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Polar bears in western Arctic going hungry

Misc World | 46 hits | 8:59 AM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack

Polar bears in the western Arctic are finding it increasingly difficult to find food during the critical spring period, a recent study suggests.

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China targets Google in crackdown on pornography

Misc World | 34 hits | 4:55 AM on Tuesday | posted by Eisensapper

China warned Google and other popular Web portals Monday that they must do more to block pornographic material from reaching Chinese users, the latest in a series of government crackdowns targeting Internet content.

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Six countries report complete shutoff of Russian gas

Misc World | 44 hits | 4:43 AM on Tuesday | posted by Eisensapper

Six countries reported a complete shutoff of Russian gas shipped via Ukraine on Tuesday, in a sharp escalation of a struggle over energy that threatens Europe as winter sets in.

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Taliban whopper: claim 5,220 foreign troops killed

Misc World | 73 hits | 3:13 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack

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KABUL, Afghanistan - The Taliban have long exaggerated their military successes, but their recent claim that they killed more than 5,000 foreign troops in Afghanistan last year may be the militia's most startling yet.

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Child elopers' Africa plan foiled

Misc World | 56 hits | 8:04 AM on Monday | posted by snookums

Two German children - aged five and six - have been stopped by police from eloping to Africa to tie the knot in the sun, reports say.

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Connecticut man's last lottery ticket wins $10 million for his widow

Misc World | 71 hits | 10:09 AM on Sunday | posted by Alta_redneck

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DANBURY, Conn. - On the day that Donald Peters died, he unknowingly provided financial security for his wife of 59 years and for their family.

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Female bomber at Shiite shrine in Baghdad kills 38

Misc World | 23 hits | 9:20 AM on Sunday | posted by Hyack

BAGHDAD -- A female suicide bomber blew herself up on Sunday among a crowd of pilgrims worshipping at a revered Shiite shrine in northern Baghdad, killing at least 38 people

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Israeli ground forces surround Gaza City

Misc World | 32 hits | 9:15 AM on Sunday | posted by Hyack

Israeli troops and tanks cut swaths through the Gaza Strip early Sunday, surrounding its biggest city and effectively cutting the territory in two, as the offensive against Hamas gained momentum

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Israeli tanks and infantry enter Gaza Strip

Misc World | 38 hits | 3:58 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack

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A column of Israeli military vehicles and soldiers has entered the Gaza Strip, after artillery units and warplanes hammered the border area and attacked more Hamas targets.

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Tsunami alert lifted after strong Indonesian quake

Misc World | 23 hits | 3:48 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack

A strong earthquake in remote eastern Indonesia cut power lines, cracked building walls and sent panicked residents running out of their homes toward higher ground early Sunday, authorities and witnesses said.

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Hamas stops injured leaving Gaza

Misc World | 71 hits | 3:31 PM on Saturday | posted by ridenrain

Egypt says the Hamas militant group, which controls Gaza, is preventing hundreds of wounded Palestinians from leaving for treatment in Egypt.

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2nd Hamas leader killed in Israeli air strike

Misc World | 36 hits | 10:12 AM on Saturday | posted by Hyack

An Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip has killed a senior commander of Hamas, the armed wing of the political group said Saturday.

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San Francisco wants tiger victim to repay costs

Misc World | 60 hits | 8:21 AM on Saturday | posted by newfette

SAN FRANCISCO - Officials want a survivor of a tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo to reimburse the city more than $75,000 for his medical treatment and are asking that the money come out of any cash settlement the victim may receive.

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British couple has 'black-and-white twins' twice

Misc World | 82 hits | 1:15 PM on Friday | posted by snookums

A mixed-race British couple has defied the odds — twice — by producing two sets of twins in which one sibling appears to be black and the other white. Dean Durrant's newborn daughter Miya has dark skin like him. Twin sister Leah has fair skin like her blu

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Facebook nudity policy draws nursing moms' ire

Misc World | 121 hits | 12:10 PM on Friday | posted by RUEZ

Web-savvy moms who breast-feed are irate that social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace restrict photos of nursing babies.

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Crew fight off pirates with water jets off Somalia

Misc World | 54 hits | 12:00 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack

The pirates in three speedboats and armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades twice tried to board the Greek-flagged Kriti Episkopi but were scared off when the crew turned fire hoses on them and EU aircraft scrambled from a nearby EU naval flotilla t

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Canadian soldiers kill suspected suicide bomber

Misc World | 72 hits | 11:57 AM on Friday | posted by Hyack

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Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan's Shah Wali Kot district on Thursday shot and killed a suspected suicide bomber who was believed to be planning a "spectacular attack," officials reported Friday.

