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Pope leads pep rally at Vatican, meets with Merkel
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SKorea says NKorea fires 3 short-range missiles
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Blasts rock Libya's capital and eastern city
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AP PHOTOS: Palestinians in Egypt exiled, forgotten
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Plane catches fire landing in Moscow; no injuries
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Ivory Coast army arrests militia leader
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Attacks kill 16 in Iraq, 8 police kidnapped
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Canada abuzz over purported crack video of mayor
A video purportedly of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack has caused an uproar in Canada. Ford on Friday called the allegations "ridiculous."
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Syria state TV: Powerful blast rattles Damascus
Syrian state TV says a powerful explosion has hit the nation's capital, causing an unknown number of casualties.
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Russia's Karjakin wins Norway chess tournament
Russia's Sergey Karjakin won the (EURO)100,000 ($130,000) Norway chess championship on Saturday after drawing against Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria.
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3 killed, 3 injured in Puerto Rico shooting
Three people have been killed and three others injured during a shooting at a gas station in Puerto Rico.
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Sea turtle comeback in a corner of the Caribbean
Giant leatherback turtles, some weighing half as much as a small car, drag themselves out of the ocean and up the sloping shore on the northeastern coast of Trinidad while villagers await wearing dimmed headlamps in the dark. Their black carapaces glistening, the turtles inch along the moonlit beach...
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Journalist found dead in eastern Congo
The body of a Congolese journalist was found on the bank of the Ngezi River near the provincial capital of Bunia in eastern Congo, the city's mayor said Saturday.
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Union leads march in Rome calling for job creation
A union of Italian metal workers has led thousands of people in a march through the heart of Rome to press the new government for measures to spur job creation.
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Brazil beefs up security for Confederations Cup
Brazil is using more than 20,000 troops along its borders with 10 South American nations to reinforce security ahead of the Confederations Cup soccer tournament in June.
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Nigeria military declares 24-hour curfew in city
Nigeria's military declared a 24-hour curfew Saturday on neighborhoods in a northeastern city that's the spiritual home of an Islamic extremist network as soldiers continued the government's emergency campaign in the region, with authorities saying they killed 10 suspected insurgents.
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Politics, bribery charges swirl around Ugandan oil
Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees, and the alleged interference of a president whose firm control of the sector worries transparency campaigners.
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Cayman Islands ex-premier denies new allegations
The former premier of the Cayman Islands who faces charges in a corruption probe is denying allegations that he donated $1 million to a Caribbean university to obtain an honorary PhD.
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Rescuers spot bodies at collapsed Indonesian mine
Rescuers searching for 23 trapped workers at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia spotted six bodies Saturday but weren't able to immediately retrieve them because of falling debris, a company official said.
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Afghan lawmakers block law on women's rights
Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience.




