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SKorea says NKorea fires 3 short-range missiles
52 mins ago
North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions.
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Activists: Rebel groups kidnap in Syria's Aleppo
56 mins ago
Syrian activists say that a wave of tit-for-tat kidnappings between rival Islamic militant groups in the northern city of Aleppo risks sparking large-scale internal fighting between rebels.
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Hard-line Afghan MPs block law protecting women
67 mins ago
An Afghan legislator says conservative lawmakers have blocked a law that aims to protect women's freedoms, saying parts of it violate Islamic principles.
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Gunmen raid home in Iraq, kill 5 people
2 hours 5 mins ago
Iraqi authorities say gunmen have broken into the house of an anti-terrorism police officer in the southern suburbs of Baghdad, killing five people including him and his sleeping family.
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French president signs gay marriage into law
3 hours 8 mins ago
French President Francois Hollande has signed a law authorizing gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, after months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate.
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Afghan police chief shot dead outside home
3 hours 35 mins ago
Motorcycle-riding gunmen assassinated a police chief in front of his house after he led an anti-Taliban campaign in western Afghanistan, an official said Saturday.
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Glance: Europe's Key Institutions
4 hours 16 mins ago
Following the chaotic bailout of Cyprus, top European Union officials are saying it's time to rethink how the region manages its crisis _ and who should be involved.
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Top officials call to overhaul euro institutions
4 hours 18 mins ago
Engineering a financial bailout for Cyprus in March was such a chaotic process that top European officials say it is time to rethink how the region manages its crisis _ and who should be involved.
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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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French president signs gay marriage into law
French President Francois Hollande has signed a law authorizing gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, after months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate.
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Finance
Pew survey questions Gen X, baby boomer savings
A research report by the Pew Charitable Trusts says younger baby boomers and Generation Xers face an uncertain retirement because of reduced savings, high levels of debt, and losses during the Great ...
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