Four U.S. Troops, Guerrilla Leader Die in Afghanistan Attacks
Four U.S. troops killed in eastern and southern Afghanistan as insurgent attacks claim three American lives and a homemade bomb kills another. A former guerrilla leader slain by a roadside blast in the north is also reported.
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Plane missing in Alaska with four aboard
Searchers hunted a small Delavilland Beaver missing in southwest Alaska with four on board including three park rangers. The plane disappeared in bad weather en route from Swikshak Lagoon to King Salmon. no radio signals have been received.
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33 Miners Found Alive After 17 Days in Chile
Chilean President Pinera announced that all 33 miners trapped 17 days in a collapsed copper and gold mine are alive. Hopeful celebrations spread nationwide as rescuers plan lines of capsules for supplies and words of caution about a long recovery ahead.
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Heated demonstrations mark mosque clash near ground zero
Hundreds opposed the planned 100 million Islamic center near the World Trade Center site rallied two blocks away. Police kept rival groups apart as banners, chants, and loudspeakers framed a tense scene with no physical clashes reported.
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Wyclef Jean Clings To Haiti Presidential Bid
Haitian elections board disqualified hip hop star Wyclef Jean from the presidential race citing residency rules. Jean vows to appeal to the electoral dispute office with lawyers and documents he says prove eligibility despite years abroad as roving ambassador.
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Netanyahu demands demilitarized Palestinian state conditions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set out starting terms for renewed Mideast talks. He called for a future Palestinian state to be demilitarized and to recognize Israel as the Jewish homeland, while noting the difficulty of achieving a deal and the need for a credible partner. Talks to resume in Washington next week.
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Van Gogh heist in Cairo exposes security laxity at Mahmoud Khalil Museum
Prosecutor general Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud said seven of 43 CCTV cameras and all alarms were nonfunctional during the theft of Vincent van Gogh's Poppy Flowers Vase with Flowers from Cairo's Mahmoud Khalil Museum. He cited feeble security and inadequate closing rounds. Fifteen officials barred from leaving Egypt as probes proceed.
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