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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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‘Inside Out 2’ adds four new emotions, explores teenage life
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Questions raised over fair promotion of RM, NewJeans
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U.S. warns of revenge attacks from al-Qaida
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The United States issued a worldwide travel alert Saturday warning its nationals of the “potential for retaliation” after two key al-Qaida figures were killed in an air raid in Yemen.The State Department notice came one day after the killing of U.S.-born Islamic cleric Anwar al-Aw
Oct. 2, 2011
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Suh: Korean-Americans bridge builders between two nations
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― Making her first trip to South Korea in a decade, Rhea S. Suh, who handles a $12 billion budget at the Department of the Interior, says she is bringing a message of hope for ethnic Koreans in foreign nations.“I am going to focus on basically my personal experience as a Kor
Oct. 2, 2011
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Denmark levies world's first fat tax
COPENHAGEN, Oct 1, 2011 (AFP) -- Denmark Saturday became the first country in the world to impose a fat tax after a week in which consumers hoarded butter, pizza, meat and milk to avoid the immediate effects."We have had to stock up with tonnes of butter and margarine in order to be able to supply o
Oct. 2, 2011
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With al-Awlaki dead, al-Qaida lacks Western voice
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- The killings of U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and another American al-Qaida propagandist in a U.S. airstrike Friday wipe out the decisive factor that made the terrorist group's Yemen branch the most dangerous threat to the United States: its reach into the West.Issuing English-l
Oct. 1, 2011
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Pakistani P.M. deflects U.S. pressure over militants
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- U.S. pressure on Pakistan to attack Afghan militants on its soil will not succeed, the Pakistani prime minister told a gathering Thursday of political and military leaders trying to formulate a response to fresh American allegations that the army’s spy agency is supporting the insu
Sept. 30, 2011
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Fidel Castro mocks Obama for Cuba comments
HAVANA (AP) -- Fidel Castro mocked President Barack Obama on Thursday for saying he’s open to changing U.S. policy toward Cuba if there is change on the island first, calling the U.S. leader “stupid.”Writing in one of his semiregular essays published across state-run media, Castro reacted with sarca
Sept. 30, 2011
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Jackson bodyguard says doc told him to hide vials
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The first bodyguard to reach Michael Jackson's bedroom after the singer's doctor called for help testified Thursday that he was told by the doctor to gather medicine vials before calling emergency services. Deputy District. Attorney. David Walgren displys an image of Micheal Jack
Sept. 30, 2011
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Zany scientists honored in alternative Nobels
NEW YORK (AFP) - In the ultimate accolade for the world's mad scientists, spoof Nobel prizes were awarded Thursday for studies into beetle sex, turtles yawning, the desperation of people dying to urinate and other daffy investigations.The annual Ig Nobel prizes, now in their 21st year, were given at
Sept. 30, 2011
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U.S. man planned to blow up Pentagon
BOSTON (AP) ― A man was arrested Wednesday and accused of plotting an assault on the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol using remote-controlled aircraft armed with explosives ― the latest of several terrorism cases to spring from federal sting operations.Rezwan Ferdaus was arrested in Framingham, Massachuset
Sept. 29, 2011
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Cantaloupe outbreak kills at least 16 in United States
Cantaloupes rot in the afternoon heat on the Jensen Farms in Colorado on Wednesday. (AP-Yonhap News)WASHINGTON (AP) ― Federal health officials said Wednesday more illnesses and possibly more deaths may be linked to an outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe in coming weeks.So far, the outbreak has caused
Sept. 29, 2011
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U.S. ‘threat’ of military action unites Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- U.S. accusations that Pakistan is supporting Afghan insurgents have triggered a nationalist backlash and whipped up media fears of an American invasion, drowning out any discussion over the army’s long use of jihadi groups as deadly proxies in the region.The reaction shows the prob
Sept. 29, 2011
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U.S. fugitive caught 41 years after escape
ALMOCAGEME, Portugal (AP) ― He lived the sweet life for decades. But nobody knew he was on the run.After breaking out of a New Jersey prison 41 years ago, George Wright settled in a picturesque seaside town in Portugal.He married a local woman, raised two children and grew old in a pretty house on a
Sept. 29, 2011
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U.N. Council moves to consider Palestinian bid
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ― The Security Council took its first official step Wednesday to consider the Palestinians’ request for U.N. membership.Lebanese Ambassador Nawaf Salam, who holds this month’s rotating council presidency, announced that he was forwarding the Palestinians’ request to the committee
Sept. 29, 2011
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US man planned to blow up Pentagon
BOSTON (AP) -- A man was arrested Wednesday and accused of plotting an assault on the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol using remote-controlled aircraft armed with explosives _ the latest of several terrorism cases to spring from federal sting operations.A police car sits in the driveway of
Sept. 29, 2011
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Putin rebuilds economic team, seeks unity
Sept. 28, 2011
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Killings spread fear on Mexico social networks
MEXICO CITY (AFP) -- The brutal killing of a third person in apparent retaliation for reporting crime on social networks has raised fears of further censorship of Mexico's drug violence.The beheading of journalist Maria Elizabeth Macias on Saturday came two weeks after the half-naked bodies of
Sept. 28, 2011
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Western powers back off from sanctions call on Syria
DAMASCUS (AFP) -- Western powers dropped calls for immediate sanctions against Syria at the U.N. Security Council in the face of veto threats from China and Russia, as activists reported more Syrian civilian deaths.A new draft resolution drawn up by Britain, France, Germany and Portugal, with U.S. b
Sept. 28, 2011
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Bolivian official quits in march backlash
LA PAZ (AP) ― Bolivia’s interior minister and his deputy resigned Tuesday after mounting recriminations over a violent police crackdown on marchers opposed to a jungle highway that they say would despoil an indigenous preserve.Interior Minister Sacha Llorenti became the second Cabinet member to step
Sept. 28, 2011
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Haiti moving to restore army: documents
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) ― Haiti’s president is moving forward with a controversial campaign pledge to restore the country’s disbanded military with an initial force of 3,500 soldiers, according to a document obtained Tuesday by the Associated Press.The role for the army replacing the former discr
Sept. 28, 2011
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Bin Laden photos must stay secret: U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Public disclosure of graphic photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden after U.S. commandos killed him would damage national security and lead to attacks on American property and personnel, the Obama administration contends in a court document.In a response late Monday to a Freedom
Sept. 28, 2011