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Attacks kill 16 in Iraq, 8 police kidnapped
32 mins ago
A string of attacks killed at least 16 people in Iraq on Saturday, while gunmen abducted eight policemen guarding a post on the country's main highway to Jordan and Syria, the latest in a wave of violence to grip the country.
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Ivory Coast army arrests militia leader
19 mins ago
A militia leader accused of grave crimes during Ivory Coast's 2010-11 postelection violence was taken into custody Saturday not far from the national park where his forces had been illegally occupying in the country's volatile western region, officials said.
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Russia's Karjakin wins Norway chess tournament
44 mins ago
Russia's Sergey Karjakin has won the (EURO)100,000 ($130,000) Norway chess tournament after drawing against Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria.
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Sea turtle comeback in a corner of the Caribbean
53 mins ago
Giant leatherback turtles, some weighing half as much as a small car, drag themselves out of the ocean and up the sloping shore on the northeastern coast of Trinidad while villagers await wearing dimmed headlamps in the dark. Their black carapaces glistening, the turtles inch along the moonlit beach, using their powerful front flippers to move their bulky frames onto the sand.
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3 killed, 3 injured in Puerto Rico shooting
55 mins ago
Three people have been killed and three others injured during a shooting at a gas station in Puerto Rico.
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Journalist found dead in eastern Congo
61 mins ago
The body of a Congolese journalist was found on the bank of the Ngezi River near the provincial capital of Bunia in eastern Congo, the city's mayor said Saturday.
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Union leads march in Rome calling for job creation
65 mins ago
A union of Italian metal workers has led thousands of people in a march through the heart of Rome to press the new government for measures to spur job creation.
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Nigeria military declares 24-hour curfew in city
77 mins ago
Nigeria's military declared a 24-hour curfew Saturday on neighborhoods in a northeastern city that's the spiritual home of an Islamic extremist network as soldiers continued the government's emergency campaign in the region, with authorities saying they killed 10 suspected insurgents.
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Fleeing Ore. man pleads to be pulled from river
Authorities in Eastern Oregon say a fleeing man tried to use a backstroke to get across the Columbia River but, exhausted, said he couldn't swim and pleaded with officers to retrieve him. ...
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3 killed, 3 injured in Puerto Rico shooting
Three people have been killed and three others injured during a shooting at a gas station in Puerto Rico.
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Finance
News Summary: Stocks gain for fourth straight week
THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT: Positive reports on leading economic indicators and consumer confidence gave the stock market a boost on Friday, helping stocks to their fourth consecutive week of gains.
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