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Deadliest attacks in Iraq since US troop pullout
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Philippines protests Chinese warship's presence
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Fighting for 2nd day between army, rebels in Congo
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Thailand urged to explore edible insect market
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New rice contamination reported in China
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Oil price down to near $96 as traders wait for Fed
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Reports: Iran bars 2 top figures from June ballot
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Crews dig through night after deadly Okla. twister
Search and rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. At least 51 people were killed, including at least...
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Court rules against man for emailing NKorean spy
South Korea's Supreme Court has upheld a ruling sentencing a man to a year and half in prison for exchanging emails with an alleged North Korean spy and praising Pyongyang on his website.
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South Africa: Winnie Mandela forced auction flops
An auction to pay off a debt of Nelson Mandela's ex-wife failed to take place because no one would open her home to the sheriff.
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3 Hezbollah fighters die of wounds from Syria
Three members of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group died of wounds sustained while fighting for control of a strategic Syrian town near the Lebanese border, activists said Tuesday, as the battle in the area raged for its third straight day.
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Obama declares disaster after at least 91 die in Oklahoma tornado
Recovery operations continue Tuesday morning after a tornado, reported to be a mile wide, touched down in Moore, Oklahoma, leveling Plaza Towers Elementary School and killing 20 children inside.
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Bulgaria: Socialist elected as parliament speaker
Bulgaria's newly seated parliament has elected Socialist Mihail Mikov as its speaker during what is proving to be a turbulent stretch in the economically struggling country's politics.
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Syrian opposition groups say Assad must go
Syrian opposition groups meeting in Spain say they oppose all negotiation with President Bashar Assad's government unless it is aimed at his giving up of power.
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AP photographer describes destroyed Okla. school
I left the office in Oklahoma City as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters before in the past decade, and knew that if I didn't get in my car before the funnel cloud hit, it would be too late.
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Remains found in woods could be missing Maine teen
State police in Maine say a body found in the woods likely is that of a 15-year-old girl last seen more than a week ago.
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Group: More Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes'
An international rights group says the number of Afghan women and girls jailed for "moral crimes" has risen dramatically in the past 18 months.
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Bus collides with truck in India, killing 11
Police say a bus has collided with a truck in northern India, killing 11 people including seven members of a wedding party.
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Decision due on dismissal of Kennedy case in NY
A town judge in New York is deciding whether the drugged-driving case against Kerry Kennedy should go to trial.




