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US-Tropical-Weather-Sandy (will update)
The U.S. East Coast ramped up emergency preparations on Saturday for Hurricane Sandy, a monstrous and deadly storm that forecasters said could severely impact cities and towns with heavy flooding and fierce winds.
Syria-Civil-War (will update)
An early morning explosion rocked the flashpoint city of Deir Ezzor on Saturday in an attack that further eroded an already shaky temporary cease-fire called over the observance of a four-day Muslim holiday.
Pakistani-Imran-Khan-Drones (will update)
A Pakistani politician critical of U.S. drone strikes says American authorities detained and questioned him at a Canadian airport Friday night.
Iraq-Violence (will update)
A wave of attacks killed at least 16 people in Iraq on Saturday as Muslims marked the second day of the festival of Eid al-Adha, police said.
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Syria-Civil-War
An early morning explosion rocked the flashpoint city of Deir Ezzor on Saturday in an attack that further eroded an already shaky temporary cease-fire called over the observance of a four-day Muslim holiday.
Pakistani-Imran-Khan-Drones
A Pakistani politician critical of U.S. drone strikes says American authorities detained and questioned him at a Canadian airport Friday night.
UK-Savile-Scandal
The family of disgraced UK TV presenter Jimmy Savile made its first public statement Saturday since a slew of claims of sexual abuse of under-age girls destroyed the reputation of a man they had regarded as a hero.
Iraq-Violence
A wave of attacks killed at least 16 people in Iraq on Saturday as Muslims marked the second day of the festival of Eid al-Adha, police said.
Al-Qaeda-Kidnap-Threat
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is calling on Muslims to kidnap Westerners, citing the success in the abduction of American aid worker Warren Weinstein in Pakistan.
Netherlands-ICC-Gbagbo
The International Criminal Court has rejected an appeal from former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo to be released from detention in the Netherlands while he awaits trial.
Russia-Opposition-Arrests
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