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82 child soldiers rescued in southeastern Congo, UN says
The UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo says that 82 children - some as young as eight - ...Vietnam frees student activist in rare appeal ruling
A Vietnam appeals court on Friday halved the eight-year jail term of a dissident and cut the six-year term of another to ...6.5-magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand
A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale has jolted New Zealand\'s capital, halting air and rail services, but there have ...Ad tech company Rocket Fuel files for a $100 million IPO
Advertisement technology company Rocket Fuel Inc., has filed form S-1 with U.S. Securirties and Exchange commission to raise up to $100 million ...Saudi man beheaded for torturing his wife to death
Saudi Arabian authorities have beheaded a man convicted of beating and torturing his wife to death, in the first execution since the ...US scientists discover new mammal species
US scientists announced Thursday the rare discovery of a new carnivorous mammal that lives in the trees of the Andes mountains in ...Iraq car bombs kill at least 23 across Baghdad
Multiple car bombs have exploded in the Iraqi capital, killing at least 23 people and wounding dozens of others.China braces for Typhoon Utor
Southern China is bracing itself for the arrival of Typhoon Utor - which has already hit the Philippines and Hong Kong.Japan ministers in Yasukuni visit as PM Abe sends offering
Two Japanese cabinet ministers visited a controversial shrine dedicated to Japan\'s war dead Thursday, the anniversary of the nation\'s surrender in World ...Opposition plans mass protests in Bahrain
Anti-government activists in Bahrain are calling for protests Wednesday to push for greater democracy, despite a new ban on large demonstrations in ...