| 1. | Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them |
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AP - A British couple being held hostage by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday that they fear they will be killed or handed to a ter...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:15:48 GMT [ AP ] 20 hours, 10 minutes ago
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| | 2. | Researcher: Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin |
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AP - A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial c...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:20:51 GMT [ AP ] 20 hours, 5 minutes ago
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| | 4. | Afghan police are weak link in security force |
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AP - Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to ...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:23:04 GMT [ AP ] 20 hours, 3 minutes ago
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| 5. | 6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue |
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AP - Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a U.N. plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as the he...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:21:28 GMT [ AP ] 22 hours, 5 minutes ago
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| | 6. | The E.U.'s New Top Leaders: Bland Leading the Bland |
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Time.com - Eschewing the superstar candidacy of Tony Blair, the E.U. picks low-profile politicians as its first president and foreign minister
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMT [ Time.com ] 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
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| 7. | Floods devastate UK Lake District, much of Ireland |
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AP - Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, kill...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:23:04 GMT [ AP ] 20 hours, 3 minutes ago
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| | 8. | Egyptian soccer fans riot against Algeria |
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AP - Egyptian soccer fans burned Algerian flags and rioted outside the Algerian Embassy in Cairo, smashing cars and shop windows, in an escalating row...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:31:35 GMT [ AP ] 20 hours, 54 minutes ago
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| 9. | Mexican reporter on organized crime goes missing |
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AP - Authorities in the western Mexican state of Michoacan are investigating the disappearance of a journalist who wrote about organized crime.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:22:52 GMT [ AP ] 20 hours, 3 minutes ago
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| | 10. | 35 Egyptian police hurt as football violence simmers |
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AFP - Protesters injured dozens of police near the Algerian embassy in Egypt's capital on Friday, fanning the flames of a diplomatic spat that eru...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:59:57 GMT [ AFP ] 21 hours, 26 minutes ago
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| 11. | US envoy criticizes coverage of Obama China visit |
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AP - Washington's ambassador to Beijing hit out Friday at negative U.S. media coverage of President Barack Obama's visit to China, saying it...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:14:10 GMT [ AP ] 20 hours, 12 minutes ago
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| | 12. | Canada to have vaccine soon for half population |
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Reuters - Enough H1N1 flu vaccine for almost half of Canada's population will have been shipped out by the end of the next week, Health Minister L...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:39:22 GMT [ Reuters ] 23 hours, 47 minutes ago
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| 13. | Australia 'disappointed' at Japan whaling missi... |
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AFP - Australia said it was "deeply disappointed" after a fleet of Japanese whaling ships set out to kill hundreds of the giant ocean mammal...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:04:13 GMT [ AFP ] 4 hours, 22 minutes ago
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| | 14. | Couple to plead guilty to spying for Cuba |
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McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — A retired State Department employee and his wife are expected to plead guilty Friday in federal court to...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:42:00 GMT [ McClatchy Newspapers ] 21 hours, 44 minutes ago
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| 15. | Afghanistan President Karzai inaugural: promises of cle... |
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The Christian Science Monitor - Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai promised to crack down on corruption after being sworn in for his second term on Th...
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT [ The Christian Science Monitor ] 1 day, 8 hours, 26 minutes ago
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| | 16. | A New Indian Travel Fad: "Divorce Tourism" |
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Time.com - A few Indian tour operators are cashing in on Indian's rising divorce rate with a new offer: The perfect holiday -- just you, your spou...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMT [ Time.com ] 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
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| 17. | 'Hug an Arab Day' Welcome in Wake of Ft Hood |
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OneWorld.net - DEARBORN, Nov 20 (Arab Detroit / New America Media) - In the Facebook world, November 20th is a day ofimportance. It is the official &q...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:48:36 GMT [ OneWorld.net ] 20 hours, 37 minutes ago
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