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SANAA, YEMEN — Ayesha rested her head on the doctor’s desk. She had removed her black veil, revealing a round face contorted in pain. She had married a 53-year-old man when she was 13. Now 15, she wanted her childhood back. She clutched her sides and groaned. Read more
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – An accidental blast destroyed a shop in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least three people, officials said, unnerving a city frequently bombed by militants. Read more
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PERM, Russia (Reuters) – At least 109 people were killed and 134 injured when a blaze ignited by fireworks ripped through a packed Russian nightclub, starting a stampede as revelers rushed to escape clouds of toxic black smoke. Read more
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has declared a national day of mourning on 7 December after a fire at a nightclub killed at least 109 people. Read more
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COLOMBO (AFP) – The IMF has approved a 92.5-million-dollar bailout package to help the Maldives weather the global financial crisis, the international lender announced Saturday. Read more
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AP – United States Marine Lance Cpl. James White, of S.C., from the 2nd MEB, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance … Slideshow:Afghanistan Play Video Barack Obama Video:Obama says he concentrating on jobs AP Play Video Barack Obama Video:President Obama Visits The Lehigh Valley CBS 3 Philadelphia By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Writer – 6 mins ago [...]
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ON THE the face of it Amanda Knox was the most unlikely of killers. Read more
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A man dove face-first into an extremely venomous, peanut-sized jellyfish in waters off northeast Australia and medics flew him to a hospital intensive care unit to treat the potentially fatal sting, officials said Friday. The 29-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was on a yacht Thursday off northeast Queensland state. As a precaution, [...]
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The family of murdered student Meredith Kercher today welcomed the convictions of her killers – but insisted there no sense of celebration. Read more
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When faults let loose with a mighty rumble, the reverberations are felt across the globe. As Mother Nature takes lives and property with such minute warning, super temblors anywhere in the world remind those in quake-prone zones of the vulnerability of great metropolitan regions and remind us to be prepared with good building codes and [...]
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When faults let loose with a mighty rumble, the reverberations are felt across the globe. As Mother Nature takes lives and property with such minute warning, super temblors anywhere in the world remind those in quake-prone zones of the vulnerability of great metropolitan regions and remind us to be prepared with good building codes and [...]
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The first holiday card of the year arrived yesterday — a Merry Christmas/Happy Hanukkah combo from an old friend — bearing not even so much as a handwritten signature. I wanted more:Â How and what is my friend doing these days? How old are those cute kids in the photo and what [...]
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Graham Fitzgerald, Sky News Online Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito have been found guilty of killing British student Meredith Kercher in a drunken sex game. [...]
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Rex Features Steven Soderbergh has revealed that he is planning to “wind down” his moviemaking. The Academy Award-winning director admitted that he has become disillusioned with the film industry and is weighing up options for his future. He told Radio 4: “I feel the need to recalibrate, just step away. [I'm] winding down, it’s time [...]
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An explosion and fire apparently caused by pyrotechnics tore through a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm early Saturday, killing 101 people, according to news reports. Read more
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PERUGIA, Italy — American student Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were found guilty of the murder and sexual assault of a British woman, Meredith Kercher. Knox was sentenced to 26 years imprisonment and Sollecito was given a 25-year sentence. PHOTOS: Amanda Knox The semi-naked body of 21-year-old Kercher was [...]
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It’s been one day since a state audit took a former California State University employee — and current University of California worker — to task for charging taxpayers for what the auditor deemed… Read more
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It is jokingly dubbed ‘the most expensive B&B in the world’. Then again the trailer camp is the only ‘bed and breakfast’ that also provides lunch, dinner, a gym, 24-hour Internet access and a relatively secure place to stay in Basra.Situated within the newly-acquired American military base in this southern-Iraqi province, the B&B provides private [...]
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BRUSSELS — NATO allies welcomed President Obama’s new Afghanistan strategy Friday, as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton received pledges of 7,000 extra troops to back up the U.S. escalation. Read more
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — At least 40 people were killed and scores were injured Friday when a pair of suicide bombers stormed a crowded mosque in the military district of Rawalpindi City, joined by assailants who hurled grenades and sprayed gunfire among the worshipers. Read more