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Bombing at bus terminal in Pakistan kills 12
A health official says the death toll from a powerful bomb that ripped through a minibus terminal in northwestern Pakistan has risen to 12, including at least one child.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Sweden's crown princess gives birth to baby girl
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria gave birth to her first child early Thursday, a baby girl who will be groomed to one day become the country's figurehead monarch.
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WORLD
Early morning attacks across Baghdad kill 31
Iraqi officials say a string of morning attacks across Baghdad has killed at least 31 people.
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WORLD
Amnesty says half a million Afghans displaced
A new report by Amnesty International says that every day, 400 people join the ranks of the half a million Afghans displaced by fighting and natural disaster.
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WORLD
Shelling kills 2 Western journalists in Syria
Syrian gunners pounded an opposition stronghold where the last dispatches from a veteran American-born war correspondent chronicled the suffering of civilians caught in the relentless shelling. An intense morning barrage killed her and a French photojournalist - two of 74 deaths reported Wednesday...
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Argentine train slams into station, killing 49
The first two cars were packed as usual for the morning rush, so tightly that people stood pressed flesh to flesh, sandwiched between bicycles and the few seats, many without so much as a strap to hold onto.
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Australian PM calls party leadership ballot
Prime Minister Julia Gillard is announcing that her party will vote next week on its leadership.
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Haiti police: 1 dead, 120 injured in Carnival fete
A police spokesman in Haiti says one person has been killed and 120 others revelers have been injured in accidents and in street clashes during Carnival festivities.
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New Zealand probes hot air balloons after crash
New Zealand authorities are investigating the maintenance of all the country's hot air balloons following a fiery crash last month that killed 11 people.
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US, NKorea in first nuclear talks since Kim death
Amid cautious optimism, U.S. and North Korean envoys met Thursday for their first talks on dismantling Pyongyang's nuclear programs since the death of the country's longtime leader Kim Jong Il.
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Avalanches hit Indian Kashmir; 9 soldiers killed
Two massive avalanches in snowbound regions of Indian-controlled Kashmir killed at least nine soldiers, and at least 10 others were feared trapped in a military camp that was partially buried under snow, an official said Thursday.





