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British sailor dies during America's Cup practice

Posted: 11:40 AM Andrew "Bart" Simpson had already garnered an Olympic gold medal in sailing in 2008 and a silver at last year's games when Artemis Racing came calling with a chance to win yachting's top prize.

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Again seeking office, Marcos ensures dynasty lives

Posted: 7:07 AM She is widely expected to win in Monday's congressional polls. Approaching 84, Ferdinand Marcos' widow, who once astounded the world with a mammoth shoe collection amassed amid nationwide poverty

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1969 Hendrix telegram: Can Paul come to play?

Posted: 7:05 AM Fans of the late trumpet and guitar masters have long known that Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix had been making plans to record together in the year before Hendrix's sudden death in 1970.

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Philippines mulls pullout of Syria peacekeepers

Posted: 7:03 AM The Philippine foreign secretary said Friday that he has recommended President Benigno Aquino III pull out all Filipino U.N. peacekeepers from the Golan Heights following the abduction of four by Syrian rebels.

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Search ends for 2 Australian cruise passengers

Posted: 6:42 AM New South Wales state police said in a statement the search using aircraft and ships was called off late Friday after failing to find any sign of the couple.

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Bangladesh fire kills 8 as collapse toll hits 930

Posted: 7:01 AM A fire in an 11-story garment factory in Bangladesh killed eight people, including a ruling party politician and a top official in the country's powerful clothing manufacturers' trade group.

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Gunmen snatch former Pakistani PM's son at rally

Posted: 7:00 AM Pakistani officials say gunmen have attacked an election rally in the southern Punjab province and abducted the son of former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.

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Hard-line Islamists to make gains in Pakistan vote

Posted: 6:57 AM The imposing, black-bearded politician in a striking white turban takes the stage at a campaign rally in northwest Pakistan as a song about Islamic holy war blares over loudspeakers.

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Jihadi peril makes its way to Tunisia

Posted: 6:56 AM With neighboring Algeria and Libya full of weapons and violent movements of their own, Tunisia is struggling to prevent the growth of armed groups while making its own tentative transition to democracy.

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Dems: GOP fails to show scandal in Benghazi deaths

Posted: 6:54 AM Politicians love few things better than a scandal to trip up their opponents, and Republicans hope last year's fatal attack on U.S. diplomats in Libya will do exactly that to Hillary Rodham Clinton and other Democrats.

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GOP Benghazi probe stokes political controversy

Posted: 7:09 AM House Republicans insist the Obama administration is covering up information about last year's deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya.

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South Korean president to address Congress

Posted: 7:00 AM South Korean President Park Geun-hye is getting a grand welcome from Congress as Seoul and Washington resolve to stand firm against North Korean provocations.

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Bangladesh garment disaster death toll reaches 761

Posted: 6:55 AM The death toll from a collapsed building housing five garment factories rose to 761 on Wednesday as authorities started disbursing salary and other benefits to the survivors.

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Kerry meets with Russian NGOs as crackdown mounts

Posted: 6:53 AM Leading Russian activists say U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has assured them that Washington is concerned about a crackdown on Russian nongovernmental organizations that have received U.S. funding.

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Belgium says 31 detained in $50m diamond heist

Posted: 5:50 AM A Belgian prosecutor says 31 people have been detained in three countries in connection with a spectacular $50 million airport diamond heist that was pulled off with clockwork precision.

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Queen Elizabeth II to miss Commonwealth meeting

Posted: 6:53 AM Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II will skip the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Sri Lanka later this year — the first time she's missed the biennial gathering since 1971.

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Pakistan's minorities have no faith in democracy

Posted: 6:48 AM Intolerance has been on the rise for the past five years under Pakistan's democratically elected government because of the growing violence of Islamic radicals.

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Jailed protesters cast shadow on anti-Putin rally

Updated: 6:37 AM About 20,000 protesters thronged Bolotnaya Square across from the Kremlin on Monday, a year after a protest at the same spot turned violent on the eve of President Vladimir Putin's inauguration.

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