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Swedish prime minister offers tax cuts, starts election campaign

Sweden has bounced back quickly from the global downturn and the economy is set to grow strongly this year. Government finances are the best in …
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Pink Panther jewelry heist suspect sent to Japan

Rifat Hadziahmetovic, 42, suspected of snatching the tiara and other jewelry from a downtown Tokyo store in 2007, was handed over to Japanese …
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Report: Blatter says draws may be scrapped at World Cup

Blatter said Saturday on Germany’s Focus weekly that the changes could make the tournament more interesting, claiming teams "above all do not want …
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Wenger signs new three-year contract with Arsenal

"My heart belongs to Arsenal and my desire is to see this team win silverware," Wenger told Arsenal’s website (www.arsenal.com) on Saturday. "My …
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Warning: All animals at Indonesian zoo in danger

An endangered Sumatran tiger was found dead Saturday morning in its cage at the Surabaya Zoo, spokesman Agus Supangkat said. The remaining 13 …
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WikiLeaks says it won’t be threatened by Pentagon

The Pentagon has said that secret information will be even more damaging to security and risk more lives than WikiLeaks’ initial release of some …
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Japan’s gay community parades for first time in 3 years

Police said about 4,000 people in flamboyant costumes, waving rainbow flags and dancing on trucks rallied at the 7th Tokyo Pride Parade, the biggest …
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Police 7 shot outside U.S. restaurant; 4 dead

The restaurant held a wedding reception earlier in the night, but police didn’t know if anyone in the wedding party was involved, Police Chief …
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Thieves compound misery in Pakistani floods

Two weeks after huge floods hit Pakistan many of the 14 million people affected have yet to get any help from the government or aid groups, and amid …
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China widens milk powder checks, tests breast milk

The Ministry of Health launched the probe following complaints that tainted milk powder had caused baby girls to show signs of premature sexual …
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Labor has big poll lead before Australia election

The Aug. 21 election will decide the fate of the government’s planned 30 percent mining tax on big iron ore and coal projects, and the future of …
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Gunmen kill 4 Iraqi policemen, burn two bodies

The unknown gunmen approached a checkpoint in eastern Baghdad and shot dead with silencer guns two policemen, the source said. The attackers then …
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Cholera confirmed in Pakistani flood disaster (PHOTOS)

Pakistan toned down its usually festive Independence Day celebrations Saturday in light of the flooding disaster, which has battered its economy and …
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Obama to back religious freedom at Islam dinner

Obama has not spoken about the mosque controversy. The White House has been calling the matter solely a local one. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs …
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Three kids buy airplane tickets, fly alone

"Hey do you want to go 2 Tennessee today," the message read. "Sure," the other responded. Not even old enough to get a driver’s license, they took a …
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Clinton tries dialing diplomacy for Mideast

The State Department said Friday, August 13, that Clinton had called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign ministers of Jordan …
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Psychiatric group warns of surge in Greek suicides

Officials from the Klimaka group said the number of calls received at its suicide prevention hot line had tripled since the beginning of the year, …
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Turkey discovers ancient underground tomb

Culture Minister Ertugrul Gunay described the discovery near the town of Milas, in western Turkey, as an "important archaeological find" and ordered …
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