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18 February, 2010 09:12
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Teacher Killed in Suspected Knife Attack in Germany
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A teacher was stabbed to death in an attack at a vocational school in the German town of Ludwigshafen on Thursday, police said. Police also said that a 23-year-old former student had been arrested. The student admitted under questioning that he was angry at the teacher for giving him poor marks. BREAKING NEWS Mammoth Earthquake Strikes Chile Helena Bonham Carter, Domestic Partner for Tim Burton More...
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18 February, 2010 06:41
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Large Avalanche Buries at Least 30 Alive in Pakistan
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At least 30 people have been killed after a large avalanche hit an alpine hamlet in the Pakistani north western district of Kohistan. "Initial reports say about 40 people are stranded while 30 dead bodies have been recovered," local media reported on Thursday, Press TV reports. BREAKING NEWS Mammoth Earthquake Strikes Chile Helena Bonham Carter, Domestic Partner for Tim Burton More...
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13 February, 2010 01:37
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Biology Professor Guns Down Colleagues in University of Alabama Campus
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Three people were killed and three hurt when someone opened fire in a University of Alabama-Huntsville faculty meeting, officials said. A woman opened fire during a biology faculty meeting at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus Friday, killing three people and injuring at least one more. BREAKING NEWS Mammoth Earthquake Strikes Chile Helena Bonham Carter, Domestic Partner for Tim Burton More...
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12 February, 2010 09:00
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Metro Train Derails in Washington, D.C.
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A passenger train derailed near a train station in Washington, D.C. on Friday, officials said. The six-car Red Line train derailed around 10.13 a.m. local time near Farragut North station, according to a Metro spokeswoman. She said the front wheels of the lead car came off the track, Thaindian.com reports. BREAKING NEWS Mammoth Earthquake Strikes Chile Helena Bonham Carter, Domestic Partner for Tim Burton More...
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10 February, 2010 23:19
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September 11/01 Tragedy as Captured from Above
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Newly released aerial photos of the Sept. 11, 2001, World Trade Center attack show the towers coming down from a dramatic new angle. The photos were obtained by ABC News, which filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the National Institute of Standards and Technology last year. The NIST collected the images as part of its investigation into the terrorist attack...
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08 February, 2010 07:10
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Avalanche Plows into Indian Army Training Center, 17 Killed
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A massive avalanche plowed into an Indian army training center at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing 17 soldiers and critically injuring 17 others. BREAKING NEWS Mammoth Earthquake Strikes Chile Helena Bonham Carter, Domestic Partner for Tim Burton More... The avalanche slammed into the army's High Altitude Warfare School at about 11 a...
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04 February, 2010 01:27
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Speeding Car Crashes into Casino in Nevada
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A speeding car crashed through the entrance of a casino and into a bank of slot machines Wednesday in the southern Nevada resort town of Laughlin, killing two patrons and injuring at least eight other people, authorities said. BREAKING NEWS Mammoth Earthquake Strikes Chile Helena Bonham Carter, Domestic Partner for Tim Burton More... The 70-year-old driver told investigators he fainted while driving toward the Edgewater Hotel & Casino on the Colorado River waterfront, Las Vegas police Officer Jacinto Rivera said, according to the Associated Press...
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25 January, 2010 05:42
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Blasts Near Hotels in Baghdad Kill at Least 11
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Iraqi police say three blasts have struck near three hotels in downtown Baghdad, killing at least 11 people. The officials say the blasts wounded at least 20 people. BREAKING NEWS Mammoth Earthquake Strikes Chile Helena Bonham Carter, Domestic Partner for Tim Burton More... The first blast struck at about 3:40 p.m. near the Sheraton Hotel along Abu Nawas Street, just across the Tigris River from the Green Zone...
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25 January, 2010 03:07
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Ethiopian Plane with 90 on Board Crashes into Sea after Take Off
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An Ethiopian Airlines plane with 90 passengers on board crashed just after taking off from Beirut International Airport. Lebanese officials say the plane crashed into the Mediterranean during stormy weather. An early report from the Guardian stated that officials said 85 people were on board. Voice of America reported 90 "passengers"...
