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Thousands hold anti-Serbia demos

Several thousand Kosovar Albanians have demonstrated in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica against a likely agreement with Serbia.
March 31, 2013, 7:42 am
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Search for skier after Scottish avalanche

A search is under way for a skier believed to have been caught up in an avalanche in the Scottish Highlands.
March 31, 2013, 7:00 am

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Shroud of Turin shown amid new research

The Turin Shroud - which is revered by many Christians as the burial cloth of Jesus Christ - is shown live on Italian TV and modern media platforms.
March 31, 2013, 6:51 am

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54 arrests, seven cops wounded in Chile

Thousands of Chilean students have clashed with police on the streets of the capital, Santiago, during a protest calling for education reforms.
March 31, 2013, 6:41 am

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Trial begins in India gang-rape of Swiss cyclist

NEW DELHI (AFP) - The trial of six men accused in the shocking gang-rape and robbery of a 39-year-old Swiss cyclist holidaying in India began on Saturday, police said.
March 31, 2013, 6:18 am

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Pope appeals for end to Korea tensions in first Easter message

By Philip Pullella
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, appearing before more than 250,000 people for his first Easter Sunday address, called for world peace, respect for the environm...
March 31, 2013, 5:42 am

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Outlook improves dramatically for U.S. immigration deal

By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prospects for a U.S. law to create a pathway to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants brightened on Saturday after major business and lab...
March 31, 2013, 4:25 am

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Sudanese rebel group releases 31 kidnapped Darfuris

CAIRO (Reuters) - Sudanese rebels have released 31 Darfuris who they had kidnapped a week ago on their way to a conference for people displaced by the region's decade-long war, the International Commi...
March 31, 2013, 3:21 am
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Maduro calls Venezuela opposition "heirs of Hitler"

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday called the country's opposition "heirs of Hitler," accusing them of persecuting Cuban doctors working in the South American ...
March 31, 2013, 2:52 am

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Leadership fight divides Occidental shareholders - report

(Reuters) - Occidental Petroleum Corp chairman and former chief executive Ray Irani is pushing to replace the oil company's current CEO, Stephen Chazen, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, c...
March 31, 2013, 2:19 am
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Former ETA head, blamed for airport bomb, dies in hospital

MADRID (Reuters) - The former head of Basque separatist group ETA believed to have ordered the Madrid airport bombing that ended a truce in 2006 has died while serving a prison term in France, an ETA ...
March 31, 2013, 2:15 am
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US Navy ship removed from Philippine reef

MANILA (AFP) - Salvage teams on Saturday removed the last piece of a US Navy ship that was stuck on a UNESCO World Heritage-listed coral reef in the Philippines for more than 10 weeks, the coast guard said.
March 31, 2013, 2:06 am

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Monte Paschi says lost billions in deposits after February scandal

MILAN (Reuters) - Customers' deposits at Italian bank Monte dei Paschi fell by "a few billion euros" after a scandal erupted in February over loss-making derivatives trades at the lender, the bank sai...
March 31, 2013, 12:49 am

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Japan seeks Mongolia support in China island row

ULAN BATOR (AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sought support from Mongolia on Saturday in Tokyo's territorial row with Beijing over disputed East China Sea islands, during a visit to the country.
March 31, 2013, 12:40 am

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EU, IMF resisting Greek bank NBG's takeover of Eurobank - sources

By George Georgiopoulos
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's international lenders have asked Athens to halt National Bank's takeover of rival Eurobank, worried that the resultin...
March 31, 2013, 12:23 am

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Taiwan president's confidant detained on graft claims

TAIPEI (AFP) - A Taiwanese politician known for her close ties with the president has been taken into custody on suspected corruption, a court said on Saturday, in the latest graft scandal to hit the island.
March 31, 2013, 12:05 am

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Karzai in Qatar to discuss Taliban peace talks

DOHA (AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai was Saturday in Qatar to discuss Taliban militants opening an office in the Gulf state for peace negotiations that could end more than a decade of war.
March 31, 2013, 12:02 am

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US hands over Afghan district after 'abuse' row

KABUL (AFP) - The US military pulled out of a strategic district in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday as part of a deal with President Hamid Karzai, who alleged that soldiers had mistreated locals.
March 30, 2013, 11:42 pm
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Myanmar unrest death toll reaches 43: state media

YANGON (AFP) - The death toll from recent communal violence in central Myanmar has risen to 43 with more than 1,300 homes and other buildings destroyed, state media reported on Saturday.
March 30, 2013, 11:37 pm
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N. Korea declares 'state of war' with South

SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea on Saturday declared it was in a "state of war" with South Korea and warned Seoul and Washington that any provocation would swiftly escalate into an all-out nuclear conflict.
March 30, 2013, 11:31 pm

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