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Syrian girl survives 11 hours in rubble
Innocence" lay for 11 hours in the rubble of a building flattened by an aerial bombing Saturday until neighbors dug her out alive.
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Here's a List of People Injured or Killed by Guns on 'Gun Appreciation Day'
Yesterday was deemed a day to appreciate your guns in America, and boy did we. Five people were shot at gun shows in North Carolina, Ohio and Indiana.
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Shooting at Texas College
A shooting on a Texas community college campus wounded at least two people Tuesday and sent students fleeing for safety as officials placed the campus on lockdown, officials said.
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Hundreds of students march in Indian capital to demand strict laws to protect women
Hundreds of people, mostly students, marched through the streets of the Indian capital on Saturday demanding prompt implementation of a government panel's recommendation that India strictly enforce sexual assault laws, commit to holding speedy rape trials and change the antiquated penal code to protect women.
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Gunmen kill police in Philippines ambush
At least nine people killed in attack in central province; police suspect gunmen are communist insurgents.
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Aleppo’s River of Death
On Tuesday, reportedly more than 70 bound and bloated bodies were discovered in a river near the city — the largest recorded mass execution since the beginning of the Syrian civil war nearly two years ago, according to the Daily Telegraph. Rassloff spoke to TIME by email after photographing the scene.
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Fatal blast outside U.S. Embassy in Turkey
Tension is high in Turkey as questions loom Friday over who is responsible for a suicide bombing at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara.
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Protesters attack presidential palace in Cairo
A fire erupted at the entrance of Egypt's presidential palace Friday night as protesters hurled Molotov cocktails and rocks in a battle with security forces, who responded with tear gas and water cannon.
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A five year old hostage gets chips, toys as standoff enters 6th day
A gunman barricaded in an underground bunker with a 5-year-old hostage is making the boy "as comfortable as possible," authorities said, as the standoff in southeastern Alabama entered its sixth day Sunday.
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Bulgaria bomb 'work of Hezbollah'
A bus bombing that killed five Israelis and a driver in Bulgaria was most likely the work of Lebanon's Hezbollah militants, Bulgarian officials say.
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Rape case in Mexican resort city puts violence back in the spotlight
The allegations grabbed headlines across Mexico and around the globe: Hooded gunmen stormed into a beach bungalow and attacked a group of Spanish tourists, authorities said, raping six women and tying up a group of men with cell phone cables and bikini straps.
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Nancy Pelosi Defends Video Games
WASHINGTON -- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Sunday pushed back against the argument that violent video games are responsible for mass shootings in the United States, pointing to other countries where similar games are played but rates of shooting deaths are low.
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Dozens killed in India stampede
A local Indian official resigned Monday after a chaotic crush at a railroad station a day earlier left 36 people dead among tens of millions of Hindu pilgrims flocking to the banks of the Ganges River for the world's largest religious gathering.
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'Teenager killed' in Bahrain protest
Witnesses say 16-year-old boy shot during rally to mark second anniversary of anti-government protests, activists say.
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Overkill: If You Want to Stop Gun Violence, Start With Bullets
Guns don’t kill people; people don’t kill people; bullets kill people. Here’s a data-driven examination of the bullet.
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Dozens of pro-Dorner protesters rally at LAPD HQ
Protesters said they didn't support Dorner's deadly methods, but objected to police corruption and brutality.
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Suicide bomber devastates Shiite enclave in Pakistan, killing 83
Pakistani police revised the cause of a blast that killed 83 people on Saturday, saying a suicide bomber was behind the attack at a busy marketplace
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What Do Grown Children Owe Their Terrible, Abusive Parents?
What do we owe our tormentors? It’s a question that haunts those who had childhoods marked by years of neglect and deprivation, or of psychological, physical, and sexual abuse at the hands of one or both parents.
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African leaders sign deal aimed at peace in eastern Congo
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - African leaders signed a U.N.-mediated deal on Sunday aimed at ending two decades of conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo and paving the way for the deployment...
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“Al Qaeda”: What’s in a Name?
In the summer of 1988, in the University Town neighborhood of Peshawar, Pakistan, Osama bin Laden founded Al Qaeda, which means “the Base,” in Arabic. As a calling card for terror or revolution, the name lacked pizzazz.
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