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14 January, 2010 10:29
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Shark Tears a Man to Pieces at South African Coastline
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Sometimes life shows more?thrilling things than can be seen in horror films. A?shark described as "dinosaur huge" killed a tourist only a few yards off the shore of a popular Cape Town beach in South Africa. BREAKING NEWS Mammoth Earthquake Strikes Chile Helena Bonham Carter, Domestic Partner for Tim Burton More... Lloyd Skinner, a 37-year-old engineer and marathon runner from Zimbabwe, was neck deep in water when a large shark - believed to be a Great White - attacked twice and pulled him under, leaving behind a pool of blood, South Africa's newspapers reported...
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30 December, 2009 02:09
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Obama Comments on Dismissed Terror Attempt
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After a Nigerian linked to radicals in Yemen allegedly tried to blow up a plane, President Barack Obama said human and systemic failures created a "potential catastrophic breach of security." BREAKING NEWS Mammoth Earthquake Strikes Chile Helena Bonham Carter, Domestic Partner for Tim Burton More... The information gathered by the intelligence community on Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, including warnings to U...
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29 December, 2009 11:20
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US Authorities Dismiss Terror Attempt
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?According to congressional investigators and U.S. officials, BREAKING NEWS Mammoth Earthquake Strikes Chile Helena Bonham Carter, Domestic Partner for Tim Burton More... U.S. authorities dismissed leads that might have brought alleged Christmas Day bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab under further scrutiny. The State Department forwarded Mr...
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28 December, 2009 05:09
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Iran: Death Toll from Anti-Government Protests Stands at Eight
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In the wake of opposition protests Iranian s ecurity forces have arrested a number of prominent critics of the government. Ebrahim Yazdi, who served as foreign minister in the early months of Iran's 1979 revolution, and Emadeddin Baghi, a human rights campaigner and journalist, were arrested on Monday, according to the pro-opposition Rahesabz website...
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25 December, 2009 05:56
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Bus Carrying People Home for Christmas Crashes in Peru, 42 Killed
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A bus carrying passengers home for Christmas plunged 80 meters into a ravine in Peru's southern Andes today, killing 42 passengers and injuring at least eight, authorities said. BREAKING NEWS Mammoth Earthquake Strikes Chile Helena Bonham Carter, Domestic Partner for Tim Burton More... More than 50 people were aboard when the bus travelling between the town of Arequipa and the town of Santo Tomas, veered off the road and tumbled 200 meters down a mountainside, police said...
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22 December, 2009 23:49
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Passenger Plane Cracks into Two While Landing in Jamaica
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An American Airlines Boeing 737 overshot the runway while landing in driving rain at the international airport in Kingston, Jamaica on Tuesday night, but the company said there were no fatalities or serious injuries. BREAKING NEWS Mammoth Earthquake Strikes Chile Helena Bonham Carter, Domestic Partner for Tim Burton More... The Jamaica Observer newspaper reported 40 injured passengers but did not give details about their condition...
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15 December, 2009 07:16
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Silvio Berlusconi to Be Released from Hospital Wednesday
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Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will probably hospital Wednesday, his personal doctor told Italy's ANSA news agency Tuesday. That will be three days after he was attacked in the face at a public rally in Milan, his personal doctor told Italy's ANSA news agency Tuesday. BREAKING NEWS Mammoth Earthquake Strikes Chile Helena Bonham Carter, Domestic Partner for Tim Burton More...
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12 December, 2009 05:00
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98-Year-Old American Woman Accuse of Murder of the 100-Year-Old Roommate
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A 98-year-old woman was indicted Friday on a second-degree murder charge that alleges she strangled her 100-year-old nursing home roommate after making the victim's life "a living hell" because she thought the woman was "taking over the room." BREAKING NEWS Mammoth Earthquake Strikes Chile Helena Bonham Carter, Domestic Partner for Tim Burton More...
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11 December, 2009 02:48
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Methane Explodes in Turkish Coal Mine, 19 killed
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A methane gas explosion at a coal mine in western Turkey killed 19 miners, federal officials said Friday. BREAKING NEWS Mammoth Earthquake Strikes Chile Helena Bonham Carter, Domestic Partner for Tim Burton More... Three survivors were pulled from the mine after the explosion Thursday in the town of Mustafakemalpasa, in the western province of Bursa...
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08 December, 2009 03:30
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At Least 118 Killed in Series Car Bombings in Baghdad
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A series of car bombings have killed at least 118 people and wounded 197 in the centre of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The first blast targeted a police patrol in the Dora district of the city. Four others occurred near official buildings within minutes. BREAKING NEWS Mammoth Earthquake Strikes Chile Helena Bonham Carter, Domestic Partner for Tim Burton More...
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