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Russian scientists collect, study pieces of meteor
This post has been corrected and updated. See the notes below for details.MOSCOW -- Russian scientists declared Monday that they have found and established the composition of pieces of the meteor that exploded over the Chelyabinsk region last week, injuring hundreds of people and causing millions of dollars worth of damage....Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Moscow (Russia), Emergency Incidents, Russia, Defense Equipment
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Murder charges filed after woman burned alive in Papua New Guinea
Two people face murder charges in Papua New Guinea after a woman was burned alive, a gruesome killing that drew global attention to sorcery slayings in the Pacific nation. A mob of attackers killed Kepari Leniata earlier this month after she was accused...
Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, United Nations, Justice System
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Chavez return may increase pressure for new election
CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chavez’s return to Venezuela after a 10-week absence while undergoing cancer treatment in Cuba answered questions about whether he was still alive and has gratified his supporters. But it may only add to pressure...
Tags: Government, Politics, Elections, Caracas (Venezuela), Venezuela
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Pope blesses thousands at Vatican as details of ailments emerge
VATICAN CITY -- A week after Pope Benedict announced his resignation, more than 50,000 supporters jammed into St. Peter’s Square on Sunday for his next-to-last weekly blessing, as it emerged the aging pontiff may have gone blind in one eye. ...
Tags: Rome (Italy), The Pope, Oscar Pistorius, Vatican City
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Hugo Chavez back in Venezuela after months in Cuba for cancer treatment
President Hugo Chavez returned to Venezuela from Cuba today to continue treatment for cancer less than a week after the government released the first photos of him since December. Chavez thanked his doctors, Cuban President Raul Castro and his brother...
Tags: Raul Castro, Venezuela, Cuba, Twitter, Inc.
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Baghdad bombings reflect sectarian tensions
BAGHDAD — A string of bombings in Shiite Muslim neighborhoods in eastern Baghdad left as many as two dozen people dead and reflected Iraq’s heightened sectarian tensions in the wake of nearly two months of Sunni protests. The bombs went...
Tags: Demonstration, Emergency Incidents, Baghdad (Iraq), Iraq, Explosions
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Bomb blast in southwest Pakistan kills at least 65
This post has been updated. See note below for details.ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A bomb blast killed at least 65 people in the southwest city of Quetta on Saturday in what appeared to be the latest episode of sectarian violence against the country’s beleaguered Shiite Muslim minority. The...Tags: Government, Politics, Emergency Incidents, Oscar Pistorius, Human Rights
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Venezuela releases first photos of Hugo Chavez after surgery
Venezuela released its first photos of President Hugo Chavez recovering from a December surgery on Friday, showing the ailing leader lying down with his head propped up on a pillow, two of his daughters at his sides. State television displayed the...
Tags: Venezuela, Oscar Pistorius, Cuba
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Bulgaria ejects Hamas lawmakers, citing national security threat
Bulgarian officials ejected Hamas lawmakers from the country on Friday, saying they had reason to believe that the group of Palestinians threatened their nation's security. The Bulgarian State Agency for National Security said four Palestinians had...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Hamas, Lobbying, European Union
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Hugo Chavez's return ends 10-week absence from Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Ending a 10-week absence from Venezuela for cancer treatment, President Hugo Chavez finally returned from Cuba early Monday morning as the government planned welcoming celebrations in several cities. Official word of his return...
Tags: Raul Castro, Fidel Castro, Government, Politics, Caracas (Venezuela)
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Tehran film conference denounces 'cultural assault' of Hollywood
TEHRAN — As moviegoers in the U.S. hustle to see Oscar contenders "Argo" and "Zero Dark Thirty" before the golden statuettes go out, the films are also hitting screens in Tehran — as examples of the “cultural assault” of the West....
Tags: Politics, Mike Gravel, Crime, Law and Justice, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Civil Rights
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Pictures in the News | February 18, 2013
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