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North Korea, South Korea tensions rise over cutting of joint industrial complex
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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
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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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Amanda Knox case: Italian court overturns Knox acquittal
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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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Instability in Syria: U.S. has been training secular Syrian fighters
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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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Cyprus bailout: Cyprus receives $13 billion bailout from European partners
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Investors breathed a sigh of relief Monday after Cyprus clinched a bailout deal with international creditors that will prevent it becoming the first country to ditch the euro.
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Prince Harry to visit US, skipping Vegas this time
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Britain's Prince Harry is returning to the United States — but this time he's skipping Las Vegas.
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U.S. troops hand over last detention facility to Afghans
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The U.S. military gave control of its last detention facility in Afghanistan to Kabul on Monday, a year after the two sides initially agreed on the transfer.
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Pope Francis opens Holy Week at Vatican on Palm Sunday
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Pope Francis celebrated his first Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square, encouraging people to be humble and young at heart as he promised to go to a youth jamboree Brazil this summer, while the faithful enthusiastically waved olive branches and braided palm fronds.
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President Obama in the Middle East: Obama meets with Palestinian leaders
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President Barack Obama said Thursday he is not giving up on stalled peace talks in the Mideast but that continued Israeli settlement-building in West Bank is not advancing the cause.
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Pakistan explosion: Car with explosives blows up in refugee camp, killing 12
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A car packed with explosives blew up inside a refugee camp in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday as hundreds of people lined up to get food, killing 12 and wounding 20, police said.
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President Obama in Israel: President makes first Israel trip since taking office
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Calling the U.S. Israel's "greatest friend," President Barack Obama assured the Middle East ally of his administration's commitment to Israel's security while cautioning that the region's "winds of change bring both promise and peril."
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South Korea computer shutdown: Police investigating computer network shutdown
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Police and South Korean officials were investigating the simultaneous shutdown Wednesday of computer networks at several major broadcasters and banks.
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Pope Francis begins ministry as 266th pope
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Pope Francis officially began his ministry as the 266th pope on Tuesday in an installation Mass simplified to suit his style, but still grand enough to draw world leaders.
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Syria chemical attacks: 25 reportedly killed in alleged rebel chemical attack
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Syria's government and rebels traded accusations of a chemical attack Tuesday on a northern village near Aleppo. However a U.S. official said there was no evidence of any such attack.
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Pope Francis installation mass video: Pope Francis begins papacy with first mass
CommentPope Francis has officially began his papacy Tuesday, receiving the fisherman's ring symbolizing the papacy and vows of obedience from a half-dozen cardinals.
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Iraq bombings: At least 56 killed in wave of bombings in Baghdad
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A wave of bombings tore through Baghdad on Tuesday morning, killing at least 56 people and wounding more than 200, highlighting increasing sectarian tensions in Iraq on the eve of the anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion.
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Pakistan bombing: At least three killed in suicide bombing
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Militant gunmen and at least one suicide bomber attacked a court complex in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing at least three people and wounding over two dozen, a government official said.
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Vatican defends pope against anti-clerical campaign
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The Vatican is denouncing what it calls an "anti-clerical left-wing" campaign to discredit the new pope, pointing out that courts in Argentina have never accused Pope Francis of a crime as a result of his actions during Argentina's military junta from 1976 to 1983.
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