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  1. the doctor

    Sudan's Bashir in first South Sudan visit since split

    By Khalid Abdelaziz and Andrew Green JUBA (Reuters) - Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Friday he wanted normal ties with his nation's old adversary South Sudan on his first visit there since southern secession in 2011. The neighbours agreed in March to resume cross-border oil...
  2. the doctor

    NKorea has live-fire drills, protests over South's

    North Korean troops brandished weapons given to them by new leader Kim Jong Un as they carried out live-fire drills near the disputed sea boundary with South Korea amid more anger from Pyongyang over joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises. More...
  3. the doctor

    12 killed as violent storms ravage Midwest, South (AP)

    AP - A pre-dawn twister flattened entire blocks of homes in a small Illinois town Wednesday as violent storms ravaged the Midwest and South, killing at least 12 people in three states. More...
  4. the doctor

    Activists say 23 dead in Syria violence (AP)

    AP - Deadly clashes erupted between government troops and rebels in suburbs of the Syrian capital and villages in the country's south Friday, sparking fighting that killed at least 23 people, including nine soldiers, activists said. More...
  5. FTA Hacker

    Woman Shot in the Leg During Attempted Robbery in South Nashville

    A woman was shot Tuesday night at the South Brook Apartments in south Nashville during an attempted robbery. Two victims, one male and female were approached while walking from their car, when a man armed with a hand gun approached them and demanded their property. During the robbery attempt...
  6. FTA Hacker

    4.7 earthquake shakes Hawaii's Big Island

    HILO, Hawaii, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- No damage was reported in the aftermath of a 4.7-magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks that rattled Hawaii's Big Island, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake struck at 4:36 p.m. Sunday, 5 miles beneath Kilauea volcano. The...
  7. the doctor

    Romney rivals fight for South Carolina coast (AP)

    AP - Call it the fight for the coast. More...
  8. No Warranty

    South Ottawa fire leaves 5 homeless

    Firefighters battled a blaze at a south Ottawa row house for about two hours, which caused about $750,000 damage and left five people homeless. More...
  9. the doctor

    SC primary up for grabs, Gingrich making big play (AP)

    AP - For three decades, the Republican who won South Carolina's presidential primary has also won the GOP nomination. More...
  10. CASPER

    Greenpeace protests SAfrica coal plant; 9 arrests

    Authorities arrested nine people at a South African coal-fired power station Monday after Greenpeace activists chained themselves to a gate and some climbed a crane to protest dependence on coal just weeks before the country hosts a global conference on climate change. The protest began at dawn...
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    Americans in Canada told not to fear IRS

    Uncle Sam will likely show some leniency for U.S. citizens living in Canada who were not aware they were supposed to file returns south of the border, Washington's ambassador to Canada said Tuesday. More...
  12. CASPER

    Satellite evidence indicates mass graves in Sudan

    NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Sudan activists on Thursday called for the United States and the international community to intervene in a region of Sudan inaccessible to outsiders after a U.S. group released satellite photos of what they said appear to be mass graves. Details about mass graves, aerial...
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    South Koreans fire rifles at civilian jetliner

    South Korean marines fired rifles at a civilian jetliner as it was descending to land after mistaking it for a North Korean military aircraft, the airline said Saturday. The Asiana Airlines flight carrying 119 people from the Chinese city of Chengdu was undamaged in the incident around dawn...
  14. CASPER

    Chile volcano ash circles globe, returns home

    SANTIAGO, Chile – The ash cloud from a Chilean volcano that has been erupting for nearly two weeks has circled the globe and come home again. The returning cloud — which has disrupted flights in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Australia and New Zealand on its around-the-world trip — on Friday...
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    South Korea regrets the North cutting ties

    Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- South Korea said Tuesday it regrets North Korea's announcement that it will cut all ties with its neighbor. North Korea's National Defence Commission issued a statement Monday saying it "will never deal with traitor Lee Myung-bak and his clan" referring to the South...
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    S. Korea tests for agent orange dumping

    (CNN) -- South Korea launched an investigation Tuesday into reports of toxic chemicals being dumped at a former U.S. military base, the Defense Ministry said. The tests follow allegations of American soldiers burying chemicals on Korean soil. The first tests are being carried out by a joint...
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    Report: North Korean leader in China

    (CNN) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was visiting China on Friday, a South Korean official said, according to state-run Yonhap news agency. The report contradicts earlier ones that Kim's son and heir apparent, Kim Jong Un, was leading the visit. It was unclear whether his son was...
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    South Africans get rare glimpse of Mandela

    Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) -- South Africans got a rare glimpse of former President Nelson Mandela as he voted in local municipal elections at his home in Johannesburg on Monday. The ailing Nobel laureate and first democratically-elected president of South Africa was seen in photos...
  19. CASPER

    SKorean commandos storm ship after pirate attack

    SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean commandos stormed a container ship hours after it was attacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean on Thursday and freed all crew members unharmed, officials said. A second ship, an Italian-flagged vessel with 21 crew, was also hijacked by Somali pirates Thursday...
  20. CASPER

    NKoreans accuse South of kidnapping, beatings

    PYONGYANG, North Korea – Weeping and shaking their fists, North Koreans released last month after being held by South Korea for 50 days claimed Thursday they were beaten, imprisoned and pressured to defect after the South's coast guard raided and seized their fishing boat. Speaking publicly for...
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