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Report says child pornography on the rise

Attorney General Eric Holder said the distribution of child pornography, the number of images being shared online and violence against child victims …
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At least 7 dead in Siberia plane crash-ministry

"The plane was flying from Krasnoyarsk to Igarka and crashed 700 metres from the runway as it came in to land … according to provisional information …
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Brazil kidnapping ring used Web to find victims

Nine people were arrested last week — mostly young men who spent hours on the Internet planning their crimes, authorities said Monday. Police …
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British Petroleum hedges on role of relief well in Gulf oil leak

Crews planned testing Monday evening to determine whether to proceed with a plan — called a "static kill" — to pump mud and perhaps cement down the …
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Two men guilty in New York airport bomb plot case

Russell Defreitas, 67, a U.S. citizen born in Guyana, and Abdul Kadir, 58, of Guyana, conspired to blow up buildings, fuel tanks and pipelines at the …
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Villages evacuated in Greek island fire

Officials say no one was hurt and no reports of property damage had been received ahead of Monday’s evacuation. They did give details how many …
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United States denies Gulf dispersants more toxic than oil

The Environmental Protection Agency says the tests also show that when mixed with oil, the dispersant being used in the Gulf, Corexit 9500A, is no …
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BlackBerry crackdown will affect visitors too

The Emirates’ telecoms regulator said Monday that travelers to the city-state of Dubai and the important oil industry center of Abu Dhabi will — …
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Pakistani leader in Paris, to discuss Afghan war

Zardari arrived in France on Sunday night, as his government was coming under criticism for its handling of deadly flooding in the northwest of the …
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McCain stalls vote on Obama’s spy chief nominee

The move by McCain could delay the confirmation of James Clapper as director of national intelligence until September, after the congressional …
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Trial starts for 10 in Sweden chopper heist

The footage of the Sept. 23, 2009 robbery showed three black-clad bandits leaping from the chopper and breaking into the G4S cash facility in …
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Pakistani flood survivors salvage little they have

Around 300 people blocked a major road in the hard-hit Nowshera district to protest at receiving little or no aid, witnesses said. Other survivors …
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Obama: Pakistan has struck “major blows” against al Qaeda

"In Pakistan, we’ve seen the government begin to take the fight to violent extremists within its borders. Major blows have been struck against al …
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Gulf crews prepare to start plugging well for good

BP PLC Senior Vice President Kent Wells said crews will likely start the so-called "static kill" attempt Tuesday if tests Monday determine the well …
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New United States sanctions aim to dry North Korea’s cash sources

The U.S. will publicly name institutions and people accused of helping North Korea make money illegally in the next few weeks, Robert Einhorn, the …
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Italy lower house to vote Wendesday on junior minister

The result of the vote will be significant because it will be the first test of the strength of the coalition of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi …
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British Petroleum static kill at Gulf leak on tap for Tuesday

"We want to confirm we can inject the oil in the wellbore back into the reservoir, said Kent Wells, BP’s senior vice president of exploration and …
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Holocaust Museum to Romania: scrap ‘racist’ coin

Radu Ioanid, a director of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum said he was "shocked" by the banks decision to mint the coin depicting late Patriarch …
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