Wednesday, November 4, 2009


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Giant crack in Africa may create a new ocean

A 35-mile rift in the desert of Ethiopia will likely become a new ocean eventually, researchers now confirm.

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China sentences notorious gang ‘godmother’

Dubbed the "godmother" of the Chinese underworld, she was notorious for her toughness and a lavish lifestyle that reportedly included luxury villas and a stable of 16 young lovers.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by exhorting the world in a speech to Congress on Tuesday to reach a deal to combat global warming.

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Police clashed with supporters of Iran's opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi in Tehran when a rally marking the anniversary of the storming of the U.S. Embassy turned violent.

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An Afghan policeman shot dead five British soldiers at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan, the defense ministry in London said on Wednesday.

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Nearly half of all Iraqis who died in October perished in a single coordinated attack against government offices in Baghdad, AP figures revealed Monday.

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