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(Kyodo) _ Disaster management minister Motoo Hayashi of the Liberal Democratic Party is projected to lose in his Chiba No. 10 constituency in Sunday’s House of Representatives election,… More
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(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO, COMMENTS IN 1ST-3RD, LAST GRAFS) The victory of the Democratic Party of Japan in Sunday’s House of Representatives election comes because Japanese people… More
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Movie fans have made fear their top destination at the weekend box office. The horror tale “The Final Destination” debuted as the No. 1 movie with .3 million. It’s the latest… More
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(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO) With strong winds blowing for the opposition party in the lower house election, ruling party candidates who were drafted by former Prime Minister Junichiro More
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Forecasters say Jimena is now a dangerous Category 4 storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast, and it may intensify even more as it swirls offshore. The National Hurricane Center says people… More
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Iran’s president defended his proposed Cabinet ministers Sunday against accusations by lawmakers that the nominees don’t have the necessary qualifications and are simply unquestioning… More
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For only the second time in postwar history, Japanese voters cast out the Liberal Democratic Party. The prime minister conceded defeat on Sunday.
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The U.S. has accused Pakistan of illegally modifying American-made missiles to expand its capability to strike land targets, a potential threat to India, officials said.
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The new argument in the momentous case could transform the way political campaigns are conducted.
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Israeli legal authorities indicted former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on corruption charges.
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Like many black children from the city, Amya CaJoie Stewart spends part of her summers in the rural Deep South with her extended family.
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Hundreds of mourners, including President Obama, gathered to honor Edward M. Kennedy, who was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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A wildfire north of Los Angeles spread to the northwest and southeast, consuming thousands of acres of national forest land and threatening at least 10,000 homes.
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MINGORA, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber killed at least 15 police recruits Sunday in Pakistan’s Swat Valley in the deadliest attack since the army regained control over the northwestern valley from the Taliban, officials said.
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The Sunshine State, whose economy is tied to population growth, is in a pall after taking hits during the recession.
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Whether they serve as the quaint setting for a Japanese wedding or present a lucrative opportunity for the British investor, Italy’s trulli — funny little stone dwellings in the southern… More
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President Barack Obama has saluted Sen. Edward Kennedy for surmounting pain and suffering to become a family patriarch and personification of American legislator. Eulogizing the… More
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Patrick J. Kennedy talked lovingly of serving in Congress with his father, Sen. Edward Kennedy, saying he’ll miss his “wonderful sense of self-deprecating humor.” The younger Kennedy… More
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hurricane Jimena formed in the eastern Pacific near the Mexican resort of Acapulco on Saturday, but in the Atlantic Tropical Storm Danny weakened to a tropical… More
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The rapper 50 Cent has canceled a “Family Day” fair he had planned in his old Queens neighborhood amid police concerns about security for the event. The fair had been planned for Sunday… More
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Ted Kennedy Jr. has saluted his fallen father as his greatest source of love and encouragement through tough times. The younger Kennedy, who lost a leg from cancer at the age of 12,… More
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Japan’s ruling conservative party, battered by a laggard economy and voter desire for change after more than half a century of virtual one-party rule, was expected to suffer an… More
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A growing wildfire in the mountains north of Los Angeles spread over nearly 9 square miles of bone-dry forest, forcing evacuations and sending up massive billows of smoke that were… More
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An Iraqi journalist imprisoned for hurling his shoes at former President George W. Bush will be released next month after his sentence was reduced for good behavior, his lawyer said… More
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Helicopter gunships destroyed a training camp for suicide bombers in Pakistan’s northwestern Swat Valley, killing six Taliban fighters in an area the government had already declared clear… More
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Leaders and other luminaries paid final tribute Saturday to Edward M. Kennedy, mourning the loss of a senator who made an indelible impact on U.S. life over 47 years in Congress and the… More
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California fire officials say thick smoke is making it difficult for water-dropping aircraft to fly close enough to a growing wildfire in the mountains north of Los Angeles. A… More
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