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Hurricane Norbert Weakens, Nears Mexico Mainland (12 October 11:02) |
| Hurricane Norbert barreled toward the Mexican mainland early Sunday after tearing off roofs and forcing hundreds of people to flee widespread flooding on the Baja California peninsula. |
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Russian Missile Test Results in Record Flight (11 October 10:54) |
| Russian officials say a submarine-launched ballistic missile has made a record flight, hitting a target in the middle of the Pacific Ocean for the first time. |
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Time Running Out for Indian Toddler Trapped in Well (11 October 07:59) |
| Soldiers worked Saturday to rescue a 2-year-old boy trapped for more than 36 hours in a 150-foot-deep abandoned well in northern India. |
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Palestinian Police Discover Hamas Bomb Lab (11 October 07:20) |
| Palestinian police say they have arrested 11 people after uncovering a weapons cache and a bomb lab in the city of Hebron. |
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Austrian Far-Right Politician Killed in Car Crash (11 October 07:05) |
| Austrian politician Joerg Haider, whose far-right rhetoric in the 1990s was denounced as sympathetic to the Nazis, died Saturday morning in a car crash. |
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Hero Dog 'Rebel' Dies After Saving Owner From Fire (11 October 06:32) |
| A man whose dog rescued him from a house fire in Trinidad said the animal died after running back into the burning building. |
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Assault Charge After Man Injures Cop With Sex Toy (11 October 06:23) |
| An Australian police officer patrolling the Bathurst 1000 Supercars event has been injured after being struck on the head with an adult sex toy. |
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Greek Ship Hijacked by Pirates Off Somali Coast (11 October 05:44) |
| Armed pirates in speedboats hijacked a Greek chemical tanker with 20 crew members in the Gulf of Aden near Somalia, a maritime official said. |
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U.S. Missile Strike Reportedly Kills 3 in Pakistan (11 October 02:31) |
| Two Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike killed three people naer a market close to the Afghan border |
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Hurricane Norbert Slams Mexico's Baja Coast (11 October 01:11) |
| Hurricane Norbert slammed into Mexico's southern Baja California peninsula on Saturday with torrential rains and screaming winds, forcing scores of people to flee flooded homes. |
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3 Russian Warships Dock in Libya on Way to Caribbean (11 October 12:29) |
| A trio of Russian warships including a nuclear-powered missile cruiser have called on the Libyan port of Tripoli for a two-day stop on their way to the Caribbean. |
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Hurricane Norbert Hits Mexico's Baja Coast (11 October 12:06) |
| Hurricane Norbert has made landfall on Mexico's Baja coast, according to the National Hurricane Center. |
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North Korea Releases Pictures of Kim Jong Il (11 October 11:59) |
| North Korea released pictures of leader Kim Jong Il on Saturday for the first time in nearly two months, showing the reclusive ruler looking generally well despite reports he recently underw... |
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India to Canonize First Female Roman Catholic Saint (10 October 11:24) |
| The Roman Catholic Church will canonize Sister Alphonsa to help curb recent violence between Christians and Hindus. |
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Chile Tenor Gets 2 Years for Raping Nanny, Molesting Girl (10 October 09:53) |
| A Swedish court has sentenced Chilean tenor Ernesto "Tito" Beltran to two years and six months in prison for raping an 18-year-old nanny and molesting a 7-year-old girl. |
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Pakistan: U.S. Missile Strikes 'Helping the Terrorists' (10 October 09:23) |
| U.S. missile attacks on suspected militants in Pakistan's northwest near Afghanistan are destabilizing the country and 'helping the terrorists,' the Muslim nation's Foreign Ministry said Fri... |
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Father of 2 Killed in U.K. Printing Press Accident (10 October 09:21) |
| A maintenance engineer was crushed to death after falling into an industrial printing press, The U.K.s Daily Mail newspaper reported Friday. |
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Venezuela Closes McDonald's for 'Cooking the Books' (10 October 09:10) |
| The Venezuelan government has ordered all McDonald's restaurants closed for 48 hours for what it calls irregularities in the fast-food chain's financial books. |
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100 Migrants Feared Drowned by Smugglers Off Yemen (10 October 08:50) |
| The U.N. refugee agency says 100 migrants are feared drowned after being forced overboard by smugglers in the Gulf of Aden. |
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U.S. May Remove North Korea from Terrorism List (10 October 08:37) |
| Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice could announce as early as Friday that the United States will remove North Korea from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, FOX News learned Thursday |
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Customers 'In for It' Says Madrid Debt Collector (10 October 08:05) |
| With Spains economy in near recession, a debt collection agency in Madrid expands using attention-grabbing tactics. |
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Bloodbath as Panic Selling Tramples World Markets (10 October 08:04) |
| A massive sell-off on Wall Street and escalating fears of a global recession sent Asian stocks plunging Friday, with Japan's key index shedding nearly 10 percent to close out its worst week ... |
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Crane Collapse Hits Chinese Kindergarten, Killing 5 (10 October 07:28) |
| A crane at a construction site next to a Chinese kindergarten collapsed Friday, killing five children, the official Xinhua News Agency said. |
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Russia's Putin Given Rare Baby Tiger for 56th Birthday (10 October 07:14) |
| There's no doubt what Vladimir Putin's favorite birthday present is this year a rare Ussuri tiger cub. |
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Dying Teen at Drug Party Begged for Help, Was Ignored (10 October 06:33) |
| Australian teenager Melanie Boyd begged her friends to call for help after taking a lethal cocktail of booze and drugs, an inquest was told. |
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Woman's Husband Kept Her Prisoner in Home for 50 Years (10 October 06:10) |
