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WikiLeaks plans to release Central Intelligence Agency paper on Wednesday

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been accused by two women of sexual molestation in Sweden, where he has spent the past couple of weeks. …
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Suicide truck bomber kills 11, wounds 34 in Baghdad

The blast took place in Baghdad’s northern Qahira district, an Interior Ministry source and police sources said. The bomber blew the truck up near …
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Hope keeping survivors of mine collapse alive

Linenger and Strauch are living proof of survival amid isolation. They say that power is in us all. Thirteen years ago, Linenger was only a month …
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China’s massive traffic jam could last for weeks

Triggered by road construction, the snarl-up began 11 days ago and was 60 miles (100 kilometers) long at one point. Reaching almost to the outskirts …
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Jet misses runway, crashes in China; 42 killed

The Henan Airlines plane with 91 passengers and five crew crashed late Tuesday in a grassy area near the Lindu airport on the outskirts of Yichun, …
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Zadari: Recovery from floods to take Pakistan years

An official in the province of Sindh said on Tuesday that up to 600,000 people were now in danger from rising flood waters in the south, nearly a …
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U.S. probes old Jeep Grand Cherokees for fire risk

The investigation was opened on Monday by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The action is short of a recall, and a Chrysler …
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U.S. administration proposes new restaurant menu labeling

The agency said the industry would hold off on enforcing the rules for an unspecified time period so that companies could have time to make changes. …
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Missing top talent hurts U.S. team at Youth Olympics

The U.S. team, which traditionally is a dominant force at Olympic games, has won just four gold medals in Singapore and trails far behind China, …
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Pacific storm Frank strengthens off Mexico

Frank was expected to move along Mexico’s Pacific coast, which is lined with resorts popular with foreign tourists. "Additional strengthening is …
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German prosecutors investigate cornfield swastika

Police in Assling, Bavaria, said the swastika, like all Nazi insignia illegal under German law, was spotted on Sunday by a pilot flying from a …
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Lithuanian firm sued for holding beauty pageant

Lawyers representing Miss Universe Organization L.P. claim the Mrs. Universe contest held Saturday in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius violated the …
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Berlin growth threatens freewheeling spirit

Many complain the increase in prosperity is eroding the very Bohemian spirit that has made it attractive, triggering an identity crisis. The …
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Small shoot to give Anne Frank tree new life

The tree that comforted Anne while she was hiding from Nazi occupiers in World War II snapped and crashed to the ground Monday in a garden behind …
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Closed-door eateries lure adventurous diners

That is the concept behind closed-door restaurants, luring adventurous diners from Buenos Aires to Berlin and New York. Diners at the unofficial …
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Reptile experts hunt stray ‘gator in Chicago River

Children, parents and dog walkers gathered Monday to catch a peek of the 3-foot-long (90-centimeter) reptile in the river on the city’s North …
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British prime minister’s wife gives birth to baby girl

"Both the baby — who was born weighing 6lbs 1oz (2.7 kg) — and Mrs Cameron are doing very well," a statement from the prime minister’s Downing …
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Dutch police discover 7,000 kg marijuana stash

Police said on Tuesday it found the cache on Aug. 17 after arresting a 35-year-old man on suspicion of selling narcotics. They also held his …
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