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Japan nuclear plant leaking again
A new radioactive water leak has been discovered at Japan\'s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant and may have flowed into the Pacific Ocean, ...Suicide car bombing kills 15 people in Pakistan
At least 15 people were killed in an attack on a pro-government militia commander in Pakistan\'s lawless northwestern tribal area on Thursday ...IMF head warns US debt crisis threatens world economy
The head of the International Monetary Fund is warning that if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling the consequences could be ...Italian PM Enrico Letta wins Senate confidence vote
Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta won a confidence vote in his government by a wide margin Wednesday, after former premier Silvio Berlusconi ...US expels 3 Venezuelan diplomats in tit-for-tat row
The US has expelled Venezuela\'s charge d\'affaires in Washington and two other diplomats in reprisal for the expulsion of three American diplomats ...Best-selling US author Tom Clancy dies at 66
Tom Clancy, the bestselling U.S. author of popular spy and military-themed thrillers such as "The Hunt for Red October" and "Patriot Games," ...Obama shortens Asia trip, cancels stops in Malaysia, Philippines due to government shutdown
U.S. President Barack Obama is canceling part of his planned trip to Asia this weekend because of the government shutdown, the White ...Merck cuts 8,500 extra jobs
US pharmaceutical giant Merck said Tuesday it would eliminate an additional 8,500 jobs worldwide as it seeks to cut costs by $2.5 billion by ...Lionel Messi absence no boost for Celtic
Celtic manager Neil Lennon insists his side are still heavy underdogs despite Lionel Messi\'s absence from Tuesday\'s Champions League clash against Barcelona.Bosnia begins first census since 1991
Bosnia began holding its first post-war census Tuesday, a sensitive exercise expected to reveal the effects of ethnic expulsions during the 1990s ...