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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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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 alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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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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Russia seeks to broker Syria talks
DAMASCUS (AFP) ― A group of Russian lawmakers arrived in Damascus in a bid to broker an end to violence in Syria, where security forces were reported to have killed two more people.Moscow is a traditional ally of President Bashar Assad, and the delegation, which flew in Saturday, aims to meet him an
Sept. 18, 2011
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U.N. agenda packed; focus on Palestinian bid
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ― The spotlight will be shining on the Palestinian bid for U.N. membership when world leaders gather at the United Nations starting Monday, but the U.N. is hoping the glow will spread to other pressing global issues, including killer diseases, nuclear safety, terrorism and the af
Sept. 18, 2011
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Witnesses hail pilot of crashed plane for saving lives of hundreds
Witnesses of the plane crash at a Reno air show Friday that killed nine hailed the pilot of the doomed P-51 Mustang for saving the lives of hundreds by steering away from the grandstand. In this Friday, Sept. 16, 2011 photo, a P-51 Mustang airplane approaches the ground right before crashing d
Sept. 18, 2011
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Italy scandal: Did state planes fly prostitutes?
ROME (AP) -- Opposition leaders have demanded an inquiry to determine if Italian government aircraft flew a bevy of young escorts to Premier Silvio Berlusconi's private parties.Concern was also growing in Italy over whether the billionaire media mogul premier who allegedly boasted in an intercepted
Sept. 18, 2011
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Obama to seek a new tax rate for wealthy
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is expected to seek a new base tax rate for the wealthy to ensure that millionaires pay at least at the same percentage as middle income taxpayers.A White House official said the proposal would be included in the president's proposal for long term deficit re
Sept. 18, 2011
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Reno crash killed 9; probe focuses on wayward part
RENO, Nevada (AP) -- The death toll rose to nine Saturday in an air race crash in Reno as investigators determined that several spectators were killed on impact as the 1940s-model plane appeared to lose a piece of its tail before slamming like a missile into a crowded tarmac.Moments earlier, thousan
Sept. 18, 2011
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Not just science fiction: Planet orbits 2 suns
This image provided by NASA shows an artist’s depiction showing a discovery by NASA’s Kepler mission of a world where two suns set over the horizon instead of just one. (AP-Yonhap News)MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (AP) -- Astronomers say a bit of science fiction is now reality. They‘ve spotted a planet
Sept. 16, 2011
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Denmark gets first female P.M. after left’s win
COPENHAGEN (AP) ― Denmark has elected its first female prime minister, ousting the right-wing government from power after 10 years of pro-market reforms and ever-stricter controls on immigration.Near complete official results showed Thursday that a left-leaning bloc led by Social Democrat Helle Thor
Sept. 16, 2011
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Berlusconi might face new trial
ROME (AP) ― Already facing criticism over Italy’s financial crisis and engulfed in a sex scandal, Premier Silvio Berlusconi might face another trial in Milan.The latest storm surrounding Berlusconi centers on a 2005 banking scandal. A Milan judge said Thursday that Berlusconi has pushed for the publ
Sept. 16, 2011
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Grandparents with webcam become new online stars
McMINNVILLE, Oregon (AP) -- It slowly began to dawn on Esther and Bruce Huffman that perhaps they were being filmed.”Warning,” the gray-haired, bespectacled grandmother reads off the screen. “You must stop recording before trying to close cyber link.”Pause. “Maybe this recorded us,” says the n
Sept. 16, 2011
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Denmark to get 1st female PM after left wins vote
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- Denmark has elected its first female prime minister, ousting the right-wing government from power after 10 years of pro-market reforms and ever-stricter controls on immigration. Helle Thorning-Schmidt, leader of the Danish Social Democrats and likely to be new prime minis
Sept. 16, 2011
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Denmark expected to swing left in election
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) _ Danish voters appeared set to elect their first female prime minister Thursday and end 10 years of pro-market reforms and a hardening of immigration laws.Nearly all polls leading up to the vote have predicted a majority in the 179-seat Parliament for the left-leaning oppos
Sept. 15, 2011
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China sentences four to death over Xinjiang unrest
BEIJING (AFP) ― China has sentenced four people to death over unrest in the ethnically-torn Xinjiang region, state media reported Thursday, after vowing to crack down on “terrorism” in the troubled far-western area.Two others were jailed for 19 years over a wave of deadly violence in July in the reg
Sept. 15, 2011
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Future NASA rocket to be most powerful ever
WASHINGTON (AP) ― To soar far away from Earth and even on to Mars, NASA has dreamed up the world’s most powerful rocket, a behemoth that borrows from the workhorse liquid-fuel rockets that sent Apollo missions into space four decades ago.But with a price tag that some estimate at $35 billion, it may
Sept. 15, 2011
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Turkey to join NATO’s missile defense shield
ANKARA (AP) ― An early warning radar will be stationed in Turkey’s southeast as part of NATO’s missile defense system, the foreign ministry announced Wednesday. The deployment reflects improving relations with the United States, which were strained after the invasion of Iraq.The system is capable of
Sept. 15, 2011
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‘Kabul attack a propaganda win for Taliban’
Afghans’ ability to stop attacks in capital questioned in face of American withdrawalKABUL (AP) ― The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan on Wednesday acknowledged the Taliban gained a propaganda victory in a 20-hour assault focused on the U.S. Embassy, which left 27 police, civilians a
Sept. 15, 2011
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'X’ now a gender option in Australian passports
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) _ Australian passports will now have three gender options: male, female and indeterminate. The change is designed to remove discrimination against transgender people.The government said Thursday that transgender people and those of ambiguous sex will be able to list their ge
Sept. 15, 2011
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Rabbit that woke owner of burning house dies
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — Fire officials in Alaska say a pet rabbit woke its owner when the house was on fire, allowing the woman to get herself and her daughter safely out of the burning building. But the rabbit ended up dying from smoke inhalation.The woman was awakened early Tuesday by the r
Sept. 15, 2011
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U.S. hikers could be freed soon: Iran
TEHRAN (AP) ― Iran’s president predicted Tuesday that two Americans arrested while hiking along the Iraq-Iran border and sentenced to eight years in jail on espionage-related charges could be freed “in a couple of days” after a court set bail of $500,000 each.The events appeared timed to boost the i
Sept. 14, 2011
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Gadhafi’s son, 3 generals seek asylum in Niger
NIAMEY (AP) ― A son of Moammar Gadhafi and three of his generals were trying to gain political asylum Wednesday in this poor, landlocked nation at Libya’s feet, after a more than 1,600-kilometer drive across the vast desert that separates the two countries for what could be their only shot at refuge
Sept. 14, 2011