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Arab League considers new Syria measures
56 mins ago
The Sudanese head of the Arab League observer mission to Syria resigned Sunday, hours before foreign ministers began to consider a proposal to send a new mission to the country including U.N. monitors, according to officials.
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Private jet crashes in Congo, death toll unknown
64 mins ago
A transport minister says a private jet crashed while landing in Congo's city of Bukavu, killing an unknown number and injuring a local governor.
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Montenegro almost cut off by heavy snow
5 hours 47 mins ago
Authorities say the heaviest snow in 63 years has sealed off hundreds of villages, shut roads and closed the main airport in the tiny Balkan state of Montenegro.
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Teenage Tibetan nun sets herself on fire in China
1 hour 32 mins ago
An 18-year-old Tibetan nun has set herself on fire in western China in the latest such protest against Beijing's handling of the vast ethnic Tibetan regions it rules, an overseas activist group said Sunday.
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Pakistan army tries 5 officers over extremist ties
1 hour 42 mins ago
The Pakistani army has started court martial proceedings against a brigadier and four other officers over suspected ties to a banned extremist group that has called for ousting the U.S.-backed government, security officials said Saturday.
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Thousands rally to support disbarred Spanish judge
1 hour 45 mins ago
Thousands of people have taken to the Spanish capital's streets in support of a judge who won global fame for taking on international human rights cases, but has now been barred from the bench for ordering jailhouse wiretaps.
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Venezuelans: Will Chavez's challenger pose threat?
2 hours ago
With Venezuela's first-ever opposition primary set to begin, allies and adversaries of President Hugo Chavez are focused on one burning question: Will the winner have what it takes to defeat a shrewd and charismatic leader who thrives during election campaigns?
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Al-Qaida urges Muslims to help Syrian rebels
2 hours 5 mins ago
Al-Qaida's chief has called on Muslims from other countries to support rebels in Syria seeking to overthrow President Bashar Assad, saying they cannot depend on the West for help.
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Pakistani man fights police over 40-foot shark
Qasim Khan waged the unlikeliest of battles with Pakistani authorities Thursday over the right to charge hundreds of curious visitors the equivalent of 22 cents each to see a roughly 40-foot whale ...
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