Messi wins inaugural best player in Europe award (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:46 PM PDT Reuters - Lionel Messi won the inaugural UEFA Best Player in Europe award on Thursday, finishing ahead of Barcelona team mate Xavi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo.  
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Japan PM resigns amid public dismay (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:39 PM PDT AP - Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced Friday he was resigning after almost 15 months in office amid plunging approval ratings over his government's handling of the tsunami disaster and nuclear crisis.  
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VIDEO: Muslim athletes train for Olympic Ramadan Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:48 PM PDT Ramadan will coincide with the London 2012 Olympics, forcing Muslim athletes to work around their religious fasting.  
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Libya's rebels to govern from Tripoli Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:42 PM PDT In transition to post-Gaddafi era, NTC leadership begins move from Benghazi to the capital to begin governing country.  
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NASA Teams Up With Tor/Forge to Write Novels Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:25 PM PDT NASA and Tor/Forge are teaming up to craft realistic science fiction.  
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VIDEO: US braced for hurricane Irene Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:28 PM PDT The US is preparing for the approaching hurricane Irene, after it destroyed about 100 homes in the Bahamas.  
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VIDEO: What role will the UN play in Libya? Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:22 PM PDT The United Nations has called on all sides in the Libyan conflict to take steps to ensure there are no acts of violence and revenge.  
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VIDEO: Suspected meteorite lights up Peru sky Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:35 PM PDT A suspected meteorite streaked across the sky over the city of Cusco in Peru.  
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VIDEO: Thomas Lubanga trial due to end Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:41 PM PDT The first man to be tried by the International Criminal Court in The Hague is appearing for the final day of his trial.  
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VIDEO: Suspected meteorite lights up Peru sky Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:35 PM PDT A suspected meteorite streaked across the sky over the city of Cusco in Peru.  
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VIDEO: Thomas Lubanga trial due to end Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:41 PM PDT The first man to be tried by the International Criminal Court in The Hague is appearing for the final day of his trial.  
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VIDEO: US braced for hurricane Irene Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:28 PM PDT The US is preparing for the approaching hurricane Irene, after it destroyed about 100 homes in the Bahamas.  
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Fat camp shows China battling the bulge (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:17 PM PDT Reuters - On the grounds of the Bodyworks weight loss campus in Beijing, 30 tubby men and women sweat profusely, gasping for air as they pound the treadmills in an exercise room.  
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VIDEO: What role will the UN play in Libya? Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:22 PM PDT The United Nations has called on all sides in the Libyan conflict to take steps to ensure there are no acts of violence and revenge.  
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Fat camp shows China battling the bulge Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:17 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - On the grounds of the Bodyworks weight loss campus in Beijing, 30 tubby men and women sweat profusely, gasping for air as they pound the treadmills in an exercise room.  
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China issues protest over US report on military (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 09:53 PM PDT AP - China has formally protested over a Pentagon report on the Chinese military that it calls a distortion of facts.  
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Joint U.S.-China operation busts child porn ring Posted: 25 Aug 2011 09:51 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - A joint U.S.-China police operation has cracked a Chinese-language child pornography ring in New York, Chinese police said, an unusual public example of cooperation between the countries' law enforcement agencies.  
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Monsoon rains trigger floods, kill 33 in Pakistan (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 09:35 PM PDT AP - Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept through a village in northwestern Pakistan, killing 33 people and leaving dozens others missing, disaster management officials said Friday.  
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Japan's Kan Resigns as Party Leader Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:31 PM PDT Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced his resignation as head of the ruling party, ending a tumultuous year in power and setting the stage for the country's sixth leader in five years.  
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Japan's prime minister announces resignation Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:18 PM PDT Naoto Kan confirms he is stepping down, paving the way for a race to elect Japan's sixth leader in five years.  
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