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Heavy security for Nashville marathon

Heavy security turned out on a cold and rainy Saturday with more than 50,000 spectators lining the streets for Nashville's country music marathon.
April 28, 2013, 8:04 am
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Iceland set for coalition talks after government ousted

By Balazs Koranyi and Robert Robertson
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland's centre-right parties prepared for coalition talks on Sunday after defeating the ruling Social Democrats in electio...
April 28, 2013, 7:29 am

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Shanghai bishop dies

Shanghai bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian, who spent almost two decades in prison, has died in China aged 97.
April 28, 2013, 7:26 am

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Pakistan bomb attacks kill three, injure 49: officials

KARACHI (AFP) - Three bomb explosions killed three people including a young girl in Pakistan's port city of Karachi on Saturday, police and hospital officials said, in the latest violence ahead of polls next month.
April 28, 2013, 4:22 am

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Analysis - No good military options for U.S. in Syria

By Phil Stewart and Peter Apps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite President Barack Obama's pledge that Syria's use of chemical weapons is a "game changer" for the United States, he is unlik...
April 28, 2013, 3:54 am
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Mississippi man charged with attempted use of a biological weapon

By Robbie Ward
Tupelo, Mississippi (Reuters) - A Mississippi martial arts instructor arrested early on Saturday was charged with possession of the biological agent ricin and with attemp...
April 28, 2013, 3:11 am

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Four die in NATO plane crash in Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) - Four members of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed on Saturday when their plane crashed in southern Afghanistan, the coalition said in a statement.
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April 28, 2013, 2:25 am
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Noren takes one-shot lead into Ballantine's golf final

ICHEON, South Korea (AFP) - Alexander Noren of Sweden took a one-stroke lead after three rounds at the Ballantine's Championship here on Saturday.
April 28, 2013, 2:23 am

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Bosses arrested over Bangladesh building disaster

SAVAR, Bangladesh (AFP) - Bangladesh made a string of arrests on Saturday over the collapse of a factory complex which killed at least 351 people as exhausted rescuers battled to find more survivors among the corpses.
April 28, 2013, 2:09 am

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Shanghai bishop dies after illness: government

SHANGHAI (AFP) - China said the long-serving bishop of Shanghai's state-run Catholic church, Aloysius Jin Luxian, died on Saturday, raising questions over who will succeed him.
April 28, 2013, 1:54 am

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Critically wounded Indian spy fights for survival

LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) - An Indian national on death row in Pakistan who was attacked by fellow inmates armed with bricks has been put on a ventilator as he fights for his life, officials said on Saturday.
April 28, 2013, 1:21 am

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North Korea says to put US citizen on trial

SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea said Saturday that it would put a US citizen on trial for trying to overthrow the communist regime, in the face of soaring tensions between Pyongyang and the West.
April 28, 2013, 1:07 am

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EU foreign policy chief Ashton holds talks in China

BEIJING (AFP) - European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton held talks Saturday with officials in China in the first visit by a top-ranking EU official to the country under its new leadership.
April 28, 2013, 12:53 am

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E.ON urges action to save European carbon trade - paper

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Europe's effort to protect the climate faces "a decade of stagnation" without quick action to save the EU carbon market, the chief executive of German utility E.ON April 28, 2013, 12:41 am

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Lee, Tago to clash for India Open title

NEW DELHI (AFP) - World number one Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia moved into the men's singles final of the India Open badminton tournament with a hard-fought win over Thailand's Boonsak Ponsana in New Delhi on Saturday.
April 28, 2013, 12:36 am

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India PM says border dispute with China can be solved

NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's prime minister said Saturday a dispute over an alleged incursion by Chinese troops deep inside Indian-claimed territory can be settled peacefully and warned against exacerbating tensions.
April 28, 2013, 12:33 am

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North Korea says detained American tourist to face trial

By Jane Chung
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Saturday that a Korean-American tourist, jailed by the reclusive state since late last year, will face trial for "committing crimes" ...
April 28, 2013, 12:18 am

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Militants kill five Iraqi soldiers, Sunni protesters form "army"

By Kamal Naama
RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Militants shot dead five Iraqi soldiers in the Sunni Muslim stronghold province of Anbar on Saturday and protesters said they were forming an "ar...
April 28, 2013, 12:10 am

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Coutts, Sprenger win berths at worlds

ADELAIDE, Australia (AFP) - Olympic gold medallist Alicia Coutts Saturday captured two national titles, while Christian Sprenger beat close rival Brenton Rickard, with all three securing places on the Australian team for the Barcelona world championship.
April 28, 2013, 12:05 am

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Nigerian senator says 228 killed in gunfight with Islamists

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - A gun battle between security forces and Islamist insurgents in Nigeria a week ago killed 228 people, a local senator said on Saturday, putting the death toll six times ...
April 27, 2013, 11:46 pm

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