|  Chinese blamed for Google attack   Posted: 04 Dec 2010 11:05 PM PST US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks say senior officials orchestrated hacking of search engine.   
 
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  |  Pakistan families return after Waziristan push      (AFP)   Posted: 04 Dec 2010 10:49 PM PST  AFP - A first convoy of Pakistani families have returned to South Waziristan with UN and government help to rebuild their lives after major fighting against the Taliban, a UN official said Sunday.
  
 
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  |  Egypt holds parliament runoffs amid fraud claims      (AP)   Posted: 04 Dec 2010 10:17 PM PST  AP - Egyptians are voting in parliamentary runoff elections a week after President Hosni Mubarak's ruling party scored a sweeping victory in a first round of balloting that the opposition says was tainted with fraud.
  
 
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  |  Chemical blast kills 6 at Internet cafe in China      (AP)   Posted: 04 Dec 2010 10:31 PM PST AP - An explosion caused by stored chemicals has killed six people and injured 37 at an Internet cafe in southwest China.   
 
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  |  Egyptians vote in runoff elections   Posted: 04 Dec 2010 10:46 PM PST Ruling party set to dominate second round of parliamentary polls hit by withdrawal of two main opposition blocs.   
 
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  |  Polls open in Egyptian run-off parliament vote   Posted: 04 Dec 2010 10:05 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Polling stations opened in Egypt on Sunday in a run-off parliamentary vote after the opposition said last week's first round of the election was rigged to ensure a sweeping victory for President Hosni Mubarak's ruling party.    
 
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  |  Polls open in Egyptian run-off parliament vote      (Reuters)   Posted: 04 Dec 2010 10:05 PM PST Reuters - Polling stations opened in Egypt on Sunday in a run-off parliamentary vote after the opposition said last week's first round of the election was rigged to ensure a sweeping victory for President Hosni Mubarak's ruling party.   
 
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  |  Israel hopes to have wildfire under control Sunday      (AP)   Posted: 04 Dec 2010 11:01 PM PST  AP - Israeli firefighters could bring a deadly wildfire that has been sweeping through precious northern woodlands since last week under control Sunday, a fire service spokesman said.
  
 
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  |  Arrests made over Israel forest fire   Posted: 04 Dec 2010 09:46 PM PST Palestinian firefighters have joined international efforts to tackle a forest fire in northern Israel.   
 
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  |  Arrests made over Israel forest fire   Posted: 04 Dec 2010 09:46 PM PST Palestinian firefighters have joined international efforts to tackle a forest fire in northern Israel.   
 
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  |  WikiLeaks highlights diplomatic writing tradition      (AP)   Posted: 04 Dec 2010 09:05 PM PST AP - The diplomatic dispatch got straight to the point. "Emperor Dead," cabled John Foster from Russia to the U.S. State Department on the 1881 assassination of the Czar, Alexander II.   
 
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  |  Exotic museum for Yves Saint Laurent   Posted: 04 Dec 2010 08:51 PM PST The former home of the late Yves Saint Laurent has been turned into a museum dedicated to his life and career.   
 
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  |  Exotic museum for Yves Saint Laurent   Posted: 04 Dec 2010 08:51 PM PST The former home of the late Yves Saint Laurent has been turned into a museum dedicated to his life and career.   
 
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  |  'Ordinary' Kate Middleton reflects class divide      (AP)   Posted: 04 Dec 2010 09:03 PM PST  AP - A middle-class girl studied hard, got good grades, went to university, fell in love, became a princess.
  
 
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  |  Malaysian girl, 14, celebrates wedding in public      (AP)   Posted: 04 Dec 2010 09:02 PM PST AP - A 14-year-old girl and 23-year-old man have celebrated their recent marriage in public in Malaysia's largest city, a report said Sunday, fueling a debate on teen weddings.   
 
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  |  US cable: China leaders ordered hacking on Google      (AP)   Posted: 04 Dec 2010 10:05 PM PST  AP - Sources told American diplomats that hacking attacks against Google were ordered by China's top ruling body and a senior leader demanded action after finding search results critical of him, leaked U.S. government cables show.
  
 
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  |  Some Things I Don't Understand   Posted: 04 Dec 2010 07:52 PM PST I spent some time in the mountains over the Thanksgiving weekend and something about that mountain a   
 
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  |  Extreme climb: Scaling Mont Blanc   Posted: 03 Dec 2010 08:27 AM PST As many as 20,000 people a year climb Mont Blanc and that number is growing with the rising trend for extreme adventure. Michelle Jana Chan tested her own limits on the ascent.   
 
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  |  China Internet cafe explosion kills 6, injures 37: report      (Reuters)   Posted: 04 Dec 2010 07:52 PM PST Reuters - An explosion at an Internet cafe in southwest China killed six people and injured 37 others, state news agency Xinhua said Sunday.   
 
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  |  Russian 'spy' found in parliament      (AFP)   Posted: 04 Dec 2010 07:55 PM PST  AFP - A Russian woman working in parliament is to be deported after security services arrested her on suspicion of espionage, The Sunday Times reported.
  
 
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