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An Iraqi official says hundreds of Christian families are fleeing violence in the northern city of Mosul. Some officials fear that Islamic extremists are targeting Christians and other religious minorities. (Oct. 15)

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World's heaviest man will marry his long-time girlfriend later this month in Mexico. The groom weighs nearly 700 pounds and is confined to a bed.

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Stock markets in Asia soared Monday as governments in the U.S., Japan and Europe take drastic steps to shore up the global financial system. (Oct. 14)

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New footage recorded during a car bomb attack on Glasgow Airport last year was released for the first time on Monday. A jeep could be seen in flames after crashing into a doorway of the main terminal building on June 30, 2007. (Oct. 13)

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Assailants opened fire Sunday on the U.S. consulate in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey. Also Sunday, two grenades were thrown at the state Public Safety office in the western city of Guadalajara. (Oct. 13)

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Norbert dissipated into a tropical depression over the northern mountains of mainland Mexico on Sunday, after ripping off roofs, flooding streets, and forcing thousands to seek shelter in Baja California. (Oct. 13)

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The British government said Monday it would provide up to 37 billion pounds (US$63 billion) in government money to boost the balance sheets of three of Britain's largest banks. (Oct. 13)

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Over 400 dogs from all over Latin American and their proud owners participated on Sunday in the annual Lima Canine Exhibition, the most important dog show in the region. (Oct. 13)

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The ISX index has soared 40 percent since September, boosted by increasing confidence in security gains and largely shielded from international market woes by its isolated status. Stock market chief Taha Abdul-Salam explains. (Oct. 12)

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Countries that use the euro will temporarily guarantee future bank debt to encourage lending and ease the credit crunch, according to a draft statement under discussion by European leaders Sunday. (Oct. 12)

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Pope Benedict XVI created India's first woman saint. The canonization of Sister Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception is seen as a morale boost to minority Christians who have been attacked by Hindu mobs. (Oct. 12)

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A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three space travelers, including computer game millionaire Richard Garriott, has lifted off for the international space station. Garriott paid a reported $30 million for his voyage.(Oct. 12)

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Hurricane Norbert, a category 2 storm, slammed into Mexico's southern Baja California peninsula on Saturday with torrential rains and screaming winds, forcing scores of people to flee flooded homes. (Oct. 11)

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The U.S. says North Korea has agreed to every nuclear inspection demand the Bush administration has sought, so the North is being dropped from a U.S. terrorism blacklist. The nation will allow experts into all of its nuclear sites. (Oct. 11)

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Several hundred people, turned out to protest the British government's overnight effort to bailout financial institutions with $10 billion. The plan partly nationalizes major banks and guarantees a further $431 billion of bank loans. (Oct. 10)

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Finland's ex-president Martti Ahtisaari was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to build a lasting peace from Africa and Asia to Europe and the Middle East. (Oct. 10)

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There were more big losses in Asian stock trading on Friday. The Nikkei fell more than nine percent, while stocks in Singapore, Hong Kong and the Philippines lost close to eight percent of its value. (Oct. 10)

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British Prime Minister says that despite falling stock prices around the world, he is going to work to keep oil and energy prices stable. OPEC has announced that it will hold an emergency meeting next month. (Oct. 10)

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Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin showed off a recent birthday present, a two month old female tiger. Putin says he will not keep the tiger at his residence, but at a zoo instead. (Oct. 10)

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A spokesman for the Dalai Lama says doctors have successfully removed a gallstone from the Tibetan leader. Meantime, the 73-year-old remains hospitalized in New Delhi. (Oct. 10)

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Two American journalists, whose disappearance prompted a U.S. Embassy alert have been released from Syrian custody. They are said to be doing well. They were taken into custody Thursday, while trying to cross the Syrian border. (Oct. 10)

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The Dalai Lama will undergo surgery to remove a gallstone according to a spokesman for the Tibetan spiritual leader. (Oct. 9)

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Pope Benedict is praising the life of Pope Pius XII, who led the Catholic Church through World War II, and says despite previous claims he did not turn a blind eye toward the Holocaust. (Oct. 9)

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Two American journalists who went missing during a vacation in Lebanon eight days ago were arrested Thursday in Syria after they crossed the Lebanese-Syrian border with the help of smugglers, Syrian officials said. (Oct. 9)

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North Korea has told the International Atomic Energy Agency that it is ending its nuclear freeze. (Oct. 9)

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The gulf state of Veracruz is cleaning up after Tropical Storm Marco brought heavy rains and winds, while the country's Pacific coast gets ready for Hurricane Norbert, expected to cross the tip of Baja California this weekend. (Oct. 9)

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There were another round of interest rate cuts in Asia, which left stocks mixed. Japan's benchmark fell slightly, but stocks in Hong Kong finished up by more than two percent. (Oct. 9)

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An explosives-laden vehicle blew up an anti-terrorist squad building in Pakistan on Thursday. The blast wounded at least four people. Its unknown if there were any casualties. (Oct. 9)

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Two American journalists vacationing in Lebanon have not been heard from since Oct. 1 and are believed missing, the U.S. Embassy said Wednesday, appealing for information on their possible whereabouts. (Oct. 8)

Georgia says Russia is taking steps to leave Georgian territory. Moscow must withdraw its troops from buffer zones surrounding Georgia's separatist regions by Friday under ceasefire agreements signed in the wake of the August war. (Oct. 8)

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Officials say a plane loaded with tourists crashed in low visibility Wednesday, killing all but one person aboard. (Oct. 8)

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The tiny nation of Iceland is scrambling to prevent a financial collapse, begging other nations for loans, adjusting the value of its currency and taking over its second largest bank. (Oct. 8)

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The British government has announced a plan to partially nationalize eight of its largest banks. The pricetag is 87 billion dollars. This move comes as Asian markets faltered in early trading on Wednesday. Stocks in Japan fell more than 9%. (Oct. 8)

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The American author of a controversial book accusing Barack Obama of seething with "black rage" and of being unfit for the U.S. presidency was kicked out of Kenya. (Oct. 7)

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin presented an instructional judo DVD that bears his name and shows him throwing an opponent to the mat to journalists and guests in Moscow. This is the latest effort to boost his public image. (Oct. 7)

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Thailand's military agreed Tuesday to deploy hundreds of unarmed soldiers to the streets of Bangkok to help police restore order after violent clashes between police and protesters that left at least 1 person dead and 358 others injured. (Oct. 7)

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Asian markets showed signs of life on Tuesday, after investors cheered a big interest rate cut by the Australian central bank. The cut is aimed at alleviating an unfolding global credit crisis. (Oct. 7)

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Three skydivers made a record-breaking skydive on Sunday by jumping over the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, in Nepal. (Oct. 6)

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New tests on baby milk powder in China show no signs of melamine. The scandal that broke almost a month ago, is responsible for the deaths of four infants and sickening more than 54 thousand others. (Oct. 6)