Venezuela denies Chavez in critical condition Posted: The Venezuelan government has rejected reports that President Hugo Chavez is in critical condition following emergency surgery in Cuba and insisted that the firebrand leader is "recovering well."
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New cracks in Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Posted: Several members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, including a prominent senior figure, broke off to form a new political party on Sunday, exposing further cracks in the influential Islamic group that is expected to be the most formidable contender in Egypt's upcoming elections.
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Pakistan firing rockets into Afghanistan: Karzai Posted: President Hamid Karzai on Sunday accused Pakistan of firing 470 rockets into two eastern Afghan provinces over the past three weeks, a deadly rain of artillery that Afghan officials said killed 36 people, including 12 children.
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The woman who is challenging Barack Obama Posted: Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann said on Sunday her bid to unseat US President Barack Obama shouldn't be viewed as "anything personal" against the Democrat - he's "just wrong" on his policies for America.
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Obama's signature: Is it real or is it autopenned? Posted: It's the open secret that nobody in government wants to talk about: That cherished presidential signature that's tucked away in a scrapbook or framed for all to see might never have passed under the president's hand.
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I collected child porn for thesis: Man tells court Posted: A former art teacher in Australia has been jailed for possessing over 200,000 child porn images. The accused told the court he was collecting them for a thesis.
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Doubts over Chavez's health spur talk of successor Posted: Speculation that Hugo Chavez could be suffering from a serious illness is putting attention on a predicament for the president's allies: It's unclear who could step forward if he had to step down.
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Australian airlines to resume flights to New Zealand Posted: Airlines say they plan to resume flights between Australia and New Zealand after a five-day suspension of services caused by volcanic ash from Chile.
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Bruce Lee museum proposal shelved in Hong Kong Posted: Efforts to build a Bruce Lee museum in the late kung fu movie star's hometown of Hong Kong have been stalled again.
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China releases human rights activist Hu Jia Posted: One of China's most prominent prisoners of conscience, Hu Jia, returned home today after completing a jail term for subversion but looked likely to be muzzled along with other top dissidents.
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Pranab Mukherjee to address joint US-India economic summit in Washington Posted: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will address senior officials of the US government and top Indian and American business executives on Monday at an economic summit in Washington, jointly organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and US-based policy think tank Brookings Institution.
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