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Beset by bad news, Canada cheers up over Nobel
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Migrant tragedies sharpen calls for safe passage
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Strong earthquake hits west of Crete
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Egypt: Islamist to be tried for insulting judges
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AU: ICC cannot prosecute sitting head of state
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Mortar shells hit near inspectors' hotel in Syria
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Snowden: mass surveillance making us less safe
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Wind, rain pound India as massive cyclone hits
A massive, powerful cyclone packing heavy rains and destructive winds slammed into India's eastern coastline Saturday evening, as hundreds of thousands of residents moved inland to shelters in hopes of riding out the dangerous storm.
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AP Interview: Islamist leader says Libya PM failed
The leader of Libya's Muslim Brotherhood political party said Saturday that the country's prime minister — who was briefly abducted by militia members earlier this week — has failed and needs to be replaced.
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Thousands protest elections in Azerbaijan
Thousands gathered in the capital of Azerbaijan on Saturday to protest the re-election of President Ilham Aliyev in a vote widely criticized by international election monitors.
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Kerry says partial Afghan security deal reached
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says a partial agreement has been reached with Afghanistan on a security accord but the potentially deal-breaking issue of jurisdiction for American forces remains unresolved.
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MOVIE NEWS & REVIEWS
Actress Freida Pinto urges education for girls
Indian actress Freida Pinto urged the world on the International Day of the Girl Child to ensure that 66 million girls who are not in school today get an education.
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MOVIE NEWS & REVIEWS
A season of Cumberbatch starts with 'Fifth Estate'
It was the day before shooting began on "The Fifth Estate" when Benedict Cumberbatch, as he was trying on blond wigs for the last time, heard back from Julian Assange, the man he was to play.
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WEIRD NEWS
TV ad puppets electrify Israeli gay rights debate
The goal was merely to promote clean energy in Israel — but television ads starring a pair of male puppets called "plug" and "socket" have instead unleashed a debate about gay pride.
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NATION/WORLD
Israel reaches out to Europe ahead of Iran talks
Israel's prime minister is reaching out to Europe for support in pressuring Iran over its nuclear program ahead of talks.
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NATION/WORLD
Brazil ranchers sentenced for killing farmers
A ranch owner has been sentenced to more than 100 years in jail for ordering and taking part in the 2004 killing of five landless farmworkers who occupied his property in southeastern Brazil.
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NATION/WORLD
Car bomb at Iraq market kills 17
A car bombing at a market in Iraq killed 17 people on Saturday, wounding dozens of others in the latest outbreak of violence to hit the country.
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NATION/WORLD
Guyana presses Venezuela on seizure of ship
Guyana's government stepped up pressure on Venezuela to explain why it intercepted an American-chartered ship surveying for oil in disputed waters, a move that threatens to revive a decades-old territorial dispute between South America's biggest oil producer and one of the region's poorest nations...
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NATION/WORLD
Famous Lebanese singer Wadih Safi dies
Lebanese singer and composer Wadih Safi, whose strong, clear voice propelled him to fame throughout the Arab world, has died at the age of 92, officials said Saturday.
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NATION/WORLD
Peru bus plunge kills 50, including 13 children
A bus has plunged off a cliff into a river southeast of the Peruvian capital of Lima, killing 50 people, including 13 children.
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