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Bomb explodes near Syrian capital

Syria's state news agency says a bomb has gone off in a suburb southwest of the Syrian capital. Thursday's blast comes as rebels seeking to oust ... 

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UN nuke inspectors renew efforts to engage Iran

A U.N. inspectors' team is in Tehran in a renewed effort to engage Iran and secure access to a site linked to suspected nuclear activity. Iran's official ... 

World

UN Security Council condemns NKorea rocket launch

The U.N. Security Council condemned North Korea's successful rocket launch on Wednesday and said it will urgently consider "an appropriate ... 

Ravi Shankar

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Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar dies at 92

The kids at first didn't seem to know how to respond as Ravi Shankar began his four-hour set on the final afternoon of the Monterey Pop Festival, in ... 

William J. Burns, William Hague

World

US, Syria opposition disagree over terrorist label

The U.S. and the head of the new Syrian opposition coalition being feted at a conference in Morocco Wednesday publicly disagreed over designating ... 

Europe

UK police: Jimmy Savile is suspect in 199 crimes

The late BBC entertainer Jimmy Savile is a suspect in 199 crimes recorded so far, including dozens of cases of rape, British police said Wednesday. 

Herman Nackaerts

World

New UN, international efforts to engage Iran

International officials pursued a two-pronged effort Wednesday to engage Iran over concerns the country may have worked on nuclear weapons, with ... 

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