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  Abbas wants settlement freeze at summit AP - 34 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will demand Israel commit to a freeze on all settlement construction at a peace summit Thursday, the first since the two sides agreed to resume peace talks at a U.S.-sponsored conference last month.

• EEOC allows health benefits shift at 65 AP - 40 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - Employers can reduce their health insurance expenses for retired workers once they turn 65 and qualify for Medicare, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has affirmed.

• Durable-goods orders edge up AP - 2 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - U.S. factories saw orders for costly manufactured rise only marginally in November — falling short of expectations for a much bigger gain and underscoring the strains to the economy from housing and credit problems.

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  Brendan Fraser, wife end 9-year marriage AP - 32 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - Brendan Fraser and his wife, Afton, are ending their 9-year marriage.

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  All fans will have access to Pats game AP - 26 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - After weeks of insisting they wouldn't cave in, NFL officials did just that Wednesday. Now all of America can see the Patriots' shot at history.

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  Pakistan's Bhutto killed in attack: party Reuters - 14 minutes ago

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed in a gun and bomb attack after a rally in the city of Rawalpindi on Thursday, her party said.

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  Expelled EU, U.N. officials leave Afghanistan Reuters - 31 minutes ago

  KABUL (Reuters) - A senior United Nations official and another from the European Union left Afghanistan on Thursday after the government ordered their expulsion, accusing them of holding talks with the Taliban and for paying cash to the group.

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  U.S. says captures 2 over Iraq soldier abductions Reuters - 9 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces said on Thursday they had killed more than 23 Sunni and Shi'ite fighters in two operations in Iraq and captured two al Qaeda-linked militants suspected of links to the abduction of three U.S. soldiers.

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  Over 120 feared dead in Indonesia floods Reuters - 2 hours, 1 minute ago

  MOGOL, Indonesia (Reuters) - Landslides and floods triggered by heavy rain have left more than 120 people dead or missing on Indonesia's Java island, as rescuers struggled on Thursday to pull out bodies buried under thick mud.

• Volvo to recall 125,000 trucks in United States Reuters - Thu Dec 27, 4:11 AM ET

  STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Volvo said on Thursday it would recall 125,000 trucks in the United States because of a fault with an electrical component.

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  Candidates hunt for votes in Iowa, New Hampshire Reuters - Wed Dec 26, 9:51 PM ET

  DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Shotgun in hand, rising Republican candidate Mike Huckabee bagged a pheasant on Wednesday as U.S. presidential hopefuls hunted for votes eight days before the first contest in a wide-open nomination race.

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  North Korea says may slow nuclear disablement: Kyodo Reuters - Wed Dec 26, 7:58 PM ET

  TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korea may slow the pace of disablement of its nuclear facilities, blaming a delay in the delivery of energy aid promised under a disarmament deal, Kyodo news agency reported, quoting a Pyongyang official.

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  San Francisco police probe fatal zoo attack Reuters - Wed Dec 26, 6:58 PM ET

  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco police on Wednesday investigated whether a Siberian tiger had help in escaping its zoo habitat before it killed a teenager and injured two other people on Christmas Day.

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  Benazir Bhutto dead in Pakistan attack: interior ministry AFP - 6 minutes ago

  RAWALPINDI (AFP) - Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed Thursday in a suicide attack at a campaign rally, the interior ministry told AFP.

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  More than 130 feared dead after Indonesian rains AFP - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago

  TAWANGMANGU, Indonesia (AFP) - Indonesian rescuers hunted Thursday for victims of landslides and floods on Java island that have left more than 130 people feared dead and tens of thousands displaced, officials said.

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  Kenyans flock to decide tight presidential race AFP - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

  NAIROBI (AFP) - Kenyans flocked to the polls Thursday in the nation's closest-ever presidential race, with the ageing incumbent and a fiery opposition leader neck-and-neck and tensions simmering over alleged fraud.

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  Commandos help free Sri Lankan minister held by reporters AFP - 52 minutes ago

  COLOMBO (AFP) - Commandos rescued a Sri Lankan minister held in an office by state-run TV staff on Thursday who were angered by his bodyguards' assault on a journalist in a drama broadcast live nationwide.

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  SKoreans claim to create cloned pigs through stem cells AFP - Thu Dec 27, 2:08 AM ET

  SEOUL (AFP) - South Korean scientists said Thursday that they had developed a more efficient way to produce cloned pigs suitable for organ transplants for humans.

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  Rio Tinto again rejects BHP Billiton offer in shareholder letter AFP - Thu Dec 27, 4:45 AM ET

  SYDNEY (AFP) - Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto on Thursday reiterated its opposition to a takeover proposal from BHP Billiton in a letter to shareholders outlining latest developments in the bid.

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  Samsung seeks US probe into patent infringement claims AFP - Wed Dec 26, 11:29 PM ET

  SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Thursday it had filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission, alleging patent infringements by Japan's Sharp Corp. and its US subsidiaries.

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  San Francisco police probe fatal zoo attack Reuters - Wed Dec 26, 6:58 PM ET

  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco police on Wednesday investigated whether a Siberian tiger had help in escaping its zoo habitat before it killed a teenager and injured two other people on Christmas Day.

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  Iran to get missile system from Russia: report Reuters - Wed Dec 26, 10:36 AM ET

  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Russia has agreed to sell an S-300 anti-aircraft missile system to Iran, Iran's defense minister was quoted as saying on Wednesday, a report likely to irritate the United States.

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  Exclusive Internet club attracts the rich and glamorous AFP - Tue Dec 25, 9:25 PM ET

  PARIS (AFP) - Care to rub shoulders, virtually speaking, with the likes of supermodel Naomi Cambell or fashion icon Jean-Charles de Castelbajac?

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  Horses and hunger, an American woman's life in Iran Reuters - Wed Dec 26, 2:20 PM ET

  GHARA TEPE SHEIKH, Iran (Reuters) - American Louise Firouz made Iran her home half a century ago. Now 75, she runs a stud farm in the remote northeast and has watched the turbulent transformation of her adopted country from U.S.-ally to arch foe.

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  Death toll in Egypt building collapse rises to 14 Reuters - Tue Dec 25, 5:25 PM ET

  CAIRO (Reuters) - The death toll from the collapse of a 12-storey residential building in Egypt's Mediterranean city of Alexandria rose to 14 on Tuesday after authorities dug more bodies out of the ruins, state news agency MENA said.