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Car bombs in 4 Iraqi cities kill at least 22
BAGHDAD — Shiite-dominated areas in southern and central Iraq were rocked Monday by car bomb explosions that killed at least 22 people and fueled fears that the country is sliding into a civil war. The violence occurred as Iraqi security forces...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Armed Conflicts, Baghdad (Iraq), Iraq, Wars and Interventions
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12 killed in Pakistan campaign violence
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — At least 12 people were killed and 43 injured Sunday in bomb blasts targeting a candidate's convoy and the election offices of two others in northwestern Pakistan. They were the latest in a series of terrorist strikes that...
Tags: Emergency Incidents, Elections, Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, Explosions
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Bomb blasts at campaign offices in northwest Pakistan kill 11
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Bomb blasts targeting the election offices of two candidates in northwest Pakistan killed at least 11 people and injured 30 Sunday, the latest in a string of terror attacks that have cast a shadow over parliamentary elections...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Elections, Government, Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari
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The starkly new face of the Netherlands' monarchy
AMSTERDAM — Even by the unconventional standards of the Dutch, their new king is going to be a bit of a novelty. He has a license to fly commercial airliners. He's married to a South American, a lively Argentine who's more popular than he is. He...
Tags: Charles, Prince of Wales, Heads of State, Elections, Political Systems, Politics
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Salsa star Jerry Rivera promises a tropical fiesta at his concert in Orlando
For salsa superstar Jerry Rivera, performing in Orlando is like singing in his backyard. "Orlando is home to people from so many countries in Latin America that my concerts here are like a big fiesta with my family and closest friends," he said. The...
Tags: Music, Orange Blossom Trail, Concerts, Entertainment, Politics
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Egypt president sees 'deep state' as enemy within
CAIRO — President Mohamed Morsi casts himself as a leader navigating a landscape bristling with conspiracies by corrupt businessmen and shadowy figures plotting from inside a vast bureaucracy his Islamist inner circle has been unable to tame....
Tags: Elections, Justice System, International Monetary Fund, Upper House, Political Corruption
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Italy nominates youngest prime minister in years
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.ROME -- Italy turned the corner on two months of political stalemate Wednesday by nominating center-left leader Enrico Letta as prime minister after inconclusive elections in February left parties struggling to form a government. Letta, 46, is set to...Tags: Elections, Government, Mario Monti, Government Ministers, Johnny Depp
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French protest against gay marriage turns violent
PARIS (AP) — France legalized gay marriage on Tuesday after a wrenching national debate that exposed deep conservatism in the nation's heartland and triggered huge demonstrations that tapped into intense discontent with the Socialist government....
Tags: Justice System, Elections, Same-Sex Marriage, Paris (France), National Government
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France approves same-sex marriage
PARIS — The French Parliament on Tuesday approved a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt, voting after months of often angry debate and sometimes violent protests in the streets. Members of the Socialist government chanted "Equality,...
Tags: Elections, Same-Sex Marriage, Paris (France), National Government, Religion and Belief
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Pervez Musharraf flees after Pakistan court orders his arrest
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- An Islamabad court Thursday ordered the arrest of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on charges of illegally detaining dozens of judges while in power, but the former dictator slipped away when Pakistani commandos assigned to...
Tags: Justice System, Police Arrests, Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, Crime, Law and Justice
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New Zealand legalizes gay marriage; supporters break out in song
New Zealand became the latest country to legalize gay marriage on Wednesday, spurring cheers and applause inside and outside Parliament. Smiling couples and their supporters in the House of Commons broke into a Maori love song after the 77-44 vote was...
Tags: Justice System, Elections, Same-Sex Marriage, Religion and Belief, Judges
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To cheers and jeers, Margaret Thatcher is laid to rest
LONDON -- A gun boomed once a minute, like one of her thunderous speeches in Parliament. Gray skies slowly turned blue, the color of her Conservative Party. And even Big Ben fell quiet, in tribute to a woman who loved nothing more than silencing her foes....
Tags: Metal and Mineral, Religion and Belief, Conservative Party (UK), Marketing, David Cameron
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