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Suicide bombs kill 43, wound 100 in Pakistan's Lahore, signal potential new wave of violence
LAHORE, Pakistan - A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 43 people in this eastern city and wounding about 100, p...
Shiite religious alliance leading in southern Iraq province vote tally, as counting continues
BAGHDAD - An Iraqi Shiite religious alliance with ties to Iran is leading in one southern province according to the latest vote tallies released. Results have only been released for six of 18 provi...
At least 20 die in Kazakhstan as heavy rain and melting snow cause severe flooding
ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Heavy rain and melting snow have caused severe floods across a region of Kazakhstan neighbouring China, flooding villages and claiming at least 20 lives, emergency officials said ...
Suicide bombings kill 39, wound 95 in Pakistan's Lahore, signal potential new wave of violence
LAHORE, Pakistan - A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 39 people in this eastern city and wounding nearly 100, ...
Israel moves to change planning procedure after settlement "mishap" during Biden visit
JERUSALEM - Israel is moving to amend the country's planning procedures on sensitive political decisions following an embarrassing diplomatic flap during a visit this week by U.S. Vice-President Joe B...
Chile's new president asks citizens to dry tears as govt projects $30 billion in quake damage
SANTIAGO, Chile - Calling on Chileans to dry their tears and get to work to rebuild the nation, Sebastian Pinera is already setting an example. Meeting until early Friday with his ministers after r...
Top German bishop: pope dismayed at clerical abuse in his homeland
VATICAN CITY - Germany's top bishop has informed Pope Benedict XVI about cases of clerical sex abuse in the pontiff's native Germany and said the pope encouraged him to pursue the truth and assist the...
Iraqi PM's bloc lays groundwork to form new govt after strong showing in initial results
BAGHDAD - The Iraqi prime minister's bloc says it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government after preliminary election results showed it winning in at least two southern provinc...
Heavy rain and melting snow cause severe flooding in Kazakhstan, claiming lives
ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Heavy rain and melting snow have caused severe floods across a region of Kazakhstan neighbouring China, flooding villages and claiming lives, emergency officials said Friday. S...
Mississippi school sued after it calls off senior prom rather than let lesbian couple attend
JACKSON, Miss. - An 18-year-old lesbian student who wanted to take her girlfriend to her senior prom is asking a federal judge to force her Mississippi school district reinstate the dance it cancelled...