| An elderly Italian womans husband has kept her prisoner in her own home for 50 years, The Daily Telegraph reported Thursday. |
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NATO: Troops Can Target Afghan Drug Operations (10 October 04:54) |
| A spokesman says NATO defense ministers have agreed their troops can target drugs facilities financing the Afghan insurgency. |
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Finland's Martti Ahtisaari Wins 2008 Nobel Peace Prize (10 October 04:42) |
| Finland's ex-president Martti Ahtisaari received the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to build a lasting peace from Africa and Asia to Europe and the Middle East. |
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Israeli Hospital Treats Cancer-Stricken Iranian Boy (10 October 01:25) |
| After failed treatments in Iran and Turkey, a 12-year-old Iranian boy will receive treatment at Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv for his malignant brain tumor. |
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Russia Fails to Meet All of EU Ceasefire Obligations (10 October 01:18) |
| Russia shows no signs of pulling troops out of breakaway regions once under Georgian control before the war. |
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Dalai Lama Successfully Undergoes Gallstone Surgery (10 October 01:13) |
| Surgeons successfully removed a gallstone from the Dalai Lama on Friday, just days after doctors had cleared the Tibetan spiritual leader during a medical checkup, a spokesman said. |
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WWII Pilot Recovers Remains of Friend 60 Years Later (10 October 12:59) |
| Royal Air Force bomber pilot Reg Wilson single-handedly recovered the remains of his friend and co-pilot more than 60 years after their plane was shot down by enemy fire during World War II. |
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Nuclear Bunker Turned Zero-Star Hotel Opens in Switzerland (10 October 12:48) |
| The worlds first nuclear bunker turned hotel offers a cheaper alternative for frugal travelers. |
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Somali Pirates Threaten to Blow Up Hijacked Ship (10 October 12:15) |
| A spokesman for the pirates holding an arms-laden tanker off the coast of Somalia has threatened to blow up the ship in three days if no ransom is paid. |
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London Bombing Suspects Used Getaway Rickshaws (10 October 12:07) |
| Two doctors who stand accused of attempting to terrorize Britain in a car bombing campaign are on trial for conspiring to murder and cause explosions. |
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Norbert Strengthens to Category 2 Storm (10 October 11:32) |
| Hurricane Norbert has regained strength and become a Category 2 storm as it takes aim at Mexico's Baja California Peninsula, forecasters said Friday. |
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N. Korea Prepares to Fire Missiles, Restart Nuke Plant (09 October 11:14) |
| North Korea warned South Korea against provoking war on Thursday as it reportedly deployed an arsenal of missiles near their shared sea border and told U.N. inspectors it plans to restart it... |
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Libya, Iran: OPEC Eyeing Early Meeting on Oil Slump (09 October 11:05) |
| Libya's oil chief called on oil producing nations to cut output and, along with Iran, said OPEC was thinking about holding an emergency meeting next month to tackle the slump in global crude... |
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Farmer Must Remove Wire Fence That May 'Hurt Thieves' (09 October 10:37) |
| A British gardeners local council has ordered him to remove a 3-foot high barbed wire fence around his property in case thieves hurt themselves on it, the Daily Mail reported Thursday. |
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Blasts Aimed at Pakistan Police Kill 10, Wound 4 (09 October 10:25) |
| Bombings killed 10 people and wounded at least four in Pakistan on Thursday, including an attack in a police complex in the capital the same day lawmakers huddled for a private briefing on t... |
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Thai Protesters Agree to Terms of Surrender (09 October 10:13) |
| The leaders of Thailand's anti-government protesters said Thursday they will surrender to police after a court dropped treason charges against them, but vowed to continue their occupation of... |
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Robbery by Blue Bunny, Gun-Toting Buddy Backfires (09 October 10:08) |
| A man dressed in a blue bunny costume and an accomplice toting a shotgun were arrested after a failed attempt to rob a currency exchange office in Sweden, The Local reported Thursday. |
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Norbert Weakens to Category 3 Storm (09 October 09:35) |
| Hurricane Norbert weakened to a Category 3 storm early Thursday as it lumbers on a path expected to take it to Mexico's southern Baja California peninsula over the weekend. |
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Syria Has U.S. Journalists Reported Missing in Lebanon (09 October 09:31) |
| Syria says it is holding two missing American journalists for illegally crossing the border from Lebanon. |
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Report: North Korea Prepares to Fire More Missiles (09 October 09:08) |
| North Korea warned South Korea against sending naval ships into its waters, threatening warfare Thursday as it reportedly shifted an arsenal of missiles to a nearby island for more test laun... |
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Politician Spent Gov't $ Using Fortunetellers as Advisers (09 October 08:36) |
| A Norwegian Labor Party politician took voluntary sick leave Thursday and said she wouldn't seek re-election after running up big phone bills at Parliament's expense by turning to an unusual... |
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Animal Rights Groups Furious Over Cat-Eating Festival (09 October 07:45) |
| Animal rights groups are up in arms over an annual festival in Peru that serves up hundreds of fried cats to locals. |
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Driver Puts Out Lit Cigarette in Officer's Eye Over Ticket (09 October 07:31) |
| An angry driver in Canada extinguished a lit cigarette in the eye of a police officer writing him a parking ticket on Tuesday, the Vancouver Sun reported. |
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China: 10,000 Kids Hospitalized by Tainted Milk (09 October 07:14) |
| More than 10,000 children remained hospitalized after being sickened in China's tainted milk scandal, eight of whom were in serious condition, officials said. |
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Estranged Couple Split House in Divorce, Literally (09 October 06:34) |
| An estranged Cambodian couple whose marriage fell apart decided to split their house literally. |
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