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Iraq recovers hundreds of artifacts The Iraqi government has put on display hundreds of artifacts recovered from many different sou

Mexico ready to debate legalization of marijuana The government of Mexico, tired of drug war violence, is considering the legalizat

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Vitamin B used to delay Alzheimer's Oxford University scientists have discovered that daily supplements of B vitamins may dela

FBI says ex-soldier wanted to kill president An ex-soldier turned gunman has been accused of trying to kill the US president.

Iraqi soldier kills US troops An Iraqi soldier has fired into a group of US soldiers, killing two of them.

UN made mistakes over Congo rape accusations The UN failed to adequately deal with rape victims from the Congo, according to Atul K

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Ground Zero tower gets date for completion New York officials have announced that the centrepiece tower to replace the World Trade

Asteroids narrowly avoid Earth Two asteroids are due to whiz past the Earth on Wednesday according to NASA.

Algerian men jailed for eating during Ramadan Police in Algeria have detained ten men who allegedly ate food during the fasting per

Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs refuses to go back to Texas The jailed US polygamist sect leader, Warren Jeffs, has been exerci

Teen convert from Muslim religion granted legal US residency A runaway teenager has been granted full residency in the US after she

Budget dilemma pits raising revenues vs. spending cuts President Obama says the federal government needs more revenue, while House

GOP suited to tea party Associated Press Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, who doubles as chairman of the Republican Governors Assoc

U.S. eyes secession to keep peace in Sudan U.S. warmed considerably. Yet even as the north and south laid down their arms, a separa

If Emanuel seeks Chicago mayor chair, race predicted to be rugged Rahm Emanuel might want to return to Chicago to become mayor, but

Imam behind Ground Zero mosque says he regrets controversy it has caused The imam behind the planned mosque near Ground Zero said W

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Blair Memoir a Hit, Despite a Few Hard Knocks Tony Blair when she meets him at Buckingham Palace on his first day in office in 1997

No Dialogue in Mapuche Conflict SANTIAGO, Sep 8, 2010 (IPS) - The Chilean government is pushing through legal reforms in an attempt

US Army sergeant 'kept Afghan body parts' SEATTLE - New documents released by the Army say a staff sergeant charged in a

Pressure mounts in Iran over adultery stoning case BRUSSELS - European Union nations and the continent's biggest human rights

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This summer really was hotter than others Firefighters battle extreme heat while fighting a brush fire in Holden, Mass., on July 7.

Obama, Republicans jostle over tax-break policies President Obama challenged Republicans on Wednesday to join him in expanding busi

China's census will get feedback on one-child rule In Cloudy Ridge, China, census worker Wang Xiurong, left asks Cao Xiurong,

More young couples try long-distance relationships Drew Barrymore and Justin Long star in a new film called 'Going the Distanc

NYC mosque backers appear divided Sharif El-Gamal, right, developer of the planned mosque near Ground Zero, looks on as New York Ci

Pope thanks U.K. for 'vast' efforts for $18.5M trip Pope Benedict XVI thanked the British on Wednesday for the "vast

Colleges buy land without knowing how they'll use it It's good that colleges are looking years or even decades ahead, but

Feds looking at claims of English bias PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's education chief says the federal government has launched an i

Mexican gunmen arrested in migrant massacre MEXICO CITY - Mexican authorities arrested seven suspected drug cartel members believed

UN aid chief Amos visits Pakistan The newly appointed head of UN humanitarian relief Lady Valerie Amos has spent her first day in o

Muslim Groups Vow Retaliation Sky News has learnt that radical Muslim groups around the world intend to burn American flags in prot

'Bizarre' dinosaur with a hump found PALAEONTOLOGISTS have found the remains of a strange dinosaur with a hump that may b

Castro regrets 1962 missile crisis FORMER Cuban president Fidel Castro says he now regrets the actions leading up to the 1962 missi

Family 'plotted massacre over dinner' A FAMILY of local politicians laughed as they plotted over dinner to massacre rival

BP points fingers in oil spill blame game Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater H

U.S. can't afford to extend tax cuts for rich U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the economy at the Cuyahoga Community C

B vitamins found to slow progression of dementia in the elderly LONDON (Reuters) - Daily tablets of large doses of B vitamins can h

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South Phila. High teacher files suit A teacher at South Philadelphia High School has filed a lawsuit claiming administrators retali

City, bloggers talk taxes over drinks About 15 people - bloggers, freelancers, and small-business owners - took up the city's

At Penn, Tim Kaine says Democrats ready for a fight Democratic National Chairman Tim Kaine gave a rousing defense of his party'

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