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Thai troops fire rubber bullets at protesters

Thai troops had earlier fired tear gas as they advanced towards a protest checkpoint following overnight fighting that killed one and wounded 11, …
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Thai army may use force to halt protest expansion

"We will not allow the formation of checkpoints outside the main encampment and will use force to disperse if necessary. We want to limit the …
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China allows Internet access in Xinjiang 10 months after riots

The curbs had been widely criticised by Western human rights advocates. Besides restricting communication, the curbs had also hurt commerce in the …
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Study shows consistent benefit of early daycare

The latest results from the long-running U.S. National Institutes of Health study show children in high-quality childcare scored slightly higher on …
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Pope decries abortion, same-sex marriage at Fatima

Benedict made the comments to Catholic social workers, health providers and others after celebrating Mass on Thursday before an estimated 400,000 …
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China says death toll in mine blast rises to 21

The official Xinhua News Agency said Friday that 31 workers were in the mine when the blast happened Thursday night, and that 10 managed to escape. …
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Neighbors thought China attacker was a good man

Villagers heard screams early Wednesday coming from a preschool run out of Wu’s two-story farmhouse, then heard Wu shout: "They owed me …
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Banned Malaysian sect leader with 38 kids dies

Ashaari Muhammad died Thursday of a lung infection in a hospital in northern Perak state, his daughter-in-law Rohaya Mohamad said. He was …
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Suspicious vehicle spotted in New York City’s Union Square

The car was spotted Thursday night not far from the Union Square subway station, where several lines connect. Police say two gas cans were seen in …
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Athens’ prison bomb causes damage, no injuries

"It was a really strong explosion that was heard kilometres away," said a police official, who requested anonymity. The top security Athens prison is …
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Children, crew stand out among crash survivors

May 12, 2010 — An Afriqiyah Airways Airbus crashed on approach to Tripoli, Libya, with 104 people on board. A 9-year-old Dutch boy, Ruben van …
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Merkel: Euro crisis could help boost political union

Speaking at a ceremony in Aachen where Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was awarded the Charlemagne Prize for furthering European unity, Merkel …
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Irish police seize rocket launchers in gang raid

Irish cities, such as Limerick in the west, have long suffered from gang violence, drug trafficking and money laundering, activities which also …
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FBI searches U.S. homes in Times Square probe

An FBI spokeswoman says the searches were the product of evidence gathered in the investigation and that there is "no known immediate threat to the …
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New claims for unemployment insurance inch down

Employers, encouraged by a recovering economy, are hiring again. But they are not doing it at the level needed to reduce the jobless rate. The Labor …
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Red shirts’ military advisor shot and wounded

Khattiya Sawasdipol, a suspended army specialist in charge of security at an encampment occupied by thousands of anti-government demonstrators, was …
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Paris scorns lovers with scour of romantic bridge

For years love-struck couples have been fastening padlocks to the railings of the Pont des Arts, engraving them with their initials, adding a few …
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Update: Chavez says Venezuelan gas platform sinks, workers safe

Chavez said all 95 workers were evacuated safely from the platform and that two navy patrols were in the area. The Aban Pearl semisubmersible rig was …
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