Asians greet Year of the Pig with feasts, prayers
Asians flocked to temples, parks and Disneyland on Sunday to pray, play, eat, and celebrate the first day of the Lunar New Year, …
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February 18, 2007
Iran’s top leader: Oil, gas reserves will dry up, Tehran needs to produce nuclear fuel
Iran’s top leader said Saturday the country’s oil and gas reserves will eventually dry up and defended the drive to produce …
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Expense receipt reveals Michelangelo had a Vatican dwelling
A 450-year-old receipt has provided proof that Michelangelo kept a private room in St. Peter’s Basilica while working as the …
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Israel, U.S. may shun Palestinian government that does not moderate
Israeli and U.S. leaders agreed ahead of a three-way meeting with the Palestinians to shun any new Palestinian government that …
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8 U.S. troops killed, 14 wounded in Afghan helicopter crash
Eight U.S. troops were killed and 14 wounded when a military helicopter crashed Sunday in southeastern Afghanistan after reporting …
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February 15, 2007
N. Korea orders maintenance of war mobilization to counter threat of a U.S. attack
North Korea’s No. 2 leader on Thursday ordered all soldiers and people to maintain a war mobilization posture to counter the …
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Iraqi military: Major operation underway in Sunni insurgent stronghold in Baghdad
Thunderous booms were heard across Baghdad as U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a major operation in a Sunni insurgent-infested …
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NATO: Airstrike kills Taliban leader, 10 militants
A NATO airstrike early Wednesday destroyed a compound housing a Taliban leader responsible for a wave of violence across southern …
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Snags arise in Palestinian power-sharing deal
Hamas leaders presented a list of demands they want Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to fulfill before the Hamas-led government …
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Somalia’s warlords re-emerge as a threat
Somalia’s warlords are re-emerging and pose a threat to humanitarian aid deliveries to the needy, the United Nations warned Wednesday, …
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