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JON GAMBRELL
01/24/12 4:22 AM
Nigerian security forces killed a man and his pregnant wife early Tuesday morning in an assault on a neighborhood in this northern city where an attack four days ago by a radical Islamist sect killed at least 185 people, witnesses said.
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The Associated Press
01/23/12 12:15 AM
Millions of ethnic Chinese, Koreans and Vietnamese across Asia are ringing in the new Year of the Dragon with fireworks, feasting and family reunions.
From Beijing to Bangkok and Seoul to Singapore, people hoping for good luck in the new year that began Monday are visiting temples and lighting incense, setting off firecrackers and watching street performances of lion and dragon dances.
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The Associated Press
01/20/12 9:43 AM
Hundreds of women, joined by politicians and men, have protested in Malawi's commercial capital against thugs who have been stripping women of their pants and miniskirts.
Most of the women and girls who turned out for Friday's protest wore pants or miniskirts. A recording of Bob Marley's "No Woman, No Cry" got a loud cheer when it was played during the protest.
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By:
JULIE PACE
01/19/12 12:04 AM
From the Magic Kingdom to the Apollo Theater, President Barack Obama on Thursday made the case for American tourism and his own re-election bid, mingling his political and economic agendas as he tried to stay ahead of the Republicans chasing after his job.
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The Associated Press
01/13/12 7:59 PM
Italian news reports have identified the three dead after a luxury cruise liner went aground off the coast of Italy as two French passengers and a Peruvian crewman.
The ANSA news agency said Saturday that the bodies of the three men were in a morgue. It did not cite a source.
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By:
JOE MCDONALD
01/12/12 8:08 PM
Angry customers and gangs of scalpers threw eggs at Apple Inc.'s Beijing store Friday after the iPhone 4S launch there was canceled due to concerns over the crowd's size.
Apple reacted to the outburst by postponing iPhone 4S sales in its mainland China stores to protect customers and employees. The phone still will be sold online and through its local carrier.
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JOE MCDONALD
01/12/12 8:08 PM
Angry customers and gangs of scalpers threw eggs at Apple Inc.'s Beijing store Friday after the iPhone 4S launch there was canceled due to concerns over the crowd's size.
Apple reacted to the outburst by postponing iPhone 4S sales in its mainland China stores to protect customers and employees. The phone still will be sold online and through its local carrier.
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By:
ALICIA CHANG
01/01/12 1:05 AM
The sun was barely up when Evelyn Volk, bleary-eyed with toothbrush in hand, tossed a pile of clothes into the washing machine, the first of several loads of the day. She glanced at the wall clock that was deliberately set 10 minutes fast. Time to rustle her two teenage kids out of bed and check on her elderly mother, who suffers from dementia.
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The Associated Press
12/31/11 2:24 PM
North Korea is welcoming the New Year with a message saying the army, ruling party and people will become "human shields" to defend Kim Jong Il's son and successor "unto death."
The North also said Sunday in its annual New Year's message that the country must "launch an all-out drive" to achieve prosperity. This year marks the centennial of the birth of new leader Kim Jong Un's grandfather, the revered national founder Kim Il Sung.
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DAVID B. CARUSO
12/31/11 12:45 AM
Times Square was awash in hopeful sentiments as it began to welcome hordes of New Year's Eve revelers looking to cast off a rough year and cheer their way to something better in 2012.
For all of the holiday's bittersweet potential, New York City always treats it like a big party — albeit one that, for a decade now, has taken place under the watchful eye of a massive security force.
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