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Israeli soldier moved to Egypt

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Hamas militants whisked a captured Israeli soldier across the Gaza border into Egypt early Tuesday, beginning an elaborate prisoner swap deal.

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Arabs see Gadhafi's death as message to rulers - W...

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The corpse of Moammar Gadhafi will send a clear message to other Arab leaders who are battling to stay in power against the will of their people, some Arabs said on Thursday.

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Tunisians turn out in force for first free vote -...

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The people who started the Arab Spring shared one of its earliest fruits on Sunday: a free election. Tunisians who brought down a dictator nine months ago waited for hours to select those who will hel...

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Study: Japan nuke radiation higher than estimated ...

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The Fukushima nuclear disaster released twice as much of a dangerous radioactive substance into the atmosphere as Japanese authorities estimated, reaching 40 percent of the total from Chernobyl, a pre...

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Australian teen freed from Bali drug detention - W...

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A 14-year-old Australian boy has been released after serving two months in an Indonesian detention center for buying drugs while vacationing with his family on the resort island of Bali.

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Police: 6 die when town attacked in north Nigeria ...

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Gunmen from a radical Muslim sect raided a town in northern Nigeria early Sunday morning, bombing police stations and robbing banks in an attack that killed at least six people, authorities said.

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Kim Jong Il's youngest son dubbed 'great successor...

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North Korea's state news agency has called dead leader Kim Jong Il's son Jong Un a "great successor" in what appears to be the first such mention of the late leader's youngest known son.

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Crocodile steals zoo worker's lawn mower - World n...

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A giant saltwater crocodile named Elvis with an apparent affinity for household machinery charged at an Australian reptile park worker Wednesday before stealing his lawn mower.

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China boosts security in Tibet following protests ...

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A senior official in Chinese-ruled Tibet has ordered heightened security in Buddhist monasteries as the government tries to prevent protests from spreading.

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National Geographic pair killed in helicopter cras...

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Award-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash, National Geographic said Sunday.

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