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S. Korea's parliament speaker quits over bribe scandal
South Korea's parliamentary Speaker resigned on Thursday over a bribery scandal...
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At least 18 dead in shipwreck off Dominican Republic
Dominican officials were investigating the capsizing of an overloaded immigrant...
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Concession fails to quell violent Egypt clashes
Egypt's army-backed government said it was preparing to move ousted President...
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Mali says 20 rebels killed, thousands flee
Mali's defense ministry said on Saturday the armed forces had killed about 20...
Politics »
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Romania PM Boc quits after protests
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned on Monday, giving way to mass protests against IMF-backed...
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Dalai Lama and West "distorting protests" to tarnish China
The Tibetan government-in-exile has colluded with Western governments to distort a recent string of...
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Finance veteran to be Taiwan's next premier
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has picked a former top financial regulator as his next premier, the...
Environment »
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Children among seven dead as quake hits Philippines
One child died and a local tsunami alert was issued after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake followed by...
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Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes off Vancouver Island
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off Vancouver Island on Saturday, some 209 miles west of...
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Europe freeze kills 89, fears rise over Russian gas
Record-low temperatures in parts of Eastern Europe pushed the death toll from Arctic conditions to...
Health »
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Doctors to remove Vietnamese man's 90kg tumour
A man left unable to walk by a tumour on his right leg that weighs more than the rest of his body...
Science And Technology »
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Yahoo co-founder Yang resigns
Yahoo Inc co-founder Jerry Yang has quit the company he started in 1995, appeasing shareholders who...
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Soyuz with three astronauts lands in Kazakhstan
A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying three astronauts returning from the International Space Station...
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Entertainment »
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Scorsese's 'Hugo' leads Oscars with 11 nominations
Martin Scorsese's Paris adventure "Hugo" leads the Academy Awards with 11 nominations, among them...