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Nelson Mandela improving, has restful Easter Day
3/31/13 3:49 PM
Former South African President Nelson Mandela had a restful day in a hospital Sunday and continues to improve following treatment for a recurrence of pneumonia.
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North Korea warns of 'state of war' with South
3/30/13 9:33 AM
North Korea's threats are seen as efforts to provoke the new government in Seoul, led by President Park Geun-hye, to change its policies toward Pyongyang, and to win diplomatic talks with Washington that could get it more aid.
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Christians mark Jesus' crucifixion on Good Friday
3/29/13 5:06 PM
Hundreds of Christians streamed through the cobblestone alleyways of Jerusalem's Old City on Friday, hoisting wooden crosses and chanting prayers to mark the crucifixion of Jesus.
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B-2 bombers drop munitions in South Korea
3/29/13 2:50 PM
Green interview March 28, 2013
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U.S. responds to North Korea rhetoric with stealth bombers
3/28/13 6:20 PM
In a show of force following weeks of North Korean bluster, the U.S. announces that two of its nuclear-capable B-2 bombers dropped munitions on a South Korean island as part of joint military drills.
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North Korea, South Korea tensions rise over cutting of joint industrial complex
3/27/13 10:00 AM
Raising tensions with South Korea yet again, North Korea cut an industrial complex in the North that employs hundreds of workers from the South.
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Taiwan earthquake kills one, injures 19
3/27/13 8:54 AM
A strong earthquake struck central Taiwan on Wednesday, killing at one person and injuring 19 as it damaged buildings on the quake-prone island.
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North Korea puts artillery forces at top combat posture
3/26/13 12:23 PM
North Korea's military warned Tuesday that its artillery and rocket forces are at their highest-level combat posture in the latest in a string of bellicose threats aimed at South Korea and the United States.
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Moderate quakes rattle Mexico City
3/26/13 9:46 AM
Earthquakes shook Mexico City on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway in the capital and sending thousands fleeing into the streets as an earthquake alarm sounded.
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Pope makes Easter pleas for Mideast peace
3/31/13 8:08 AM
After the Mass in St. Peter's Square, Francis shared in the crowd's exuberance as they celebrated the belief that Jesus Christ rose from the dead following crucifixion.
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un: Ready to 'settle accounts with the U.S.'
3/29/13 6:21 PM
Kim Jong Un warned Friday that his rocket forces were ready "to settle accounts with the U.S.," unleashing a new round of bellicose rhetoric after U.S. nuclear-capable B-2 bombers dropped dummy munitions in joint military drills with South Korea.
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ABC7: New Pope, New Challenges
3/29/13 4:06 PM
New Pope, new challenges.
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Last U.S. combat troops left Vietnam 40 years ago
3/29/13 10:50 AM
The last U.S. combat troops left Vietnam 40 years ago Friday, and the date holds great meaning for many who fought the war, protested it or otherwise lived it.
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Nelson Mandela hospitalized again with lung infection
3/28/13 1:19 PM
Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who became South Africa's first black president, has been admitted to a hospital with a recurring lung infection.
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Tensions continue to mount on Korean peninsula
3/27/13 9:18 AM
Raising tensions with South Korea yet again, North Korea cut a military hotline that has been essential in operating the last major symbol of inter-Korean cooperation.
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Oscar Pistorius' brother on trial for road death
3/27/13 7:54 AM
The brother of double-amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius went on trial in a South African court Wednesday for the death of a woman in a road collision in 2008.
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Italian court overturns Amanda Knox acquittal
3/26/13 12:06 PM
Italy's highest criminal court has overturned the acquittal of Amanda Knox in the slaying of her British roommate and ordered a new trial.
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U.S. has been training secular Syrian fighters to combat Assad regime
3/26/13 9:41 AM
For months now, the United States has been training secular Syrian fighters in Jordan with the goal of bolstering the array of forces battling President Bashar Assad's regime while at the same time strengthening the hand of moderates among the country's fractured opposition.
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