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  • Security forces and civilians inspect the scene of a car bomb attack near a mosque in Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013.
  • A wave of car bombings targeting those celebrating the end of Ramadan across Iraq killed 69 people Saturday.
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iraq, bombing, world news
  • A Bahraini armored personnel vehicle and personnel reinforce U.S. Embassy security just outside of a gate to the building, surrounded in barbed wire, in Manama, Bahrain, on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013.
  • The U.S. will reopen most embassies and consulates that were closed in the Middle East and Africa due to a terror threat.
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world news
  • A soldier is shown in this undated file photo.
  • The State Department has evacuated nonessential government personnel from Lahore, Pakistan due to a threat to the consulate.
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world news
  • A crowd gathers as a fire engulfs Kenyas airport on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013.
  • Kenya's main international airport reopened to domestic and cargo flights Wednesday after a raging fire.
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airport news, fire, world news
  • People pray for the atomic bomb victims at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013.
  • Japan marked the 68th anniversary Tuesday of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima with a somber ceremony to honor the dead.
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world news
  • FILE - In this Wednesday, March 6, 2013 file photo, workers wearing protective gears take a survey near tanks of radiation contaminated water at Tokyo Electric Power Co.s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant.
  • There is difficulty stopping contaminated water from escaping an underground wall at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
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world news
  • A Bahraini armored personnel vehicle and personnel reinforce U.S. Embassy security just outside of a gate to the building, surrounded in barbed wire, in Manama, Bahrain, on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013.
  • The State Department on Tuesday ordered non-essential personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Yemen to leave the country.
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terrorism, world news
  • A U.S. Embassy in the Middle East is seen in this undated file photo.
  • The State Department pulled all non-essential personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Yemen and urged Americans to leave.
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terrorism, world news, subha ravindhran
  • Smoke rises from a spot in the forest after a U.S. military helicopter crashes at an American base on the southern island of Okinawa on Monday, Aug. 5, 2013.
  • A U.S. military helicopter crashed Monday at an American base on the southern island of Okinawa, officials said.
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japan, world news
  • A supporter of Egypts ousted President Mohammed Morsi holds a banner with Morsis image, during a march against Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013.
  • Egypt's Interior Ministry warned supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi to abandon their protest encampments.
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protest, egypt, world news
  • Britains Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, hold the Prince of Cambridge, Tuesday July 23, 2013, as they pose for photographers outside St. Marys Hospital exclusive Lindo Wing in London.
  • Royal officials say Prince William and his wife, Kate, have formally registered the birth of their son.
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prince william, kate middleton, world news
  • Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013.
  • The driver of a Spanish train that derailed, killing 79 people, ignored three warnings to reduce speed in the two minutes before the crash.
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accident, world news
  • Ariel Castro appears in a Cleveland courtroom on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013.
  • Ariel Castro, who was convicted of kidnapping and raping three women in his Ohio home, was sentenced to life without parole.
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world news
  • Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor who leaked to The Guardian that the U.S. government had collected phone records of millions of Verizon customers, is seen in this undated file photo.
  • A Russian lawyer for Edward Snowden says the NSA leaker has left Moscow's airport and has been granted asylum in Russia.
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security, world news
  • A Cleveland neighborhood, where three kidnapped women were held captive inside a house for about a decade, is seen in this undated photo.
  • New details are emerging about the terrible conditions three women endured while held captive in a Cleveland home for years.
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world news, elex michaelson
  • Dozens of gay couples began tying the knot early Thursday morning as Minnesota became the latest state to OK gay marriage.
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same-sex marriage, world news
  • Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor who leaked to The Guardian that the U.S. government had collected phone records of millions of Verizon customers, is seen in this undated file photo.
  • The father of NSA leaker Edward Snowden said on Russian TV that he is grateful to the Kremlin for protecting his son.
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security, world news
  • Secretary of State John Kerry stands with Israels Justice Minister and chief negotiator Tzipi Livni and Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat, after the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Tuesday, July 30, 2013.
  • Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have agreed to meet within two weeks to start negotiations on a Middle East peace agreement.
