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New sectarian slaughter rocks Nigeria
Muslim herdsmen disguised as soldiers Wednesday butchered and then torched...
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Holder: Osama bin Laden will never face US trial
Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Tuesday that Osama bin Laden will...
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Magnitude 6.7 aftershock hits off coast of Chile
A magnitude 6.7 aftershock struck off the coast of Chile on Monday night about...
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British FM in China, Iran likely on agenda
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband was in China Monday, making a quick...
Politics »
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Sudan and Darfur rebel group sign cease-fire
Sudan's government and a collection of Darfur rebel groups have signed a cease-fire, opening the...
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US ambassador urges China cooperation on Iran
Beijing needs to take seriously American concerns about the value of the Chinese currency, but...
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Clinton in Moscow to push arms treaty, Middle East
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Russia on Thursday hoping to clear obstacles to...
Environment »
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Fiji declares state of emergency for cyclone aid
Fiji declared a state of emergency Tuesday and ordered troops to launch relief operations in...
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Thousands evacuated as powerful cyclone hits Fiji
A powerful cyclone battered Fiji's northern islands Monday, damaging homes and crops and forcing...
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At least 3 snowmobilers dead in Canadian avalanche
An avalanche struck a rally of up to 200 snowmobilers in Canada's Rocky Mountains on Saturday,...
Health »
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Insurer targeted HIV patients to drop coverage
In May, 2002, Jerome Mitchell, a 17-year old college freshman from rural South Carolina, learned he...
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Women on the pill live longer: study
One of the world's largest studies of the contraceptive pill has found that women who have taken it...
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Experts say US doctors overtesting, overtreating
Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent...
Science And Technology »
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NASA finds shrimp dinner on ice beneath Antarctica
n a surprising discovery about where higher life can thrive, scientists for the first time found a...
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Japan targets global electric car standard
Four Japanese auto giants and the country's largest power company joined forces Monday to set up a...
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Bluefin tuna tops CITES conference agenda in Doha
A contentious battle between Asia and the West over the fate of the Atlantic bluefin tuna prized by...
Web World »
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Cyber-bullying cases put heat on Google, Facebook
The Internet was built on freedom of expression. Society wants someone held accountable when that...
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Italy convicts 3 Google execs in abuse video case
An Italian court convicted three Google executives of privacy violations Wednesday because they did...
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How to decline Facebook friends without offence
A colleague I just met at work has invited me to be their friend on Facebook. I don't want to...
Mixed Bag »
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Stolen sarcophagus returns to Egypt from US
A 3,000-year-old wooden sarcophagus confiscated at Miami airport after being shipped from Barcelona...
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Woman has 2 babies in first for ovarian transplant
A woman has given birth to two children after her fertility was restored using transplants of...
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Faulty elevator to blame for Dubai tower shutdown
A faulty elevator was behind the shutdown of the observation deck on the world's tallest tower that...
Crime »
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8 youths die in attack on party in western Mexico
Gunmen burst into a party in western Mexico and killed eight youths and left another person wounded...
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8 teens shot while leaving Indiana concert: Police
Authorities say eight teenage boys were shot while leaving a Gary, Ind., skating rink where they...
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Iraqi police: Blast in holy city kills at least 3
An Iraqi police official says a car-bomb blast in the holy city of Najaf killed at least three...