Device targets NI police station Posted: 27 Feb 2010 12:51 PM PST An "explosive device" has been thrown at a police station in Craigavon, Northern Ireland, but there are no reports of injuries.  
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Chile Suffers Massive Earthquake Posted: 27 Feb 2010 12:28 PM PST An 8.8 magnitude quake off the Chilean coast generated a tsunami with devastating potential. Eleven aftershocks have been reported, as well as at least 147 deaths. Tsunami alerts are issued for a wide area.  
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Haiti's 'Orphan' Crisis Posted: 26 Feb 2010 08:58 PM PST Relief organizations and foreign nations are growing increasingly wary of endorsing Haiti's ingrained adoption system that separates children from parents and relatives.  
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U.A.E. Taps U.S. for Aid in Killing Probe Posted: 26 Feb 2010 06:04 PM PST The investigation of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh's death appears to be the highest-profile case in which the the U.A.E. is turning to Washington in its efforts to track down suspected criminal financing through the U.S. banking system.  
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Mexican Cartel Chief Gets 25 Years Posted: 26 Feb 2010 06:10 PM PST The capture of Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, leader of Mexico's Gulf Cartel, marked a major victory for the government in 2003, but his sentencing Wednesday serves as a reminder that despite federal efforts, drug traffic to the U.S. has grown.  
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Uribe's Bid for Third Term Is Rejected Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:14 PM PST Colombia's Constitutional Court rejected a bid by supporters of President Álvaro Uribe to hold a referendum asking voters to let him seek a third term.  
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Israel Lobbies Beijing for Iran Sanctions Posted: 26 Feb 2010 01:28 PM PST Israel sent a high-level delegation to Beijing to seek Chinese backing for stronger sanctions against Iran.  
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Chinese Gymnast Violated Age Policy Posted: 26 Feb 2010 07:57 PM PST International gymnastics officials said China should return an Olympics bronze medal it won at the Sydney games 10 years ago because one of its athletes was only 14 at the time.  
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Oil Majors Feel the Heat in Kazakhstan Posted: 26 Feb 2010 06:41 PM PST A consortium of Western oil companies developing a huge natural-gas field in Kazakhstan was slapped with a $21 million fine, the latest step in a pressure campaign that is raising concern among investors.  
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Quake Strikes off Okinawa Posted: 26 Feb 2010 04:04 PM PST An earthquake with a magnitude measured at approximately 7.0 struck off Japan's Okinawa Island.  
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Pirates Release Singaporean Ship Posted: 26 Feb 2010 04:05 AM PST Pirates freed a Singapore-flagged chemical tanker after a ransom was delivered by parachute, while an expert warned pirate activity was likely to spike in coming weeks.  
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U.S. to Reconsider Benefits for Gulf War Vets Posted: 26 Feb 2010 12:12 PM PST The VA said it will look again at the rejected claims of veterans who say their Gulf War service caused a mysterious illness, the first step toward potentially compensating them nearly two decades after the war ended.  
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IMF Considers Crisis-Loan Plan Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:51 PM PST The International Monetary Fund is considering a new multi-billion dollar lending arrangement which would provide money to countries whether or not they ask for it.  
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U.K. Releases MI5 Torture Ruling Posted: 26 Feb 2010 03:47 AM PST A British court made public a ruling criticizing domestic intelligence agency MI5's handling of alleged victim of torture overseas, rejecting a government attempt to keep it secret.  
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A Perfectly Framed Assassination Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:14 PM PST Stepped-up surveillance technology may be tipping the scales in the cat-and-mouse game between spies and their targets. Robert Baer on the current state of spycraft.  
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Showdown in Athens Posted: 27 Feb 2010 12:27 PM PST Greece prepared additional austerity measures and its prime minister met with the head of Germany's top bank, as the country raced to soothe international concerns ahead of a crucial bond sale it may hold next week.  
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Art Dealer, Guided by Taste, Built a Legacy Posted: 26 Feb 2010 06:42 PM PST Buying mainly paintings that pleased him, Ernst Beyeler compiled one of Europe's most formidable modern art collections. Mr. Beyeler died Thursday at 88.  
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Day 15 of the Vancouver Olympics Posted: 26 Feb 2010 03:43 PM PST Ladies snowboard slaloms, speed-skating, the pursuit of the gold medals in ice hockey and more from Friday, Feb. 26.  
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The Olympics of Engineering Posted: 27 Feb 2010 08:15 AM PST From heart monitors to translucent fabric, the Winter Games often come down to who has better gear.  
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Bottega Veneta Grows Up Posted: 26 Feb 2010 08:41 PM PST The Italian fashion house is aiming to predict which bags will be hot—before they hit the runway.  
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