Chile keeps shaking, rattling survivors
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CONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) – Frightened by more heavy aftershocks, coastal residents in Chile camped out on hillsides on Thursday, five days after one of the strongest earthquakes in a century killed more than 800 people. Read more
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Iraqi elections should give a hint of democracy’s chances
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BAGHDAD — When Iraqis go to the polls Sunday, they will do more than elect a new government to run a country still reeling seven years after the United States invaded it. Read more
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Some Chile quake survivors wait for aid a week on
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CONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) – Some Chileans were still waiting for government aid on Saturday, a week after one of the strongest earthquakes on record and a roaring tsunami killed hundreds and ravaged cities and villages along the South American country’s south-central coastline. Read more
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Bomb kills 4 near Shi’ite shrine before Iraq poll
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NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) – A car bomb killed four Iranian pilgrims near Iraq’s holiest Shi’ite shrine on Saturday, a day before a parliamentary election that Sunni Islamist insurgents have vowed to wreck. Read more
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Icelanders vote on payback plan
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Icelanders have gone to the polls to vote on paying the UK and Netherlands after the collapse of the Icesave bank, with a resounding “No” vote expected. Read more
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Iceland expected to turn down bank failure repay
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AP – Icelanders voting in a referendum in Reykjavik, Iceland, Saturday, March 6, 2010. Icelanders are voting … Related Quotes Symbol Price Change ^DJI 10,566.20 +122.06 ^GSPC 1,138.69 +15.72 ^IXIC 2,326.35 +34.04 By GUDJON HELGASON, Associated Press Writers Gudjon Helgason, Associated Press Writers – 2 hrs 21 mins ago REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Economically struggling Icelanders resentful of international pressure were expected to [...]
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Iraq: Car bomb strikes Shiite holy city, killing 3
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AP – A boy hurt in the blast is seen in al-Hakim hospital in Najaf, after a car bomb exploded near a bus for … Slideshow:Iraq Play Video Terrorism Video:Terror expert: Media, politicians fuel distrust AP Play Video Terrorism Video:White House to Change 9/11 Trials? FOX News By BUSHRA JUHI, Associated Press Writer Bushra Juhi, Associated Press Writer [...]
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Identities of dead babies stolen by fraud gang
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A Nigerian gang which stole the identities of dead babies and then plundered bank accounts set up in their name was jailed yesterday. Read more
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Bulger killer’s job as a bouncer: Venables dodged vetting process to work at nightclub
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His bosses had no idea he was one of the country’s most notorious killers and were happy to hand him the responsibility for ejecting troublemakers from a series of venues. Read more
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Kangaroo boxing show called off
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Kraft Foods Australia says it is pleased that an American festival show featuring a red kangaroo that is goaded into fighting a human clown has cancelled the exhibition.
The American arm of Kraft – the owners of Vegemite – was sponsoring the show in the Texas town of Hidalgo, which claimed to be a [...]
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World's Worst Earthquakes
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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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World's Worst Wildfires
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Whether sparked by Mother Nature or by the carelessness or maliciousness of man, these fires have ripped across the Earth with alarming ferocity and deadly consequences. Read more
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Abe the Vampire Slayer
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Now this is literary marketing: Read more
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Violence Erupts At Jerusalem’s Holiest Site
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8:47pm UK, Friday March 05, 2010
Dominic Waghorn, Middle East correspondent
Violent clashes have erupted between Palestinians and Israelis in Jerusalem’s most holy site.
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‘America’s Next Top Model’: Meet Raina
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Raina Hein, from Minnesota, says that America’s Next Top Model has been her favourite show for years, but she never thought she would make the cut. Click ‘play’ below to watch Raina chat about being a first-timer in New York, how it compares to her hometown, and what she is most looking forward to experiencing [...]
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Harper to ask Canadians for input on pension reform
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You should receive the email within the next few minutes. PLEASE NOTE: Your Globe and Mail account will expire after 2 days if not validated as described in the email. Read more
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Forget Meg Whitman — is Jerry Brown ready for Lowell Darling?
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We caught up this week with Lowell Darling, the conceptual artist challenging Attorney General Jerry Brown for the Democratic nomination for governor. (Thirty-two years ago, Darling also ran against the… Read more
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Staying at the Basra ‘B&B’
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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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Japan says it won’t comply with bluefin tuna ban
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TOKYO — Japan and the United States keep rubbing each other the wrong way. Read more
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Song-and-dance Bollywood makes room for 9/11-inspired films
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NEW DELHI — An Indian Muslim in the United States downloads the travel itinerary of President George W. Bush, packs his backpack and arrives at an airport quietly chanting “Allah.” As nervous passengers remove their shoes, belts and jackets at a security point, the man is singled out for a search and interrogation. Read more
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