miners to take silicosis fight to S.Africa
• For Hungary's prime minister, death penalty debate a recurring theme since 2002 bank murders
• Archbishop Romero's beatification process unblocked, Vatican official says
• Canada PM urges Egypt to free Canadian hunger strikers
• Veolia announces big Saudi desalination plant contract
• Russia may block YouTube over anti-Islam film
• Syria rebels seize key northern town
• Syrian classes provide sense of community for refugees who often feel unwelcome in Egypt
• Li Na warms up for Wimbledon with first win on grass
• NYU student detained in North Korea says he hopes for quick release, tells family not to worry
• First real peace talks after weeks of violence in South Sudan begin in Ethiopia
• U.S. Lawmaker Calls for Tougher Action Against Pirates as Threat Escalates
• Kuwait mosque bomber had no terrorism background in Saudi Arabia, arrived via Bahrain
• African leaders in Paris to coordinate strategy with West against Boko Haram
• Uganda PM wins damages from UK newspaper over graft claim
• Indian calls for stronger trade, relations with Southeast Asian nations
• Police detain 20 at Moscow rally against controversial anti-gay legislation
• Philippine typhoon kills 8, floods and damages farmlands
• Russia's Cossacks take on new foes in Moscow: beggars, drunks and illegally parked cars
• Hong Kong protest sites quiet after tumultuous week, but students vow to keep up pressure
• Visa Again Blocks Funds for WikiLeaks
• Karzai signs Afghan election reforms into law
• Libyan Fighters Take Airport Near Pro-Qaddafi City
• Syria opens presidential campaign as war rages on
• Ethiopia advance in World Cup, S. Africa out
• World mayors gather at the Vatican to rally momentum on climate change before Paris talks
• Afghanistan hosts regional economic forum on challenge of rebuilding after decades of war
• Israeli troops detain AP photographer during West Bank protest
• Birthday song kicks off countdown to Mandela Day
• West to threaten Russia with isolation on Syria: UK officials
• BBC could face public inquiry over Savile sex abuse scandal, government says
• Lebanese official says 8 soldiers killed while battling Syria-based militants near border
• Berlin police mull fence for Holocaust memorial after video shows revelers urinating on it
• Jesse Jackson to mediate Colombia hostage release
• Bomb at NW Pakistan police station kills several
• Thai military court sentences web editor to 4 1/2 years in jail for defaming the nation's king
• Kosovo opposition warns gov't against parliamentary session due to Serbia-Montenegro deals
• Islamic State group's emergence in Saudi Arabia puts focus on hajj security
• Dozens of Al Qaeda Militants Escape From Prison in Yemen
• France's Marine Le Pen to face trial for comparing Muslim street prayer to occupation
• Eurozone Releases Vital Loan Installment to Greece
• China seeks Xinjiang most-wanted, offers reward: media
• Myanmar flooding leaves nearly 100 people dead, with about a million others affected
• Egypt judiciary extends Morsi detention for 15 days
• UKIP rift opens as spokesman accuses Nigel Farage of developing a personality cult
• Worker at Japan's wrecked nuclear plant dies after accidentally falling into water tank
• Iran hands UN agency docs linked to alleged nuke arms work
• Brother, husband to search for New York woman reported missing in Turkey
• Difficult Issues Lay Ahead in Mideast Peace Talks
• Bomb found near Cambodian parliament
• Hungary president says he will not resign over plagiarism scandal
• Syrian claims it has started withdrawing forces, as activists report more attacks
• Iran's largest lake turning to salt
• Shiite rebels in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, fire into the air to disperse protesters, detain 11
• Top Al Qaeda commander dies in Lebanese jail
• Death toll rises to 9 in India, casting pall over big day of voting in national elections
• Burundi capital calm, president tweets that coup was foiled
• Greece to formally assume EU's rotating six-month presidency
• Chinese military prosecutors indict former top general on bribery charges
• Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt appeals to India's top court for time before starting prison term
• Russia and Ukraine feud over sniper carnage
• Experts say deforestation in Mexico down, rebound expected for monarch butterflies
• Christian pastor jailed in Iran for 3 years is freed, watchdog group says
• Four Bangladesh bloggers charged with defaming Islam
• Soldiers kill two in Indian Kashmir
• Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood blasts military ahead of rally
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• Iraqi PM takes steps to combat Christian persecution
• Philippine president urged to prosecute allies linked to funding scam
• Brazil's ruling party treasurer testifies before congressional committee in corruption case
• Tropical Storm Odile drifts off southern Mexico, expected to become hurricane on Friday
• Thousands pray at home, in temples for victims of Nepal's earthquake, ending mourning period
• Ferry With Americans Aboard Leaves Libya
• North Korea urges US to take 'real actions'
• Swiss declare Matterhorn off limits to honor dead mountaineers 150 years after 1st ascent
• New 1,453 death toll makes Saudi hajj stampede deadliest ever
• Foley pal blames Obama policies for birth of ISIS
• Nigeria mosque attack raises questions over army offensive
• Putin threatens to make Ukraine pay ahead for gas
• China tells Japan to set down historical baggage as 70th anniversary of war end approaches
• Tibetan writer placed under house arrest as Kerry arrives in Beijing for US-China talks
• Ukraine, rebels miss deadline to pull back heavy weapons from front
• Forest fire cuts power line, blacks out parts of Venezuelan capital for most of the day
• US Air Force looking into reports of military jet crash in eastern England
• Rwandan peacekeepers to be sent to CAfrican Republic
• Official: More Than 213,000 Workers Have Fled Libya
