US lottery winner scoops $590.5-million jackpot Monday, May 20, 2013,09:10:32 AM
One ticket-holder has beaten the odds of one in 175 million to win a Powerball lottery jackpot of over $590.5 million, organisers said on Sunday, ending a days-long American quest for a life-changing payout. This is the highest Powerball jackpot ever. The winner was not immediately identified and organisers did....
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Bombs target Sunnis, kill at least 76 in IraqSunday, May 19, 2013,10:38:02 AM
Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas on Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in over eight months. The spike in sectarian bloodshed heightened fears the country could be veering toward civil war. The attacks followed two days of bombings....
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Imposter, model, prisoner, spySunday, May 19, 2013,10:37:50 AM
Sultry Anna Chapman — dubbed “Agent 90-60-90” because of her figure measurements in cm — hit headlines in June 2010 after being exposed as a member of a deepcover Russian spy ring in the US. Chapman and nine other Russian agents lived in suburban US homes and worked at jobs ....
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Smoke and IceSunday, May 19, 2013,10:37:50 AM
In this photo provided by the Alaskan Volcano Observatory, the Pavlof volcano erupts as seen from the air from the southwest in Cold Bay, Alaska. The 8,262-foot volcano shot an ash cloud 15,000 feet into the air on Friday in an ongoing eruption that is visible for miles. The volcano last erupted in 2007....
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Hailstorms, floods kill 55 in ChinaSunday, May 19, 2013,10:37:50 AM
A total of 55 people have died while 14 were reported missing due to the latest rain and hailstorms that have hit south China, government statistics said on Friday. The worst-hit Guangdong province reported 36 deaths and 10 missing people, Xinhua said citing authorities related to disaster....
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60 hurt as us trains collide; NY-Boston corridor closedSunday, May 19, 2013,10:37:50 AM
Two passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour in southwestern Connecticut, injuring 60 people, five of them critically, and closing the key corridor between New York and Boston. A Metro-North train heading from New Haven to New York City derailed around 6.10 pm on....
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US won’t go it alone in Syria, says ObamaSaturday, May 18, 2013,09:22:42 AM
Seeking a regime change in Syria, US President Barack Obama on Friday ruled out any unilateral American action against the Assad regime, but pledged support to international partners and Syrian opposition to meet the goal.....
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KFC goes underground, smuggles meals to GazaSaturday, May 18, 2013,09:22:12 AM
Getting a KFC home delivery in the Gaza Strip is not easy . . . there are no branches in the Palestinian territory. The only way is to import meals via tunnels linking the besieged land to Egypt.....
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Indian-American may be judge at second-highest US courtSaturday, May 18, 2013,09:22:12 AM
Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan inched closer to scripting history as the first South Asian judge after a key Senate committee confirmed his nomination to the DC Circuit Court, America's second highest.....
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Man charged with soliciting prostitute on honeymoonSaturday, May 18, 2013,09:22:12 AM
A man from Illinois was honeymooning with his new bride in Orlando when he allegedly decided to leave their honeymoon suite at the Omni Hotel in Champions Gate to go pay another woman for sex. ....
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Amazon in tax jungleSaturday, May 18, 2013,09:22:12 AM
The city of Luxembourg is seen in this photo. Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. will be called back to the British parliament to clarify how its activities in the UK justify its low corporate income tax bill, two lawmakers told Reuters. ....
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Ring leader of gang that kidnapped former Pak premier Gilani’s son heldSaturday, May 18, 2013,09:22:12 AM
Pakistani police on Friday said they had arrested the leader of the gang that kidnapped former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Ali Haider, even as security forces continued their search for him. ....
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Australian jailed for 45 yrs for raping and killing Indian girlSaturday, May 18, 2013,09:22:12 AM
A 21-year-old Australian man was on Friday sentenced to 45 years in jail with a minimum non-parole period of 30 years for the “planned and premeditated” rape and murder of Indian student Tosha Thakkar, who ....
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Pentagon on forced leaveFriday, May 17, 2013,09:37:58 AM
Most of the Defence Department’s 800,000 civilian employees will be placed on unpaid leave for 11 days as the US military scrambles to comply with budget-cutting targets by the end of September, Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Tuesday. Hagel, acknowledging the deep unpopularity of his....
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‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ affair uncovered in WWII lettersFriday, May 17, 2013,09:37:49 AM
The intimate secrets of a passionate wartime affair has been laid bare in 300 love letters dating back to Word War II. The exchanges between a married surgeon and a young nurse show little has changed since the Second World War when it comes to sexy messages that keep long-distance love alive. ....
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Polish baby born drunk after mum collapses during bingeFriday, May 17, 2013,09:37:49 AM
A new mum is facing jail after her baby boy was born drunk when she collapsed during a bender while heavily pregnant. Surgeons were forced to perform an emergency caesarean after the 24-year-old woman collapsed while trying to buy more booze at a store in Tomaszow, Poland. ....
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Eyes on the stormFriday, May 17, 2013,09:37:49 AM
Bangladeshis watch the sea at a beach as Cyclone Mahasen headed towards landfall in Chittagong. The cyclone weakened on Thursday afternoon into a tropical storm and then dissipated, causing far less damage than feared and ....
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Wary Rohingya resist Mahasen evacuationThursday, May 16, 2013,10:39:52 AM
A massive evacuation to clear low-lying camps ahead of a cyclone has run into a potentially deadly snag: Many members of the displaced Rohingya minority living there have refused to leave because they don’t trust Myanmar authorities. ....
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A founder member of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) party was shot dead by unidentified gunmen outside her residence here, hours before partial re-polling for the national assembly seat in the area on Sunday. Zahra Shahid Hussain, the 60- year-old vice-president of the party’s Sindh unit, was....
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