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China coal mine blast death toll jumps to 87
16 mins ago
Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground Sunday as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese mine jumped to 87 _ the deadliest blast to hit the beleaguered industry in nearly two years.
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Romanians vote for president amid political crisis
31 mins ago
Romanians began voting for a new president on Sunday in an election that could open the door to an international loan aimed at ending the country's deep recession.
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Israeli aircraft strike tunnels, arms factories
32 mins ago
The Israeli military says its aircraft have attacked two weapons-making factories and a smuggling tunnel in the Gaza Strip.
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Canadian woman loses benefits over Facebook photo
32 mins ago
A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun.
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Mumbai still vulnerable 1 year after terror attack
40 mins ago
The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors.
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Hugo Chavez invites Fidel Castro to Venezuela
2 hours 6 mins ago
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is inviting his mentor Fidel Castro to visit Venezuela during the coming months.
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McCain: Tension between aides, Palin 'no big deal'
3 hours 30 mins ago
U.S. Sen. John McCain said Saturday that he enjoyed reading running mate Sarah Palin's new memoir and downplayed any tension between their campaign aides as "no big deal."
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Chavez praises alleged terrorist Carlos the Jackal
4 hours 44 mins ago
President Hugo Chavez is praising Carlos the Jackal, the imprisoned Venezuelan once notorious for a series of Cold War-era bombings, assassinations and hostage dramas, saying he was a "revolutionary fighter" and not a terrorist.
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