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Cuba turns over Florida couple and children, parents arrested
4/10/13 8:13 AM
The couple accused of kidnapping their two young sons and fleeing by boat to Cuba has been booked into a Florida jail after being handed over to U.S. authorities.
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Dignitaries ponder how Thatcher will be remembered
4/9/13 6:32 PM
Thatcher will be remembered in London April 17 at a funeral expected to be similar in scale to that of Princess Diana's. The question is how will she be remembered beyond that.
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NATO helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, killing two Americans
4/9/13 7:51 AM
A NATO helicopter crashed in a field in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing two American service members.
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North Korea fuels tensions with South Korea
4/9/13 5:44 AM
Amid a stream of increasingly threatening words and actions, Pyongyang on Monday suspended operations and recalled all of its workers from the Kaesong industrial complex, a factory park just inside North Korea's heavily armed border.
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Syria bombing kills at least 10
4/8/13 7:01 AM
A car bomb rocked a busy residential and commercial district in central Damascus Monday, killing at least 10 people.
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NATO airstrike kills 10 Afghan children, 1 woman
4/7/13 4:19 PM
Afghan officials say a NATO airstrike killed 11 Afghan civilians, including 10 children, during a fierce gunbattle with Taliban militants yesterday that also left one U.S. civilian adviser dead in eastern Afghanistan
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China reports 2 more cases of new bird flu virus
4/7/13 9:06 AM
Shanghai has reported two more cases of human infection of a new strain of bird flu, raising the number of cases in eastern China to 20.
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Bellicose rhetoric and threats, little action
4/5/13 2:35 PM
Gordon interview April 4, 2013
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North Korea nuclear showdown now includes another military element
4/5/13 10:29 AM
Guam is a named player in the North Korea nuclear showdown, which is striking for an island known for its slow pace and laid-back attitudes.
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South Korea: Chance of a North Korean missile launch 'considerably high'
4/10/13 6:33 AM
The prospect of a North Korean missile launch is "considerably high," South Korea's foreign minister told lawmakers Wednesday.
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North Korea urges foreigners to leave South Korea
4/9/13 3:47 PM
North Korea on Tuesday urged foreign companies and tourists in South Korea to evacuate, saying the two countries are on the verge of a nuclear war.
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Queen Elizabeth II, others to mourn Margaret Thatcher on April 17
4/9/13 6:57 AM
Queen Elizabeth II will be among the mourners at the funeral of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on April 17, officials announced Tuesday.
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'Iron Lady' Thatcher dies at 87
4/8/13 11:49 PM
The iconic British Prime Minister who helped usher in sweeping worldwide political change during the 1980s succumbed to a stroke Monday, the Associated Press reports.
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North Korea fuels tensions with latest move
4/8/13 5:53 AM
North Korea said Monday it will recall 51,000 North Korean workers and suspend operations at a factory complex it has jointly run with South Korea, moving closer to severing its last economic link with its rival as tensions escalate.
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Rome square renamed for John Paul II
4/7/13 10:26 AM
A corner of a big Rome piazza, known for hosting free rock concerts and political rallies, will be renamed after late pontiff John Paul II, with Pope Francis coming to the unveiling ceremony Sunday.
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US civilian adviser killed in Afghan operation
4/7/13 8:58 AM
A gunbattle during an Afghan-led military operation in eastern Afghanistan left one U.S. civilian adviser and as many as 11 suspected Taliban militants dead, officials said Sunday.
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North Korea warns embassies it can't guarantee safety
4/5/13 1:18 PM
North Korea has warned diplomats in its capital of Pyongyang that it can't guarantee the safety of embassies in the event of a conflict and suggested they may want to evacuate their staff, Russia's top diplomat said Friday.
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India building collapse kills at least 27
4/5/13 6:19 AM
A building collapsed as it was being constructed illegally in a Mumbai, India, suburb, killing at least 27 people, police said Friday.
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