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Pacific Tropical Storm Bud yet to strengthen
Last Updated: 3:46 AM 05/23/12 - Despite favorable conditions, Tropical Storm Bud in the Pacific has yet to strengthen.
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Bomb kills 5 in Syrian capital
Last Updated: 4:19 AM 05/22/12 - Activists and state media say a bomb has exploded in the Syrian capital, killing at least five people.
Suicide bomber kills 20 Yemeni soldiers in Sanaa
Last Updated: 3:39 AM 05/21/12 - Yemeni officials say 20 soldiers died when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a military parade drill in the capital Sanaa.
Prosecutor launches Strauss-Kahn rape probe
Last Updated: 3:37 AM 05/21/12 - A French prosecutor has opened a preliminary investigation into allegations of rape in a Washington hotel by former IMF chief and one-time French presidential hopeful Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
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World News Roundup May 20
Last Updated: 2:11 AM 05/20/12 - Italian quake, Guatemalan volcano, Taiwan China policy, Chinese miner rescued, Syrian violence, Libyan vote, Egypt elections, Yemen militants killed...
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Greeks' Crisis Is Personal As Well As Political
Last Updated: 1:32 AM 05/20/12 - Here is a look at some of Greece's problems as it struggles to pay its debts...
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6.2-magnitude quake strikes far off Chile's coast
Last Updated: 3:58 AM 05/18/12 - A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake has struck off Chile's southern coast, but the authorities say it wasn't felt on land and discounted the possibility of a tsunami.
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Netanyahu skeptical Iran would end nuclear program
Last Updated: 3:56 AM 05/18/12 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is skeptical that Iran will agree to halt its nuclear program.
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Tropical Depression Aletta Hangs On; Another Potential Storm in Pacific
Last Updated: 3:41 AM 05/18/12 - Tropical Depression Aletta hangs on despite high shears and dry air. Meanwhile, another potential tropical disturbance is developing in the Pacific.
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Japan launches rocket with first foreign satellite
Last Updated: 11:48 PM 05/17/12 - A rocket has lifted off in Japan in the country's first commercial launch of a foreign satellite -- one from South Korea designed to monitor the environment.
Aletta weakens to a tropical depression in Pacific
Last Updated: 3:02 AM 05/18/12 - Aletta has weakened to a tropical depression as it swirls far out over the Pacific.
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Soyuz capsule with 3 crew docks with space station
Last Updated: 12:52 AM 05/17/12 - A Russian-made Soyuz craft carrying three astronauts has docked with the International Space Station, putting the crew in place for the imminent arrival of the first ever privately owned cargo ship to the orbiting lab.
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Tropical Storm Aletta weakening in the Pacific
Last Updated: 3:53 AM 05/16/12 - Tropical Storm Aletta is weakening is it spins far out over the Pacific.
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Ratko Mladic's genocide trial gets under way
Last Updated: 2:18 AM 05/16/12 - Twenty years after the opening shots of the Bosnian War, former Bosnian Serb military commander Gen. Ratko Mladic has gone on trial at a UN tribunal on 11 charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
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Ex-tabloid editor faces phone hacking charges
Last Updated: 4:09 AM 05/15/12 - Ex-News of the World editor and News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks says she and her husband will face charges over Britain's tabloid phone hacking scandal.
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EU carries out first strikes on Somali pirates
Last Updated: 3:58 AM 05/15/12 - The European Union says its naval force off the Somali coastline has carried out its first air strikes against pirate targets on shore.
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Francois Hollande becomes new French president
Last Updated: 3:55 AM 05/15/12 - Francois Hollande has become president of France following a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in central Paris.
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First Pacific Tropical Storm Forms
Last Updated: 1:17 AM 05/15/12 - The first Tropical Storm of the 2012 Pacific Hurricane season has formed.
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Three-man Soyuz crew departs for space station
Last Updated: 11:50 PM 05/14/12 - A three-man crew blasted off from a space center in southern Kazakhstan on board a Russian-made Soyuz craft for a half-year stay at the International Space Station.
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Plane crash kills 15 in Nepal mountains; 6 survive
Last Updated: 2:50 AM 05/14/12 - A government official says 15 people have been killed and six critically injured in a plane crash in northern Nepal's Himalayas.
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Prince William, Kate dress up for UK Olympic team
Last Updated: 4:41 PM 05/11/12 - Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge have dressed to the nines to support the British Olympics team at a gala dinner.
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Vatican eyes Legion priests for abuse
Last Updated: 3:28 AM 05/11/12 - The Legion of Christ religious order says the Vatican is investigating seven of its priests for alleged sexual abuse of minors, and another two for other alleged crimes.
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Yemen: Airstrike kills 5 al-Qaida militants
Last Updated: 4:32 AM 05/10/12 - Yemeni security officials say an airstrike has killed five al-Qaida militants in the country's south.
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Australian Man runs down sister after cat urinates on computer
Last Updated: 3:37 AM 05/10/12 - The 19-year-old woman suffered a fractured spine, a fractured leg and a collapsed lung and remains in a serious condition in hospital.
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Syria says dozens dead or wounded in blasts
Last Updated: 2:11 AM 05/10/12 - Syrian state TV says dozens of people are dead or wounded after two strong explosions ripped through the capital, Damascus.
9 men to be sentenced in UK sex ring case
Last Updated: 3:25 AM 05/09/12 - A judge in northwest England is set to sentence nine men of Pakistani and Afghan descent for luring girls as young as 13 years old into sexual encounters using alcohol and drugs.
