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Poll: Berlusconi’s approval ratings spiral downward

The poll in Italy’s leading Corriere della Sera newspaper showed Berlusconi’s approval rating fell to 41 percent from 50 percent about six weeks …
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Three arrested in Norway al-Qaida bomb plot

The three men, whose names were not released, had been under surveillance for more than a year. Officials believe they were planning attacks with …
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Egypt unveils discovery of 4,300-year-old tombs

The tombs have false doors with paintings depicting their owners — a father and a son who served as heads of the royal scribes. Antiquities chief …
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Solar plane lands after completing 24-hour flight

Pilot Andre Borschberg eased the Solar Impulse aircraft onto the runway at Payerne airfield about 31 miles (50 kilometers) southwest of the Swiss …
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Bahamas burglaries blamed on ‘barefoot bandit’

Investigators pursuing Colton Harris-Moore were following a trail of break-ins from the southern tip of Great Abaco Island, where the 19-year-old …
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China to impose resource tax nationwide

Beijing is carrying out a test of such a tax in its oil-rich western region of Xinjiang and plans to expand it gradually to the whole country, said …
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Heart tests add to U.S. radiation dose concerns

They said nearly one in 10 adults under the age of 64 had a heart procedure involving radiation over a three-year period in five major healthcare …
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Swiss solar plane marks 24 hours in the air

Engineers in the Solar Impulse control room and pilot Andre Borschberg cheered loudly as the plane passed the historic milestone shortly before 7 a.m. …
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Swedes, Norwegians pounce on Chinese garlic smuggler BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Nordic customs officials have arrested a truck driver after he tried to …
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NATO airstrike accidentally kills 5 Afghan troops

An Afghan defense official Wednesday condemned the "friendly fire" deaths in the eastern province of Ghazni. They came as three more American troops …
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International Monetary Fund lifts 2010 global growth forecast, flags Europe debt risk

The IMF raised its 2010 world output forecast to 4.6 percent from 4.2 percent previously, but said sovereign debt risks in Europe could escalate and …
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United Nations: Civilians increasingly being targeted in war

John Holmes said thousands of civilians died in conflicts in Gaza, Sri Lanka, Congo, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Somalia in 2009 and "an untold number" …
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Netanyahu offers Palestinians talks on settlements

Asked on CNN’s "Larry King Live" if he would extend beyond September a 10-month moratorium on housing starts in settlements in the occupied West Bank, …
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America reaches plea deal at Guantanamo military trial

Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al-Qosi, 50, pleaded guilty to providing material support for terrorism and conspiracy at a hearing before a military judge. A …
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New York subway bomb plot linked to British cell

In an indictment unsealed Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn, prosecutors added several al-Qaida figures to the case, including Adnan …
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Greek pension bill passes preliminary vote test

For the bill to become law it must be approved in a second vote expected on Thursday, the day when a general 24-hour strike has been organised by …
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Oil rises as stock market rallies

Benchmark crude rose $2.09 to settle at $74.07 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In recent months oil prices have been influenced by the …
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Hezbollah storing weapons inside villages

The Israeli material included detailed maps and 3-D simulations showing individual buildings that the military identified as rocket storehouses. …
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