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In this photo distributed by the official Chinese news agency Xinhua, a street in Chengdu, capital of the Sichuan province in southwest China, is covered by water after a water pipe blew out during an earthquake on Monday May 12, 2008.
900 pupils buried after China quake
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A strong earthquake that struck China has buried nearly 900 students in Sichuan province, state media reported. Xinhua News Agency did not immediately give any other details or say if any of the students were thought to be alive. At least 107 people are confirmed dead after the earthquake struck....

photo: AP / Xinhua, Jiang Yi

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<span dir="ltr" lang="en">Real Clear Numbers: 101,000 U.S. Casualties a Year</span>
Real Clear Numbers: 101,000 U.S. Casualties a Year
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<span dir="ltr" lang="en">Facing China in the multidimensional mess in Darfur</span>
Facing China in the multidimensional mess in Darfur
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Ah, the rites of spring! Baseball, cherry blossoms and the annual report of the Medicare...
Paul McCartney, Heather Mills Granted Preliminary Divorce Decree
Heather Mills
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LONDON - Paul McCartney is weeks away from becoming the last of The Beatles to be divorced. Justice Hugh Bennett on Monday granted a preliminary divorce decree for McCartney and Heather Mills. The decree could become final in six weeks and one day if...
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China quake kills at least 107, buries 900 students
China Earthquake
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BEIJING - A powerful earthquake in southwest China killed at least 107 people on Monday and buried 900 teenagers in a collapsed school as the tremor caused buildings to fall and left whole areas cut off. The death toll was expected to rise sharply as...
photo: AP Photo / Xinhua, Chen Xie
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Cull after bird flu hits S Korea
Ayam - Ternakan - Agrikultur - Flu Burung. (ps1)
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South Korean officials say they have killed the entire poultry population of Seoul to curb the spread of bird flu. Quarantine officers destroyed 15,000 chickens, ducks and turkeys in farms and restaurants across the...
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At least 107 dead in China quake, death toll rising+
China Earthquake
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BEIJING, May 12 (Kyodo) - At least 107 people are now thought to have died in a powerful earthquake in western China on Monday, state media reported, but the number of killed is likely to rise much higher...
photo: AP / Greg Baker
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Dozens more are killed in fighting around Beirut
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: Soldiers were deployed across the mountains overlooking the Lebanese capital on Monday after at least 36 people were killed in fierce clashes between pro-Syrian gunmen and government supporters, security officials and paramedics said. The fighting...
photo: AP Photo / Hussein Malla
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Myanmar food aid lost when boat sinks
Myanmar Cyclone
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YANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar's monumental task of feeding and sheltering 1.5 million cyclone survivors suffered another blow yesterday when a boat laden with relief supplies -- one of the first international shipments -- sank on its way to the disaster...
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Strong Yen" Voa News
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HSBC profits rise despite $3.2 bln subprime hit" Turkish Press
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India could import 5 lakh tons of wheat in MY 2008-09: US" The Times Of India
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San Miguel Brewery gains 6.25 percent in stock market debut" International Herald Tribune
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Indonesia sets aside 10,000 sq km land for rice farms" Khaleej Times
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Toyota delays new U.S. auto plant due to economy" USA Today
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Chicago Executives See Declining Economy But Remain Optimistic on Business Performance in Year Ahead, KPMG Survey Finds" PR Newswire
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Dollar higher ahead of key economic data" Turkish Press
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Strong Dollar Lifts Asian Markets, Japan Ends Higher" Stockhouse
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Dollar mixed before new economic reports" Houston Chronicle
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Oil prices retreat from $126 a barrel record" The State
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Oil pulls back from record as dollar strengthens" CNN
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'Ghost city' Mosul braces for assault on the last bastion of al-Qa'ida in Iraq" Belfast Telegraph
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Israel's celebration remains a Palestinian catastrophe" The Guardian
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Rebels kill 11 railway workers" The Australian
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Pakistan's parallel courts proposal 'farcical'" The Australian
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Human Rights Watch: Persecution after Uzbek violence" Lexington Herald-Leader
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'A disaster for everybody'" The Guardian
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Beatings and torture intensify as Zimbabwe prepares to vote again" The Times
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Peacekeepers sought for Zimbabwe runoff" The Australian
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Fate of Pakistan Governing Coalition Faces Dissolution" ABC News
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Myanmar on precipice of 'health catastrophe'" Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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Clinton goes from inevitable nominee to on the ropes" China Daily
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Pro-EU parties take surprise lead in Serbian election" The Guardian
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BEN ARFA REVEALS ARSENAL INTEREST" Sporting Life
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Baseball: Gamecocks' postseason hopes dim" The State
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Baseball: Tigers salvage series, shot at ACC tourney" The State
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Ronaldo targets 50-goal haul next season" Khaleej Times
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'Hangul is a critically endangered species'" Independent online (SA)
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Switzerland pounds Denmark 7-2 at world hockey championship" myTELUS
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MPs set to back new embryo research laws" The Guardian
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Curbs to be relaxed on stem-cell consent" The Times
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All poultry in Seoul killed after bird flu outbreak" The Boston Globe
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Health information for women offered at midday event this week" Seattle Times
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Obesity timebomb has exploded: expert" The Australian
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Japan court rejects US nuclear carrier suit" Philadelphia Daily News
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