
The HinduPowerful quake kills at least 6 in N. ItalyCBS News(AP) SANT'AGOSTINO DI FERRARA, Italy – One of the strongest earthquakes to shake northern Italy rattled the region around Bologna early Sunday, a magnitude-6.0 temblor that killed at least…
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AFPYemen army presses drive to retake Qaeda bastionAFPBy Fawaz al-Haidari (AFP) – 1 hour ago ADEN — Yemen's army and air force supported by local militiamen and with US backing stepped up an offensive to expel Al-Qaeda from their southern basti…
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The HinduChina Times: Challenges ahead for President MaFocus Taiwan News ChannelPresident Ma Ying-jeou was inaugurated Sunday for a second term amid plummeting approval ratings and protests in Taipei. Since Ma's re-election four months ago, his app…
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CBS NewsPakistan blocks Twitter because of material considered offensive to IslamWashington PostISLAMABAD — Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter on Sunday because it refused to remove material considered offensive to Islam, said one…
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The Associated PressSyria: Suicide vehicle bomb hits military compoundThe Associated PressBy BASSEM MROUE, AP – 2 minutes ago BEIRUT (AP) — A suicide vehicle bomb tore through the parking lot of a military compound in an eastern Syrian city on Satu…
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BBC NewsStudent killed, 7 hurt in blast near Italy schoolThe Associated PressROME (AP) — A bomb exploded outside a high school in southern Italy named after a slain anti-Mafia prosecutor as students arrived for class Saturday, killing a teenage girl …
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Telegraph.co.ukFrance's Hollande sticking to early Afghan pulloutTampabay.comBy BEN FELLER and JAMEY KEATEN WASHINGTON — Francois Hollande, the new president of France, met Friday with President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham …
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euronewsProtesters rally against Bahrain's royal familyeuronewsTens of thousands of mainly Shi'ite protesters have staged a rally in Bahrain over a proposal for closer ties with other Gulf states. The plan has the backing of Saudi Arabia as a w…
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The Associated PressG8 leaders broadly united on Iran and Syria: US officialReuters| CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) – Group of Eight leaders agreed in their initial discussions at Camp David on Friday that Iran needs to disclose more about its nuclear …
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CBS NewsDiplomats: Nuclear Agency Chief May Visit TehranABC NewsDiplomats tell The Associated Press that the head of the UN nuclear agency may fly to Tehran next week to seal an agreement that would allow his organization to resume a probe of suspicion…
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