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Iran’s president found dead at helicopter crash site
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Seoul rolls out W250b package in bid to lure foreign talent
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N. Korea slams US subcritical nuclear test, vows measures to bolster nuclear deterrence
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Korea's increasing US investment mutually beneficial: report
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Yoon vetoes bill for special probe into young Marine's death
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SNU alums nabbed for digital sex crimes
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Minister warns against trusting NK stated intentions, says Moon misguided
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South Korea bans viral North Korea propaganda video praising Kim
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AI Seoul Summit to discuss ways to make AI equitable in Global South
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Hermes celebrates craftsmanship
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Senegal president concedes defeat to ex-protege
President Abdoulaye Wade conceded defeat to his former protege Macky Sall late Sunday, congratulating him several hours after polls closed when preliminary results showed the opposition candidate had trounced the 85-year-old incumbent. President Abdoulaye Wade holds up the ballot papers for himself
March 26, 2012
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Obama and Medvedev meet on Syria, Iran
U.S. President Barack Obama said he and Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev agreed Monday to support diplomatic efforts to end the bloodshed in Syria and ensure a "legitimate" government there.Syria was one of the top priority issues discussed during a 90-minute meeting between the two leaders in So
March 26, 2012
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Man returns overdue books from 1920s
While donating books to the Dormont Historical Society in Pennsylvania, a man discovered he was actually returning overdue library books from the 1920s.The books were checked out from Dormont School in the 1920, which is now the Dormont Municipal Building, home to the historical society, KDKA-TV, Pi
March 26, 2012
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Ex-property consultant wins Hong Kong election
HONG KONG (AFP) -- Self-made millionaire property consultant Leung Chun-ying won Hong Kong‘s leadership election on Sunday, after the most divisive vote since the city reverted to Chinese rule in 1997.Leung was chosen by a pro-Beijing committee as thousands of protesters rallied outside the harbor side convention centre where the vote took place, demanding full democracy in the semi-autonomous former British colony.Leung, 57, will replace outgoing Chief Executive Donald Tsang in July after winni
March 25, 2012
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Pope focuses on children during Mexico visit
GUANAJUATO, Mexico (AP) ― Pope Benedict XVI worked to build the future of Mexico’s church by reaching out to children Saturday as tens of thousands of teenagers streamed into a vast, shade-starved park to camp out overnight ahead of a gigantic papal Mass.The pope reserved his only public remarks Saturday for a gathering of about 4,000 children and their parents massed in Peace Plaza in the city of Guanajuato.“We’re excited to hear his words, not just for this moment, but to carry in our lives an
March 25, 2012
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Santorum beats Romney in Louisiana primary
Romney continues to struggle with evangelical voters; Gingrich distant third, faces amplifying calls to drop outWASHINGTON (AP) ― Rick Santorum won the Louisiana Republican presidential primary Saturday, beating front-runner Mitt Romney in the race to challenge President Barack Obama.Although the victory gives Santorum bragging rights, it does not change the overall dynamics of the race; the former Pennsylvania senator still dramatically lags behind Romney in the hunt for delegates to the Republ
March 25, 2012
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Boy, 12, allegedly forced to eat screws
A young Illinois boy was beaten with a paddle, and forced to eat two screws and do hundreds of pushups on his knuckles, say authorities who charged his parents.St. Clair County Sheriff's Department Capt. Steve Johnson said the 12-year-old boy's stepfather, James Jennings, 39, delivered most of the p
March 25, 2012
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Leung wins Hong Kong election: official count
Former government adviser and property consultant Leung Chun-ying won Hong Kong's leadership election on Sunday, according to official results.Leung, 57, will replace outgoing chief executive Donald Tsang in June after winning 689 of the votes from the 1,200-strong election committee that chooses th
March 25, 2012
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Florida man wins memory contest held in NYC
A man who climbs mountains to call attention to Alzheimer's disease has won a national memory competition held in New York City.It's the second year in a row that 28-year-old Nelson Dellis of Miami, Florida, has won the USA Memory Championship. He also broke a record for memorizing 303 random number
