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Seven killed in Darfur camp clashes – peacekeepers

Darfur’s joint U.N./African Union (UNAMID) peacekeeping force said gunfire broke out at the Hamidiya camp, close to the town of Zalingei in West …
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Blair pelted with eggs at Dublin book signing

No injuries were reported and the missiles did not hit Blair. Some of the 200 activists who had gathered outside Eason, a bookstore on Dublin’s main …
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Buildings collapse, 2 injured in powerful NZ quake

The prime minister said it was a miracle no one was killed. Only two serious injuries were reported from the quake, which shook thousands of people …
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Death toll rises to 65 in attack on Pakistanis

About 150 people were wounded and some remained in critical condition after the bombing Friday in the southwestern city of Quetta, police official …
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NATO : 6 Afghan insurgents killed in clash

The assault in the northern province of Takhar follows a string of recent raids on militant leaders that aim to demoralize the insurgency and sever …
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Crime adds to misery for Pakistan’s flood victims

In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s provincial capital Peshawar, flour bags and tins of cooking oil bearing the logos of international aid agencies like the World …
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South Korea minister resigns after nepotism allegations

"The foreign minister’s resignation has been accepted by the president," said a presidential source who spoke on condition of anonymity. "The foreign …
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Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threaten U.S.

Pakistan’s Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast and said it would launch attacks in the United States and Europe "very soon", repeating a …
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Four Mexican politicians die in plane crash

Guillermo Zavaleta and Juan Huerta, both members of President Felipe Calderon’s National Action Party (PAN), died in the crash in Huatulco in the …
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Pakistan Taliban say their bomber kills 43 Shiites

To the northwest in Pakistan’s restive tribal regions, two suspected U.S. missile strikes killed at least seven people in an area controlled by one of …
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Hurricane Earl takes aim at northeastern US

Earl dropped to a Category 1 storm — down from a powerful Category 4 a day earlier — with sustained winds of 80 mph (129 kph). The storm could weaken …
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Posters for Egypt’s spy chief as president removed

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Powerful 7.4 quake hits New Zealand’s South Island

The quake, which hit 19 miles (30 kilometers) west of the southern city of Christchurch, shook a wide area with some residents saying buildings had …
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Moussa: Arabs are ready for peace with Israel

He also says the Arabs are ready for full peace with Israel in exchange for a pullout from the lands Israel occupied in 1967, including east …
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Update: UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai airport

The plane went down inside an Emirati air base near a busy highway intersection about 10 miles (16 kilometers) southeast of Dubai’s international …
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UN nuclear chief asks Israel to join treaty

Israel refuses to confirm it possesses a nuclear arsenal but is widely considered to be the Middle East’s only nuclear power. Agency chief Yukiya …
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Bodies of two crew recovered in Dubai air crash

A 747-400 Boeing cargo plane operated by United Parcel Service Inc (UPS) crashed in an air force base near Dubai’s airport after takeoff on Friday, …
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Portugal court finds six guilty of child abuse

The defendants, including a well-known television presenter, a former diplomat and two doctors, were given prison sentences of from just under six …
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