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Residents use social media to fight organized crime in Mexic

Renewed violence in Mexican cities bordering Texas has ignited fear among nearby residents, some of whom have turned to social media despite cartels' efforts to limit information. In places such as Re

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Rapper Lil' Wayne sentenced to one year

Lil' Wayne was sentenced Monday to a year in prison. The rapper, whose legal name is Dwayne Carter, pleaded guilty in October to felony gun charges as part of a deal with prosecutors. The charges stem

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Despite risks, Iraqis turn out to vote

Violent attacks on election day didn't stop large numbers of Iraqis from successfully casting their votes in key parliamentary elections Sunday. Yes, we were scared after we heard these bombings, but

2010-03-08 3354 阅读

Police: Remains of California teen Amber DuBois found

The remains of Amber DuBois, a 14-year-old San Diego, California-area girl who was missing for more than a year, have been found, police said Sunday. Human skeletal remains found early Saturday in Pal

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Report of American al Qaeda spokesman's arrest questioned

Conflicting reports emerged Sunday about whether Adam Gadahn, a U.S.-born spokesman for al Qaeda, has been arrested in Pakistan. A senior Pakistani government official told CNN that Gadahn was arreste

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Iranian president: 9/11 was 'big lie'

Two days before his official trip to Afghanistan, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, a big lie intended to pave the way for the invasion of a war

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Rove: Bush didn't 'lie us into war'

Karl Rove, often described as President George W. Bush's brain, defended the former president in a new book against claims that he lied to the American public in order to invade Iraq in 2003. [D]id Bu

2010-03-07 3463 阅读

Lawyer: Leak of sex claims against Italian official is 'sham

Reports that an Italian government official accused of financial corruption allegedly used a Vatican choir singer to arrange gay liaisons for him are shameful, the official's lawyer told CNN Saturday.

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Jobs: Short-term hope, long-term despair

Friday's jobs report showed some glimmers of a recovery but if you're among the 8.8 million Americans still unemployed after nearly four months, you may have been left scratching your head. You're not

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Taliban leader in Swat Valley killed in airstrike

More than two dozen militants were killed Friday in a Pakistani military airstrike that targeted high-value Taliban leaders, a Pakistani military official told CNN on Saturday. The strike on militant

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Official: Armenian genocide resolution unlikely to get full

A narrowly passed committee measure that recommends the United States recognize the 1915 killings of ethnic Armenians in Ottoman Turkey as genocide will likely not get a full vote in the House of Repr

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Chilean death toll revised downward

The death toll in Chile was revised downward Thursday as authorities reviewed discrepancies in the reported number of dead in the Maule region. Deputy Interior Minister Patricio Rosende said the casua

2010-03-05 3358 阅读

Investigators on way after waves kill cruise passengers

Investigators were en route Thursday, and dead and injured were being evacuated, a day after 26-foot waves crashed into a cruise ship and killed two people off northeast Spain, officials said. The Gre

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Jurors believed American Amanda Knox played a role in the sl

Thirty to 40 ships -- including several passenger ships -- were stuck Thursday in ice off the coast of Sweden, said a spokesman for the Maritime Search and Rescue Center in Gothenburg, Sweden. The are

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Report: Knox jurors found no planning, malice in Kercher's s

Jurors believed American Amanda Knox played a role in the slaying of her British roommate, Meredith Kercher, but thought the death came about without any premeditation or animosity, according to a rep

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