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Somalia's new leader survives terrorist attack
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:56AM September 12, 2012 CommentMOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia's new president survived an assassination attempt on his second day in office when two suicide bombers blew themselves up Wednesday while trying to gain access into a heavily guarded hotel that is his temporary residence, officials and witnesses said.
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Blast in northern Syria targets troops
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:48AM September 12, 2012 CommentBEIRUT (AP) — An explosion targeting Syrian regime forces killed at least three people in northern Syria on Wednesday — and possibly up to 18 — amid rising violence ahead of a visit by the new U.N.-Arab League envoy who is trying to end the country's civil war.
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King Richard III grave hunters find bones in UK
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:34AM September 12, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — Archaeologists searching for the grave of King Richard III say they have found bones that are consistent with the 15th century monarch's physical abnormality and of a man who died in battle.
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US stocks rise, and investors wait for the Fed
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:31AM September 12, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — The stock market edged higher Wednesday after a court cleared the way for Germany to participate in a European rescue fund. Attention shifted to the Federal Reserve, which began a big two-day meeting.
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Egypt actor wins appeal on insulting Islam verdict
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:23AM September 12, 2012 CommentCAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian appeals court has overturned the conviction of one of the Arab world's most famous comedians, who had been sentenced to jail for insulting Islam in his movies.
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Greece faces more anti-austerity strikes, protests
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:21AM September 12, 2012 CommentATHENS, Greece (AP) — A fresh wave of anti-austerity strikes hit Greece Wednesday as the leaders of the governing coalition struggled to finalize further spending cuts for the coming two years — without which the country will lose its vital rescue loans.
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Perceived insults to Islam trigger Muslim anger
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:16AM September 12, 2012 CommentMuslim anger over perceived Western insults to Islam has exploded several times, most recently in protests this week against U.S. diplomatic posts in the Middle East. The violence, fueled mostly by religious zealots, reflects the tension between Muslims and the secular West that followed the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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China offers Nigeria $1.1B loan for rail, airports
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:06AM September 12, 2012 CommentABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — China is offering Nigeria $1.1 billion in loans to help the West African nation build airport terminals, a light rail line for its capital city and communication system improvements, the country's Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
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Vatican insists on interreligious dialogue
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:34AM September 12, 2012 CommentVATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican underlined Pope Benedict XVI's push for dialogue among religions in the aftermath of the killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya by a mob enraged by an anti-Muslim film.
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UK police blamed the dead for 1989 stadium tragedy
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:31AM September 12, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — British police and medics whose failures contributed to the deaths of 96 soccer fans in the country's worst sports disaster unfairly blamed the dead for the 1989 tragedy and sought to cover up their actions, newly disclosed documents revealed Wednesday.
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Bodies of preachers killed in Mali repatriated
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:24AM September 12, 2012 CommentNOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — The bodies of nine of the Muslim preachers killed last week in neighboring Mali were repatriated to Mauritania on Wednesday, and the president of Mauritania stood in silence as the coffins were unloaded from the special flight in a somber ceremony marking the tragedy.
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Pakistan fires kill 283, lax safety laws blamed
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:21AM September 12, 2012 CommentKARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Fires at two clothing factories in Pakistan left 283 people dead — many trapped behind locked doors and barred windows — tragedies that highlight workplace perils in a country where many buildings lack basic safety equipment and owners often bribe officials to ignore the violations.
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German court rejects calls to block ESM fund
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:03AM September 12, 2012 CommentKARLSRUHE, Germany (AP) — Germany's highest court paved the way Wednesday for the creation of Europe's €500 billion ($640 billion) rescue fund for indebted governments after it rejected calls to block it
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Bosnian police crackdown on organized crime
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:58AM September 12, 2012 CommentSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Authorities in Bosnia launched what they called a major operation on Wednesday against several organized crime groups suspected of involvement in at least six murders, several major robberies, illegal money transfers and drug trafficking.
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US embassies in Algeria, Tunisia warn of protests
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:56AM September 12, 2012 CommentALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The American embassies in Algeria and Tunisia warned of more protests Wednesday, following attacks by protesters in neighboring Libya in which the U.S. ambassador and three embassy staff were killed.
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Japan isle buy sparks Chinese anger, cancellations
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:49AM September 12, 2012 CommentTOKYO (AP) — Japan's purchase of several disputed islands from their private owners was aimed at keeping nationalist activists at bay and reducing tensions with China, but now the government must deal with Beijing's anger over the move.
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U.S. Ambassador Killed in Consulate Attack in Libya
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:27AM September 12, 2012 CommentTRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were killed in an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi by protesters angry over a film that ridiculed Islam's Prophet Muhammad.
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Threatened Vietnam cave bugs draw little sympathy
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:21AM September 12, 2012 CommentHON CHONG, Vietnam (AP) — Hundreds of species live in the limestone caves of Hon Chong in southern Vietnam, and many of them are found nowhere else on Earth. Yet their habitat is being blown apart, chunk by chunk, in the name of making cement.
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Kenya parliament: Army can be used to crush feud
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:38AM September 12, 2012 CommentNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's parliament passed a motion urging the government to deploy the military to the country's southeast where a feud between two tribes has killed more than 100 in three weeks, including nine police officers.
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UK police charge man in phone hacking inquiry
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:27AM September 12, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — A former News International security guard has been charged with conspiring to hide evidence of phone hacking, British authorities said Wednesday.
