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Tens of thousands protest military rule in Egypt
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM April 20, 2012 CommentCAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Islamist and secular forces sought to relaunch the street uprising against Egypt's ruling military Friday, packing Cairo's Tahrir Square with tens of thousands of protesters in the biggest rally in months and accusing the generals of manipulating upcoming presidential elections to preserve their power.
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EU delays vote on labeling oil sands oil dirty
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:35PM April 20, 2012 CommentBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission will delay asking members to approve a measure that would label oil from oil sands as worse for climate change than crude oil — a temporary victory for Canada, where such oil is produced.
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Cruise ship passed by disabled fishing boat
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:49PM April 20, 2012 CommentRIO HATO, Panama (AP) — Three Panamanian men were on their way home after a night of fishing, happy with their success, when the motor on their small open boat rattled and quit, leaving them adrift in sight of land, but too far out for their cell phones to work.
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Norwegian gunman describes hunting down teenagers
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:03PM April 20, 2012 CommentOSLO, Norway (AP) — Norwegians who lost loved ones on Utoya island relived the horror Friday as far-right fanatic Anders Behring Breivik described in harrowing detail how he gunned down teenagers as they fled in panic or froze before him, paralyzed with fear.
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'Call of Duty' latest fiction to inspire nightmare
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:42PM April 20, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — History is littered with murderers inspired by art: Charles Manson believed the lyrics to the Beatles' "Helter Skelter" were a prophecy that ignited a killing spree. John Lennon assassin Mark David Chapman was obsessed with the book "Catcher in the Rye."
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Faulty alarms caused Virgin Atlantic emergency
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:53PM April 20, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — A faulty alarm system forced a Virgin Atlantic plane to make an emergency landing earlier this week, the company said Friday.
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Morocco govt riven by debate over media guidelines
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:40AM April 20, 2012 CommentRABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco's coalition government has been torn by a fierce debate over new media guidelines that some say require public TV and radio stations to be more religious.
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New Play Looks at WikiLeaks Source
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:59AM April 20, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — To some he's a traitor to his country, to others he's a free-speech hero.
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It's all about emotion in French presidential race
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:48AM April 20, 2012 CommentPARIS (AP) — Like Barack Obama, Nicolas Sarkozy swept to power on a wave of hope for change. Sarkozy's wave crashed on the global financial crisis and his own failings. On Sunday, the French leader faces a tough fight against nine challengers in presidential elections awash in fear and anger.
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Pakistan moves against airline after crash
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:39AM April 20, 2012 CommentISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan blocked the head of an airline whose jet crashed near the capital from leaving the country and ordered him into protective custody on Saturday as it began an investigation into its second major air disaster in less then two years.
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Hacker attack underlines Web role in China scandal
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:03AM April 20, 2012 CommentBEIJING (AP) — A massive hacker attack has crippled an overseas website that has reported extensively on China's biggest political turmoil in years, underscoring the pivotal role the Internet has played in the unfolding scandal.
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Ousted Malian president, family fly to Senegal
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:27AM April 20, 2012 CommentDAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Mali's president has sought refuge in neighboring Senegal nearly one month after the democratically elected leader was overthrown in a coup that has sparked political and humanitarian crises, Senegalese state media reported Friday.
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Got milk? Dairy in Kenya scarce after drought
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:06AM April 20, 2012 CommentNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Got milk? Pass the butter? Not in Kenya, where both of those staples are increasingly scarce because a drought-induced dairy shortage is wreaking havoc on the milk, butter and yogurt shelves.
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Syrian activists: Homs calm as observers expected
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:06AM April 20, 2012 CommentBEIRUT (AP) — Activists say fighting and government shelling has stopped in Syria's central city of Homs in advance of an expected visit by U.N. observers.
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Lawyer: News Corp. suits nearly double to 100+
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:56AM April 20, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — Nearly 50 new phone hacking lawsuits have been filed against Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper company, a lawyer said Friday, including ones by singer James Blunt, soccer star Wayne Rooney and Cherie Blair, the wife of Britain's former prime minister.
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Bahrain protesters swell ahead of F1 weekend
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:26AM April 20, 2012 CommentMANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Anti-government protesters flooded a main highway in a march stretching for miles and security forces fired tear gas in breakaway clashes Friday as Bahrain's leaders struggled to contain opposition anger while under the world's spotlight as the island nation hosts the Formula One Grand Prix.
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Sudan and S. Sudan claim control of oil town
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:48AM April 20, 2012 CommentJUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Sudan and South Sudan both claimed to be in control of a contested oil town near the countries' ill-defined border on Friday after the south said it was withdrawing its troops to avert a return to war.
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Germany backs Sarkozy on border protection
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:10AM April 20, 2012 CommentBRUSSELS (AP) — Germany is backing the demand of French President Nicolas Sarkozy to give nations of the Schengen borderless zone more independent means to close their national territory "as a last resort."
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Jewish movement in Israel OKs gay rabbis
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:03AM April 20, 2012 CommentJERUSALEM (AP) — The Conservative Jewish seminary in Israel says it will allow gays and lesbians to become rabbis, overcoming years of opposition by many of its own leaders and setting up a new point of contention between the movement and Israel's Orthodox establishment.
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SKorea asks China about NKorean missile carrier
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:01AM April 20, 2012 CommentSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has asked China whether it is the source of a sophisticated missile carrier displayed by North Korea during a military parade last weekend, a Seoul official said.
