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Myanmar violence kills 1, injures 9
Associated Press, Published on 01/05/2013
» Buddhist mobs hurling bricks overran a pair of mosques and torched more than 100 homes in central Myanmar, killing one person and injuring at least nine more in the latest anti-Muslim violence to shake the country.
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Tourists survive 14-hour swim after boat sinks
Associated Press, Published on 26/04/2013
» SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The fishing trip off the rugged north coast of St Lucia was supposed to last all day, but about four hours into the journey, the boat's electrical system crackled and popped.
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Anti-China Tibetans self-immolate
Associated Press, Published on 25/04/2013
» Three Tibetans have died after setting themselves on fire to protest Chinese rule in a western region where authorities have imposed a heavy security presence, exiled Buddhist monks and reports said Thursday.
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87 dead in Bangladesh garment factory collapse
Associated Press, Published on 24/04/2013
» An eight-storey building housing several garment factories collapsed near Bangladesh's capital Wednesday morning, killing at least 87 people and trapping many more in a jumbled mess of shattered concrete and bricks, officials said.
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Photos of 'Boston bombers' issued
Associated Press, Published on 19/04/2013
» The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) zeroed in on two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing and shared surveillance-camera images of them with the world Thursday in hopes the public will help hunt them down.
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Myanmar rioters kill 11, burn mosque
Associated Press, Published on 22/03/2013
» YANGON - At least 11 people died and a mosque was burned in two days of rioting in a central Myanmar town, in the latest challenge for the government in keeping the peace while making the transition to pluralist democracy.
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Vietnamese reject Chinese fruit
Associated Press, Published on 18/03/2013
» HANOI - Jack Nguyen had sold 20 of his 30 containers of imported American grapes when a fresh round of rumours hit the internet and state-run media: Chinese fruit on sale in Vietnam might look good, but it contains deadly levels of preservatives and pesticides. Shoppers quickly stopped buying imported fruit altogether, believing it all tainted or falsely labeled. The remaining 10 containers rotted.
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Pope Francis of Argentina selected
Associated Press, Published on 14/03/2013
» VATICAN CITY - Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope Wednesday, becoming the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Francis, associating himself with the humble 13th-century Italian preacher who lived a life of poverty.
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Maid arrested for alleged baby abuse
Associated Press, Published on 19/02/2013
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian police say an Indonesian maid has been detained for allegedly abusing a 4-month-old baby by violently tossing him around like a doll.
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Pulitzer winner Stanley Karnow dies
Associated Press, Published on 28/01/2013
» Stanley Karnow, the award-winning author and journalist who wrote a definitive book about the Vietnam War, worked on an accompanying documentary and later won a Pulitzer for a history of the Philippines, died Sunday morning. He was 87.
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