AP – U.S. soldiers in Mosul, where war still rages, caught a glimpse of the election battle back home as they ate breakfast Tuesday, awaiting the outcome of a contest that could decide the future of the mission in Iraq.
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AP – An Indian news agency says a passenger bus has plunged into a gorge in the mountainous northern parts of the country, killing at least 24 people.
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AFP – Pregnant women should keep consumption of coffee, tea and cola to a minimum, according to a study published on Monday that sees a link between caffeine intake and low birthweight among babies.
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AP – Vietnam, which sends dozens of people to the firing squad each year, might sharply restrict the number of crimes that are punishable by death, state media reported Tuesday.
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AP – The lopsided numbers tell the story of the U.N.’s uphill struggle to protect civilians caught up in the latest rebel assault in conflict-wracked eastern Congo.
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AP – An Afghan intelligence chief says two gunmen on a motorbike have killed an intelligence agent in the southern city of Kandahar.
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AFP – A new launch site being built on North Korea’s west coast could handle a missile larger than the communist state has previously fired, South Korea’s defence chief said Tuesday.
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AP – Taiwan and China set aside decades of hostilities Tuesday, agreeing to expand flights and allow shipping links across the Taiwan Strait a potential hotspot that has long threatened to become a war zone.
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