• Macedonian police: Border watchtower attacked by group in uniforms of disbanded Kosovo rebels
• Hunt intensifies for missing Malaysian jet's black boxes
• Thailand to extradite Italian implicated in 'Pizza Connection' trial for alleged mob ties
• Police overpower armed man who raided Istanbul branch of Turkey's ruling party
• Prosecutor says Pistorius 'concocted' story as runner sobs on witness stand
• North Korea calls US-South Korea summit a preparation for war
• Attack on Pakistan court kills at least 11
• Japan navy unveils biggest warship since WWII
• UN experts tour site of attack as Assad gives warning to West
• Piper Alpha disaster: 25 years on, safety still priority
• Syrian activist group says nearly 300 kidnapped in Syria in retaliation for bus abduction
• India's Gambhir joins Essex
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• Libya Revolutionary Fighters Claim They Captured Qaddafi's Son
• Heavyweight Iran's absence hangs over Syria talks following diplomatic snub
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• NKorea sentences American to 15-year labor for crimes against it, complicating strained ties
• Renewed mistrust between Ukraine and Russia harms fragile truce
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• Alarm bell: Texas' 'Clock Boy' may not enjoy time in Qatar
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• HSBC cutting staff by up to 25,000, aims for cost savings up to $5 billion by 2017
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• Several injured during Catholic pilgrimage in Bavaria when horses bolt, overturning cart
• Italy OKs urgent work on danger areas in ancient Pompeii after rain-caused collapse of ruins
• India's prime minister says he made progress with China on trade deficit, border dispute
• Indonesia cave shows tsunamis dating back 7,500 years at 2004 site, may hold clues for future
• Costa Rican volcano spews ash, smoke
• Yemenis hold largest protest yet against leader
• West sends 'terrorists' to Syria to be rid of them: Assad
• North Korea's No. 2 visits South for rare talks
• Hugo Chavez travels to Cuba for another cancer operation after designating VP political heir
• Officials fear many others may be dead after passenger plane crashes in Nigeria's largest city
• Jerusalem on edge as Israeli, Palestinian politicians stoke religious fervor over shrine
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• EU moves closer to new sanctions against Russia over Ukraine crisis
• Moscow says it's willing to invite Ukraine to monitor parts of the border together
• Iran is Recruiting Hacker Warriors for its Cyber Army to Fight 'Enemies'
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• Lebanese army officer: Senior al-Qaida commander dies in detention in Lebanon
• European Union imposes new sanctions against Russian officials following Ukraine crash
• North Korea rejects South Korea's calls for talks
• General Scales: US has ‘intelligence black hole’ on ISIS in Syria
• Duke and Duchess of Cambridge celebrate first wedding anniversary
• Australian lodges fork in penis for sexual pleasure
• Colombian rebels, government, restart peace talks in Cuba aimed at ending decades of conflict
• Australia to pull its troops from Afghanistan nearly a year early
• Placido Domingo treated for pulmonary embolism
• China says US is destabilizing region by increasing presence in Asia
• UK banking commission calls for better standards
• Jordan endorses extradition treaty with Britain
• 30 years ago after Cold War killing in communist East Germany, US officer Nicholson remembered
• Germany: Merkel back to fuller schedule after ski injury but still faces weeks on crutches
• Software founder John McAfee moved to Guatemlan hospital, Belize police say they expect him soon
• Taiwan probes alleged bullying over corporal's death
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• Saudi king warns jihadists could attack US, Europe within months
• Egyptian protesters, police clash at President's palace in 8th day of political violence
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• Critics blast UK plans for more snooping, secrecy
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• Iraq bombings kill at least 70
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• Australia approves dumping dredged mud around Great Barrier Reef
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• Germany: Far-right demonstration against Islamic extremism turns violent
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• Pope Benedict's Old Diocese Faces 'Tsunami' of Abuse Claims
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• Border guards retreat as 2 columns of Russian tanks enter Ukraine
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• China surpasses U.S. to become largest world economy
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• Thousands of Egyptians Protest Mubarak-Era Laws
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• Israel crowns 'Miss Holocaust Survivor'
• When mob was Rohingya, Myanmar's response ruthless: 68 died in police custody, others attacked
• Russian court delays hearings on captured Ukrainian military officer's appeal
• Fire at popular nightclub in Cambodia's capital kills 5 women
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• China demands apology after blind activist leaves refuge in US embassy
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• Ukraine's dying rebel capital seeks normal life against the soundscape of war
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• Bombings near Syrian school kill 22, at least 10 children
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• India PM Denies Involvement in Bribe Scandal
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• Putin says gays welcome at Sochi Games but must 'leave children in peace'
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• Syria's Assad vows to "wipe out" extremists after top Sunni cleric killed
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