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Taliban claims responsibility for Pakistan attack

The Taliban is responsible for Monday’s suicide blast which targeted a police station in northwest Pakistan, a spokesman for the group told CNN. Go to Source

Election deadlock broken in Australia

Two independent lawmakers from rural Australia broke a parliamentary deadlock on Tuesday, siding with Prime Minister Julia Gillard to return the Labor Party to power. Go to Source

Thousands strike in France over pension reforms

Thousands of workers across France were staging a one-day strike Tuesday to protest government plans to raise the retirement age. Go to Source

Van der Sloot says he’s sorry for Holloway lies

In a jailhouse interview with a Dutch television station, Joran van der Sloot said he is remorseful for telling so many stories regarding the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, but once again denied culpability in the case. Go to...

Pakistan blast kills at least 20

An explosion apparently targeting a police barracks in Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday left at least seven people dead, including two children, a Kohat district police official said. Go to Source

Netanyahu eyes Mideast peace deal in year

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a Jewish New Year greeting he promised to strive for a peace agreement by this time next year but said there is no guarantee of success. Go to Source

Mozambique announces subsidy after price hikes spark riots

In the aftermath of riots that killed 13 people and left over 400 injured, the Mozambican government announced Tuesday that it would implement a price subsidy program to offset price hikes on virtually all basic necessities including bread, water and...

2 U.S. soldiers in Iraq killed

Two U.S. soldiers were killed in northern Iraq on Tuesday, the U.S. military said. Go to Source

U.N.: Congo sex attacks exceed 500

U.N. officials estimated more than 500 rapes and other sexual attacks in eastern Congo in July and August, more than double the previous estimate. Go to Source

18 dead in shoe factory shooting in Honduras

Eighteen people died in a shooting Tuesday afternoon at a shoe factory in San Pedro Sula in northern Honduras, police said. Go to Source
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