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'Many killed' in attack on Nigerian market
Libyans queue for first vote in battle-hit Misrata
A massacre at Mexican prison, then an escape
Libyans cheer return of international matches
Landmines close Chile-Peru border
No hurry to crush al Shabaab on Kenya's frontline
Frozen plants spring back to life
Fighting for survival inside Syrian shelter
Defiant Santorum in Obama attack
Syrian security has upper hand after weekend unrest
Zetas plotted with Mexican prison guards in escape
VIDEO: India's bid to eradicate polio
New Life, From an Arctic Flower That Died 32,000 Years Ago
Avalanches, and Danger Warnings, on the Rise for Thrill-Seeking Skiers
App helps blind people send texts
Nigeria army says kills 8, hospital sees 20 bodies
VIDEO: Rapid thaw brings chaos to Danube
Mexico sacks jail boss over riot
VIDEO: Synthetic meat grown in Dutch lab

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 12:58 PM PST

The subway project on Second Avenue has opened a new corridor of real estate bargains for those willing to put up with the annoyances of construction.

'Many killed' in attack on Nigerian market

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 01:11 PM PST

Witnesses and military officials give conflicting reports after suspected Boko Haram fighters opened fire in Maiduguri.

Libyans queue for first vote in battle-hit Misrata

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 01:18 PM PST

MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - People from Libya's battle-scarred city of Misrata queued up to vote in their first free election Monday, hoping to set a standard for the rest of the country as it prepares for national polls in June after the war that overthrew Muammar Gaddafi.

A massacre at Mexican prison, then an escape

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 12:32 PM PST

MEXICO CITY — The worst prison riot in Mexico in years was not really a riot. It was mass murder.

Mexican officials said Monday that it appears all of the 44 inmates stabbed and beaten to death at a state prison in northern Mexico on Sunday were members of the same crime syndicate, known as the Gulf Cartel.

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Libyans cheer return of international matches

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 12:59 PM PST

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan soccer fans of all ages came out to cheer the first international matches played in the North African country since the conflict that ousted Muammar Gaddafi amid hope Monday's games would be the start of many more to come.

Landmines close Chile-Peru border

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 01:00 PM PST

Chile temporarily closes its border with Peru after torrential rain washes landmines onto the main road.

No hurry to crush al Shabaab on Kenya's frontline

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 12:52 PM PST

TABDA, Somalia (Reuters) - On the outskirts of Tabda, Kenyan gunners hunkered down in trenches, scanning the distant scrub where Islamist militants still roam more than four months after losing control of the town in southern Somalia.

Frozen plants spring back to life

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 12:35 PM PST

Scientists in Russia raise plants from fruit stored away by squirrels 30,000 years ago, smashing the previous age record.

Fighting for survival inside Syrian shelter

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:10 AM PST

CNN's Arwa Damon and her crew find desperate, fearful Syrians struggling to stay alive in a bunker in Homs.

Defiant Santorum in Obama attack

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 12:58 PM PST

US Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum renews an attack on President Barack Obama's environmental policy, calling it "political science'.

Syrian security has upper hand after weekend unrest

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:38 AM PST

BEIRUT — Syrian security forces maintained calm Monday in areas of Damascus rocked by demonstrations over the weekend, as president Bashar al-Assad reiterated that ongoing violence was the result of armed terrorist groups funded by "foreign parties."

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Zetas plotted with Mexican prison guards in escape

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 12:16 PM PST

MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Members of the Zetas drug cartel plotted with prison guards to orchestrate an elaborate escape and kill 44 of their rivals in one of the worst episodes of prison violence in Mexico, the local state governor said on Monday.

VIDEO: India's bid to eradicate polio

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:59 AM PST

India once had more cases of polio than any other country but has now been polio-free for just over a year.

New Life, From an Arctic Flower That Died 32,000 Years Ago

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 12:14 PM PST

A living plant has been generated from the fruit of a little arctic flower, making it the oldest plant by far that has ever been grown from ancient tissue.

Avalanches, and Danger Warnings, on the Rise for Thrill-Seeking Skiers

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 12:10 PM PST

The deaths of four people Sunday are the latest examples of what can happen when backcountry skiing meets high-country snow.

App helps blind people send texts

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:57 AM PST

An app designed to help blind people send text messages could have many uses for fully-sighted people too, researchers say.

Nigeria army says kills 8, hospital sees 20 bodies

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 12:00 PM PST

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said it killed eight Islamist insurgents who attacked a market in the northeastern city of Maiduguri Monday, but a local nurse said his hospital had received at least 20 bodies from the fighting.

VIDEO: Rapid thaw brings chaos to Danube

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:54 AM PST

A rapid thaw has brought chaos to the River Danube in the Serbian capital Belgrade, where ice damaged boats, pontoons and floating restaurants.

Mexico sacks jail boss over riot

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:40 AM PST

Mexican officials sack a prison director and many of his staff, accusing them of "treachery and collusion" over a mass breakout and a riot that left 44 dead.