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By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the U.S. government moved into the second week of a shutdown on Monday with no end in sight, a deadlocked U.S. Congress also confronted an October 17 deadline to increase the nation's borrowing power or risk default. Republican House of Representatives…
MASIK PASS, North Korea (AP) — The secretary-general of North Korea's ski association views the sprawling alpine landscape before him with unabashed pride. Facing a strong, cold wind, he points to a dip in the rugged, tree-covered mountains and says the sunrise there is a sight of unmatched beauty,…
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Houston (AFP) - Four-time IndyCar Series champ Dario Franchitti fractured his spine in a spectacular crash during the final lap of the Houston Grand Prix that was won by Will Power.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dodgers fell behind early, took the lead, and let Atlanta tie it up. Then their big hitters cut loose.
CASCADE, Jamaica (AP) — Crocodiles were once so abundant along the salty rim of southern Jamaica that images of their toothy jaws and spiny armor crown the tropical island's coat of arms and are stenciled on the bumpers of military vehicles.
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By Noreen O'Donnell (Reuters) - A 9-year-old boy slipped through security at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport and flew on a Delta Air Lines plane to Las Vegas without a boarding pass, authorities said on Sunday. It was not immediately clear why the child sneaked onto a Delta Air Lines…
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LAMPEDUSA, Italy (AP) — Italian divers headed into the hold of a sunken smugglers' boat lying on the ocean floor Monday, hoping to find more bodies from a horrific shipwreck.
Delaware State Police were providing extra security at Concord High School in Wilmington after an online threat.
Tokyo (AFP) - The Japanese town made infamous by the Oscar-winning documentary "The Cove" will open a marine park where visitors can swim with dolphins, but officials said Monday its annual slaughter of the creatures will continue in a nearby bay.
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, an Iraqi-born sage who turned an Israeli underclass of Sephardic Jews of Middle Eastern heritage into a powerful political force, died on Monday at the age of 93, plunging masses of followers into mourning. Dubbed Israel's Ayatollah by…
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Tokyo (AFP) - Airbus on Monday announced a $9.5 billion deal with Japan Airlines, its first jet order from the carrier, challenging Boeing's dominance in the Japanese market as it struggles with the troubled Dreamliner.
Mingora (Pakistan) (AFP) - In Malala Yousufzai's home town in Pakistan, schoolfriends hope to see her win the Nobel Peace Prize this week -- but they dream in secret, under pressure from a society deeply ambivalent about the teenage activist.
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya said Sunday it has asked the United States for "clarifications" regarding the abduction in Tripoli of an al-Qaida leader linked to the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in East Africa, adding that Libyan nationals should be tried in their own country.
Columbus (AFP) - Tiger Woods clinched the Presidents Cup for the third time in a row on Sunday, leading the Americans to an 18 1/2-15 1/2 victory over the Internationals at rain-soaked Muirfield Village.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Pest, charming oddity or just background noise, the Hadeda ibis is a feathered phenomenon in suburban South Africa.