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China 'seeking end to Buddhism'
BBC
The Dalai Lama accuses China of trying to "annihilate Buddhism", as Tibet marks 51 years since a failed revolt against Beijing. |
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Letterman blackmail is admitted
BBC
A US TV producer pleads guilty to attempting to blackmail US chat show host David Letterman over his affairs. |
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Disaster experts praise Chile quake response
USA Today
President Michelle Bachelet leaves office on Thursday with a chunk of her country in ruins and her popularity in the clouds.
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Actor Sheen 'set for TV return'
BBC
Actor Charlie Sheen is expected to return to the set of Two and a Half Men after a spell in rehab, his publicist says. |
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Obama takes health care overhaul push to Missouri
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AP - The nation's top health official challenged insurers on Wednesday to join President Barack Obama's push to overhaul the medical system, arguing t... |
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Superweed predator to be released
BBC
A plant-eating predator that preys on aggressive superweed Japanese knotweed is to be given a trial release in England. |
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Biden: Palestinians deserve 'viable' state
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AP - Vice President Joe Biden's displeasure over an Israeli plan to enlarge an east Jerusalem settlement was on display Wednesday as he warned against... |
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ANC wants Winnie Mandela clarity
BBC
South Africa's ANC asks Winnie Mandela to clarify a media report in which she apparently fiercely criticised ex-husband Nelson. |
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'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim dead in Calif. at 38
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Yahoo News
AP - Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38. Haim died early Wednesday at Providence St. Jos... |
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US activist Granny D dies at 100
BBC
Granny D, who walked across the US at the age of 89 in support of election campaign finance reform, dies. |
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Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal
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Yahoo News
AP - They flew planes during World War II but weren't considered real military pilots. No flags were draped over their coffins when they died on duty.... |
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Abuse scandal creeps closer to the pope
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AP - Church abuse scandals in Germany have reached the older brother of Pope Benedict XVI and are creeping ever closer to the pontiff himself.
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Burma law bans Suu Kyi from poll
BBC
A new election law formally bars pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from taking part in elections planned in Burma. |
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Boyfriend: 'Jihad Jane' suspect wasn't religious
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Yahoo News
AP - The self-dubbed Jihad Jane who thought her blond, all-American profile would help mask her plan to kill a Swedish cartoonist is a rare case of a ... |
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Ashton sets out diplomatic vision
BBC
The EU's foreign policy chief, Lady Ashton, tells MEPs how she will shape Europe's new diplomatic service, as officials vie for influence. |
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Senate passes jobless aid, business tax breaks
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AP - The Senate voted Wednesday to extend a host of soon-to-expire elements of last year's economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless a... |
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EU leader 'pities' UKIP's Farage
BBC
EU president Herman Van Rompuy says he pities Nigel Farage, the British Eurosceptic MEP who called him a "damp rag". |
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Nothing is too holy for mockery, Muhammad cartoonist says
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AP - The point of a caricature depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a dog was to show that artistic freedom allows mockery of all religions, including th... |
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Gaza activist's death case opens
BBC
A court case brought by the family of Rachel Corrie, a US protester killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in 2003, opens in Israel. |
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Midnight knitter pulls the wool over NJ shore town
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AP - Someone is spinning quite a yarn over one New Jersey shore town. An unknown person dubbed The Midnight Knitter by West Cape May residents is cove... |
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