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Kim Jong-Un goes to the zoo
Sunday, May. 27, 2012 1:22PM EDT
North Korea's state TV shows Kim Jong-un touring Pyongyang zoo.
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Protesters mark Tiananmen massacre
Sunday, May. 27, 2012 1:05PM EDT
More than 1,000 demonstrators take to the streets in Hong Kong to remember victims of Tiananmen Square and call for new age of human rights and democracy.
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Syria denies killings in Houla
Sunday, May. 27, 2012 12:09PM EDT
Syria's government denies killing at least 109 people in Houla on Friday as protesters take to the streets and the international community condemns rising violence.
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Pope conducts Pentecost amid scandal
Sunday, May. 27, 2012 8:49AM EDT
Pope Benedict gives the Pentecostal Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, praying for unity and truth as his butler is under investigation for possessing secret documents alleging corruption in Vatican contracts.
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Dozens of children killed in latest Syrian attack
Sunday, May. 27, 2012 2:12AM EDT
The White House, and the U.N. are denouncing what Syrian activists say was a shelling that killed more than 90 people, including dozens of children. Activists say it was one of the deadliest regime attacks in Syria's 14-month-old uprising.
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Hard questions in Hawkesbury after fatal fire
Saturday, May. 26, 2012 9:43PM EDT
In Hawkesbury, Ont., an elderly couple has died in a retirement home fire one day after an inquest into sprinkler systems at old-age homes
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Tornadoes shake up Quebec
Saturday, May. 26, 2012 5:57PM EDT
Saint Benoit de Mirabel, Que., is the site where one of two tornadoes struck the province Friday, causing heavy property damage. Environment Canada meteorologist Rene Heroux says no people appear to have been injured
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Fires leave Timmins in 'no imminent danger'
Saturday, May. 26, 2012 4:43PM EDT
Cooler temperatures and a change in wind direction are aiding firefighting efforts in Northern Ontario. Timmins Mayor Tom Laughren says the city is in 'no imminent danger'
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Astronauts enter world's first private supply ship
Saturday, May. 26, 2012 2:11PM EDT
Space station astronauts floated into the Dragon on Saturday, a day after its heralded arrival as the world's first commercial supply ship.
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Cruise ship vs. bridge. Which one wins?
Saturday, May. 26, 2012 6:53AM EDT
A brand new cruise ship comes off worst in a too-close encounter with a bridge in China.
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Florida brush fire closes interstate near Disney World
Saturday, May. 26, 2012 5:45AM EDT
A major highway in central Florida was closed for several hours as a bush fire raged nearby.
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NJ man charged with murder in death of Etan Patz
Friday, May. 25, 2012 11:03PM EDT
A man accused of luring 6-year-old Etan Patz into the basement of a convenience store with the promise of a soda in 1979 and strangling him was charged with second-degree murder on Friday, the 33rd anniversary of the boy's disappearance.
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Video: No party for Facebook on IPO birthday
Friday, May. 25, 2012 10:48PM EDT
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A survivor's story from Norway
Friday, May. 25, 2012 10:48PM EDT
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Camp offers support, fun for kids of fallen soldiers
Friday, May. 25, 2012 10:44PM EDT
About 500 kids who have lost a family member in the wars have gathered for an annual camp outside Washington, to have fun and share experiences only they can understand.
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Passenger restrained on flight to Miami arrested
Friday, May. 25, 2012 10:27PM EDT
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Quebec students fight for right to protest
Friday, May. 25, 2012 3:26PM EDT
Protesters are not just fighting tuition hikes anymore. Student leaders have filed legal motions against Bill 78, which they say violates the rights of all Quebeckers.
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Vancouver gas prices hit $1.50 a litre
Friday, May. 25, 2012 2:56PM EDT
A steep jump in gas prices saw the average price for a litre of gas cross the $1.50 plateau, the highest in the country.
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Japan's fugitive penguin apprehended
Friday, May. 25, 2012 2:08PM EDT
A fugitive penguin on the run for more than 80 days has been captured and returned to an aquarium in Tokyo.
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Sydney Opera House transformed with light
Friday, May. 25, 2012 1:59PM EDT
Sydney's annual Vivid Festival opened on Friday with a series of spectacular light displays on many of the city's iconic buildings. The event features over 50 light installations, including a display on the 'sails' of the Sydney Opera House.
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Globe's Paul Koring reflects on Iran's transformation
Friday, May. 25, 2012 12:56PM EDT
The Globe's foreign correspondent talks to Affan Chowdhry about how Iran has changed since his first visit to Tehran in 1988
