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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 placing blame on North Korea. Still, the minister did …
Bend Bulletin · April 26, 2010, 3:55 AM (PST)
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U.S. missiles killed four alleged Taliban insurgents on Monday in northwest Pakistan, while three other militant suspects were slain in a shootout with local security forces elsewhere in the region, officials said. Three missiles struck a house in the Khaisur area of the North Waziristan tribal …
Daily Herald · April 26, 2010, 5:00 AM (PST)
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Three explosions struck Kandahar on Monday morning, killing two civilians amid a wave of violence that has swept the key southern Afghan city where the U.S. is planning an offensive to clear out the Taliban. Two police officers and one civilian were wounded, authorities said …
Philadelphia Inquirer · April 26, 2010, 4:52 AM (PST)
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Thousands of Thailand’s "Red Shirt" protesters shed their signature crimson attire Monday, as their leaders warned they should be prepared to go undercover in the event of a government crackdown on their stronghold in the country’s tense capital. The government said it still hoped to resolve the …
Arizona Daily Star · April 26, 2010, 5:00 AM (PST)
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TAIPEI, Taiwan – An earthquake struck off the southeast coast of Taiwan on Monday, causing buildings to sway briefly but no casualties or damage. The temblor was felt at the site of a massive landslide in northern Taiwan but did not hamper rescue efforts. The 6.5-magnitude quake hit at 10:59 a.m …
msnbc.com · April 26, 2010, 4:52 AM (PST)
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(AP) TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran’s opposition leader says "corrupt despotic rulers" are running the country in the name of Islam. The comment by Mir Hossein Mousavi is his strongest to date against Iran’s hard-line clerical leadership, although he has often criticized the government of President …
Latest SciTech Headlines – CBS News · April 26, 2010, 5:07 AM (PST)
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Witnesses say militants from Somalia’s most hardline insurgent group have executed a man they convicted of murder and cut off the hands of an accused thief _ after injecting him with anesthesia. Hundreds of Mogadishu residents gathered to watch the firing squad execution Monday, which was carried …
Chippewa Herald · April 26, 2010, 4:09 AM (PST)
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MADRID (AP) – One of Spain’s top matadors was seriously injured in Mexico when a 1,100-pound (500-kilogram) bull gored him in the groin and hoisted him into the air, causing major blood loss, his manager said Sunday. Jose Tomas lost up to eight liters (17 pints) of blood after being gored Saturday …
WTOP Radio · April 26, 2010, 4:52 AM (PST)
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VIENNA – Iran’s push to avoid new UN sanctions appeared to make little headway yesterday with Austria, with the Security Council member saying the onus was on Tehran to defuse international concerns about its nuclear agenda if it wanted to avoid fresh penalties. Austria and other nonpermanent …
Boston Globe · April 25, 2010, 11:09 PM (PST)
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Britain’s Foreign Office issued a hasty apology Sunday to Pope Benedict XVI after publication of an internal memo in which officials joked he could open an abortion clinic, launch a range of condoms or sing a duet with Queen Elizabeth II during a four-day visit in September. The document, sections …
EDGE Boston · April 26, 2010, 4:31 AM (PST)
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