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Suicide attack in northwest Pakistan kills 10
A suicide attacker set off a bomb at a security checkpoint in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 52, officials and a doctor said, underscoring the relentless security threat to this Islamic nation.
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Iraqi PM holds slim lead in partial election tally
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki edged ahead Sunday in a tight race in the country's parliamentary elections after partial results from all of Iraq's 18 provinces showed his bloc leading in seven - two more than his chief rival.
Indian police foil attack plot; 2 arrested
The Mumbai Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) has arrested two persons were allegedly planning to blow up vital installations in India's financial capital Mumbai, said police on Sunday.
Earthquake hits off Honshu, Japan
An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale occurred near east coast of Honshu, Japan at 0814 GMT on Sunday, according to a release by the Hong Kong Observatory.
Shopping gets a conscience in Asia Pacific - survey
7+ killed in car bombing in western Iraq
US diplomat flees South Korea amid fraud probe
Reports: US wants Israel to cancel building plan
26 students, teachers killed in bus accident in India
Taliban: Kandahar bombings a 'warning' to NATO
At least 3 killed in avalanche in Canada
1 soldier dead, 3 hurt in S Philippines blast
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Asia-Pacific
At least 3 killed in avalanche in Canada
At least three people were killed by an avalanche on Saturday in Canada.
Moderate quake hits Japan's Fukushima Prefecture
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 jolted Japan's Fushushima Prefecture late Saturday, said the Japan Meterological agency.
Science and Health
Whales can be researched without being killed
The international scientific team returned with data showing whales can be researched without being killed.
Chile quake affects movement of Earth: scientist
The February 27 earthquake in Chile has not only caused the Earth to spin faster but caused it to wobble differently as well, a US scientist said Saturday.
NewsmakerAuthor assumes guise of 10-year-old to punk famous
Secretaries of state, touched by the 10-year-old's handwritten letters on grade-school notepaper, wrote back advising him how to settle a treehouse dispute with his sister. O.J. Simpson's lawyer told him how to get off the hook on accusations he destroyed a doll. A publisher of racy magazines, asked whether there was a version for kids, told him to read the Sears catalog instead, and "you'll be 18 before you know it."
Oldest person in US dies in NH at age 114
Mary Josephine Ray, the New Hampshire woman who was certified as the oldest person living in the United States, has died at age 114 years, 294 days.
Hamas spy unafraid, criticizes Islam
Mosab Hassan Yousef, who helped Israel's security forces kill and arrest members of the Islamic militant group Hamas, is probably marked for death.
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Global General
Taliban: Kandahar bombings a 'warning' to NATO
The Taliban have called their deadly bomb attacks on the southern city of Kandahar a warning to NATO's top general that the insurgents are ready for the war's next major offensive in their heartland.
Russia starts regional elections
Some 32 million Russians, or one third of the total voters, went to the polls in Sunday's regional and local elections.
Suicide attack in northwest Pakistan kills 10
A suicide attacker set off a bomb at a security checkpoint in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 52, officials and a doctor said, underscoring the relentless security threat to this Islamic nation.
In Mexico, gay couples celebrate historic weddings
Two glowing brides in matching white gowns and four other same-sex couples made history in Mexico City on Thursday as they wed under Latin America's first law that explicitly approves gay marriage.
Japan's spouse hunters hone skills at marriage school
In search of Mr. or Mrs. Right, dozens of Japanese are attending a newly launched school in Tokyo that aims to turn them into marriage material.
Global BizBritish Airways cabin crews to go on strike
The union representing British Airways cabin crews decided Friday to go on a seven-day, two-phase strike in late March.
HSBC: data on 24,000 Swiss account holders stolen
Information on 24,000 HSBC customers with Swiss accounts has been stolen, the British bank said Thursday, potentially exposing large numbers of international clients to prosecution by tax authorities in their home countries.
Odd NewsThe price you pay for being romantic...
A German woman, fearful that a burglar was trying to break into her second storey apartment, called police after she heard someone climbing up to her balcony shortly after midnight, police said Thursday.
Woman delivers surprise baby, picks up other son
A 32-year-old Kentucky woman who said she didn't know that she was pregnant delivered her newborn son on the floor of her laundry room by herself and even cut the umbilical cord.
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