Thai rebels blasted for killing teachers
Muslim insurgents in southern Thailand must stop the "sickening trend" of attacking teachers, 115 of whom have been killed over five years, a human rights organization said Friday. |
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Kin of jet crash victims to get $24,000
Air France will give about $24,000 as an advance to the families of the victims of the crash of Air France Flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, the company's chief executive said. |
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Twin thieves busted by Google Street View
Dutch police have arrested twin brothers on suspicion of robbery after their alleged victim spotted a picture of them following him on Google's Street View map application, a spokesman said Friday. |
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Myanmar dissident Suu Kyi turns 64
Myanmar dissident Aung San Suu Kyi shared rice and cake with her prison guards to celebrate her 64th birthday Friday, as global condemnation of her trial galvanized rallies around the world. |
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Drug war plays big in Mexico elections
The drug war is playing in Mexico elections like never before, with candidates and citizen's groups pushing the once taboo subject into campaign frontline in Mexico. |
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Iran protests make headlines in China, too
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U.S. has few lines of contact with Iran
The U.S. government's lines into Iran remain critically thin, posing a challenge for the Obama administration as it tries to track and respond to the election protest there. |
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U.K. man is world s oldest at 113
Guinness World Records said Friday that 113-year-old British World War I veteran Henry Allingham has become the world's oldest man. |
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Knox's mother testifies in murder trial
The mother of an American student accused of killing her British roommate in Italy said Friday that her daughter and the victim "got along great." |
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U.N.: World's hungry top 1 billion
More than a billion people a sixth of the world's population are now hungry, a historic high due largely to the global economic crisis and stubbornly high food prices, a U.N. agency said Friday. |
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U.S.: Afghan bombing killed 26 civilians
The U.S. military says airstrikes by a U.S. bomber in Afghanistan last month didn't follow strict rules and probably caused civilian casualties. |
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Congress condemns Iran crackdown
In the strongest message yet from the U.S. government, both houses of Congress voted Friday to condemn Iran s crackdown on anti-government demonstrators. |
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Iran's top leader warns of crackdown
Iran's supreme leader sternly warned Friday of a crackdown if protesters continue their massive street rallies. |
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Jennifer Aniston enjoys romantic dinner date
Let the rumors resume! Several weeks after Jennifer Aniston and Bradley Cooper reportedly flirted at a party for her movie "Management," the pair enjoyed a cozy late-night dinner at the romantic Italian restaurant Il Cantinori in Manhattan on Thursday. |
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Dead pilot's wife: He was in perfect health
The wife of a Continental Airlines pilot who died on a trans-Atlantic flight from Belgium to the U.S., says he was "in perfect health." |
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Kennedy Onassis kin under investigation
The half-brother of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is under investigation in Oregon for allegations involving child pornography. |
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Burris won t face perjury charge
An Illinois prosecutor says Sen. Roland Burris will not be charged with perjury for statements he made before an Illinois House impeachment committee because there isn't enough evidence. |
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Flight student indicted in plane theft
A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a man accused of stealing a plane in Canada and flying over three states before landing along a dark southern Missouri highway. |
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America's best ice creams
From the infamous Penn State Creamery in State College, Penn., to Bi-Rite in San Francisco, these unbeatable ice-cream shops serve up delectable scoops that will keep you coming back for more well beyond the end of summer. |
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America s top summer music festivals
Though the economy may have hit a low note, it seems that people are still willing to pay for a music high. In fact, most music festivals may not be feeling the fiscal pinch; festival producers across the country say ticket sales are just as high as last year, if not better. |
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