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Margaret Thatcher dies from a stroke
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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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Syria bombing kills at least 10
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A car bomb rocked a busy residential and commercial district in central Damascus Monday, killing at least 10 people.
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North Korea: Will recall 51,000 North Korean workers from joint complex
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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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Afghan officials: 10 children, 1 woman killed in NATO airstrike
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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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Bird flu: 2 more cases reported in China
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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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Afghanistan attacks: US civilian adviser killed in Afghan operation
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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
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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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North Korea nuclear showdown now includes another military element
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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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India building collapse kills at least 27
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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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Oscar Pistorius sighted in his blades on a running track
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A South African newspaper published a photograph of Oscar Pistorius at a running track in his carbon fiber blades Thursday.
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Afghanistan suicide bombers attack government compound
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Suicide bombers disguised as Afghan soldiers attacked a government compound Wednesday in a failed bid to free more than a dozen Taliban prisoners being transferred to court proceedings in western Afghanistan.
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Iraq: Al-Qaida member shot, killed by gunmen in Iraq
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Iraqi officials say gunmen have shot dead a member of an anti-al-Qaida Sunni militia along with his mother.
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Shanghai activates emergency response plam after bird flu deaths
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China's financial capital, Shanghai, on Tuesday activated an emergency response plan following the recent deaths of two men from a lesser-known strain of bird flu.
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Iraq suicide bomb kills seven policemen
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A suicide bomber drove a fuel-laden truck into a police station in central Iraq on Monday, killing seven policemen, officials said.
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Nelson Mandela better from pneumonia, S. African officials say
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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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Pope makes Easter pleas for Mideast peace
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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 warns of 'state of war' with South
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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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North Korea: Rocket forces ready to 'settle accounts' with U.S.
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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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