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Tropical storm takes aim at Newfoundland
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:21AM September 10, 2012 CommentHAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Tropical Storm Leslie headed on a northward track toward Canada's Newfoundland early Monday, after its outer bands buffeted Bermuda with a day of gusty winds and rain that caused little damage.
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Pets and apartments don't mix in UAE's Ajman
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:49AM September 10, 2012 CommentAJMAN, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Apartment dwellers in a part of the United Arab Emirates have received blanket eviction notices — for their pets.
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US agency plans $150M investment in Mideast fund
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:10AM September 10, 2012 CommentDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. government financing agency says it plans to pump $150 million into a Mideast private equity fund designed to promote the growth of small and medium-sized businesses in the region.
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Indian hospital hires bouncers to deter attacks
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:31AM September 10, 2012 CommentNEW DELHI (AP) — Pradeep Kumar, a muscular man in shades and tattoos, pulls up on a motorcycle, ready for his job as a bouncer. Not at a nightclub, but at another workplace where violence is common in India: a hospital.
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Power failure plunges western Cuba into darkness
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:57PM September 09, 2012 CommentHAVANA (AP) — Power failed across a large swath of western Cuba on Sunday night, plunging millions of people into darkness including those in the capital of Havana and at the popular bearch resort of Varadero.
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Shark expert Ron Taylor dies; helped make 'Jaws'
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:38PM September 09, 2012 CommentSYDNEY (AP) — Ron Taylor, a beloved Australian marine conservationist who helped film some of the terrifying underwater footage used in the classic shark thriller "Jaws," has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 78.
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China quake survivors await shelter, expect rain
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:56PM September 09, 2012 CommentBEIJING (AP) — Survivors of multiple earthquakes in southwestern China waited for shelter and other supplies on Monday amid forecasts of heavy rains that are likely to hinder ongoing search efforts.
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Leader of al-Qaida N. African branch dies in car
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:43PM September 09, 2012 CommentBAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A spokesman for a radical Islamic group in northern Mali has confirmed that a leader of al-Qaida's North African branch was killed in a car crash.
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Coldplay, Rihanna, Jay-Z close London Paralympics
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:44PM September 09, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — Farewell, London. Good luck matching that, Rio.
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Ex-candidate quits Mexico's main leftist party
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:35PM September 09, 2012 CommentMEXICO CITY (AP) — The man who led Mexico's main leftist party in the past two presidential elections announced Sunday he is leaving it behind and may start a new party, throwing uncertainty over the future of the nation's political left.
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Egypt vows structural reforms, meets US executives
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:59PM September 09, 2012 CommentCAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Islamist leader vowed to carry out tough structural reforms to overhaul his country's ailing economy and create a better environment for business and investment, participants in a meeting between corporate executives and the president said on Sunday.
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Jewish groups upset by Estonian mock ad
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:01PM September 09, 2012 CommentTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Jewish organizations have denounced an Estonian newspaper for publishing a mock ad for weight-loss pills depicting emaciated prisoners at a Nazi concentration camp.
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16 moderate Muslim preachers killed in Mali
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:40PM September 09, 2012 CommentBAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Sixteen Muslim preachers from a moderate sect were shot dead in central Mali as they traveled by road to a religious conference, the Malian and Mauritanian governments said Sunday. Early reports indicate that the men's long beards aroused the suspicion of Mali's military, which confused them for the extremists who have taken over the nation's north.
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Egypt's tour guides protest lack of security
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:30PM September 09, 2012 CommentCAIRO (AP) — Egypt's tour guides demonstrated Sunday, protesting that they are attacked by souvenir vendors and unlicensed competitors at famed sites like the Valley of the Kings tombs in Luxor or Cairo's medieval citadel.
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No sign of killings in isolated Amazon village
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:24PM September 09, 2012 CommentIROTATHERI, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan officials and journalists investigating reports of a possible massacre in a remote indigenous village in the Amazon have found people peacefully cooking plantains over a communal fire, and no sign of any killings.
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Egypt: Most flights back on schedule after strikes
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:41PM September 09, 2012 CommentCAIRO (AP) — Officials at Egypt's main international airport were working off a backlog of delayed flights and trying to placate angry passengers on Sunday, after two days of strikes left planes grounded and some travelers stranded.
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Greek gov't fails to agree on spending cuts
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:28PM September 09, 2012 CommentATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leaders of the three parties in Greece's coalition government failed to agree Sunday on a package of spending cuts worth €11.5 billion ($14.7 billion), a raft of measures the prime minister had said is crucial to restoring the country's financial credibility and sustaining its bailout funding.
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Deadliest attacks in Iraq since US troop pullout
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:25PM September 09, 2012 CommentBAGHDAD (AP) — A look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011:
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Adopting Daniel: US couple tests new Guatemala law
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:03PM September 09, 2012 CommentGUATEMALA CITY (AP) — It should have been good news.
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Congo asks Burundi to extradite politician
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:02PM September 09, 2012 CommentKINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo's information minister says his country is asking Burundi to extradite an opposition politician accused of treason for allegedly plotting with neighboring Rwanda to destabilize the country.