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Putin sworn in as Russia's President
Last Updated: 3:30 AM 05/07/12 - Vladimir Putin has been sworn in as Russia's president for a third term after four years as prime minister.
World News Roundup: Guantanamo Trials, Iranian Oil Imports, Japan Nuclear Power, Korean Fire
Last Updated: 1:46 AM 05/06/12 - 9/11 defendants ignore judge at Guantanamo hearing...Clinton to press India on Iran oil imports...Japan's final nuclear reactor switches off...Fire in South Korean karaoke bar kills 9 people
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Man Photographs 'Petting Pen' Cheetahs Attacking Wife
Last Updated: 1:35 AM 05/06/12 - The Herald said park staff and other visitors pulled the cats off the woman, who wasn't seriously injured and continued with her holiday.
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Norway Signs Oil Deal with Russia; Also Has A Deal with ExxonMobil
Last Updated: 1:20 AM 05/06/12 - Russia's Rosneft signs oil deal with Norway's Statoil
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Possible Deal Between U.S. and China Over Dissident
Last Updated: 11:00 PM 05/04/12 - It appears a deal has been struck to end the diplomatic crisis between the U.S. and China over political activist Chen Guangcheng.
London Still Working on Summer Olympics Safety Plan
Last Updated: 10:58 PM 05/04/12 - The 2012 Summer Olympics are fast approaching, and Britain is still putting the finishing touches on its security plan.
Rocking scholar graduates with devil-horn salute
Last Updated: 4:09 AM 05/03/12 - Drummer, Filf, Misery, Nail and Ripper are not typical research subjects. But Dave Snell did not study typical.
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West Point putting bin Laden's last words online
Last Updated: 1:19 AM 05/03/12 - The world will soon be able to read the last words of Osama bin Laden as he struggled to command the attention of his far-flung terror network.
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NKorea Said to Jam Signals Used on SKorean Flights
Last Updated: 10:25 PM 05/02/12 - A South Korean official says jamming signals from North Korea have affected 250 civilian flights in and out of South Korea.
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Florida's 'Cuba Bill' Could Negatively Impact State's Economy
Last Updated: 9:21 PM 05/02/12 - For half a century, American companies have been banned from doing business with Cuba as part of a federal embargo. However, there's no restriction on foreign companies that have offices in the U.S. This week, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed a bill to pressure those companies to give up their Cuban ties.
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Tsunami-swept Harley in container found in Canada
Last Updated: 3:56 AM 05/02/12 - It must have been a wild ride. Japanese media say a Harley-Davidson motorcycle lost in last year's tsunami has washed up on a Canadian island.
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May Day Labor Rallies Held 'Round the World
Last Updated: 9:44 PM 05/01/12 - May Day labor marches took place all around the world Tuesday.
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President Obama Addresses the Nation from Afghanistan
Last Updated: 9:24 PM 05/01/12 - President Obama is on his way back to Washington after marking the first anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death with a surprise visit to Afghanistan. While there the President signed a new partnership agreement with the country and addressed the United States.
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Earthquake Reported In Mexico City
Last Updated: 2:29 PM 05/01/12 - Mexico City's mayor says there no reports of damage in the capital.
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London Thinking of Controversial Summer Olympics Safety Plan
Last Updated: 9:14 PM 04/30/12 - There is already controversy surrounding the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. It centers on how the city plans to keep people safe.
President Obama Meets with Japan's Prime Minister
Last Updated: 9:11 PM 04/30/12 - President Obama met with Japan’s 6th prime minister in five years Monday to strengthen ties.
President Obama, Secretary Clinton Keep Quiet on Chinese Dissident Issue
Last Updated: 9:09 PM 04/30/12 - Two of the world's superpowers are said to be in talks about the fate of one man. He is a Chinese human rights dissident who had been under house arrest until he escaped.
Australian billionaire: Titanic II to sail in 2016
Last Updated: 4:02 AM 04/30/12 - An Australian billionaire has announced plans to build a replica of the Titanic that will make its maiden voyage from England to New York in 2016.
Syria: 8 killed in bombings in city of Idlib
Last Updated: 3:46 AM 04/30/12 - Syria's state-run news agency says two blasts in the northwestern city of Idlib have killed at least eight people and caused serious damage.
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Weaker al-Qaeda Still Plots Payback for U.S. Raid
Last Updated: 3:11 PM 04/29/12 - Weaker al-Qaida still dreams of payback a year after U.S. military raid killed Osama bin Laden.
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Londoners Shocked by Olympics Missile Possibility
Last Updated: 3:04 PM 04/29/12 - The British Ministry of Defence might place surface-to-air missiles on a water tower in a densely populated London neighborhood as part of security for the Olympic Games this summer.
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Egypt Ruling Council to Form New Government
Last Updated: 2:57 PM 04/29/12 - Egyptian military council will form a new government.
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World News Apr 29: Egypt Elections, Syria Update, Obama Aid to Palestinians
Last Updated: 1:05 AM 04/29/12 - Egypt's Salafis back moderate for president...Syrian troops clash with rebels near presidential palace...Saudi official urges Gulf unity to confront Iran...Obama releases $147M in aid to Palestinians...Pakistan wants apology for US border killings...
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10 Afghan local Police killed by Roadside Bomb
Last Updated: 9:19 AM 04/28/12 - Afghan officials say a roadside bomb in the country's east has killed 10 members of the Local Police.
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