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president barack obama, world news
  • Police stand guard as a wreckage of a crashed train is seen ready to be deposited in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Sunday July 28, 2013.
  • A Spanish court says "black box" data recorders show that a train driver was on the phone when the vehicle derailed.
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accident, world news
  • Pope Francis speaks during a news conference aboard the papal flight on its way back from Brazil, Monday, July 29, 2013.
  • In candid comments on a return trip from Brazil, Pope Francis said he wouldn't judge priests for their sexual orientation.
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pope, world news, john hartung
  • People and security forces inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 29, 2013.
  • More than a dozen explosions ripped through marketplaces, parking lots, a cafe and rush-hour crowds in Iraq Monday.
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world news
  • Rescuers stands in the wreckage of a bus which crashed off a highway near Avellino, southern Italy, Monday, July 29, 2013.
  • An Italian tour bus plowed through several cars before plunging into a ravine, killing at least 38 people.
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accident, world news
  • Secretary of State John Kerry stands with former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk at the State Department in Washington, Monday, July 29, 2013, as he announces that he Indyk will shepherd the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
  • Israeli and Palestinian teams flew to Washington Monday to get ready for a new round of Mideast peace talks.
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israel, world news
  • A bus lies on its side after plunging off a highway near Avellino, southern Italy, early Monday, July 29, 2013.
  • A tour bus filled with Italians returning home after an excursion plunged off a highway into a ravine in southern Italy.
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accident, world news
  • Egyptians mourn supporters of Egypts ousted President Mohammed Morsi who were killed in overnight clashes with security forces, in a field hospital, in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, July 27, 2013.
  • Egypt's interim government moved Sunday toward dismantling two pro-Mohammed Morsi sit-in camps after clashes left 83 dead.
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arrest, world news
  • Police carry arrested train driver Francisco Jose Garzon Amo, centre, partly seen in the back seat, to testify in court in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Sunday July 28, 2013.
  • The driver of a Spanish train that derailed and left 79 people dead was being questioned by a judge on Sunday.
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accident, world news
  • In this Saturday, July 27, 2013, photo provided by Brian Harrell, Amanda Berry, one of three women held captive in a Cleveland home for a decade, makes a surprise appearance at the RoverFest concert in Cleveland.
  • Amanda Berry, one of the women held captive in Cleveland, made her first public appearance Saturday at a concert.
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world news
  • Pope Francis celebrates Mass on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, July 28, 2013. Francis wrapped up is historic trip to his home continent Sunday with a Mass that drew a reported 3 million people.
  • Pope Francis wrapped up a historic trip to his home continent Sunday with a Mass on Copacabana beach.
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pope, world news
  • Pope Francis wears an indigenous headdress given to him by Ubirai Matos from the Pataxo tribe in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 27, 2013.
  • Pope Francis drew a reported 3 million faithful to Rio's Copacabana beach for the final evening of World Youth Day.
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pope, world news
  • Supporters of Egypts ousted President Mohammed Morsi carry an injured man to a field hospital following clashes with security forces at Nasr City, where pro-Morsi protesters have held a weeks-long sit-in, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, July 27, 2013.
  • Security forces clashed with supporters of Egypt's ousted president, killing at least 65 protesters, the Health Ministry said.
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arrest, world news
  • A passenger train passes the wreckage of a train in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Saturday July 27, 2013.
  • The injured driver of the Spanish train that derailed, killing 78 people, was released from the hospital Saturday.
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accident, world news
  • Police and security officers look at a wrecked carriage in a train depot in Padron, near Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Friday July 26, 2013 after it was taken there from the scene of a train accident.
  • Investigations into Spain's deadliest train crash in decades have only begun, but already a key question has been answered.
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accident, world news
  • Ariel Castro appears in a Cleveland courtroom on Wednesday, July 17, 2013.
  • Ariel Castro pleaded guilty Friday in the Cleveland kidnap case. In exchange, he will get life in prison without parole.
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world news
  • Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013.
  • Eyewitness accounts suggest that a Spanish train was traveling well above the speed limit when it derailed, killing 80 people.
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accident, world news