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Mandela’s grandson: Former president’s health improving
JOHANNESBURG — Former South Africa President Nelson Mandela’s health has improved, his grandson said Saturday as the 94-year-old spent his eighth day in the hospital recovering from a lung infectio...
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Iran reformists dancing in streets over president
TEHRAN, Iran — Wild celebrations broke out on Tehran streets that were battlefields four years ago as reformist-backed Hasan Rowhani capped a stunning surge to claim Iran’s presidency on Saturday, ...
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Hezbollah says it will keep fighting in Syria
BEIRUT — Hezbollah’s leader vowed Friday that his militants would keep fighting in Syria “wherever needed” after the U.S. agreed to arm the rebels in the civil war, setting up a proxy fight between...
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First flight of Airbus A350 reopens wide-body race
PARIS — Airbus sent a new wide-body plane into the skies Friday that sets the stage for intensifying competition with U.S. rival Boeing - with consequences for jobs, airlines’ investments and the r...
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Associated Press Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish prime minister addresses his party members Friday in Ankara, Turkey. Erdogan said he has asked protesters to convince those occupying a park to withdraw.
Turkish leader urges protesters to leave Gezi Park
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s prime minister on Friday urged a small delegation of protesters to persuade hundreds of others occupying an Istanbul park to withdraw. Turkish activists leading a sit-i...
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Early vote count in Iran gives Rowhani wide lead
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s reformist-backed presidential candidate surged to a wide lead in early vote counting Saturday, a top official said, suggesting a flurry of late support could have swayed a rac...
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Associated Press A musician plays piano under the monument of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the modern Turkey, as protesters gather to listen to his concert and police guard the area at the Taksim Square in Istanbul late Thursday.
Turkish PM meets with protesters
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s prime minister was meeting with anti-government protesters early today, hours after giving them his “final warning” to end their occupation of a central Istanbul park that has b...
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Associated Press Firefighters and rescue workers respond to a fatal commuter train wreck Thursday on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina. A two-level train slammed into another that had stopped between stations during the morning commute. Firefighters and police pulling passengers from the wreckage.
Argentine train wreck kills 3, injures hundreds
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A speeding commuter train slammed into another that had stopped between stations during the morning commute Thursday in suburban Buenos Aires, killing three passengers and...
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Liberals ask: Snub election or take chance?
TEHRAN, Iran — In the end, Iran’s presidential election may be defined by who doesn’t vote. Arguments over whether to boycott Friday’s ballot still boiled over at coffee shops, kitchen tables an...
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More Bangladesh factories are dangerous
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladeshi garment factories are routinely built without consulting engineers. Many are located in commercial or residential buildings not designed to withstand the stress of h...
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