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LATEST WORLD NEWS

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Colombia: Honduras uncooperative in hooker probe
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Colombian police say a lack of cooperation from embassy personnel is frustrating the search for two suspected prostitutes who allegedly stole computers from the Honduran embassy during a Christmas party. ( 01/07/2013 1:15 PM )
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Bahrain court upholds life sentences on opposition
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) -- Bahrain's highest court Monday upheld jail terms for 20 opposition figures -- including eight sentenced to life -- for alleged plots to "overthrow" the state in a decision likely to touch off more protests in the Gulf nation and bring renewed criticism from its Western allies. ( 01/07/2013 1:15 PM )
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Officials search for casualties in Australia fires
HOBART, Australia (AP) -- Officials searched Monday for bodies among the charred ruins of more than 100 homes and other buildings destroyed by wildfires in the Australian island state of Tasmania. Around 100 residents remained unaccounted for, three days after the fires broke out. ( 01/07/2013 1:15 PM )
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Indian women hope brutal rape will spark change
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Preeti Singh worries each time her 20-year-old daughter has a late night at the hospital where she's a medical student. If her daughter has to stay late, Singh tells her to wait for daylight to come home. ( 01/07/2013 1:15 PM )
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Abbas avoids clash with Israel over state symbols
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- Palestinian officials said Monday they will not rush to issue new passports and ID cards with the emblem "State of Palestine" to avoid confrontation with Israel. ( 01/07/2013 1:14 PM )
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British explorer embarks on Antarctica adventure
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- It's a six-month expedition in almost constant darkness, in the coldest place on the planet, with no chance of rescue if things go wrong. British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes calls it one of the last remaining polar challenges: crossing Antarctica during the region's winter. ( 01/07/2013 1:14 PM )
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Syrian troops repulse rebel attack in Aleppo
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria's state media said Monday that government troops repulsed a rebel attack on a police school in the northern city of Aleppo, one day after President Bashar Assad called on Syrians to fight an opposition driven by what he characterized as religious extremists. ( 01/07/2013 1:14 PM )
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Hearings, trial closed in Indian rape case
NEW DELHI (AP) -- An Indian magistrate ruled Monday that the media will not be allowed to attend pre-trial hearings or the trial of the five men accused of raping and killing a young student in the Indian capital, a police official said. ( 01/07/2013 1:14 PM )
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Berlusconi teams up with Northern League
MILAN (AP) -- Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi announced a deal Monday with the Northern League -- his fractious coalition partner in three governments -- to jointly run in Italy's election next month, a move that could give fresh impetus to the center-right and extend the Berlusconi era. ( 01/07/2013 1:14 PM )
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Tunisian FM accused in 'Sheraton-gate' scandal
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- Tunisia's foreign minister has been accused by a blogger of misusing public funds in a growing national scandal. And now the blogger faces investigation. ( 01/07/2013 1:12 PM )
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Tunisian FM accused in 'Sheraton-gate' scandal
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- Tunisia's foreign minister has been accused by a blogger of misusing public funds in a growing national scandal. And now the blogger faces investigation. ( 01/07/2013 1:11 PM )
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Egypt's pope urges Copts to 'not be afraid'
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's pope urged his congregants to be joyful and "not be afraid" in his Mass for Coptic Christmas, trying to reassure a community feeling anxious about the rise of Islamists to power here. ( 01/07/2013 1:11 PM )
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Cameroon judge frees 2 men jailed for looking gay
DOUALA, Cameroon (AP) -- A court has overturned the conviction of two men who were sentenced for five years in prison for "looking gay" and ordering Bailey's Irish Cream. ( 01/07/2013 1:10 PM )
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Tunisian FM accused in 'Sheraton-gate' scandal
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- Tunisia's foreign minister has been accused by a blogger of misusing public funds in a growing national scandal. And now the blogger faces investigation. ( 01/07/2013 1:09 PM )
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Debate erupts in France over blocking online ads
PARIS (AP) -- France's Digital Economy minister said Monday she persuaded a top Internet access provider to stop its controversial policy of blocking online advertisements -- a move widely seen as an attack against Google but which has also struck fear among bloggers and online publishers. ( 01/07/2013 1:07 PM )
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