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New York City to try banning smoking in parks and beaches

That means no smoking in Central Park or on the Coney Island boardwalk. Violators could be issued quality-of-life summonses by the parks …
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Karl Lagerfeld’s photos on display in Paris

A new Paris exhibition showcases the gamut of Lagerfeld’s photography, from his commercial work for Chanel to celebrity portraits for magazines to …
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Nigerian president to run in Jan. election

Special Assistant Bolaji Adebiyi told The Associated Press that Jonathan will seek the nomination of the People’s Democratic Party, the ruling party …
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Pakistani printers make fake Afghan voting cards

The cards, some shown to The Associated Press, add to evidence that fraud could undermine the elections and further destabilize the Western-backed …
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Danish police: Blast suspect is Chechen boxer

The suspect, who was arrested Friday following a small explosion in a bathroom at a Copenhagen hotel, has declined to reveal his name to …
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Western firms face growing spy threat

Experts say that while worries of militancy and terrorism make it easy to justify widespread electronic surveillance, some nations may be using it …
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Thousands of Afghans stage anti-U.S. protest in Kabul

Protesters chanted "Death to America", "Death to Christians", and "Death to Karzai", the latter referring to President Hamid Karzai. "There are more …
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Forces told to shoot anyone defying Kashmir curfew

Still, hundreds of anti-India protesters took to the streets of the region’s main city of Srinagar and more than a dozen other places in the region. …
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Irish dissidents say banks potential target

In a series of written answers to the Guardian, the Real IRA (RIRA) said future attacks would alternate between "military, political and economic …
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Death toll rises to 16 in Venezuela plane crash

The French-built ATR 42 went down about six miles (10 kilometers) from its destination, the airport in the eastern city of Puerto Ordaz. Workers at …
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U.S. doctor gets 6 months in abortion patient death

Dr. Rapin Osathanondh, who is originally from Thailand, was sentenced Tuesday in Barnstable Superior Court. He pleaded guilty Monday, just as his …
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Trapped Chilean miner’s Hope born healthy

The first baby of trapped miner Ariel Tiscona and his wife, Elizabeth Segovia, was born by cesarean section in a hospital in Copiapo, where many of …
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American woman freed by Iran is grateful

Iran freed Sarah Shourd, 32, after a $500,000 bail was paid to win her freedom. However, the case that has deepened strains between the U.S. and …
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In talks, no progress seen on Israeli settlements

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held an extra, unscheduled session with U.S. Secretary of State …
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European Union calls France’s Gypsy expulsions ‘a disgrace’

In recent weeks, French authorities have dismantled more than 100 illegal camps and deported more than 1,000 Gypsies, also known as Roma, mainly …
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Famine threat in Africa’s Sahel eases – for now

With signs that neighbouring Niger has also got over the worst of a food crisis triggered by last year’s drought, the threat of all-out famine in …
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Obama ‘very pleased’ with release of U.S. hiker

Obama says all Americans join with Sarah Shourd’s family in celebrating her return home. The president says he is grateful to all those who have …
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Abandoned airport stark symbol of Cyprus division

The din of passenger traffic has long been supplanted by the flutter of pigeons in the cavernous atrium of Nicosia’s abandoned airport. Shards of …
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