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Wheelchair-bound Canadian beaten in Australia
A Canadian man confined to a wheelchair was reported to have been beaten about the face with metal bars in an attack early Wednesday morning in Sydney, Australia.
Middle East
Palestinians told U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday that Israel's new plan to build 1,600 homes for Jewish settlers challenged Washington's efforts to get indirect peace talks underway.
Sporadic shooting rang out overnight in the central Nigerian city of Jos and witnesses said at least one person was killed by soldiers enforcing a curfew days after attacks on three nearby Christian villages.
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WHAT'S NEXT IN IRAQ?
Iraqis defied bomb, mortar and rocket attacks from insurgents to vote in a milestone...
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ALL EYES ON LONDON
Organizers of the 2012 Olympics will hope to emulate the success of Vancouver.
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DECAY OF MOROCCAN MEDINAS
Residents in Meknes warned for years that its minaret was in danger of collapse.
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U.S. lawmakers urge scrapping of NAFTA
The Harper government sought Tuesday to fend off a new trade threat from U.S. lawmakers pushing legislation to scrap the North American Free Trade Agreement.
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Gunfire causes new panic in Nigerian massacre city
New gunfire rocked Nigeria's troubled city of Jos, sending residents fleeing to police barracks for shelter, and troops patrolled mainly Christian areas on Wednesday.
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'Miracle' birth of baby elephant
A baby elephant believed to have died during labour was born alive at an Australian zoo on Wednesday, amazing its keepers and defying expert opinion that such an outcome would take a "miracle".
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Britain gives one million pounds to S.Africa for condoms
Britain announced Tuesday one million pounds in aid to South Africa for the purchase of condoms to tackle HIV and AIDS in the world's worst-affected country ahead of the 2010 World Cup.
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Christians flee after Nigeria's massacre
Christian villagers in Nigeria fled their homes fearing new attacks Tuesday even as a officials accused the country's military chiefs of ignoring warnings about last weekend's massacre.
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U.S. kept Britain in dark over torture: Former spy chief
The United States deliberately kept Britain in the dark about the harsh methods it used when interrogating suspected terrorists, the former head of Britain's domestic spy agency said on Tuesday.
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Taliban 'ready to unleash 3,000 suicide bombers in Pakistan'
The Taliban claims it is ready to unleash 3,000 suicide bombers in Pakistan in protest at military operations and American drone attacks in its tribal areas.
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Biden slams Israel settlement plan
Israel approved on Tuesday building 1,600 new settler homes in east Jerusalem, announcing the move as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met top Israeli officials to boost renewed peace efforts.
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Letterman extortionist gets minimal jail time
It's clear who got the last laugh Tuesday as the senior CBS news producer accused of trying to extort $2 million from talk show host David Letterman admitted the offence in a plea deal.
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Vatican says wrong to single out Church over abuse
Reports last month alleged that Catholic priests had sexually abused over 100 children at Jesuit schools in Germany.
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