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North Korea releases Boston man

Carter Center spokeswoman Deanna Congileo said late Thursday that the former president will return to the U.S. with Aijalon Gomes. She says Gomes …
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United Nations examines communication failure in Congo rapes

The gang rapes of nearly 200 women and boys by Rwandan and Congolese rebels reportedly occurred over four days within miles of a U.N. peacekeepers’ …
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The Sidney Morning Herald: The human cost of Pakistan’s floods

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Top Pakistani finance officials join IMF talks

IMF spokesman Gerry Rice said Pakistan’s Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh and Central Bank Governor Yaseen Anwar had joined the talks, which …
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Somalis flee fourth day of violence in Mogadishu

Residents fled the carnage, some with their belongings piled high in wheelbarrows, others clutching their children, as al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab …
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German central banker denies stirring up racism

German central bank board member Thilo Sarrazin, who has sparked uproar several times for his criticism of Turks and Arabs living in Germany, took …
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Afghanistan drills oil for first time in north

Afghanistan’s Mines Ministry plans to open bidding soon for contracts to refine the oil from the rugged Sar-i-Pul province in the north. "The …
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Exotic dancer gets South Africa debt law changed

Tatiana Malachi was brought to South Africa in 2008 by House of Rasputin Properties, which ran a Cape Town dance club. The owners said she owed them …
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Pakistan floods threaten 3 towns as levee fails

The swollen Indus River broke through the Sur Jani embankment in southern Sindh province late Wednesday, threatening the towns of Sujawal, Daro and …
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The Guardian: MI6 worker murdered, stuffed in a bag and dumped in a bath

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Drug hitmen dump 72 bodies at Mexican ranch

The marines came across the bodies of 58 men and 14 women, thought to be migrant workers, on Tuesday at the ranch in Tamaulipas state, 90 miles from …
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Power struggle threatens to paralyze International Monetary fund

The United States wants Europe to give some of the seats it occupies on the 24-member board of the global lender to emerging market countries to …
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Drug cartel suspected in massacre of 72 migrants

The marines fought the cartel gunmen at a ranch in the northern state of Tamaulipas on Tuesday, a battle that left one marine and three suspects …
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Greek FinMin: recession milder than forecast

George Papaconstantinou told deputies in Parliament that although problems remained, there was now "light at the end of the tunnel," and reiterated …
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Wal-Mart Stores appeals sex discrimination case

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is appealing an April ruling that authorized the class action, which could include more than 1 million women. Wal-Mart …
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United States computers attacked with flash drive

The previously classified incident took place in 2008 in the Middle East and was disclosed in a magazine article by Deputy Defense Secretary William …
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Nigeria: Cholera epidemic death toll rises to 352

The Health Ministry issued a statement Wednesday saying the country has had more than 6,400 cases of the waterborne infection this year. The …
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British Petroleum vice president testifies before federal panel

In the end, it didn’t matter, because the blowout preventer — a device designed to prevent oil from spilling after a blowout — failed, Harry …
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