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Iranian pilgrims killed in north Iraq car bomb

The bus was on the highway just outside the town of Muqdadiyah headed towards the capital Baghdad 60 miles (90 kilometers) away when the car …
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World time changes – August-November 2010

MOROCCO – Clocks go back by one hour to GMT WESTERN SAHARA – Clocks go back by one hour to GMT SUNDAY, Sept. 5 NAMIBIA – Clocks go forward by one hour …
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Gates plans to retire next year

A Republican and holdover from the Bush administration, Gates had agreed to stay on at the request of President Barack Obama. The move was intended …
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WikiLeaks founder to write columns in Sweden

Assange says his columns in tabloid Aftonbladet will give perspective on the work of WikiLeaks, which has angered the Pentagon by releasing …
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World diamond trading group bans Zimbabwe stones

The U.S.-based Rapaport Diamond Trading Network said that any of its 10,000 members offering tainted Zimbabwean diamonds also will have their names …
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Pakistan flood survivors protest slow aid

Pakistan’s worst floods in recorded history began more than two weeks ago in the mountainous northwest and have spread throughout the country. Some …
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Spacewalking astronauts plug in new cooling pump

Douglas Wheelock slid the bathtub-size pump into place 2 1/2 hours into the spacewalk, his third in just 10 days. He was assisted by Tracy Caldwell …
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World Health Organization asks Pakistan to investigate cholera case

WHO says cholera, which can spread rapidly after floods and other disasters, is endemic in Pakistan and the case may be unrelated to any large-scale …
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Jetliner crashes on Colombian island; 1 killed

Colombian Air Force Col. David Barrero said officials were investigating reports the plane had been hit by lightning before crashing at 1:49 a.m. …
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Iran official announces building of new nuke site

Uranium enrichment factories are used to create fuel for nuclear power plants but can also, if taken to extremes, produce the material for …
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U.S. drill bolsters case for stronger China military

Rear Admiral Yang Yi, a senior researcher at the National Defence University in Beijing, told Reuters that China was also "concerned" about joint …
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U.S. urges vigilance in sanctions on Iran shipping

Writing in the Financial Times, Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey said Iranian tactics to evade sanctions included repainting or renaming ships, …
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Scenarios for Australia’s August 21 election

Labor’s once stellar poll lead has evaporated over eight months, prompting the party to dump its former leader Kevin Rudd in favour of Gillard to …
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Netanyahu looks beyond Turkey in rare Greek visit

Netanyahu’s two days in Athens come a month after a groundbreaking Israel visit by Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, and follow a May Israeli …
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Military deaths pass 2,000 as Afghan war review looms

The U.S. military accounted for more than 60 percent of the deaths but the total still lags the list of Afghan civilian casualties, which a U.N. …
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Australia’s government holds narrow election lead

The Aug. 21 vote will decide the fate of the government’s planned 30 percent mining tax on big iron ore and coal miners, such as BHP Billiton, Rio …
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Teen sex not always bad for school performance

The same isn’t true for teens who "hook up." Researchers found that those who have casual flings get lower grades and have more school-related …
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Two killed as farmers, India police clash over land

Police opened fire after the protesters attacked them with stones and set vehicles on fire in Uttar Pradesh state’s Aligarh where the government is …
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