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Canadian bombers pound Libyan ammo depot
Canadian fighter jets took out a Libyan ammunition depot during the first of two successful missions conducted over the past 24 hours.
Libya
Western warplanes hit Libya for a fifth night on Thursday, but so far have failed to stop Moammar Gadhafi's tanks shelling rebel-held towns or dislodge his armour from a strategic junction in the east.
Bus Bombing
A bomb exploded in central Jerusalem Wednesday, killing one person and wounding 30 queuing for a bus. It was the first outrage in more than six years.
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Portugal rejects austerity measures; prime minister resigns
Portuguese PM Jose Socrates announced his resignation late Wednesday, plunging the country into a political crisis.
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U.S. says stuck pipe stopped sealing of BP oil well
The failure of the underwater blowout preventer that led to the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was caused by a stuck section of drill pipe that blocked cutting devices from shearing and sealing the leaking well, the U.S. government said Wednesday.
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No one wants to take command of mission to rein in Gadhafi
Infighting and confusion over the command of the military mission in Libya continued Wednesday as Nato remained deeply split and Barack Obama announced America would pull back "this week".
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Tokyo water unsafe for babies, food bans imposed
Tokyo warned Wednesday that radioactive iodine over twice the safe level for infants had been detected in its tap water after Japan's massive earthquake crippled a nuclear plant.
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Elizabeth Taylor, violet-eyed screen siren, dies at 79
Elizabeth Taylor, the glamorous queen of American movie stardom, died early Wednesday of congestive heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
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