Eight children, teacher killed as bus falls into Indian river
New Delhi - Eight schoolchildren and a teacher were killed and 33 others injured when their bus fell into a river in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, news reports said Monday. The children were all primary school students from Ratlam distr...
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Zimbabwe's Bennett in court for start of terrorism trial
Harare - Popular Zimbabwean politician Roy Bennett appeared in the High Court in Harare on Monday for the scheduled start of his terrorism trial. Bennett, 52, is charged with conspiring to overthrow President Robert Mugabe, in a case his Movement for...
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Vietnam dissident ends hunger strike
Hanoi - A jailed Vietnamese dissident who was reportedly near death after a monthlong hunger strike has begun eating, his wife said Monday. Vu Van Hung, a 43-year-old high school teacher, was sentenced to three years in prison and three years of prob...
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Two US pilots killed in helicopter crash in Iraq
Baghdad - Two US pilots were killed in northern Iraq Monday when their helicopter went down, Iraqi police and the US military said. Two US Army pilots were killed when a helicopter experienced a hard landing, in northern Iraq's Salah al-Din provinc...
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One killed, 82 injured in Indonesia quake - Summary
Jakarta - One person was killed and 82 people were injured when when a powerful earthquake struck Monday off Indonesia's Sumbawa island, officials said. Dozens of homes and other buildings were damaged in Bima district of West Nusa Tenggara province ...
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20 years on, Berlin celebrates the fall of the Wall
Berlin - International leaders were congregating in Berlin Monday, 20 years to the day after the fall of the Berlin Wall augured the end of Europe's East-West divide. On November 9, 1989, travel restrictions for East German citizens were unexpectedly...
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Germany donates a piece of the Berlin Wall to Taiwan
Taipei - A piece of the Berlin Wall was erected in Taiwan on Monday to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall and to show Taiwan's determination to pursue freedom and democracy. The segment of the Berlin Wall - 3.5 metres tall, 1.2 metres ...
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Soldiers opposed to war seek refuge, support - Feature
Killeen, Texas - The small, unobtrusive house stands blocks from the world's largest US Army base, but the mood is worlds away. Anti-war posters adorn the walls alongside news clippings of soldiers who have committed suicide or crimes since returning...
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