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Hugo Chavez invites Fidel Castro to Venezuela
18 mins ago
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is inviting his mentor Fidel Castro to visit Venezuela during the coming months.
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China coal mine blast death toll jumps to 87
78 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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McCain: Tension between aides, Palin 'no big deal'
1 hour 42 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
2 hours 56 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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Life requested for US suspect in Italy murder case
2 hours 59 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."
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McCain links political correctness to shootings
5 hours 22 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.
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Venezuela captures wanted Colombian fugitive
5 hours 49 mins ago
Venezuelan authorities have captured a former Colombian official wanted for collaborating with outlawed right-wing paramilitary fighters.
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Mexico says drug witness died in apparent suicide
6 hours 15 mins ago
A top drug cartel suspect who turned state's evidence has been found dead in an apparent suicide, while a body found in Guerrero state was identified as a rebel leader who accused the state governor of drug ties, Mexican law enforcement said Saturday.
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