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Iraq violence leaves at least 47 dead
Car bombs, roadside bombs and shootings have killed at least 47 people in Iraq, police and medical sources say, as tensions intensify ...Same-sex pairs shake up tango championship in Argentina
The sexy, sensual world of tango is experiencing a shake-up, as same-sex couples compete for the first time in the world championships ...California wildfire reaches Yosemite National Park
The massive Rim Fire, which since Saturday has been quickly burning though eastern central California, reached a remote section of Yosemite National ...US weighs possible military options in Syria
US Defense Secretary Hagel says Obama asks for "military options" in response to alleged use of chemical weapons by Assad; US naval ...US celebrates anniversary of Martin Luther King march
Thousands of people have attended a rally in Washington to mark 50 years since Martin Luther King\'s famous "I have a dream" ...Egypt reopens Rafah border crossing with Gaza Strip
An Egyptian official says the country\'s border crossing with Gaza, which was closed after a deadly attack on policemen this week, has ...US says man arrested with uranium for Iran hidden in shoes
U.S. prosecutors charged a man from Sierra Leone with trying to sell undercover agents 1,000 tons of yellowcake uranium he thought would ...Syrian child refugees fleeing civil war reach 1 million, UN says
The United Nations\' children and refugee agencies say the number of children who have fled the violence in Syria reached one million ...Trial resumes for ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai
The trial of disgraced politician Bo Xilai has resumed a day after he fiercely denied charges of bribery.Female photojournalist gang-raped in Mumbai
A young woman photojournalist was gang raped while her male colleague was tied up and beaten in India\'s business hub of Mumbai, ...