Clinton calls for friends of Syria to unite in Sofia
Hillary Clinton urged a bloc of like minded nations to form a formal group to coordinate aid to the Syrian opposition. She spoke in Sofia after Russia and China blocked U N action and urged action to halt bloodshed and press Assad to step down.
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Bulgaria
U.S
Hillary Clinton
Friends of Democratic Syria
Bashar Assad
Russia
China
U.N. Security Council
Syria
Clinton
Assad
Friends of Syria
Sal voordao murder spike during Brazil police strike
Sal vador in Bahia state sees homicide surge after police walkout. A Tarde says 78 people were killed since Wednesday when a third of police officers left their posts, including a 13 year old girl. Agencia Brasil notes killings during the strike more than doubled from last year.
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Salvador
Brazil
A Tarde
Bahia
Agencia Brasil
U.S. backed strike kills Abu Sayyaf leader Jumdail
U S backed airstrike killed Abu Sayyaf commander Jumdail, his son, and several militants near Parang on Jolo island as they slept. The attack marks a significant blow to the group and disrupts its leadership.
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Philippines
Umbra Jumadail
al-Qaida
Jumdail
Parang
Jolo Island
Abu Sayyaf
Egypt to put 19 Americans on trial in crackdown on NGOs
Egypt referred 19 American and 24 NGO staff to criminal court on charges of illegally using foreign funds to foment unrest. The move heightens U.S.-Egypt tensions over democracy aid, just after clashes left 12 dead in four days amid soccer riot fallout and protests against military rulers.
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Cairo
U.S
Egypt
Washington
Hosni Mubarak
United States
Hillary Clinton
Mubarak
Death toll from European cold rises with hundreds missing
Subzero temperatures and snowstorms sweep Europe killing and injuring hundreds. Ukraine bears the heaviest losses with at least 131 dead and 1,800 hospitalizations this winter amid 75,000 seeking aid in 3,000 shelters. Serbia and surrounding regions face power outages, school closures, and emergency measures as deaths mount.
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Belgrade
Serbia
Europe
Ukraine
Soviet Republic
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Croatia
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Montenegro
Berane
Italy
Rome
Philadelphia marks Dickens bicentennial with library exhibit
Philadelphia celebrates Charles Dickens with a Dickens collection at the public library. The display features Grip the raven and 1,200 letters from benefactors who donated major Dickenses items. A Dickens statue sits in Clark Park as part of a global bicentennial observance.
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Oliver Twist
Little Nell
Charles Dickens
Grip
Edgar Allan Poe
Philadelphia Public Library
Dickens
Ebenezer Scrooge
David Copperfield
Friends
Clark Park
Portsmouth
England
Missing woman's spouse blows up himself and sons
In Graham Washington a man previously denied custody reportedly blew up his home with his two young sons inside after a social worker visit. Powell, under investigation for his wife's 2009 Utah disappearance, sent a final three word email saying sorry and goodbye before the blast.
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Graham, Wash
Utah
Child Protective Services
Josh Powell
Powell
Graham Fire and Rescue
Gary Franz
Ed Trover
Pierce County
Jeffrey Bassett
Josh
Susan
West Valley
Three Mushroom Hunters Rescue After Six Nights Lost
Dan and Belinda Conne and their son Michael endured six nights in southwest Oregon’s timber. They sheltered in a hollow log, flashed a dead cellphone and knife to signal a helicopter, and were airlifted to Gold Beach hospital with injuries including hypothermia and a sprained foot.
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Ore
Oregon
Dan Conne
Jesse
Dan
Belinda Conne
Michael
Portland
Associated Press
Curry County
John Bishop
Connes
Bishop
Daniel Conne
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