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  Vietnam bridge collapse kills 52 AP - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago

  HANOI, Vietnam - A section of a bridge under construction in southern Vietnam collapsed Wednesday, killing at least 52 workers and injuring 97 others, officials said.

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  Bombings strike towns in northern Iraq AP - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD - A suicide truck bomber struck a Sunni tribal leader's house near the Syrian border on Wednesday, killing at least five people in the latest attack by suspected Sunni extremists on provincial officials and tribal figures.

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  165 insurgents killed in Afghanistan AP - 20 minutes ago

  KABUL, Afghanistan - Two battles killed more than 165 Taliban fighters and a U.S.-led coalition soldier in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday as President Hamid Karzai prepared to discuss the escalating violence with President Bush in New York.

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  Group points out O'Reilly race comments AP - Tue Sep 25, 11:04 PM ET

  NEW YORK - After eating dinner at a famed Harlem restaurant recently, Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly told a radio audience he "couldn't get over the fact" that there was no difference between the black-run Sylvia's and other restaurants.

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  Bonds ball to be branded with asterisk AP - 32 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - The ball Barry Bonds hit for his record-breaking 756th home run will be branded with an asterisk and sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame, its owner said Wednesday.

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  UAW, GM settle strike with health care trust deal Reuters - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago

  DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers union and General Motors Corp reached a tentative contract on Wednesday to end a national strike by 73,000 workers with a deal that includes a groundbreaking health-care trust fund.

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  One killed as Myanmar troops battle protests Reuters - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago

  YANGON (Reuters) - Troops fired shots over the heads of large crowds in Myanmar's main city on Wednesday, sending people scurrying for cover as a crackdown against the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years intensified.

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  Pakistani court due to rule on Musharraf vote bid Reuters - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Lawyers summed up arguments on Wednesday as Pakistan's Supreme Court prepared to issue a landmark ruling on challenges to General Pervez Musharraf's bid for another term in an October 6 presidential election.

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  Up to 60 dead in Vietnam's worst bridge accident Reuters - 2 hours, 1 minute ago

  HANOI (Reuters) - A Japanese-funded bridge under construction in southern Vietnam collapsed on Wednesday, killing up to 60 workers and injuring around 150 in the country's worst such disaster.

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  McCanns await expert photo examination Reuters - 2 hours, 2 minutes ago

  LONDON (Reuters) - The parents of missing Madeleine McCann are keeping an open mind as to whether a photograph taken by a Spanish tourist in Morocco is that of their daughter, their spokesman said on Wednesday.

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  Series of bombs kill 15 in north Iraq Reuters - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Suspected al Qaeda militants have stepped up attacks in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, as a spate of bombings in the north of the country killed 15 people and wounded dozens.

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  Polygamist leader Jeffs convicted in rape case Reuters - Tue Sep 25, 10:43 PM ET

  ST. GEORGE, Utah (Reuters) - Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, whose word was considered God's will to his fundamentalist church of breakaway Mormons, was convicted on Tuesday of being an accomplice to rape by forcing a 14-year-old girl to marry her first cousin.

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  U.S. envoy expects N.Korea action by year-end Reuters - Wed Sep 26, 12:21 AM ET

  TOKYO (Reuters) - Top U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill said on Wednesday North Korea could move ahead to "disable" its nuclear arms programs by the end of this year.

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  Myanmar cracks down on protesters but marches continue AFP - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago

  YANGON (AFP) - Myanmar security forces fired tear gas and warning shots and beat protesters with batons Wednesday, hoping to crush the mass rallies that have erupted nationwide against the military regime.

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  170 rebels, foreign soldier killed in Afghan clashes AFP - 50 minutes ago

  KABUL (AFP) - NATO and US-led troops backed up by warplanes said Wednesday they had killed nearly 170 Taliban in two major battles in southern Afghanistan, while a US-led coalition soldier also died.

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  US Anglicans agree to halt gay bishop ordinations AFP - 8 minutes ago

  NEW ORLEANS, United States (AFP) - The US Episcopal Church has agreed to halt ordination of gay bishops and the blessing of same-sex unions, straining to try to prevent a painful split in the global Anglican Communion.

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  Somalia, Myanmar, Iraq top corruption blacklist AFP - 31 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - Sleaze is hobbling the recovery of war-ravaged countries like Iraq and Somalia, which joined Myanmar among states perceived as the world's most corrupt, an anti-graft watchdog reported Wednesday.

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  Eleven new animal, plant species found in Vietnam: WWF AFP - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago

  HANOI (AFP) - Eleven new animal and plant species have been discovered in a remote area of central Vietnam, conservation group WWF announced Wednesday.

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  Euro hits another record high against dollar AFP - Wed Sep 26, 2:36 AM ET

  TOKYO (AFP) - The euro struck another record high against the dollar in Asian trade on Wednesday on growing concerns that the world's largest economy is losing steam, dealers said.

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  GM reaches tentative deal with striking US workers AFP - 42 minutes ago

  CHICAGO (AFP) - General Motors Corp. has reached a tentative deal with striking workers who shut down 80 plants across the United States, the automaker said Wednesday.

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  Consumers face record winter heating costs Reuters - Tue Sep 25, 10:43 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumers are expected to pay record prices for heating oil, electricity and propane to warm their homes this winter, and low-income families will need government help to cover those bills, government energy officials said on Tuesday.

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  Alcohol ravages South Africa's children AFP - Mon Sep 24, 11:50 AM ET

  DE AAR, South Africa (AFP) - Watching her five-year-old daughter at play fills Katrina Wilson with guilt instead of motherly pride -- the slight frame a daily reminder of her heavy drinking while pregnant.

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  Japanese 'cosplay' draws huge following in Taiwan AFP - Tue Sep 25, 12:24 AM ET

  TAIPEI (AFP) - Sporting a blue wig, an eye patch and a white lace gown embellished with a pair of wings, 15-year-old Candice Chen looks ready to hit a costume party.

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  Outrage turns to laughter at Ahmadinejad NY speech Reuters - Tue Sep 25, 9:38 AM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Vilified as a Holocaust denier, a supporter of terrorism and a backer of Iraqi insurgents, the president of Iran was actually able to make New Yorkers burst into laughter -- but not at a joke.

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  Living the expat way in Dubai during Ramadan AFP - Tue Sep 25, 9:32 AM ET

  DUBAI (AFP) - Several mainly Western expatriates sit down for lunch at a popular cafe in a well-heeled Dubai district. An unremarkable scene for the cosmopolitan free-wheeling Gulf emirate -- except the diners entered by a back door.