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Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with 242 aboard
An Indonesian passenger ferry with almost 250 people aboard sank in rough waters off Sumatra island Sunday, killing at least one, police said, while a second ferry ran aground in nearby waters.
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3 bomb blasts leave 5 dead, 25 wounded in India
Three bombs exploded in India's restive northeast Sunday, killing five people and wounding more than 25, police said.
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Afghan official: 5 border security guards killed
Five Afghan border security guards have died in a roadside bombing in southern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border.
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Officials: 4 dead in attacks around Iraq
Iraqi security officials say four people have been killed in attacks in Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul.
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China coal mine blast death toll jumps to 87
Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground Sunday as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese mine jumped to 87 - the deadliest blast to hit the beleaguered industry in nearly two years.
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Pope and Anglican leader agree on closer relations
After offering a home in his church to disaffected Anglicans, Pope Benedict XVI assured the archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday that he is still committed to seeking closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans.
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Israeli aircraft strike tunnels, arms factories
The Israeli military says its aircraft have attacked two weapons-making factories and a smuggling tunnel in the Gaza Strip.
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Romanians vote for president amid political crisis
Romanians began voting for a new president on Sunday in an election that could open the door to an international loan aimed at ending the country's deep recession.
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Mumbai still vulnerable 1 year after terror attack
The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors.
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Hackers leak e-mails, stoke climate debate
Computer hackers have broken into a server at a well-respected climate change research center in Britain and posted hundreds of private e-mails and documents online — stoking debate over whether some scientists have overstated the case for man-made climate change.
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