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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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Beijing criticizes U.S. deal to upgrade Taiwan’s F-16 jets
BEIJING (AP) ― China expressed its opposition Monday to a reported deal between the United States and Taiwan to upgrade Taiwan’s existing fleet of F-16 fighter jets, even though the U.S. apparently rejected the island’s bid for a more advanced version of the plane.Although the Obama administration h
Sept. 20, 2011
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Berlusconi in court for corruption case hearing
MILAN (AP) ― Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, in the spotlight once again for revelations about his sex life, was in court Monday for the resumption of one of four trials against him.The premier made no comment as his motorcade entered Milan’s tribunal via a side entrance, though he later joked br
Sept. 20, 2011
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Putin is unlikely to run for Kremlin, party adviser says
Vladimir Putin is unlikely to contest next year’s presidential election as he aims to carve out a role as national leader, according to an adviser to the prime minister’s ruling United Russia party. President Dmitry Medvedev, handpicked by Putin to succeed him four years ago, will probably seek a se
Sept. 20, 2011
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Palestinians push forward with U.N. bid
Abbas requests full U.N. membership despite fierce objections from U.S., IsraelUNITED NATIONS (AP) ― The Palestinians brushed aside heated Israeli objections and a promised U.S. veto Monday, vowing to submit a letter formally requesting full U.N. membership when Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a
Sept. 20, 2011
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Gadhafi says his regime still alive in Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Moammer Gadhafi says his regime is still alive in Libya and is calling his opponents' takeover of all but a few pockets of the country a charade.Gadhafi got the message out on a Syrian-based satellite station that has become his main mouthpiece. Al-Rai TV released written
Sept. 20, 2011
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Woman sentenced 10 years in prison for locking elderly man in basement
A mother of two in the state of Georgia was sentenced to 10 years in prison and an additional 10 years of probation for locking up and abusing a senior citizen in her basement, local reports said.Chandra Renee Faust, 44, pleaded guilty to a number of charges including wrongful imprisonment and abuse
Sept. 20, 2011
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China journalist killed after 'gutter' oil news
BEIJING (AFP) - A Chinese journalist who had been following a scandal involving the sale of cooking oil made from leftovers taken from gutters has been stabbed to death, police and state media said Tuesday.Li Xiang, 30, a reporter with Luoyang Television Station in the central province of Henan, was
Sept. 20, 2011
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AP-CNBC Poll: $1 million a long shot in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Who believes they'll be a millionaire?About two in 10 Americans do — a small showing of optimism compared to Australians, but downright cheery next to Britons when asked about becoming wealthy in the next ten years, according to a new Associated Press-CNBC poll.In all t
Sept. 20, 2011
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Tax the rich, Obama says; class warfare, says foes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A combative President Barack Obama on Monday demanded that the richest Americans pay higher taxes to help cut soaring U.S. deficits by more than $3 trillion as he drew clear battle lines for next year's elections. He promised to veto any effort by congressional Republican to cut g
Sept. 20, 2011
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China battles curse of the skyscrapers
Barely a year after the China World Trade Center Tower 3 was unveiled as Beijing’s tallest building at 330 meters, its title as the capital’s champion is slipping away.Work on a monstrous new skyscraper named China Goblet, or Zhong Guo Zun, starts last Monday, and the wine vessel-shaped building wil
Sept. 19, 2011
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Yakuza still a force to be reckoned with
Japan fighting gangsters’ influence in politics, entertainment, sports circlesNobody laughed when a gossip weekly linked one of Japan’s most popular comedians and variety show hosts to Japan’s top crime syndicate recently.Friday magazine ran pictures of Shinsuke Shimada consorting with the yakuza af
Sept. 19, 2011
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Himalayan quake kills 50
GAUHATI, India (AP) ― A strong earthquake shook northeastern India, Nepal and Tibet, killing at least 50 people, damaging buildings and sending lawmakers in Nepal’s capital running into the streets.The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9, struck at 6:10 p.m. Sunday local time and was felt acr
Sept. 19, 2011
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Yemeni forces open fire on protesters, 26 killed
Troops fire anti-aircraft guns as tens of thousands demand Saleh step downSANAA (AP) ― Yemeni government forces opened fire with anti-aircraft guns and automatic weapons on tens of thousands of anti-government protesters in the capital demanding ouster of their longtime ruler, killing at least 26 an
Sept. 19, 2011
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‘Moral failing’ but no violence in sex assault cases: Strauss-Kahn
PARIS (AP) ― Dominique Strauss-Kahn broke his silence four months after a New York hotel maid accused him of sexual assault, calling his encounter with the woman a “moral failing” he deeply regrets, but insisting in an interview on French television Sunday that no violence was involved.Strauss-Kahn,
Sept. 19, 2011
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Official: navigator in Russian plane crash drunk
MOSCOW (AP) _ A spokesman for Russia's top investigative body says the navigator of a passenger airline that crashed in June killing 47 people was drunk.The Tu-134 slammed into a highway just minutes before it was to land at the Petrozavodsk airport in Russia's northwest on June 20. Five people surv
Sept. 19, 2011
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Strauss-Kahn denies violence in sex assault cases
PARIS (AP) _ Dominique Strauss-Kahn has broken his silence four months after a New York hotel maid accused him of sexual assault, calling his encounter with the woman a ``moral failing‘’ he deeply regrets, but insisting in an interview on French television that no violence was involved.Strauss-Kahn,
Sept. 19, 2011
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UK surgeons separate twin girls joined at head
LONDON (AP) _ Sudanese twins born with the tops of their heads joined together have been separated in a rare and risky series of operations at a London children‘s hospital, officials said Sunday.Facing the World, a charity which helps disfigured children, said it had helped fund the four-stage
Sept. 19, 2011
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Kara Kennedy, daughter of Ted Kennedy
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Six years after she was deemed cancer-free, Kara Kennedy accepted the Presidential Medal of Freedom on behalf of her father, just weeks before Sen. Edward Kennedy died battling a brain tumor.However, her own lung cancer treatment ― surgery and grueling chemotherapy and radiation ―
Sept. 18, 2011
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Iraqi girl recounts bus massacre
KARBALA, Iraq (AP) ― The trip was intended to give Tabarak Thaer a glimpse of the world beyond Iraq’s violence and misery. Instead, it brought the 10-year-old face to face with terror when insurgents boarded the bus she was riding, forced the male passengers off, and killed them.Although the attacke
Sept. 18, 2011
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Pro-Russia party wins snap Latvian election
RIGA (AP) ― A left-wing, pro-Russia party captured the most votes in Latvia’s parliamentary elections, marking a milestone for the tiny Baltic nation where parties distrustful of Russia have dominated all national elections since independence 20 years ago.With some 95 percent of ballots counted earl
Sept. 18, 2011