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Afghan Taliban attack aid group, 2 guards killed

Afghan police aim their weapons after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 24, 2013. A suicide bomber struck in the heart of the Afghan capital on Friday, sending a plume of smoke billowing over Kabul and setting up a gun battle in the second major attack in the city in little over a week, police said.

In the latest militant strike on the Afghan capital, Taliban gunmen backed by a suicide car bomber attacked an international aid group's compound on Friday, killing two guards and setting off an hours-long street battle with police in the heart ... 52 minutes ago

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Toronto mayor says he doesn't smoke crack cocaine

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied Friday that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Ford did not say whether he has ever used crack.
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IMF chief named key witness in French payoff case

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UK court: Lawmaker's wife's tweet was libelous

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Ex-Guatemala president extradited to US

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Canada: Qatar gives up bid to relocate UN agency

Qatar has abandoned its bid to relocate the United Nations civil aviation agency from Canada to the tiny emirate, ending a bitter fight between the two nations, both countries said Friday.
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Hezbollah: EU making big mistake

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Barrick fined $16m for Pascua-Lama violations

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Syrian regime OKs peace talks amid skepticism

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UK-bound Pakistan plane diverted, 2 men arrested

Britain scrambled fighter jets Friday to intercept a commercial airliner carrying more than 300 people from Pakistan, diverting it to an isolated runway at an airport on the outskirts of London and arresting two British passengers who allegedly threatened to destroy the plane.
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Venezuela to create new workers militia

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