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North Koreans commemorated the anniversary by bowing before a statue of its first leader, Kim Il-sung, as speculation abroad deepened over crucial political developments in the reclusive nation.
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The president of the Philippines, Benigno Aquino III, blamed police for mishandling a hostage crisis that left eight tourists from Hong Kong dead.
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Chen Guangcheng, a blind lawyer, had been imprisoned after challenging government policies that exploited farmers, discriminated against the disabled and brutally enforced China’s one-child policy.
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Baroness Amos said the request would go beyond the $460 million sought in the initial global appeal for help.
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The pop singer and her attorneys said in a statement on her website that they expect Fernando Flores' case to be dismissed. Flores sued the 28-year-old on Wednesday, claiming she repeatedly exposed herself to him and that he witnessed her abusing her young sons.
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A rare copy of John James Audubon's "Birds of America," billed as the world's most expensive book, is up for sale, Sotheby's said Thursday. Another complete copy of "Birds of America" was sold by Christie's for $8.8 million in 2000.
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Health experts say that the soda-swilling, video-watching habits of boys ages 6 to 19 mean that about 15 percent are now extremely obese, up from about 9 percent a decade ago. That includes kids like Garrett and Nathaniel Uterhark, whose mom stepped in to help.
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U.S. Marine commandos stormed a pirate-held cargo ship off the Somalia coast Thursday, reclaiming control and taking nine prisoners without firing a shot in the first such boarding raid by the international anti-piracy flotilla, U.S. Navy officials said.
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The owner of the Olde Salty restaurant in Carolina Beach, N.C., has posted signs that say: “Screaming children will NOT be tolerated!” She says business has improved, but some parents — including the mother of an autistic child — think the policy is unfair.
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Airlines are nickel-and-diming passengers, and now a coalition of three travel advocacy groups is fighting back.
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A spokesman for Iran's mission to the U.N. says the American hiker who will be freed this weekend is the only woman among the three.
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The international police agency Interpol warned governments worldwide on Thursday of an increased risk of terror attacks if the planned burning of the Quran by a Florida pastor goes ahead.
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As thousands of residents took in the news that at least 169 homes were destroyed by the wildfire outside Boulder, forecasters had more bad news Thursday: a hot, windy day is likely.
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The No. 1 suggestion from air travelers on ways to enhance passenger protections? Ban peanuts on planes.
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The imam proposing to build an Islamic center near the World Trade Center denied a Florida pastor's claim that a deal had been struck to move the project.
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The next generation of telescopes could reveal oceans on planets beyond our Solar System
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For the first time at New York Fashion Week there will be a runway show featuring plus size models.
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A lion lunged at a trainer as stunned onlookers watched in horror, at Las Vegas's MGM Grand Hotel and Casino.
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A forest fire in the US state of Colorado has destroyed at least 136 homes, according to officials.
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Newsbeat visits the cast of Merlin on location in a soggy Puzzlewood and speaks to the actors who play Merlin and Morgana.
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