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Officials: Alleged U.S. missiles kill 12 in Pakistan

Elsewhere in the country, gunmen targeted non-ethnic Baluchis traveling on a bus and painting a house in two attacks in southwestern Baluchistan …
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BP could get final ‘go’ to kill well by Tuesday

The final go-ahead could come by Tuesday, retired Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen told a teleconference news briefing. After the final go-ahead, it …
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Obama: Oil stopped, but Gulf job far from done

"I’m here to tell you that our job is not finished and we are not going anywhere until it is," Obama said at a Coast Guard Station in this Florida …
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Sacred artifacts returned to Northern California tribe (PHOTOS)

The Yurok Tribe celebrated the items’ return this past week — among the largest repatriation of Native American sacred objects ever — from the …
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AP Exclusive: Afghan attack survivor tells story

"God was good to me," the team’s surviving driver, Safiullah, said in an interview punctuated by long pauses and tears for his slain colleagues. On …
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Plastic jar removed from bear cub’s head (PHOTOS)

A clear plastic container was removed from the 6-month-old cub’s head after being stuck for at least 10 days. The cub poked its head into the jar …
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Minute’s silence at Swiss parade for Duisburg dead (PHOTOS)

Organizers stopped the floats and turned off the music at precisely 5 p.m. (1500 GMT) to honor the 21 people crushed to death at the Love Parade …
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Two killed as troops open fire on Kashmir protesters

Unrest that has killed at least 57 people since June shows no signs of abating despite the deployment of thousands of troops and calls from India’s …
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Chile crews drill probes will reach trapped miners

Minister Laurence Golborne says the most advanced probe is 1,715 feet (523 meters) deep as of Saturday. It’s aimed at an emergency refuge 2,297 feet …
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Will Obama take the plunge in Gulf of Mexico?

Perhaps the most intriguing question of the Obamas’ 27-hour dash south was whether the president — joined by first lady Michelle Obama, daughter …
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Man who claims TV credentials is New York rape suspect

Hugues-Denver Akassy, 42, an Ivory Coast native, holds himself out to be an accomplished French-language TV journalist on a website riddled with …
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Rivals shun Madagascar leader’s pact with parties

Political analysts said it was unlikely the Indian Ocean island’s regional neighbours and donor countries would accept the agreement without …
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Youth Olympic flame lit in Singapore

A jubilant crowd of 27,000 packed a makeshift stadium overlooking Singapore’s Marina Bay to cheer on the 3,600 athletes from 204 countries as they …
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Three children injured by Northern Ireland bomb

Officers said a device exploded Saturday close to a school in Lurgan, Co. Armagh, about 22 miles (35km) west of Belfast. Police were evacuating homes …
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Obama Gulf trip part vacation, part sales pitch

The president, first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha (her sister Malia is at summer camp) planned to spend much of their 27-hour trip to …
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Advanced military satellite launches into orbit

The rocket launched at 7:07 a.m. (1107 GMT) Saturday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. It took into space the first of a series of …
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South Korean sets home run record with 9 straight

Ken Griffey Jr., Don Mattingly and Dale Long share Major League Baseball’s mark by hitting home runs in eight straight games. J.K. Moon, an official …
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Obama’s comments on mosque plans near ground zero

Here at the White House, we have a tradition of hosting iftars that goes back several years, just as we host Christmas parties and Seders and Diwali …
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