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Police: Bomb kills 20 in northwest Pakistan market
The bombing in Charsadda city was the third attack in as many days in or close to Peshawar , the capital of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province.
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Obama close to deciding Afghan troop deployment
French Foreign Legionnaires leave combat outpost near Kabul on Monday. President Obama A is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan , though not quite the 40,000 sought by his top general there.
Navies of 2 Koreas exchange fire
Navy ships of the two Koreas exchanged fire Tuesday along their disputed western sea border, South Korean military officers said.
Brazil college backs down on mini-dress expulsion
A Brazilian woman whose short, pink dress caused a near riot at a private college and led to her expulsion will be allowed to return to class.
Merkel, Trabants celebrate wall fall
Nov. 9 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, joined thousands of others to walk across a former checkpoint in celebration of 20 years since the wall's collapse SOUNDBITE: GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL MUS, ONLOOKER FROM THE NETHERLANDS Georgina Cooper, Reuters No videos currently selected.
"Anti-Consent, Pro-Rape" Facebook Page Shut Down After Criticism
A pro-rape Facebook page, set up by a group of past and present elite Australian college students, has been taken down, but still ran from early August until late October, authorities say.
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32 Arab Children Killed Working in Smuggling Tunnels
No fewer than 32 children have been killed over the past three years while working in Gaza arms smuggling tunnels, according to a new report released in the Palestinian Authority.
The report, prepared by an organization called the Palestinian National Society for Democracy and Law, was released on Saturday. It deals with the child abuse perpetrated on child laborers in the tunnels used to smuggle weapons, arms and other items from Egypt into Gaza.
Germany celebrates day Berlin Wall collapsed, paving the way for reunification
With prayers, music and pomp, Germany on Monday remembered the 20th anniversary of the day the Berlin Wall fell, sending East Germans flooding west and setting in motion events that soon led to the country's reunification.
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US military: 2 American pilots die in Iraq
The U.S. military says two American pilots have died in a helicopter crash in Iraq.
Brown to mark fall of Berlin wall
Gordon Brown is to join other world leaders in Germany for the celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Interior minister in El Salvador reports 91 dead in flooding following 3 days of rain
Three days of heavy rains in El Salvador touched off floods and slides that have killed at least 91 people, the government said Sunday.
Turkey to admit Sudan leader despite Darfur charge
Turkey said Sunday that Sudan's internationally indicted leader, President Omar al-Bashir, will not attend a conference of Muslim nations in Istanbul.
British soldier killed in Afghanistan...
Britain's Defence Ministry says a British soldier has been killed in southern Afghanistan.
G20 ministers: Let stimulus roll
Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but they failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change.
Ida hurricane watch for Mexico's coast
Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operators to pull in their boats amid warnings that Tropical Storm Ida could become a hurricane as it neared the resort city of Cancun.
Peres calls on Palestinian leader not to quit
Shimon Peres spoke to a crowd of thousands at the square where Rabin was gunned down by a Jewish extremist who opposed his peace policies on Nov.
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Pakistan's fashionistas defy Taliban
Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads covered, burqa-style, but with shoulders -- and tattoos -- exposed.
Mexico mum reunited with stolen baby
Nov. 7 - A Mexican mother has been reunited with her one-year-old daughter after the baby girl was allegedly sold to another woman by a baby-selling ring in Mexico City.
Firework link to fatal fire probed
A mother who died in a house fire after apparently pushing her teenage son to safety through a window may have been killed after a firework was posted through her letterbox, investigators said.