U.S. President Barack Obama is leading the nation in honoring the life and legacy of the slain civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr. In a church where Martin Luther King preached more than 50 years ago, President Obama talked about the past, t

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Pope Benedict's planned visit to Rome's main Jewish synagogue on Sunday has sharply divided Jews. Some have been angered by his efforts to push World War II Pope Pius XII toward sainthood. Pope Benedict has visited Jewish synagogues before, but never

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As a teenager growing up in the American Southwest in the late 1960s, Cleve Jones remembers how isolated and lonely he felt. But he says his life changed one day when he happened to read a magazine article in the school library on the gay liberation

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An internal Defense Department probe of last November's deadly shooting spree at Ford Hood, Texas, urges military commanders to do a better job of looking for potential threats within their own ranks. Thirteen people died and more than 30 were wounde

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A US Air Force photo shows tents on the edge of the runway at Port-au-Prince airport, providing shelter to US military personnel participating in the Haiti's relief effort, 15 Jan 2010 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will fly to Port-au-Princ

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President Obama promised a new era in U.S. international engagement and dispatched special envoys to tackle key foreign policy problems during the first year of his administration. But the year may best be remembered for marathon White House consulta

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Time again for our Website of the Week, when we showcase interesting and innovative online destinations. On Monday [18 January], Americans observe the annual holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King's widow, Cor

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Italian Interior Minister Roberto Maroni told the upper house of parliament that recent violence between African agricultural migrants and local residents in the southern region of Calabria is evidence of the negative consequences of illegal immigrat

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says time is running out to rescue people trapped by this week's devastating earthquake in Haiti. The Red Cross estimates 45,000 to 50,000 people have died in the rubble and those who survived are in desperate need

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In addition to the movie, this screenshot shows a scene from 'Avatar -The Game', from Ubisoft (File) Avatar is set on a fictional planet called Pandora, a distant four light years from Earth. The film blends cutting edge 3D technology with a sci-fi f

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His presidency began before a crowd a million strong, but when the cheering stopped, he was one man dealing with overlapping crises: an economy in free fall and two unpopular wars. The typical president, I think, has two or three big problems; we've

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Investors are seeing new opportunities to make money on oil. The price of crude oil rose to its highest level in 15 months on Wednesday amid speculation that a weak dollar and cold weather across many parts of the world will boost energy demand. But

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The African Union is urging the United Nations to boost its support for Somalia's fragile government in view of the rise of terrorist activity in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian peninsula. AU Commission Chairman Jean Ping calls the overall securit

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The recent failed bombing attempt of a U.S. airliner bound for Detroit creates new concerns in Washington about the al-Qaida terrorist group in Yemen. Yemen is a new focus of concern in the fight against al-Qaida linked terrorists following the faile

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday Sudan is at a critical juncture as parties prepare for elections in April that could consolidate peace between north and south. U.S. envoy for Sudan Scott Gration plans Sudan-related travel in Afric

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U.S. President Barack Obama's top counter-terrorism advisor says a threat from an al-Qaida affiliate led to the closure of the American embassy in Yemen. This same group has been linked to the attempted Christmas Day bombing of a U.S. airliner. John

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Yemeni security officials say their forces killed two members of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, the group US officials say is threatening foreign interests in Yemen. France joined the US and Britain in closing it embassy because of the security t

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner rejected Iran's latest move on its uranium-enrichment efforts as a diplomatic pirouette. In an interview on French radio, Kouchner said it was out of the question the international community would accept an Ir

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Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard says her country will continue to welcome Indian students despite New Delhi's warning that they could face robberies and assaults in Melbourne. The Indian government has warned its citizens to take extr

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The U.S. Navy says it is on heightened alert after receiving what it calls credible al-Qaida threats against American warships and commercial vessels in the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea, and the Persian Gulf. The latest threat from Osama bin Laden's

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