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Communist Cuba: 50 Years Of Failure

Misc World | 80 hits | 10:21 AM on Friday | posted by ridenrain

Communism: New Year's Day marks 50 years of communist rule in Cuba. The Castro oligarchy will trumpet its survival and celebrate. But the reality, up close, is that it's the longest-running failure in the New World.

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Israeli air strike kills senior Hamas member

Misc World | 53 hits | 2:16 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack

Israel took aim at Gaza's rulers for the first time in the six-day-old military campaign Thursday, killing a senior member of Hamas in an air strike on his home.

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Somali pirates seize Egyptian cargo ship

Misc World | 45 hits | 1:43 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack

CAIRO, Egypt -- An Egyptian official says that Somali pirates have seized an Egyptian cargo ship with 28 crew members on board.

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Opening the sex files of 2008: A year of firsts

Misc World | 105 hits | 1:42 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack

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From a pregnant man to cyber divorce, 2008 was a year of firsts in the realms of relationships and sex.

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Two Canadians injured in Mexican strip-club shooting

Misc World | 51 hits | 1:39 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack

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TORONTO -- A Mexican newspaper is reporting two Canadian tourists have been injured in a shooting at a nightclub in the tourist destination of Cabo San Lucas.

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Baby girl born on US-bound flight

Misc World | 51 hits | 9:49 AM on Thursday | posted by tritium

A Ugandan woman is the proud mother of a baby after giving birth on a flight from Amsterdam to Boston.

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World bids a relieved adieu to a rocky year

Misc World | 41 hits | 12:47 AM on Thursday | posted by Hyack

PARIS -- For many around the world watching the new year arrive, 2008 had not been pretty -- slumping stocks, disappearing jobs.

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U.S. researchers find wintering ground for rare right whales

Misc World | 36 hits | 10:02 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack

U.S. researchers believe they have identified a wintering ground for the North Atlantic right whale, an endangered species.

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59 die in New Year's Eve nightclub fire in Bangkok

Misc World | 47 hits | 8:21 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack

A massive fire swept through an upscale Bangkok nightclub on New Year's Eve, killing at least 59 people and injuring at more than 200 others.

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Israel prepares for possible ground offensive

Misc World | 47 hits | 8:13 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack

Israel ramped up preparations Wednesday for a possible ground assault of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, amassing more troops at the border after it rebuffed a possible ceasefire.

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Naples sex strike over fireworks

Misc World | 103 hits | 9:11 AM on Wednesday | posted by snookums

New Year's Eve could prove to be something of a damp squib for some men in the Italian city of Naples.

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Canada: the 'nice' enemy

Misc World | 209 hits | 1:12 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack

As the Taliban's snowbirds frolic in camps in Pakistan, experts reflect on the protagonists in Afghanistan

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Israel Considers Offering Hamas a Cease-Fire

Misc World | 40 hits | 1:11 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack

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Israel is considering suspending its offensive on Hamas-ruled Gaza for 48 hours to give Hamas militants an opening to halt their rocket fire, but the threat of a ground offensive remains if the truce does not hold, Israeli officials said Tuesday.

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Canada asks Mali to find missing diplomats in Niger

Misc World | 29 hits | 1:08 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack

BAMAKO (AFP) - Canada has sought Mali’s help to find two Canadian diplomats, including the UN envoy to neighbouring Niger, who vanished over two weeks ago near the Malian border, sources here said Tuesday.

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Chinese scientists claim discovery of earth's largest dinosaur fossil site

Misc World | 51 hits | 12:46 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack

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A dinosaur fossil field discovered this year in eastern China is being touted as the largest of its kind on earth, according to a Chinese paleontologist.

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Bay of Fundy counting on tide of support in 7 wonders contest

Misc World | 59 hits | 12:41 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack

A Maritime treasure is up against Mount Everest and the Grand Canyon to become one of the new seven natural wonders of the world.

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Russian Professor Predicts End of U.S.

Misc World | 146 hits | 7:06 AM on Tuesday | posted by Ruxpercnd

Canada will grab a group of Northern states Prof. Panarin calls "The Central North American Republic."

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Israeli warship collides with Gaza volunteer boat

Misc World | 65 hits | 12:29 AM on Tuesday | posted by martin14

Israeli warship collides with Gaza volunteer boat

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