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WORLD IN BRIEF: In Mexico, gay couples wed
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Last Updated: 8:42 PM 03/11/10 - MEXICO CITY — Two glowing brides in white gowns made history Thursday as they wed under Latin America’s first law that explicitly approves gay marriage. (Full Story) |
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WORLD IN BRIEF: Nigerian troops fire on youths
Last Updated: 6:56 PM 03/10/10 - JOS, Nigeria — Soldiers opened fire on a crowd after curfew and killed two people, witnesses said Wednesday, just days after more than 200 people including dozens of children were slaughtered in several mostly Christian villages nearby. (Full Story) |
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WORLD IN BRIEF: Biden criticizes new Jerusalem settlements
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Last Updated: 6:49 PM 03/09/10 - WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden is condemning Israel’s approval of 1,600 new settlement homes in disputed East Jerusalem and said the timing undermines the peace process the United States is attempting to revive. (Full Story) |
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Quake survivors seek shelter
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Last Updated: 8:31 PM 03/08/10 - OKCULAR, Turkey — Hundreds of earthquake survivors huddled in aid tents and around bonfires Monday in eastern Turkey, seeking relief from the winter cold after a strong temblor knocked down stone and mud-brick houses in five villages, killing 51 people. (Full Story) |
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WORLD IN BRIEF: Iraqi parties both claiming leads in election
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Last Updated: 7:42 PM 03/08/10 - BAGHDAD — The Iraqi prime minister’s coalition and its main secular rival both claimed to be ahead in the vote count Monday, a day after historic parliamentary elections that the top U.S. commander said would let all but 50,000 American troops come home by the end of summer. (Full Story) |
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Vote to test Iraq democracy
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Last Updated: 7:39 PM 03/06/10 - BAGHDAD — Billed as a key test of Iraq’s nascent democracy, Iraqis fear today’s parliamentary election will lead to a protracted period of uncertainty as the winners and losers try to cobble together a new government — even as American forces prepare to go home. (Full Story) |
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WORLD IN BRIEF: Aftershocks weaken Chile’s quake-damaged buildings
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Last Updated: 7:34 PM 03/06/10 - CONCEPCION, Chile — A father’s unanswered cry for his missing son rang out Saturday from the wreckage of a fallen 15-story apartment building that has become a symbol of Chile’s devastating earthquake. (Full Story) |
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Indonesian villages cashing in on local ‘hobbit’ craze
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Last Updated: 7:27 PM 03/06/10 - RAMPASASA, Indonesia — I started hearing the offers soon after arriving at the Liang Bua cave in the mountains of Flores island. ‘‘You want to see a living hobbit?’’ a guard at the cave whispered. ‘‘I can take you there but it will cost 500,000 rupiah ($55).’’ (Full Story) |
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Strong aftershocks stun Chile
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Last Updated: 9:29 PM 03/05/10 - CONCEPCION, Chile — The most powerful aftershock in six days sent terrified Chileans fleeing into quake-shattered streets and forced doctors to evacuate some patients from a major hospital on Friday as the nation struggled to comprehend the scope of the disaster that hit it. (Full Story) |
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WORLD IN BRIEF: Quake strikes Indonesia
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Last Updated: 9:23 PM 03/05/10 - JAKARTA, Indonesia — A magnitude-6.5 undersea earthquake shook the western shore of Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Friday, causing panic but no casualties or damage, an official said. (Full Story) |
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