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Mom Dies, Gives Birth, Then Recovers

For illustration purposes onlyTHREE-month-old Elayna Nigrelli has redefined what it means to be a miracle baby. She was born while her mother was technically dead.

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15 Missing Canadian Teen Hikers Found

RESCUERS found 15 teens who went missing on a hiking trip in a Canadian park, Ontario police said.

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UK Plane Incident Raises Nerves After Soldier's Killing

LONDON: Police arrested two men Friday on suspicion of endangering an aircraft after a flight from Pakistan to the United Kingdom was diverted to Stansted Airport, outside of London.

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Czech Murder Suspect Held In US

A handout photo shows 20-year-old US citizen Kevin Dahlgren, who is suspected of killing a family of four in the city of Brno. Pic: Czech Police/AFP/Getty ImagesTHE Czech Republic will request the extradition of an American citizen suspected of killing a family of four in the city of Brno, the Czech Justice Ministry said Friday.

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Obama Decries Military Sexual Assault

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland: President Barack Obama urged the future leaders of the U.S. military on Friday to stamp out sexual assault from their ranks, warning that a few individuals could undermine the strongest military in the world.

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Stockholm Calms As Swedish Riots Spread

A bystander checks the debris around a row of burnt cars in the suburb of Rinkeby after youths rioted in several different suburbs around Stockholm May 23, 2013. Pic: Reuters/Fredrik Sandberg/ScanpixSTOCKHOLM: A nearly week-long spate of rioting spread outside Stockholm on Friday but authorities said police reinforcements sent to the Swedish capital had reduced the violence there, even though dozens of youths set cars and a recycling station ablaze.

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Two Girls Arrested: Soldier Killers' Lovers Are Sisters

KILLERS: Adebolajo, left, and AdebowaleTWO sisters dating the crazed thugs who killed and tried to behead soldier Lee Rigby have been arrested in police raids.

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Toronto Mayor Denies Use Of Crack Cocaine

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford makes a statement to the media in Toronto, May 24, 2013. Ford on Friday denied allegations that he had smoked crack-cocaine and said he could not comment on a video he had not seen or does not exist. Pic: Reuters/Mark BlinchTORONTO: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, under pressure to respond to allegations he was filmed using drugs, said on Friday that he does not smoke crack cocaine and could not comment on a video he had not seen or does not exist.

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RAF Typhoons Scrambled, Pakistani Airliner Diverted

Pic: www.fast-air.co.ukRAF Typhoon jets have been launched to investigate an incident involving a civilian aircraft within UK airspace, the Ministry of Defence has said.

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Major Highway Bridge Collapses In US

A portion of the Interstate-5 bridge is submerged after it collapsed into the Skagit river dumping vehicles and people into the water in Mount Vernon, Washington. Pic: AP Photo/Joe NicholsonWASHINGTON: A bridge carrying a freeway over a river in the northwestern US state of Washington partially collapsed on Thursday, sending cars and people plunging into the water below, police said.

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US Senate Approves First India-Born Senior Judge

WASHINGTON: The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved Srikanth Srinivasan as the most senior US judge of South Asian descent, amid speculation that he may one day be tapped for the Supreme Court.
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Emergency Landing Causes Delay At Heathrow

LONDON: A British Airways jet made an emergency landing at London’s Heathrow Airport after developing a technical fault after takeoff. TV footage showed smoke streaming from one of the engines.

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Google Faces New Federal Antitrust Probe - Source

Pic: www.business.time.comWASHINGTON: U.S. regulators are in the early stages of an antitrust probe into whether Google Inc, the top player in Web display advertising, breaks antitrust law in how it handles some advertising sales, a source told Reuters on Thursday.

 

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