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SKorea says NKorea fires 3 short-range missiles
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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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Gunmen raid home in Iraq, kill 5 people
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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
1 hour 45 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
2 hours 11 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
2 hours 52 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
2 hours 55 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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Egyptians targeted with blasphemy charges
3 hours 22 mins ago
The pale, young Christian woman sat handcuffed in the courtroom, accused of insulting Islam while teaching history of religions to fourth-graders. A team of Islamist lawyers with long beards sang in unison, "All except the Prophet Muhammad."
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China arrests man over fake plane bomb threats
3 hours 50 mins ago
A man has been arrested for allegedly making fake bomb threats against several domestic flights bound for Shanghai, Chinese officials said Saturday.
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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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Glance: Europe's Key Institutions
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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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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