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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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43 die in Russian hockey team jet crash
35 players, coaches, team officials killed in one of worst sports tragedies everTUNOSHNA, Russia (AP) ― A private jet carrying a Russian professional hockey team to its first game of the season crashed shortly after takeoff Wednesday, killing 43 people ― including European and former NHL players ― i
Sept. 8, 2011
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Perry, Romney clash in Republican debate
Candidates for presidential race challenge each other on job creation, policiesSIMI VALLEY, California (AP) ― Republican presidential rivals Rick Perry and Mitt Romney tangled over their records on creating jobs in a campaign debate that marked a contentious new turn in the race to pick a challenger
Sept. 8, 2011
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Man kills 5 after being rejected from military service
A 22-year-old man in West Virginia, United States, killed five people before committing suicide on Monday after being rejected from military service, the Daily Mail reported. Shayne Riggleman shot and killed five people including a pregnant woman. Many people were injured including a woman he ran ov
Sept. 8, 2011
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San Francisco may pass public nudity restrictions
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Nudists in San Francisco might soon lose the freedom to bare it all -- at least some of the time. Walking around naked is legal, but a city supervisor concerned about public health and sanitation introduced legislation Tuesday that would require nudists to put something unde
Sept. 8, 2011
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U.S., U.N. criticizes Syria
BEIRUT (AP) ― The U.S. Embassy in Syria said Tuesday that President Bashar Assad is not fooling anyone by blaming terrorists and thugs for the unrest in his country as security forces try to crush the uprising by unleashing a brutal crackdown that has killed more than 2,200 people in nearly six mont
Sept. 7, 2011
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Murdochs’ words denied by their former executives
LONDON (AP) ― Four former News International executives challenged statements made to Parliament by their bosses ― Rupert and James Murdoch ― with one saying Tuesday that the media mogul wrongly blamed outside lawyers for improperly investigating his company’s phone hacking scandal.Jonathan Chapman,
Sept. 7, 2011
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At CIA, Petraeus takes up top spy post
WASHINGTON (AP) ― David Petraeus, a newly retired Army general who gained prominence charting U.S. strategy in the Afghan and Iraq wars, was sworn in Tuesday as director of the CIA, leaving behind his uniform and his military brain trust.Retired last week after 37 years in the Army, Petraeus was swo
Sept. 7, 2011
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Americans named as the coolest nationality
While America’s global influence is declining, Americans have been voted the world’s “coolest nationality.” A social networking site Badoo.com, named Americans as the coolest nationality based on a poll taken among 30,000 people across 15 countries.The site announced that Brazilians ranked the secon
Sept. 7, 2011
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U.N., Haiti, Uruguay probe sexual assault
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The United Nations, Haiti and Uruguay are investigating allegations that U.N. peacekeepers from Uruguay sexually abused an 18-year-old Haitian man, the United Nations said Tuesday.U.N. deputy spokesman Eduardo del Buey told reporters that the five alleged perpetrators have bee
Sept. 7, 2011
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Still undecided, Palin rails against Obama
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (AP) ― Sarah Palin left open the possibility of a presidential bid Monday afternoon, while encouraging tea party activists to unite against President Barack Obama.And the former Alaska governor praised Republican presidential candidates for working harder to appeal to the t
Sept. 6, 2011
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Japan urges China to play fair globally
TOKYO (AP) ― Japan’s new foreign minister said Monday that the international community should encourage China to observe global rules and play fair rather than become a threat.Koichiro Genba said the Asia-Pacific region is a center of growth but also a source of instability. Tokyo has expressed caut
Sept. 6, 2011
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U.N. declares famine in another Somali region
MOGADISHU (AP) ― A famine spreading through Somalia is killing more than a hundred children each day, the U.N. said Monday, and warned that hundreds of thousands more people may die in the coming months unless they receive urgent help.The starvation is mostly taking place out of sight of the world m
Sept. 6, 2011
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Syria makes arrests in manhunt for defector
BEIRUT (AP) ― Syrian soldiers raided homes and made arrests Monday in a manhunt for a provincial attorney general who appeared on video last week saying he had defected from President Bashar Assad’s regime to protest a violent government crackdown on dissent, activists said.Also Monday, the head of
Sept. 6, 2011
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Mubarak trial witness: no order to shoot protesters
CAIRO (AP) ― The prosecution’s first witness in the trial of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak startled the court in a stormy session Monday, testifying that police were not ordered to fire on protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square in a contradiction of the prosecutors’ central claim.The police g
Sept. 6, 2011
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Al-Qaida dealt another blow as senior leader captured
ISLAMABAD (AP) ― A battered al-Qaida suffered another significant blow when Pakistani agents working with the CIA arrested a senior leader believed to have been tasked by Osama bin Laden with targeting American economic interests around the globe, Pakistan announced Monday.Younis al-Mauritani’s arre
Sept. 6, 2011
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Experts suspect Iran in Dutch hacking
AMSTERDAM (AP) ― Hackers who broke into a web security firm issued hundreds of bogus security certificates for spy agency websites including the CIA as well as for Internet giants like Google, Microsoft and Twitter, the Dutch government said Monday.Information Technology experts say they suspect the
Sept. 6, 2011
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Turkey to expel Israeli diplomats, feud deepens
ANKARA (AP) ― Turkey deepened its rift with Israel on Monday by vowing to work for the recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations and by saying it has notified high-level Israeli diplomats they have two days to leave the country.Late last week, Turkey expelled the Israeli ambassador af
Sept. 6, 2011
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Wildfire spreads in Texas, destroys nearly 500 homes
BASTROP, Texas (AP) ― A roaring wildfire raced unchecked Monday through rain-starved farm and ranchland in Central Texas, destroying nearly 500 homes during a rapid advance fanned in part by howling winds from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee.At least 5,000 people were forced from their homes in B
Sept. 6, 2011
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Obama urges approval of jobs program
U.S. president says Republicans should place country’s interest above all elseDETROIT (AP) ― President Barack Obama used a boisterous Labor Day rally on Monday to put congressional Republicans on the spot, challenging them to place the country’s interests above all else and vote to create jobs and p
Sept. 6, 2011
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Newborn fatally mauled by family dog near Houston
HOUSTON (AP) — A two-week-old Houston-area boy has died after being mauled by the family dog.The incident happened Saturday night as the baby sat in an infant carrier on the floor of a room in the family house. Harris County sheriff's spokesman Thomas Gilliland says the dog, a Labrador mix, be
Sept. 6, 2011