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Bangladesh garment accident death toll over 700 - Report

Hundreds of survivors of last month's collapse of a building housing garment factories in Bangladesh protested for compensation Tuesday, as the death toll from the country's worst-ever industrial disaster passed 700.
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Three women missing almost a decade found alive

Three young women who vanished a decade ago near their homes in Cleveland were found only miles from where they disappeared, and three men have been arrested in relation to the incident, according to police....
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Israeli airstrikes on Syria prompt threats, anger: Prepares against possible attack

Israel rushed to beef up its rocket defenses on its northern border Sunday to shield against possible retaliation after carrying out two airstrikes in Syria over 48 hours — an unprecedented escalation of Israeli involvement in the Syrian civil war....
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Iran calls for a united front against Israel after Syria attack

(Reuters) - Iran called on the region to unite against Israel after a reported attack on Syria and said it was ready to train the Damascus government's army....
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Car bomber kills 7 in Somali capital

(AP) - Seven people were killed Sunday morning when a suicide bomber attempted to ram a car laden with explosives into a military convoy escorting a four-member Qatari delegation....
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Israel confirms Syria strike, says hit Hezbollah-bound missiles

An Israeli airstrike against Syria was targeting a shipment of advanced missiles bound for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Israeli officials confirmed Saturday....
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University graduates 89-year-old woman

An 89-year-old San Diego woman has earned a degree from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix....
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5-year-old boy shoots 2-year-old sister

A 5-year-old boy accidentally shot his 2-year-old sister to death in rural southern Kentucky with a rifle he had received as a gift last year, authorities said....
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New US state pass gay marriage bill

Rhode Island lawmakers gave final approval to a bill to legalize gay marriage on Thursday, making it the 10th U.S. state to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples and the last of the six New England states to do so....
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Stop using English - French PM tell ministers

French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault wrote a letter to government ministers instructing them to stop using English terms in official communications....
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