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Top world stories (Apr 30, 2010)
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Thai ‘Red Shirts’ Raid Hospital in Bangkok
A major hospital in Bangkok was forced to evacuate patients and suspend operations after about 100 anti-government protesters stormed the building late Thursday. The Red Shirts rushed into Chulalongkorn Hospital, located near their encampment in Bangkok’s [...]
Top world stories (Apr 29, 2010)
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Clinton warns Iran, Syria on threats to Israel
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration Thursday warned Iran and Syria that America’s commitment to Israel’s security is unshakable and that they should understand the consequences of threats to the Jewish state. Previewing a speech Secretary of State [...]
Today's top world stories 4/28/2010
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Egypt convicts 26 of spying, plotting attacks
CAIRO -An Egyptian court on Wednesday convicted 26 men of spying for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and plotting attacks in Egypt, and gave them prison sentences ranging from six months to life. Three of the defendants, including the group’s [...]
Today's top world stories 4/27/2010
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Panama’s ex-dictator Noriega extradited to France
PARIS -Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega faced money laundering charges in a French courtroom Tuesday after being extradited from the United States, opening up a whole new legal battle for the strongman who spent two decades behind bars in [...]
Today's top world stories 4/26/2010
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South Korea points to torpedo in ship sinking
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s defense minister on Sunday said a torpedo attack was the most likely cause for the sinking of a South Korean warship that killed at least 40 sailors last month, a statement that inched the country closer to [...]
Today's top world stories 4/22/2010
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Two rockets strike near Aqaba, close to Israeli border
Two military-grade rockets early Thursday struck in and near Jordan’s port of Aqaba, one slamming into a warehouse and the other splashing into the Red Sea, a Jordanian security official said. No injuries were caused and there was [...]
Today's top world stories 4/20/2010
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Flights resume in Europe but travel chaos not over
LONDON — Many European flights took to the skies Tuesday for the first time in days but the travel chaos was far from over: London’s airports were still closed, a massive flight backlog was growing and scientists feared that history could [...]
Today's top world stories 4/19/2010
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US: Deaths of 2 al-Qaida in Iraq leaders big blow
BAGHDAD — U.S. and Iraqi forces killed the two top al-Qaida figures in the country in a nighttime rocket attack on a safe house near Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit, both countries said Monday, hailing the attack as a significant blow [...]
Today's top world stories 4/14/2010
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Quake in western China kills 400, buries more
AP Photo/CCTV In this image made from CCTV news program footage, rescue workers are shown at the site of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Yushu county in western China’s Qinghai province. BEIJING – A series of strong earthquakes [...]
Today's top world stories 4/13/2010
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Tears as body of Poland’s first lady returns home
The body of Poland’s first lady was greeted with tears and tulips after being flown home from Russia on Tuesday, and Parliament held a special observance in memory of the president and lawmakers who killed in the plane crash. Maria [...]