March 25, 2012
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French teacher suspended for 'minute's silence for killer'
A French teacher was suspended Friday for allegedly urging her class to observe a minute's silence for serial killer Mohamed Merah, the day after he was shot dead by police.Education Minister Luc Chatel had called for the teacher to be suspended after her class reported she called Merah a "victim" a
March 25, 2012
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Santorum beats Romney in Louisiana
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rick Santorum won the Louisiana Republican presidential primary Saturday, beating front-runner Mitt Romney in the race to challenge President Barack Obama.Although the victory gives Santorum bragging rights, it does not change the overall dynamics of the race; the former Pennsylva
March 25, 2012
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Aide says Cheney had heart transplant
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a 71-year-old with a long history of cardiovascular problems, had a heart transplant Saturday and is recovering at a Virginia hospital. Not even Cheney knows the donor's identity.An aide to Cheney disclosed the surgery after it was over, saying that the ex-vice pre
March 25, 2012
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French police kill ‘al-Qaida’ militant
TOULOUSE (AFP) ― Armed police stormed a house and killed a gunman whose murders of Jewish schoolchildren and soldiers traumatized France and briefly halted the presidential election campaign.Officers from an elite unit moved in after a 32-hour siege, killing the self-proclaimed al-Qaida militant as he tried to shoot his way out of his apartment in the southwestern city of Toulouse.An al-Qaida linked group, Jund al-Khilafah, claimed responsibility on jihadist websites for the killings by a man wh
March 23, 2012
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U.S. warns of 'strong response' if N. Korea launches rocket
North Korea will face a "strong response" if it goes ahead with a plan to launch a long-range rocket next month, a special adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama said Friday, calling the North's planned liftoff a "big mistake." "If they go ahead anyway, we will want to work with our allies and partn
March 23, 2012
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U.S. intel: water a cause for war in coming decades
Drought, floods and a lack of fresh water may cause significant global instability and conflict in the coming decades, as developing countries scramble to meet demand from exploding populations while dealing with the effects of climate change, U.S. intelligence agencies said in a report Thursday.An
March 23, 2012
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Pakistan PM 'will meet Obama' at Seoul summit
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani expects to meet US President Barack Obama during a nuclear security summit in South Korea next week, a Pakistani official said Friday.US officials were not immediately reachable to confirm the meeting, which would be the most senior face-to-face meeting between Paki
March 23, 2012
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Japan prepares defences against N. Korean rocket
Japan on Friday readied its missile defence systems to shoot down a North Korean rocket if it threatens the country, as the UN chief warned that next month's launch could jeopardise food aid.The nuclear-armed North has announced it will launch a rocket in mid-April to put a satellite into orbit, a m
March 23, 2012
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Soldiers loot Mali presidential palace
BAMAKO (AP) ―Drunk soldiers looted Mali’s presidential palace hours after they declared a coup on Thursday, suspending the constitution and dissolving the institutions of one of the few established democracies in this troubled corner of Africa.The whereabouts of the country’s 63-year-old president Amadou Toumani Toure, who was just one month away from stepping down after a decade in office, could not be confirmed.The soldier heading the group of putschists said on state television late Thursday
March 23, 2012
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U.N. rights council orders first probe of Israeli settlements
The U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday passed a resolution ordering a first probe into how Israeli settlements may be infringing on the rights of the Palestinians.The resolution was adopted by the 47-member council with 36 votes in favor and 10 abstentions. Only the United States voted against it.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu branded the resolution “hypocritical” and charged that the council “has an automatic majority hostile to Israel”, saying the body “should be ashamed of itsel
March 23, 2012
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US soldier to be charged with 17 Afghan murders
Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales will be charged with 17 counts of murder, assault and a string of other offenses in the massacre of Afghan villagers as they slept, a U.S. official said.The charges against Bales include 17 counts of murder, six counts of attempted murder and six counts of aggravated ass
March 23, 2012