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MSNBC
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It could take months to drain the water from two flooded coal mines where 181 miners have been trapped for four days in eastern China, a rescue official said Tuesday.
Families of the miners questioned why safety warnings were ignored before a dike burs..
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SF Gate
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For nearly four months in solitary confinement, BBC correspondent Alan Johnston felt buried alive but buoyed by international support he knew was out there by listening to his network's radio broadcasts.
In his first lengthy remarks after being freed b..
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CNN
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Forensic teams have unearthed 211 bodies buried in dozens of mass graves in southern Colombia in the past 10 months, a legacy of fierce fighting in this coca-rich land.
Chief prosecutor Mario Iguaran told a news conference Saturday that investigators e..
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MSNBC
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Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has pardoned a female rape victim who had been sentenced to six months in prison and 200 lashes for being alone with a man who was not related to her, a Saudi newspaper reported Monday.
Saudi Justice Minister Abdullah bin M..
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FOX News
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A British 2-year-old versus Stephen Hawking: Who is smarter?
In the case of Georgia Brown, it's about a draw.
Brown, a young British girl with golden locks, has an IQ of 152 — which, proportionate to her age, puts her in the same intellectual leag..
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BBC News
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Zimbabwe will collapse within six months, possibly leading to a state of emergency, according to a briefing report for aid workers in the country.
Rampant inflation will mean shops and services can no longer function and people would resort to barter,..
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Al Jazeera
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A few months ago I told Nursultan Abishevich [Nazarbayev] that I had decided to run for the presidency in the next elections in 2012," Aliyev said in a statement on the website of the Kazakhstan Today news agency which he controls. "Shortly after that con..
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FOX News
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A statement signed by Fidel Castro sought to reassure Cubans Wednesday that the 80-year-old leader was recovering well from difficult surgery, saying his weight was stable and he was eating solid foods after months of intravenous feeding.
In the most d..
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SF Gate
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In some ways, this colonial capital in southern Mexico has never looked better. Fresh paint -- from pastels to vibrant hues -- cover hundreds of downtown buildings that were graffiti-tagged only a few months ago. New signs in the main square point visitor..
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