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A suspected U.S. drone attack killed eight militants and wounded five others Wednesday in northwest Pakistan, according to Pakistani officials. [...more]

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Provisional Honduran President Roberto Micheletti has accepted an offer that an independent commission help broker an impasse over whether to allow t [...more]

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A former Goldman Sachs employee accused of stealing a proprietary computer code to the firm's trading program is out on bail, according to court docu [...more]

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Billionaire oil man T. Boone Pickens is shelving plans to build the world's largest wind farm.

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China detains four Rio Tinto employees

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The Australian government and Rio Tinto, the world's second largest mining company, are investigating why four of the firm's employees have been deta [...more]

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Fans worldwide watch Jackson memorial

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Fans around the world have gathered at arenas and record stores, big screens, parks and makeshift shrines, to watch the memorial service of Michael J [...more]

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Jackson Web traffic up; hits fall short

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Michael Jackson's death nearly brought the Web to a standstill with several sites buckling under the sheer weight of traffic. Millions of people arou [...more]

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An 11-year-old who lost her father made the world cry with her on Tuesday. "Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine," said Paris Jackso [...more]

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Polls closed across Indonesia on Wednesday after citizens cast ballots to elect their next president and vice president.

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Chinese President Hu Jintao changed plans to attend a summit of major economic powers in Italy, instead returning home to address ethnic violence rak [...more]

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