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South Korea hoists 2nd half of sunken warship from seaSEOUL, South Korea � South Korea pulled the bow of a sunken warship from waters near a disputed border with North Korea on Saturday, recovering the body of one more sailor as authorities search the wreck for clues to the cause of the explosion that killed
Mumbai hotel reopens after siegeMumbai's renovated Oberoi hotel has reopened its doors, 18 months after an attack left several people dead and much of the building in shambles.
China advises Buddhist monks to leave quake areaBEIJING � Chinese authorities said Friday that Buddhist monks had been advised to leave an earthquake zone in a Tibetan region because specialized personnel were needed for reconstruction work, rejecting accusations that they had been told to leave for po
Dissident IRA bomb explodes outside police stationNEWTOWNHAMILTON, Northern Ireland � Irish Republican Army dissidents fired gunshots and detonated a car bomb outside the police station in this border village, damaging homes and businesses and injuring three people, police and witnesses said Friday.
Sex abuse costs Boy Scouts $18.5MAn jury in Oregon has ordered the Boy Scouts of America to pay $18.5 million US in punitive damages in a sex abuse lawsuit. It is believed to be the largest award ever granted by a jury in a sex-abuse lawsuit against the organization.
Amorous slug, orange snake among finds on BorneoKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia � A lungless frog, a frog that flies and a slug that shoots love darts are among 123 new species found in Borneo since 2007 in a project to conserve one of the oldest rain forests in the world.
Bosnia gets Nato membership planNato foreign ministers have agreed to launch a Membership Action Plan (MAP) for Bosnia-Hercegovina - a penultimate step to joining the military alliance.
Oil rig sinks off Louisiana coastAn oil rig off the Louisiana coast has sunk into the Gulf of Mexico days after an explosion tore through it, as the search for 11 missing workers continues.
Sarkozy orders Muslim veil ban in publicFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered legislation that would ban women from wearing Islamic veils that fully cover the face and body in public places, the government said Wednesday.
Oil rig explodes off Louisiana coastRescuers in helicopters and boats searched the Gulf of Mexico for 11 missing oil workers Wednesday after a thunderous explosion at a huge drilling platform that lit up the night sky with a pillar of flame.
2 North Koreans arrested in alleged assassination plotSEOUL, South Korea � Posing as refugees, a pair of North Korean spies made their way to South Korea with a mission to assassinate the regime's most high-profile defector: a man who once mentored leader Kim Jong Il, authorities said Wednesday
China mourns 2,064 victims in devastating quakeBEIJING � Bowing their heads in silent tribute, thousands of officials, soldiers and civilians gathered Wednesday in ceremonies across China to mourn the 2,064 victims killed in a devastating quake that hit one week ago in a remote Tibetan region.
General Motors repays TARP loansGeneral Motors has fully repaid its debt under the Troubled Asset Relief Programme, the Department of the Treasury today announced.
Argentina's last dictator gets 25 years in prisonBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) � Argentina�s last dictator was convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison Tuesday for torture and illegal detentions committed during the nation�s 1976-1983 military regime.
Restless Icelandic volcano may upset Europe for monthsAMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Even as Europe's dormant airports sputter back to life, prudent travellers and businessmen should ask: what if it happens again? Because it might. Over and over again, for weeks, perhaps months, scientists say.
Britain reopens airspaceBritain reopened its airspace Tuesday, clearing the way for thousands of stranded passengers to resume travel following massive disruptions caused by a plume of ash from a volcano in Iceland.
Ex-boxing champ Edwin Valero kills himself in jailCARACAS, Venezuela � Former boxing champion Edwin Valero, who had a spectacular career with 27 straight knockouts and flouted a tattoo of President Hugo Chavez on his chest, hanged himself in his jail cell Monday after being arrested for stabbing his wife
Sherpas to remove bodies from EverestA team of Sherpa mountaineers plans to remove bodies of climbers who have died in Mount Everest's "death zone," a treacherous stretch that has claimed some 300 lives since 1953, the team leader said Monday.
EU to reopen some airspace to flightsEuropean Union transport ministers have agreed to reopen portions of European airspace to airline flights, providing some relief to travellers stranded in Europe because of ash spreading from the volcano in Iceland.
Vacationing a human right, EU chief saysThe European Union has declared travelling a human right, and is launching a scheme to subsidize vacations with taxpayers' dollars for those too poor to afford their own trips.
European flights could resume MondayEuropean officials are expressing optimism that more flights could be in the air over the continent Monday, after volcanic ash from Iceland forced five consecutive days of widespread cancellations.
China quake death toll rises to 1,700Chinese President Hu Jintao flew to a remote Tibetan region of western China on Sunday to meet with earthquake survivors as the death toll from the disaster rose to more than 1,700.
No end in sight as volcanic ash spreadsThe volcano that has shut down airline traffic over much of Europe for the past three days shows no sign of calming, sparking fears about the long-term economic impact of the eruptions.
Suicide bombers kill 41 at Pakistani refugee campPESHAWAR, Pakistan � Two suicide bombers dressed in burqas blew themselves up Saturday at a Pakistani food distribution centre, killing 41 people in an attack that targeted people fleeing military offensives in the northwest, officials said.
Europe flight disruptions worsenLONDON - Thick drifts of volcanic ash blanketed parts of rural Iceland as a vast, invisible plume of grit drifted over Europe, emptying the skies of planes and sending hundreds of thousands in search of hotel rooms, train tickets or rental cars.
Neo-Nazis, counter-demonstrators square off in LALOS ANGELES � A white supremacist group rallied against illegal immigration in downtown Los Angeles Saturday as hundreds of counter-protesters gathered to shout them down in a tense standoff that included several arrests, thrown rocks and police in riot g
N. Korea accuses South of framing it in ship sinkingSEOUL, South Korea � North Korea accused South Korea on Saturday of spreading false rumors that the communist North was to blame for the mysterious explosion that sank a southern warship near the tense sea border.
Belgium moves to ban burqaANTWERP, Belgium � Chances of seeing a burqa in Belgium are only a little better than spotting a liquor shop in Saudi Arabia. Yet Belgium soon may be the first European nation to outlaw the burqa and other Islamic garb that completely hides a woman�s body
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