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Oil price down to near $96 as traders wait for Fed
The price of oil fell to near $96 per barrel Tuesday as investors waited for the Federal Reserve's latest views on the U.S. economy.
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South Africa: Winnie Mandela forced auction flops
An auction to pay off a debt of Nelson Mandela's ex-wife failed to take place because no one would open her home to the sheriff.
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3 Hezbollah fighters die of wounds from Syria
Three members of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group died of wounds sustained while fighting for control of a strategic Syrian town near the Lebanese border, activists said Tuesday, as the battle in the area raged for its third straight day.
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Reports: Iran bars 2 top figures from June ballot
Iranian news websites have boosted speculation that election overseers have barred two prominent but divisive figures from next month's presidential ballot.
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Bulgaria: Socialist elected as parliament speaker
Bulgaria's newly seated parliament has elected Socialist Mihail Mikov as its speaker during what is proving to be a turbulent stretch in the economically struggling country's politics.
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Syrian opposition groups say Assad must go
Syrian opposition groups meeting in Spain say they oppose all negotiation with President Bashar Assad's government unless it is aimed at his giving up of power.
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Group: More Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes'
An international rights group says the number of Afghan women and girls jailed for "moral crimes" has risen dramatically in the past 18 months.
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Bus collides with truck in India, killing 11
Police say a bus has collided with a truck in northern India, killing 11 people including seven members of a wedding party.
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4 arrested after more riots in Stockholm suburb
Police have arrested four people after a second night of escalating riots in a Stockholm suburb, during which some 200 youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze in anger over the police shooting death of an elderly man.
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Death toll in Turkish balloon crash reaches 3
Officials say another Brazilian tourist has died of injuries sustained after a hot air balloon crashed to the ground, raising the number of tourists killed to 3.




