Malaysia to Take 800 Australia Asylum Seekers Posted: 07 May 2011 11:16 PM PDT Malaysia will accept 800 asylum seekers who entered Australia illegally by sea in a ground-breaking deal between the two countries to tackle people smuggling.  
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Afghan security forces battle Kandahar insurgents for second day Posted: 07 May 2011 11:14 PM PDT KANDAHAR (Reuters) - Afghan troops clashed with the Taliban in the southern city of Kandahar for a second day on Sunday after insurgents launched coordinated attacks with rocket-propelled grenades and suicide raids against government buildings.  
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State TV: Toll in Egypt church attack rises to 9 (AP) Posted: 07 May 2011 10:53 PM PDT AP - Egypt's state television reports that nine people died in late night sectarian clashes in Cairo.  
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Migrant ship runs aground near Italian port Posted: 07 May 2011 10:32 PM PDT Incident comes a day after another such boat with 600 men, women and children sunk off the coast of Tripoli.  
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Thai, Cambodian leaders meet on border dispute at ASEAN summit (Reuters) Posted: 07 May 2011 10:21 PM PDT Reuters - The prime ministers of Thailand and Cambodia met on Sunday after pressure from other regional leaders to end deadly border skirmishes, but there was no sign of a breakthrough to resolve Southeast Asia's bloodiest conflict in nearly a quarter century.  
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Appreciation: Seve Ballesteros, Spain's Fallible and Fabulous Golf Hero (Time.com) Posted: 07 May 2011 10:20 PM PDT Time.com - The golf great got himself into the kinds of trouble that weekend golfers get into all the time. Then somehow, he would play the shot that we all dream of hitting -- but never do. Seve was the man who made our fantasies real  
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US ranks 17 as clean tech producer, China is No. 2 (AP) Posted: 07 May 2011 10:50 PM PDT AP - Denmark earns the biggest share of its national revenue from producing windmills and other clean technologies, the United States is rapidly expanding its clean-tech sector, but no country can match China's pace of growth, according to a new report obtained by The Associated Press.  
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Singapore opposition makes election breakthrough (AFP) Posted: 07 May 2011 10:31 PM PDT AFP - Singapore's ruling party was returned to power Sunday with a huge majority but Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong admitted that opposition gains marked a "distinct shift" in the country's politics.  
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Avenging bin Laden: Taliban Unleash Spring Offensive in Afghanistan (Time.com) Posted: 07 May 2011 10:20 PM PDT Time.com - Blasts rocked Kandahar Saturday as a half dozen suicide bombers and fighters attacked government compounds -- marking the first big attack of the Taliban's 2011 spring offensive  
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Thai, Cambodian leaders meet on border dispute at ASEAN summit Posted: 07 May 2011 10:21 PM PDT JAKARTA (Reuters) - The prime ministers of Thailand and Cambodia met on Sunday after pressure from other regional leaders to end deadly border skirmishes, but there was no sign of a breakthrough to resolve Southeast Asia's bloodiest conflict in nearly a quarter century.  
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Media: Ex-Israeli spymaster opposes Iran attack (AP) Posted: 07 May 2011 09:52 PM PDT AP - Israeli media are quoting the country's recently retired spy chief as saying a military strike against Iran's nuclear program would be "stupid."  
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350 Indian couples wed in mass ceremony in Bolivia (AP) Posted: 07 May 2011 09:40 PM PDT AP - About 350 couples in Bolivia have been married according to Indian customs and traditions in a colorful Andean mass wedding with President Evo Morales presiding as best man.  
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Malaysia to take 800 Australia asylum seekers (AP) Posted: 07 May 2011 10:54 PM PDT AP - Malaysia will accept 800 asylum seekers who entered Australia illegally by sea in a groundbreaking deal between the two countries to tackle people smuggling.  
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Boat with 300 migrants 'aground' near Italian port (AFP) Posted: 07 May 2011 09:17 PM PDT AFP - A boat carrying 300 migrants ran aground as it neared an Italian port on Sunday, forcing many of those on board including women and children to jump into the sea, Italian news agency ANSA reported.  
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U.S.-bred criminal accused in Mexico mass killings (AP) Posted: 07 May 2011 09:01 PM PDT AP - When he was deported from the U.S. to Mexico for the third time, Martin Estrada Luna was a high school dropout with a rap sheet of petty crimes like burglary.  
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As a child, I recall asking my parents what it was like to come Posted: 07 May 2011 08:47 PM PDT As a child, I recall asking my parents what it was like to come of age during the counterculture rev  
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S. Korea president starts Europe trip (AFP) Posted: 07 May 2011 08:40 PM PDT AFP - South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak departed Sunday for a week-long visit to Germany, Denmark and France aimed at cementing ties before a sweeping free trade pact with the European Union takes effect.  
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Bahrain accuses activists of plots to topple state (AP) Posted: 07 May 2011 10:29 PM PDT AP - Bahrain's military prosecutor accused 21 political activists Sunday of seeking to overthrow the ruling monarchy with the help of a foreign terrorist group — an apparent reference to Iranian-backed militants — in a widening crackdown on a pro-reform uprising by the island nation's Shiite majority.  
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Indonesia resumes search for plane crash victims (AFP) Posted: 07 May 2011 08:54 PM PDT AFP - Indonesian search and rescue teams intensified underwater operations Sunday to recover bodies from a plane that crashed into the sea in eastern Indonesia killing everyone on board, officials said.  
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Chelsea to visit Man United for title-deciding clash (AFP) Posted: 07 May 2011 08:07 PM PDT AFP - Manchester United winger Nani has started the mind games ahead of Sunday?s title-deciding visit of Chelsea by claiming his team-mates hold a psychological edge over their rivals.  
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