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UN finds cluster bombs in Sri Lanka

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A report from a U.N. demining expert says unexploded cluster munitions have been found in northern Sri Lanka, appearing to confirm their use in that country's long civil war.

The revelation could add

Brazil sex worker may sue US embassy over injuries

A former Brazilian prostitute plans to sue the United States embassy and five of its personnel for injuries sustained outside a strip club late last year, complicating the second of two embarrassing i

Thousands defy Norway mass killer Breivik in song

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They gathered by the tens of thousands, aiming to face down terror with the power of music.

Inspired by a Facebook-organised protest, Norwegians flocked to public squares across the country on Thursd

US Marine Corps discharge sergeant for Facebook posts criticising President Barack Obama

The Marine Corps has decided to discharge a sergeant for criticising President Barack Obama on Facebook.

The Corps says Wednesday that Sgt. Gary Stein will be given an other-than-honorable discharge

Annan calls Syria situation 'bleak'

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International envoy Kofi Annan told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that the situation in Syria is 'bleak' and expressed alarm at reports that government troops are still carrying out military oper

Osama planned for shoe bombers to follow up on 9/11

A British man who trained to be a shoe bomber a decade ago says Osama bin Laden told him shortly after the September 11, 2001, attacks that he believed a follow-up terrorist attack could doom the Amer

400-year-old diamond up for sale at sotheby’s

The 400-year-old “Beau Sancy,” one of the world’s oldest and most storied diamonds in private hands, is up for sale at Sotheby’s auction house.

N. Korea: 'Mobile weapons' capable of striking US

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A senior North Korean army official says his country is armed with 'powerful mobile weapons' capable of striking America.

Vice Marshal Ri Yong Ho emphasized the importance of defending the North agai

Hudson offers emotional testimony at murder trial

Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson broke down in tears on Monday while testifying at the trial of the man accused of killing her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in a jealous rage four years ago.

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Moldovan president refuses to sign castration law

Moldova's president has refused to sign a law that would have meant that foreigners convicted of sexually abusing children in Moldova were chemically castrated.

President Nicolae Timofti on Tuesday c

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