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Wheelchair-Bound Canadian Beaten

Posted: 03/10/10 9:09AM
Filed Under: Crime Files, Top News, World

A 35-year-old Canadian who uses a wheelchair was beaten violently in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday and is hospitalized in serious condition, according to police reports.

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Police Help Halt Runaway Prius

Posted: 03/09/10 11:15AM
Filed Under: Top News, World

A California Highway Patrol officer helped bring a runaway Toyota Prius travelling 151 kilometres an hour to a safe stop on Monday after the car's accelerator became stuck on a San Diego County freeway.

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New Charges Against U.K. Child Killer May Be Revealed

Posted: 03/08/10 10:15AM
Filed Under: Crime Files, Top News, World

The British government is considering revealing more information about why convicted child murderer Jon Venables was taken back into custody last week, nine years after he was released on parole.

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Hundreds Slaughtered in Nigeria Attack

Posted: 03/08/10 10:07AM
Filed Under: Top News, World

JOS, Nigeria - Rioters armed with machetes slaughtered more than 200 people including a 4-day-old infant, residents said, less than two months after sectarian violence in the volatile region left more than 300 dead.

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Governor General Meets Haiti Survivors

Posted: 03/08/10 9:56AM
Filed Under: Canada, Top News, World, Earthquakes

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean arrived in Haiti on Monday on a two-day visit to her homeland, devastated by a cataclysmic earthquake Jan. 12.

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Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean travelled to Haiti on Monday in a visit that coincides with International Women's Day.

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Turkish villagers wait near their destroyed houses in Okcular province of southeastern city Elazig, on March 8, 2010. At least 57 people have been killed in an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale that struck the eastern Turkish province of Elazig, the local governor has said.

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Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean travelled to Haiti on Monday in a visit that coincides with International Women's Day.

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A woman stands in front of a damaged house after an earthquake in Pelluhue, Chile. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Chile early Saturday.

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A boat lies marooned on a street in Talcahuano, Chile, Monday, March 1, 2010. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday triggering a tsunami that hit coastal communities.

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Police detain people on suspicion of looting in Concepcion, Chile, Monday, March 1, 2010. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday. Chile's government sent soldiers to Concepcion and ordered a nighttime curfew to quell looting after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's central area early Saturday.

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Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., left, looks on as Eddie Bernard, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, talks about the role NOAA plays in detecting and predicting tsunamis, Monday, March 1, 2010, in Seattle. At right is a colored model of how tsunami waves spread after Friday's earthquake near Chile.

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A man picks up a mattress in front of his damaged house in Iloca, Chile, Monday, March 01, 2010. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Chile early Saturday.

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Firefighters search for victims on a collapsed building in Concepcion, Chile, Monday, March 1, 2010. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck central Chile early Saturday, Feb. 27, killed at least 708 people and destroyed or badly damaged 500,000 homes.

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Residents reach out to catch merchandize thrown from a market being looted in Concepcion, Chile, Monday, March 1, 2010. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday. The government sent soldiers and ordered a nighttime curfew Sunday to quell looting.

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A painting of Jesus Christ hangs from a damaged house in Iloca, Chile, Monday, March 01, 2010. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Chile early Saturday.

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Turkey Earthquake Kills 57

Posted: 03/08/10 9:50AM
Filed Under: Top News, World, Earthquakes

A strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0, hit eastern Turkey on Monday, killing at least 57 people and knocking down houses in at least six small villages, a government official says.

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Iranian Navy members look at the pictures of a test firing of a missile through a camera screen, during an exercise in the southern waters of Iran, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.