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Aug 13th, 2010 |
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia – At sea for three crowded and grueling months, hundreds of Tamil asylum seekers from war-ravaged Sri Lanka sought refuge in Canada
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Aug 13th, 2010 |
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RAMLE, Israel – The man accused of going on a three-state stabbing spree in the United States was also a suspect in a stabbing near
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Aug 13th, 2010 |
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LIMA, Peru – A Peruvian prosecutor said Friday he will ask a court to revoke the parole of American activist Lori Berenson and send her
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Aug 13th, 2010 |
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ISLAMABAD – The global aid response to the Pakistan floods has so far been much less generous than to other recent natural disasters — despite
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Aug 13th, 2010 |
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SRINAGAR, India – Tens of thousands of Kashmiris staged angry street demonstrations Friday after government forces killed four people and injured 31 others during the
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Aug 13th, 2010 |
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LONDON – The economy of the 16 countries that use the euro expanded by a better-than-expected 1 percent during the second quarter before as growth
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Aug 13th, 2010 |
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MOSCOW – Russia’s nuclear agency said Friday that it will load fuel into Iran’s first nuclear power plant next week, moving ahead with launching the
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Aug 13th, 2010 |
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MULTAN, Pakistan – Fever, stomach problems and skin diseases are spreading among Pakistani flood victims, officials said Friday, adding another dimension of danger to a
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Aug 13th, 2010 |
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YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar’s ruling military junta announced Friday that the country’s first elections in two decades will be held Nov. 7, finally setting a
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Aug 13th, 2010 |
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – A U.S.-based think tank is painting a grim picture of the earthquake recovery effort in Haiti, adding its voice to widespread accusations
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