Refugees flee Syria as Idlib offensive sparks border surge
Across the border into Turkey thousands of Syrians report mass graves and burned villages amid shelling and sniper fire. Activists cite about 100 deaths in Taftanaz and Killi as a looming UN ceasefire nears.
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Pope Benedict Leads Good Friday Cross Remark at Colosseum
Pope Benedict XVI presided over a Way of the Cross procession at the Colosseum urging courage amid unemployment and economic worries. He did not carry the cross, instead receiving it for a brief period as meditation readings were heard. Thousands watched as candles and prayers filled the area before Easter ceremonies in St. Peter's Basilica and Square.
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Navy jet crashes into Virginia Beach apartments
A U S Navy F-18D malfunction after takeoff plummeted into a Virginia Beach apartment complex near Oceana. Both pilots ejected with minor injuries. seven people hospitalized and about 40 units damaged or destroyed. Fire officials searched for missing residents as fuel dumped earlier sparked explosions and a massive blaze.
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Painter of light Kinkade dies at 54 in California
California artist Thomas Kinkade, famed for cottage and church scenes bathed in morning light, died at his Los Gatos home at age 54. Family spokesman David Satterfield said the death on Friday appeared natural. His sentimental paintings dominated middle brow America and tied to about 100 million dollars in annual sales across 10 million U S homes.
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Mali coup leader agrees to restore constitutional rule
Mali's Capt. Amadou Haya Sanogo signs an accord under pressure from neighboring nations to return power to constitutional rule. Separatist rebels in the north declared independence as he reads Article 36, naming the National Assembly president interim leader and parliament head forms an interim government for new elections.
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Maryland Mega Millions winner says she lost ticket
Mirlande Wilson of Baltimore says she has misplaced the Mega Millions ticket she claimed to hold for Maryland. The three winning tickets for the $656 million prize were sold in Milford Mill Maryland, Kansas, and Illinois, with Kansas officials reporting the holder has come forward.
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