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Head-on train collision in Poland hurts 2
WARSAW, Poland (AP) Two commuter trains in Warsaw have collided, injuring two people and raising questions about how they ended up on the same track. The accident Wednesday comes nearly three months after a head-on collision of two trains in
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Nigeria authorities arrest, to deport 45 Chinese
KANO, Nigeria (AP) Nigeria immigration officials say they've arrested 45 Chinese nationals working in the a popular northern market and plan to deport them. Kano state immigration controller Emmanuel Brasca Udo Ifeadi said Tuesday that the Chinese workers were arrested
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Indian state OKs shooting tiger poachers on sight
NEW DELHI (AP) A western Indian state has declared war on animal poaching by sanctioning its forest guards to shoot hunters on sight in an effort to curb rampant attacks against tigers, elephants and other wildlife. The government in Maharashtra
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Australia: No deal was made in Indonesia drug case
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) Australia denied Wednesday that it had agreed to treat young Indonesian people smugglers more leniently in return for Indonesia reducing the prison sentence of a high-profile Australian drug trafficker. But Foreign Minister Bob Carr conceded that Indonesians
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Turkmen deal boosts Afghan pipeline project
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) Turkmenistan has signed a natural gas deal with Pakistan and India in a significant boost to the proposed construction of a 1,800-kilometer (1,100-mile) pipeline across Afghanistan. Representatives from India's state-owned Gail Ltd. and Pakistan's privately run Pakistan's
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Magazine wins rare court ruling for Myanmar media
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) A private magazine in Myanmar has won a rare victory in court and will not have to reveal the name of a reporter who wrote about corruption at government ministries. "The Voice" weekly still faces a defamation
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Azerbaijan basks in glitz, fears exposure
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) On a recent evening on Baku's seaside promenade, throbbing Euro-dance music blared out from an open-air concert as families strolled by. Cafes serving fragrant skewered meat served throngs of locals and foreigners. The capital of this former
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Pro-Hamas students holed up on West Bank campus
BIR ZEIT, West Bank (AP) At 26, Saed Qasrawi is among the oldest students at Bir Zeit University in the West Bank. The leading Hamas activist has been enrolled for eight years, but he has been unable to complete his
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A nation-by-nation look at Arab Spring's progress
On Wednesday, Egypt began its first free presidential election since it came under dictatorship 60 years ago. The winner will succeed Hosni Mubarak, one of four rulers toppled in the uprisings that began 18 months ago across the Middle East
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Profiles of Egypt's main presidential candidates
Profiles of Egypt's main presidential candidates: AMR MOUSSA Former head of the Arab League, he is tainted for serving Mubarak as foreign minister but popular for his criticism of Israel which he says got him fired by Mubarak. Of secular
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China's city code enforcers chided for violence
BEIJING (AP) A branch of city governments China set up to monitor everything from unlicensed street vendors to unauthorized construction is rife with abuse of power, stoking already high social tensions, a rights group said Wednesday. The report by New
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Egyptians chose leader in post-Mubarak election
CAIRO (AP) Determined to end decades of authoritarian rule, millions of Egyptians on Wednesday waited patiently in long lines outside polling stations across the nation to freely chose their first president since last year's ouster of longtime ruler and close
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Oil falls to near $91 as Iran allows nuclear probe
SINGAPORE (AP) Oil fell to a seven-month low near $91 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after Iran agreed to allow the U.N. nuclear agency to restart an investigation into the country's nuclear program. Benchmark oil for July delivery was down
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Peru agency says cause of dolphin deaths unsolved
LIMA, Peru (AP) Peru's Sea Institute said in its final report Tuesday on the mass die-off earlier this year of nearly 900 dolphins and porpoises that the cause remains unknown. It cast doubt on oil-exploration undersea seismic testing as the
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EU appeals to China to join global emissions talks
BEIJING (AP) A European envoy held out a possible compromise in a dispute with China over emissions charges on airlines, saying Europe might alter its system if Beijing helps to negotiate a global agreement on controls. China, India, the United
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Amnesty: Jamaica panel should probe alleged abuses
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) Amnesty International urged Jamaica's government Tuesday to appoint an independent fact-finding panel to investigate human rights violations allegedly committed during a bloody state of emergency to catch gang boss Christopher "Dudus" Coke. The London-based rights group complained
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Quebec students mark 100 days of tuition protests
MONTREAL (AP) Tens of thousands of students marched through the streets of Montreal on Tuesday to mark 100 days since the movement against higher tuition fees began. The protest comes after Quebec's provincial government passed emergency legislation intended to end
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World stocks down as worries over Greece grow
BANGKOK (AP) Doubts that European Union leaders will come even close to cobbling together a plan to kick-start the region's faltering economy sent world stock markets lower Wednesday. Leaders of the 27 EU countries are to meet in Brussels later
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Brazil house passes slave labor amendment
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) Lawmakers approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday that strengthens punishments for landowners and others who force people into slave-like working conditions, in which thousands of Brazilians are trapped. The amendment allows the government to confiscate without compensation all
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Hunt for trafficker terrorizes Honduran villagers
AHUAS, Honduras (AP) A fearsome rattle of gunfire from the sky. The roar of helicopters descending on a tiny, Honduran town. And the sound of commandos speaking in English as they battered down doors and detained locals in the hunt
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Legion's latest admission revives hypocrisy charge
VATICAN CITY (AP) The Legion of Christ religious order, already discredited for concealing the crimes of its pedophile founder, suffered another blow to its credibility Tuesday after its superior admitted he knew in 2005 that his most prominent priest had
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Wednesday, May 30
Today is Wednesday, May 30, the 151st day of 2012. There are 215 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1431 - After being handed over by the church, who judged her a heretic, Joan of
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Honduras names new national police chief
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) The newest top cop who President Porfirio Lobo is giving the responsibility of cleaning up the national police force has faced questions in the past about his record on human rights. Lobo swore in Juan Carlos Bonilla
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Egypt's presidential race is haunted by the past
CAIRO (AP) Egypt's presidential campaign has been full of startling moments. At one point, ousted President Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister rode into a rally on a white horse like a knight, promising to restore Mubarak-era stability and ensure secular
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Greek extreme rightists fight police over migrants
ATHENS, Greece (AP) Greek authorities say supporters of the extreme far-right Golden Dawn group have clashed with police during an anti-immigrant protest in the western port of Patras. Police say the clashes followed a peaceful demonstration by hundreds of local
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