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Mumbai still vulnerable 1 year after terror attack

50 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. Full Story

Canadian woman loses benefits over Facebook photo

33 mins ago
A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave says she lost her benefits because of photos on Facebook and she's fighting to get them reinstated. Full Story

Hugo Chavez invites Fidel Castro to Venezuela

62 mins ago
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is inviting his mentor Fidel Castro to visit Venezuela during the coming months. Full Story

China coal mine blast death toll jumps to 87

2 hours 3 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. Full Story

McCain: Tension between aides, Palin 'no big deal'

2 hours 26 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." Full Story

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Chavez praises alleged terrorist Carlos the Jackal

3 hours 40 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. Full Story

Life requested for US suspect in Italy murder case

3 hours 43 mins ago
Prosecutors on Saturday requested life in prison for an American student and her ex-boyfriend accused in the fatal stabbing of her British roommate during a drug-fueled sex game _ charges the U.S. woman dismissed as "pure fantasy." Full Story

McCain links political correctness to shootings

6 hours 6 mins ago
Sen. John McCain says he has no doubt that "political correctness" played a role in preventing concerns about the alleged Fort Hood gunman from reaching the right people. Full Story